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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 10A - Science fact, science-fiction for the textbook English File Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Circle a, b, or c.
  2. Underline the stressed syllable in the words. Is the stress on the same syllable? Tick (✓) the correct column.
  3. -
  4. Complete the text with the nouns and verbs in the lists.

Answer

a)

  1. b
  2. c
  3. a
  4. c
  5. b
  6. a
  7. c
  8. b

b)

  1. astronomy / astronomer → same syllable
  2. biology / biological → different syllable
  3. botany / botanical → different syllable
  4. chemist / chemistry → same syllable
  5. genetic / geneticist → same syllable
  6. physics / physicist → same syllable
  7. scientist / scientific → different syllable
  8. zoologist / zoological → different syllable

d)

  1. pharmaceutical companies
  2. do
  3. drugs
  4. discovery
  5. carry out
  6. prove
  7. clinical trials
  8. volunteer
  9. guinea pigs
  10. clone