Unit 1 Likes and dislikes

1. Speak on the things you like and dislike ingen-

2. Categorize your likes and dislikes accordingto

различных источников, в том числе отечественных и зарубежных учебников и энциклопедий. Список ис- пользованной литературы прилагается в конце дан- ного пособия.

Благодарности.

Авторы выражают благодарность Шишкиной Раисе Гавриловне и Барсукову Алексею Константи- новичу поддержавшим проект создания учебного пособия «Английский для биотехнологов», благода- ря чему стала возможной публикация издания на- стоящей книги.

Авторы признательны всем студентам, которые, не жалея своего времени, бескорыстно помогали нам, и общение с которыми помогло нам наполнить эту книгу практическимсодержанием.

this table and examples given below:

Category	Likes	Dislikes
Music AnimalsClothes Books Food	Rock…	Pop…

3. You start to study biotechnology. Read and trans-late the text about tastes of one of yourcolleagues.

Biotechnologist’s favorite things

Studying of biotechnology is a very high priority withme,especiallyasIdreamttostudybiologyand

chemistry in complex from my childhood. So there’re times when I break my agenda, go absolutely crazy and escape to my laboratory and work for the whole day without food and sleep. I really enjoy re- searching of undiscovered things.

I’ve got a superb laboratory – over 200 various chemical devices as well as chemicals itself – so you can guess that I just adore making experiments. I really like the entire content of my laboratory – all these tubes, shakers, washers, automatic dispensers and photocol- orimeters. Ever since I was young I’ve loved looking at chemical reactions.

I’m very fond of rats and mice – I’ve got two white

Notes

*pet hatesBrE/pet peeveAmE– something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you.

Vocabulary

mice at home, Arethna and Flossie. I like outstanding scientists and I read their works on brilliant biotechnol- ogy. I watch scientific programs on the television, as well. Some of them are wonderful. Also on my list of likes must be Jamaica. I love going on holiday and I go back there as often as I can. I can find many new inter- esting species of flora and fauna there.

I tend to wear white overall – maybe because I couldn’t afford it when I was a school pupil. I like wear- ing gloves and a mask, but I can’t stand gloves when they are torn! One of my pet hates* is when chemist’s shops don’t have gloves in my size. I think that’s really awful.

There’re lots of other things I don’t like. I detest vio- lence, and the idea of nuclear war is very frightening in- deed. I don’t mind being interviewed, but I get annoyed when I get too much attention to my personality. I abso-

agenda adore (v) attractive awful baggy suit be fond of be keen on

break the rules brilliant

can’t stand detest (v) mind (v) dispenser dreadful enjoy (v) entire content

fantastic great hate (v)

high priority make experiments outstanding overall

promote ignorance scientist

scientificspecies superb

tear (tore, torn) (v) tube

violence

lutely hate when people say that biotechnology is a bor- ing thing – such people promote ignorance. I’m also not too keen on rude people and Australian soap operas – they are dreadful.

4. Read the first 3 paragraphs of the text andwrite down things that a biotechnologist likes. Then read the final two paragraphs and find things that he dislikes.

5. Which of biotechnologist’s likes and dislikesdo you share with him? List five things that you really like and five that youdislike.

6. Find in the text eight verbs refer tolikesanddislikes. Draw a line and write most positive aboveone end of the line and most negative above the other end. Position the verbs along the line according to how positive or how negative theyare.

Adore