Book to Study English for Chemistry
UNIVERZITA PAVLA JOZEFA ŠAFÁRIKA V KOŠICIACH Filozofická fakulta
KATEDRA ANGLISTIKY A AMERIKANISTIKY
Autor: Mgr. Božena Velebná Názov: English for Chemists Rozsah strán: 77 Elektronický vysokoškolský učebný text pre Filozofickú fakultu UPJŠ v Košiciach. Za odbornú a jazykovú stránku tohoto vysokoškolského učebného textu zodpovedá autor. Rukopis neprešiel redakčnou ani jazykovou úpravou.
Vydavateľ: Umiestnenie: Dostupné od:
Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach http://www.upjs.sk/public/media/3499/English-for-Chemists.pdf 20. 2. 2009
ISBN:
978-80-7097-732-3
Poďakovanie
RNDr. Samuelovi Velebnému, CSc., za pomoc a nákazlivé nadšenie pre chémiu.
2
CONTENTS Introduction Unit 1 SCIENCE
What is Science? Branches of Science Word Formation
5 6
Unit 2 CHEMISTRY
What is Chemistry? Plural in English Latin and Greek Plural Fundamental Concepts of Chemistry
13
Unit 3 LABORATORY
Laboratory Equipment Countable and Uncountable Nouns Alchemy
19
Unit 4 PERIODIC TABLE
Periodic Table Consist, Contain, Include Chemical Elements British v. American English
27
Unit 5 MATTER
States of Matter Revision of Tenses Passive Voice
33
Unit 6 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Types of Inorganic Chemical Reactions Inorganic Nomenclature Phrasal Verbs
40
3
Unit 7 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
10 Carbon Facts Comparison of Adjectives Organic Nomenclature Word Order
47
Unit 8 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Environmental Chemistry Green Chemistry Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry Hazard Symbols Relative Pronouns
54
Unit 9 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Titration Mathematical Operations Flame Tests Articles
61
Unit 10 EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY
Everyday Chemistry Modal Verbs Abstract
69
Bibliography
76
4
INTRODUCTION
The following material has been created during the two years of teaching English for Chemists at the Faculty of Science of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and is therefore designed to meet the needs of this course. The main motivation was the lack of appropriate materials, especially as the
KATEDRA ANGLISTIKY A AMERIKANISTIKY
Autor: Mgr. Božena Velebná Názov: English for Chemists Rozsah strán: 77 Elektronický vysokoškolský učebný text pre Filozofickú fakultu UPJŠ v Košiciach. Za odbornú a jazykovú stránku tohoto vysokoškolského učebného textu zodpovedá autor. Rukopis neprešiel redakčnou ani jazykovou úpravou.
Vydavateľ: Umiestnenie: Dostupné od:
Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach http://www.upjs.sk/public/media/3499/English-for-Chemists.pdf 20. 2. 2009
ISBN:
978-80-7097-732-3
Poďakovanie
RNDr. Samuelovi Velebnému, CSc., za pomoc a nákazlivé nadšenie pre chémiu.
2
CONTENTS Introduction Unit 1 SCIENCE
What is Science? Branches of Science Word Formation
5 6
Unit 2 CHEMISTRY
What is Chemistry? Plural in English Latin and Greek Plural Fundamental Concepts of Chemistry
13
Unit 3 LABORATORY
Laboratory Equipment Countable and Uncountable Nouns Alchemy
19
Unit 4 PERIODIC TABLE
Periodic Table Consist, Contain, Include Chemical Elements British v. American English
27
Unit 5 MATTER
States of Matter Revision of Tenses Passive Voice
33
Unit 6 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Types of Inorganic Chemical Reactions Inorganic Nomenclature Phrasal Verbs
40
3
Unit 7 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
10 Carbon Facts Comparison of Adjectives Organic Nomenclature Word Order
47
Unit 8 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Environmental Chemistry Green Chemistry Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry Hazard Symbols Relative Pronouns
54
Unit 9 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Titration Mathematical Operations Flame Tests Articles
61
Unit 10 EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY
Everyday Chemistry Modal Verbs Abstract
69
Bibliography
76
4
INTRODUCTION
The following material has been created during the two years of teaching English for Chemists at the Faculty of Science of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University and is therefore designed to meet the needs of this course. The main motivation was the lack of appropriate materials, especially as the