Упр.4a Уроки 5-6 Юнит 6 New Millennium English 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Казырбаева, Дворецкая 11 класс, Титул: 4 A. Discuss in pairs and decide which of the following statements about the language of science are true. 1 The language of science is meant: a) for anybody who cares to hear or read it b) for those who have some knowledge of the subject. 2 It is so because scientists: a) want to be objective and precise b) don’t want to be understood by non-specialists. 3 Most scientific terms were borrowed from dead languages (ancient Greek and Latin) in order: a) to show that the language of science is for educated and learned people b) to avoid the emotional colouring of a living language c) to make it understandable for specialists only d) to make it understandable for all scientists in the world. Some scientific terms of Greek or Latin origin have become widely used in modern English, such as: data n — pi uncountable phenomenon n — pi phenomena criterion n — pi criteria hypothesis n — hypotheses Note that they still preserve some of the original features, e.g. plural forms. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

1) b) for those who have some knowledge of the subject.

2) a) want to be objective and precise.

3) b) to avoid the emotional colouring of a living language; d) to make it understandable for all scientists in the world.

Explanation: the language of science is used by specialists, so it should be exact and objective. Scientific terms were often borrowed from ancient Greek and Latin because these languages are neutral and international.