Cambridge English for Scientists. Student's Book

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Cambridge University Press, 2011. — 108 p.Cambridge English for Scientists develops the communication skills and specialist English language knowledge of science students and professionals, enabling them to communicate more confidently and effectively in their work or study environment. Uniquely, this course focuses on both spoken and written communication, with each of the ten units relating to a case study based on real, published research. This makes the course ideal for scientists from a wide range of scientific backgrounds. Cambridge English for Scientists also develops the learners' language skills with practical reading and writing skills - such as applying for research funding or writing for publications - as well as with speaking and listening skills including 'Describing and Reporting Problems With Experiments' and 'Presenting at a Conference'. Cambridge English for Scientists requires no specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher and comprehensive teacher's notes are available online. The course is also ideal for self-study.Contents Getting started in research. The scientific community. Finding a direction for your research. Designing an experiment. Describing an experiment. Writing up research 1: materials and methods. Writing up research 2: presenting data. Writing up research 3: results and discussion. Writing up research 4: introduction and abstract. Presenting research at a conference. Additional material. Audioscript. Answer key.