Paola Briano

A Matter of Life 3.0 è un corso di inglese specialistico per l’indirizzo chimico, microbiologico, biotecnologico e ambientale.
 Grazie alla ricchezza del materiale proposto, il testo offre la possibilità di scegliere gli argomenti sia in base ai programmi delle materie tecnico-scientifiche di indirizzo, sia in base agli interessi e al livello di competenza linguistica degli studenti.
 I contenuti sono stati ordinati secondo criteri di graduale complessità concettuale e linguistica e vengono esplorati utilizzando le quattro abilità in modo omogeneo e integrato.
 I brani offrono un assortimento di stili, registri e livelli di difficoltà.

0 - Warming up

1 Top language tips

2 Get smart about learning

1 - Hands-on

1 Be safe in the lab!

2 Lab learning

Vocabulary

Grammar • Plurals

Grammar • Place prepositions

Listening • What is a microbiology lab?

Speaking • First-aid in the laboratory

Writing • Writing a science lab report

Mapping your mind • Science lab work

Film • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

2 - The wonder of chemistry

1 Matter matters

2 A subject worth exploring

Grammar • Articles

Grammar • Indefinites – Comparison

Listening • A Chemistry lesson

Speaking • Be an ambassador for Chemistry!

Writing • Note-taking

Mapping your mind • Matter

Film • Young Frankenstein

3 - The chemistries of life

1 Organic chemistry

2 The chemistry of the living world

Grammar • Main verb tenses

Listening • What’s next in Chemistry?

Speaking • Biomolecules in our daily lives

Writing • Science Posters

Mapping your mind • Organic compounds

Film • Love Potion No. 9

4 - Microbes: friends and foes

1 The world of microbes

2 The benefits and uses of microbes

Grammar • Modal verbs and their substitutes

Time prepositions – the more… the better (parallel increase)

Listening • A look ahead

Speaking • Biotech debates

Writing • Reporting biotech debates

Mapping your mind • Microbes

Film • Jurassic Park

5 - Taking care of our planet

1 Planet earth is in the danger zone

2 Disaster is avoidable

Grammar • The passive voice

Listening • Documentary film about climate change

Speaking • Opposing views

Writing • Golden rules to save the Earth

Mapping your mind • Pollution

Film • The Day After Tomorrow

6 - Food world

1 Eat good, feel good

2 Food risk

3 Milk and dairies

4 Not for teetotallers

Grammar • Compounds

Listening • Build a healthy plate

Speaking • Vegetarians vs. omnivores

Writing • Food for thought

Mapping your mind • Food

Film • Ratatouille

Appendix

Glossary

GRAMMAR MAIN VERB TENSES TENSES AFFIRMATIVE (1ST PERSON SING.) INTERROGATIVE (2ND PERSON) NEGATIVE (3RD PERSON SINGULAR) SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE (base form) I study Do you study? He does not (doesn t) study PAST SIMPLE (past form) I studied Did you study? He did not (didn t) study FUTURE (will + base form) I will (I ll) study Will you study? He will not (won t) study CONTINUOUS (TO BE + -ING FORM) PRESENT CONT. (am/is/are +  -ing) I am (I m) studying Are you studying? He is not (isn t) studying PAST CONT. (was/were +  -ing) I was studying Were you studying? He was not (wasn t) studying PERFECT (TO HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE) PRESENT PERFECT (have/has + past part.) I have (I ve) studied Have you studied? He has not (hasn t) studied PAST PERFECT (had + past part.) I had studied Had you studied? He had not (hadn t) studied Remember that:    The Present Simple is used to express regular routines and habits. It is often used with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.    The Present Continuous is used to talk about things that are happening at the present moment. It is often used with: now, at the moment, currently, today, etc.    The Present Perfect is used for something which has happened recently, or at an unspecified point of time in the past.    The Past Simple is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb: yesterday, last week/month/year, in 2012, etc.    The Past Continuous is used for something that was happening at a precise moment in the past. It is often used to express an interrupted action in progress.    The Past Perfect is used for an action that finished before another action in the past.    The Future with  will  is used to make promises and predictions, and to express a decision made about the future at the moment.    It is also very common to express Futurity with  going to  and the Present Continuous. The future with  going to  is used to speak about future intentions; the future with the Present Continuous is used to speak about arrangements and plans. 132 Module 3 ATOMS 

5 Complete the sentences with the suggested forms of the verbs in brackets. 1.  What (subject: beaker) ................................................ used for? It ................................................ a general purpose tool. (be: Present Simple) 2. A pH meter ................................................ a glass electrode. (have: Present Simple) 3.  How many base units (subject: the SI) ................................................? It ................................................ seven base units. (consist of: Present Simple) 4. The greenhouse effect ................................................ the environment. (threaten: Present Continuous) 5. Prokaryotes ................................................ the only form of life for billions of years. (be: Past Simple) 6.  Yesterday one of my schoolmates ................................................ an accident in the laboratory. (have: Past Simple) 7.  What (subject: you) ................................................ when the lights ................................................? We ................................................ in the lab. (do: Past Continuous; go off: Past Simple; work: Past Continuous) 8. In the near future microbial biotechnology ............................................... human life. (improve: Future) 9. I think scientists ................................................ new methods for modifying DNA. (develop: Future) 10. Molecular biologists ................................................ entire genomes. (map: Present Perfect) 11.  Man .......................................... foods through fermentation even before he ................................................ about micro-organisms. (produce: Past Perfect; know: Past Simple) 12. All the equipment has arrived. We ....................................... the test next Tuesday. (do: Future) 6  And now you decide which is the suitable tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. We always ................................................ glassware after using it. (wash) 2. Where ................................................ of chemicals? (you, usually, dispose) 3. Jack ................................................ the microscope at the moment. (use) ACTIVITIES   4. I m sorry but I ................................................ the lab report yet. (not write) 5. ................................................ a virus (you, ever, see)? No, never. 6. When ................................................ working here? I ................................................ a year ago. (you, start) 7. We ................................................ to this laboratory last month. (move) 8. She ................................................ the lesson when the bell rang. (not finish) 9. Oh, you ve dropped a test tube! I ................................................ you pick up the broken glass. (help) 10. I ................................................ University. I want to study biotechnology. (attend) 11. What ................................................ tomorrow? (you, do) 12. I m afraid we ..................................................................... to finish by the end of the lesson. (not be able) THE CHEMISTRIES OF LIFE Module 3 133 

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