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

VOCABULARY 1  What do these types of environmental pollution refer to? Write a caption below each photo. a. .............................................................................. b. .............................................................................. c. .............................................................................. c. .............................................................................. ACTIVITIES 2  What can we do to help the environment? a. .............................................................................. b. .............................................................................. 3   To replace fossil fuels, where can we get green energy from? a. .............................................................................. 204 Module 5 ATOMS b. .............................................................................. c. .............................................................................. 

4  These are the key words you have met in this Module. Choose the suitable ones to complete the summary of this Module. Unit 1 acid rain   air   atmosphere   biodiversity   carbon footprint   climate   deforestation   desertification   fertilizer   Earth   energy   environment   fossil fuel   garbage   global warming   greenhouse (effect)   insecticide/pesticide   land/soil   noise   ozone layer (depletion)   overpopulation   planet   pollutant   pollution   resource   sewage   species   threat   waste(s)   water Unit 2 biofuel   bioremediation   (environmental) biotechnology   consumption   DNA technology   eco-friendly   (renewable) energy   enzyme   eutrophication   genetic engineering   oil spill   (hydro/solar/wind) power/energy   smog   throwaway lifestyle TAKING CARE OF OUR PLANET Module 5 ACTIVITIES A variety of environmental problems affects our (1) ........................................ As the population increases, consumers place more and more demands on the Earth s natural (2) ........................................ (3) ....................................... ......................................., also known as the (4) ....................................... ....................................... warms the planet and threatens the (5) ....................................... with changes in the planet s (6) ........................................ Humans continue to destroy the habitats of many forms of wildlife thus causing the extinction of more and more (7) ........................................ This loss of (8) ....................................... has a catastrophic impact on the (9) ........................................ (10) ....................................... dangerously decreases the number of trees which clean the environment, provide oxygen and affect rain patterns. Environmental pollution   one of the main (11) ....................................... for the Earth   affects air, water and soil, but also light and (12) ....................................... pollution harm humans and animals. Air pollution includes all dangerous substances found in the (13) ........................................ These (14) ....................................... can be either in the form of gases or particulate, deriving mainly from (15) ....................................... ....................................... combustion. Some natural processes and excessive acidic pollutants pumped into the atmosphere cause a damaging deposition called (16) ....................................... ........................................ Excessive amount of harmful gases reach the upper (17) ....................................... and deplete the (18) ....................................... ......................................., which protects the Earth from the ultraviolet rays of the sun. The main source of water pollution is municipal, industrial and agricultural (19) ....................................... released directly into water bodies without treatment. Sewage and (20) ....................................... contain nutrients which stimulate the excessive growth of aquatic plants and algae causing (21) ........................................ Other pollutants of water bodies include petroleum from (22) ....................................... ....................................... and heat, which increases water temperature causing the death of many aquatic organisms. (23) ....................................... pollution is the build-up in soils of toxic compounds, chemicals, salts, radioactive materials, or disease causing agents. Such pollutants include hydrocarbons, toxic (24) ....................................... ....................................... and excessive fertilizers and (25) ....................................... from agriculture. Biotechnology processes to protect the (26) ....................................... include the production of biodegradable plastics, vegetable oil, biofuels, etc. (27) ....................................... is meant to recycle, treat waste, clean up oil spills and sites contaminated by industrial activities. Protecting the environment should concern all of us. The best we can do is to make smarter choices, to consume more responsibly, to develop more (28) ....................................... methods of (29) ....................................... production and to reduce the mining and burning of (30) ....................................... ........................................ 205 

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