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 ARTICLES Remember that the definite article the is used before nouns when the noun is specific or particular, whereas the indefinite article a/an refers to an indefinite noun. Using a or an depends on the sound that begins the next word. 7 Use a/an/the or no article to complete the sentences. 1. ....... organic chemistry is ....... study of ....... chemistry of ....... life. 2. ....... analytical chemistry is one of ....... branches of ....... chemistry. 3. ....... wide range of techniques is used to separate ....... chemical compounds. 4. ....... cellulose composes ....... cell walls of ....... plants. 5. ....... lipids are insoluble in ....... water. 6. ....... carbohydrates are produced in ....... green plants by ....... photosynthesis. 7. ....... bacteria are important agents in ....... cycles of matter. 8. ....... fungi include ....... moulds and ....... yeasts. 9. ....... cholesterol is ....... starting material for ....... production of ....... hormones. 10. ....... DNA stores ....... info about ....... sequence of amino acids in ....... body s proteins. 11. ....... pollution is created mainly by ....... human action. ACTIVITIES 12. I need ....... test tube, can you get me one, please? INDEFINITES Some and its compounds (+ body/one/thing/where) are normally used in affirmative sentences or when making an offer or a request. Any and its compounds are used in interrogative sentences. When they are used in affirmative sentences, there is a different meaning ( no matter who/what ). No and its compounds can be used instead of not any in negative sentences. 8 Underline the correct alternative. 1. Some/any/no lab worker must wear protective clothing. 2. Somebody/anybody/nobody should be allowed to pollute the environment. 3. I m sorry but there s something/anything/nothing I can do to help you. 4. Bacteria can grow somewhere/anywhere/nowhere. 5. Some/any/no amino acids are essential to human life. 6. This experiment is very easy; somebody/anybody/nobody can do it. 7. There s something/anything/nothing I don t understand, I ll ask the teacher. 8. I had to talk to the teacher but she s somewhere/anywhere/nowhere to be seen. 9. Is somebody/anybody/nobody interested in deepening this topic? 10.  I can t find my goggles somewhere/anywhere/nowhere. I must have left them somewhere/anywhere/ nowhere in the lab. 92 Module 2 ATOMS 

COMPARISON Remember that comparative forms show the difference between two things and superlatives are used when comparing three or more things. Most one-syllable and some two-syllable adjectives form comparative and superlatives with -er (than) and (the) -est respectively. The final consonant doubles if preceded by a consonant. Two syllable adjectives ending in -y remove the -y and add -ier and -iest. Most two and all three- or more syllable adjectives place more and the most before the adjective. There are also some irregular adjectives: good/well (better, the best), bad/badly (worse, the worst), far (farther, the farthest), little (less, the least), much/many (more, the most). 9  Give comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives. 1. crucial 2. difficult .................................. .................................. 7. new .................................. .................................. 8. accurate .................................. .................................. .................................. .................................. 3. easy .................................. .................................. 9. big .................................. .................................. 4. high .................................. .................................. 10. fast .................................. .................................. 5. insignificant .................................. .................................. 11. small .................................. .................................. 6. low .................................. .................................. 12. wide .................................. .................................. the sentences. 1. Methane is (simple) ...................... alkane. 2. Benzene is one of (well) ...................... known aromatic hydrocarbons. 3. Cellulose is (common) ...................... organic compound on Earth. ACTIVITIES 10  Use comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets to complete 4. Carbohydrates are (abundant) ...................... biomolecules. 5. Flavour enhancers make food taste (good) ...................... 6. Nucleic acids are (small) ...................... organic chemicals in our body. 7. Micro-organisms are (old) ...................... form of life on Earth. 8. Eukaryotic cells are (large) ...................... and (complex) ...................... than prokaryotic cells. 9. E. coli is (useful) ...................... microbe in biotechnology. 10.  The (good) ...................... way to prevent pollution is not to throw harmful substances into the environment. 11. Acid rain is one of (important) ...................... environmental problems. 12.  Industrial production methods employing enzymes are (safe) ...................... and environmentally (friendly) ...................... than other methods. 13. Refrigeration and freezing are (popular) ...................... forms of food preservation. 14. HACCP id (effective) ...................... method of controlling foodborne disease. 15. Laboratory work is (exciting) ...................... than class lessons. THE WONDER OF CHEMISTRY Module 2 93 

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