Scientific breakthrough: vocabulary

Curriculum topic

Grade

Grade 10

Subject

Английский язык

Term

4

Lesson

№ 92

Learning objectives

• 10.2.3understand the details of arguments in extended, unsupported discourse on a wide range of general and academic topics, including on a limited range of unfamiliar topics
• 10.3.2ask and answer complex questions to obtain information on a wide range of general and academic topics

Sample questions

1. 1
   What does the word “breakthrough” mean in science?

   a long report about past research a major sudden advance or discovery a repeated experiment with no result a small correction to an old theory
2. 2
   A scientist suggests an idea that still needs testing. This idea is called a…

   conclusion hypothesis patent prototype
3. 3
   In an experiment, the factor that the scientist deliberately changes is the…

   control group dependent variable independent variable random sample