A). Express your OPINION. Read the text and give your answers to the questions in it.

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT

Suppose a visitor comes to your lab to find out what is going on. The chore of talking to him is usually taken over by its head because he doesn’t want to intrude on the working time of his scientists. But why not spread this administrative duty around? Suppose each scientist, now and then, takes time out to explain to a visitor what he personally is up to, what his section is engaged in at the moment, and how it fits in with the total program of the organization. At the same time, he gets ideas about the visitor’s interests and problems. Might this not be mutually beneficial and fruitful, giving a new sense of perspective to your work? Might not the scientist ask himself unasked questions, become curious about unsolved problems?

3.4. (B). Take your fellow students on an imaginary tour round your institute (department, laboratory, pilot plant). You may use:

It was a pleasure to receive you at our lab.

Thank you very much.

Here are some collocations you may find useful: research interests, current research, staff research interests, research and development projects, to cover some areas, to conduct research, to be interested in, to be engaged in, to include, to be involved in projects, to carry out an investigation of, patent inventions, scientific and technical literature, periodicals.

Present the following as a naturally connected sequence of sentences. Suggest a suitable headline for the text. Answer the final question.

1) The product of scientific research is the accumulated and systematized body of knowledge including concepts and principles.

2) Theories relate, explain, and predict experimental and observational findings in the simplest and most efficient ways.

3) These are the foundation that scientists use in their construction of theories or laws.

4) They play a most important part in further development of science.

5) A theory is a generalization of related scientific principles that explains some scientific phenomenon.

Why are theories so important for further development of science?

3.6. In your wildest dreams you could imagine an ideal place you’d like to work at. Use your imagination, knowledge and experience to write a description of such a place. Use the questions as a clue.

1. What are the most important things an ideal place should provide for a researcher? 2. What would you appreciate more, a high salary or a recognition of your colleagues? 3. How much can a gym \swimming pool \tennis court affect your thinking process and creative abilities? 4. How much will a free access to the latest information technologies make a difference in your research? 5. What kind of scientific meetings would you prefer to talk shop with your colleagues? 6. What may help to build up competence and expertise in your work? 7. How would you describe your work place (put forward your requirements and preferences)?

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