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Vocabulary work

15 Find the words in bold in the text, put them in either column “SCIENCE” or “Psuedoscienceand match them with nouns to make collocations. Explain their meanings.

SCIENCE

Psuedoscience

evidence

conclusions

reference works

material

people

testimony footprints

photos

anecdotes

facts

tactics

modes of thought

ideas

arguments

16 For the words 1-7 find the appropriate definitions a-f.

A a false appearance or deceptive impression of reality

B a mistaken or misleading opinion, idea, belief, etc

C a suggested explanation for a group of facts accepted as likely to be true

D something you are told sounds so exciting, unpleasant or dangerous that you don’t believe it is true

E information that you have heard without having any proof that it is true

I the ability to perceive clearly or deeply; penetration and understanding, as of a complex problem

F behaviour or an action that is of extreme cruelty

1 delusion

2 hearsay

3 illusion

4 hypothesis

5 atrocities

6 tall tale

7 insight

17 Complete the following sentences using words from the above right column.

1. His evidence was all just ……………………. .

2. It is the great ……………………. about the web-enabled future: that the internet will, by its nature, set us free.

3. With the help of their sophisticated equipment, they have gathered the reliable technical data that makes ……………………… a less easy to dismiss.

4. he may not yet be a household name, but her work provides a rare and compelling ………………………. into the lives of children and young people growing up in 21st-century Britain.

5. Saddam Hussein was confronted with video evidence of his ……………. as part of CIA efforts to get him to talk. Atrocities

6. One of the great strengths of science is that it is comfortable with being wrong. When a researcher proposes a ……………………. that fails to be confirmed by the data, there may be disappointment but there is no dishonour – so long, that is, as he or she accepts the evidence and moves on.

18 Define five factors why pseudoscience may cause problems for the society.

1. ………………………………………………………………..

2. ………………………………………………………………..

3. ………………………………………………………………..

4. ……………………………………………………………….

5. ……………………………………………………………….

19 Summing up - Make a direct comparison: Science vs. Pseudoscience.

Model:

SCIENCE: Is in constant search for new facts, proof, evidence. It results in new editions and opportunities for new discoveries.

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PSEUDOSCIENCE: displays a remarkable and characteristic indifference to fact. Pseudoscientists never revise their books.

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