PULSE BASICS UNIT 5

VOCABULARY 1

Science

1 Busca estas siete palabras relativas a la ciencia en la serpiente de vocabulario y rodéalas. ¿Qué palabra forman las otras letras?

battery clone cure disease DNA satellite vaccine

The other word is: p __ __ __ __ __

2 Subraya las palabras correctas.

The police sometimes use DNA / clone tests to catch criminals.

1 The vaccine / battery in my mobile phone doesn’t work. 2 You can watch programmes from other countries on

satellite / planet TV. 3 Scientists believe they will find a disease / cure for cancer

in the future.4 In 1996, scientists made the first vaccine / clone of a

mammal.5 Malaria is a serious battery / disease. 6 The Earth is a planet / vaccine.

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3 Completa los nombres con las palabras del recuadro. ¿Cuál se escribe en una palabra?

craft crops panel turbine

solar panel 1 wind ______________

2 space ______________ 3 genetically modified

______________

______________ is written as one word.

4 Completa las definiciones con las palabras del cuadro.

clone cure disease genetically modified crops spacecraft vaccine

Doctors put a vaccine in people’s bodies so they don’t get serious illnesses.

1 A c______________ is an exact copy of a person or animal.2 A c______________ treats an illness successfully.

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3 G______________ ______________ ______________ are plants that scientists change artificially.

4 Astronauts can travel to the Moon in a s______________.5 A d______________ makes people or animals sick.

EXPRESS YOURSELF

5 Marca con un tick ( ) las frases con las que estás de acuerdo.

1 I don’t believe that spacecraft can travel to other galaxies.___

2 I believe that scientists can find a cure for cancer. ___3 I believe that scientists can develop a car with solar panels.

___4 I don’t believe that there will be human clones. ___5 I believe we will stop using genetically modified crops. ___

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