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Have you ever wondered what scientists do? Perhaps you know that they do research. Maybe, you know that they use microscopes and test tubes. But is that all there is to a scientist’s job? Read the text below to find out how scientists work.
Czy zastanawiałeś/zastanawiałaś się kiedyś, co robią naukowcy? Może wiesz, że prowadzą badania i że używają mikroskopów i probówek. Ale czy to już wszystko, jeśli chodzi o ich pracę? Przeczytaj poniższy tekst, żeby dowiedzieć się, jak pracują naukowcy.
Match words to their definitions.
Połącz wyrazy z definicjami.
Read the text below and do the exercises.
Przeczytaj poniższy tekst i wykonaj ćwiczenia.
What Does a Scientist Do?We all know scientistsscientists. We understand that they study our world and introduce changes. But what does a scientist actually do? If someone asked you, could you describe their job? If not, read the text below to learn more about their work.
In general, scientists are people who systematicallysystematically gathergather and use evidenceevidence to make hypotheseshypotheses and testtest them. Their main goalmain goal is to learn more about sciencescience. Sounds difficult? Let’s try to divide it into steps. First, scientists should be curiouscurious about the world. Then, they find something they’re interested in. They want to know more about it. Perhaps, they want to know how the thing or phenomenonphenomenon works. They look for clueslook for clues that may help them understand difficult information. They collect clues as evidence. Then, they need to do researchdo research to test their hypothesis and show proofproof of their discoveriesdiscoveries to others.
What does research look like? In truth, it depends on a scientist. There are many fieldsfields in which a scientist may work. Some of them may study various speciesspecies of animals. Others focus on studying elementselements. However, no matter what they specialise in, most researchersresearchers work in a lablab. To work in a lab, one usually needs to put on a lab coatlab coat and use lab equipmentlab equipment to carry out testscarry out tests. Of course, tests may vary, but scientists may use microscopesmicroscopes, a magnifying glassmagnifying glass and test tubestest tubes. Most research requires determinationdetermination from the scientists. They may spend months, years, or even decades collectingcollecting and analysinganalysing datadata. Scientific experimentsScientific experiments require researchers to both observeobserve and investigateinvestigate whatever they’re working on. In short, research is a detaileddetailed study of a subjectsubject that discovers new information.
In many cases, someone runs an experimentruns an experiment but they can’t proveprove anything. They are simply not successful, but they can still learn from it. Sometimes, however, a scientist examinesexamines something, and they manage to prove their idea. They have physical evidence to show others that they were right. In science, evidence is something that provesproves whether your idea was true or untrue. What happens next? Sometimes, we hear and see reportsreports on the discovery on the newsnews.
We could say that scientists work to change our lives. Sometimes in small ways and sometimes in big ones, but they neverthelessnevertheless work for it. Do you know if being a scientist is your future?
Źródło: Zuzanna Kościuk, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie zdecyduj, czy podane zdania są prawdziwe, czy fałszywe.
TRUEFALSE
2. Scientific curiosity means that you do everything you can to find an answer to a question.
TRUEFALSE
3. Every scientist does the same things.
TRUEFALSE
4. Researchers focus on the investigation and examination of things through tests and experiments.
TRUEFALSE
5. Some experiments may take more than ten years.
TRUEFALSE
6. Scientists can learn from their unsuccessful experiments.
TRUEFALSE
7. We always hear about new discoveries on the news.
TRUEFALSE
Read the text again and drag the words from the box to fill in the gaps.
Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie przeciągnij wyrazy z ramki w odpowiednie luki.
2. They look for 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather that may help them understand.
3. There are many 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather in which a 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather may work.
4. No matter what they specialise in, most 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather work in a 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather.
5. Most 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather requires 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather from the scientists.
6. In many cases, someone runs an 1. lab, 2. fields, 3. research, 4. clues, 5. experiment, 6. researchers, 7. scientist, 8. determination, 9. gather but they can’t prove anything.
Read the text again. Then, translate the missing words to complete the gaps in the text below.
Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie przetłumacz brakujące wyrazy i uzupełnij luki w poniższych zdaniach.
Słownik
/ ˈænəlaɪzɪŋ / / ˈænəlaɪz /
analizując [analizować]
/ ˈkæri aʊt tests / / ˈkæri aʊt ə ˈtest /
przeprowadzać testy [przeprowadzać test]
/ kəˈlektɪŋ / / kəˈlekt /
zbierając [zbierać]
/ ˈkjʊərɪəs /
ciekawi/ciekawe [ciekawy/ciekawa]i
/ ˈdeɪtə /
dane (informacje o czymś lub o kimś)
/ ˈdiːteɪld /
dokładne, szczegółowe
/ dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn̩ /
determinacja
/ dɪˈskʌvərɪz / / dɪˈskʌvərɪ /
odkrycia [odkrycie]i
/ ˈelɪmənts / / ˈelɪmənt /
pierwiastki [pierwiastek]
/ ˈevɪdəns /
dowód
/ ɪɡˈzæmɪnz / / ɪɡˈzæmɪn /
bada [badać]
/ fiːldz / / fiːld /
dziedziny, obszary (np. badań) [dziedzina, obszar]
/ ˈɡæðə /
zbierają [zbierać]i
/ ɪmˈpruːvz / / ɪmˈpruːv /
poprawia [poprawiać]
/ ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt /
badać, dociekać
/ læb /
laboratorium
/ læb ˈkəʊt /
fartuch laboratoryjny, kitel
/ læb ɪˈkwɪpmənt /
wyposażenie laboratorium
/ ˈlʊk fə kluːz / / ˈlʊk fər ə kluː /
szukać wskazówek [szukać wskazówki]
/ meɪn ɡəʊl /
główny cel
/ ˈmæɡnɪfaɪɪŋ ˈɡlɑːs /
szkło powiększające
/ ˈmaɪkrəskəʊps / / ˈmaɪkrəskəʊp /
mikroskopy [mikroskop]
/ njuːz /
wiadomości
/ ˌnevəðəˈles /
niemniej jednaki
/ əbˈzɜːv /
obserwować
/ fɪˈnɒmɪnən /
zjawisko, fenomen (np. fizyczne)
/ pruːf /
dowód
/ pruːv /
udowodnić
/ rɪˈpɔːts / / rɪˈpɔːt /
sprawozdania [sprawozdanie]
/ rɪˈsɜːtʃəz / / rɪˈsɜːtʃə /
badacze [badacz/badaczka]
/ ˈsaɪəns /
nauka
/ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪkˈsperɪmənts / / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɪkˈsperɪmənt /
eksperymenty naukowe [eksperyment naukowy]
/ ˈsaɪəntɪsts / / ˈsaɪəntɪst /
naukowcy [naukowiec/naukowczyni]
/ ˈspiːʃiːz /
gatunki [gatunek]
/ ˈsʌbdʒekt /
temat, badana osoba
/ ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkl̩i /
systematycznie
/ ˈtest ˈtju:bz / / ˈtest ˈtju:b /
probówki [probówka]
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