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3.4 Listen to a course director giving some information to a group of potential maths students. Then decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. Mathematics is an expanding area with good job prospects.

2.The difference between pure and applied mathematics lies in the content of the studies.

3. An applied mathematician finds answers to questions raised by mathematics.

4. A pure mathematician’s answers take the form of general propositions with exact , formal proof.

5. The two kinds of mathematics can come to the same conclusions.

3.5 Fill in the table.

Verb

Noun

Adjective

exclude

simplify

adjustment

analyse

comprehensible

provide

reflect

apply

3.6 Fill in the gaps with the words from 3.4.

1. The teacher’s _________ of the argument helped the students to understand it.

2. The new statistics course is much more _________ - certainly not as theoretical as the one I did.

3. The students seemed to be struggling to _________ but their knowledge of French was too poor.

4. There are several _________ from the names put forward to be considered for the job.

5. The ________ of modern information technology will be essential for developing the area.

6. Some students have a more _________ approach to learning.

7. This mistake is a ________ of your relaxed attitude to learning.

8. The height of the steering wheel is _________, and seating is comfortable and supportive.

3.7 Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.

1. There are no simple solutions ___ the problem, but our well trained specialists are analyzing the situation.

2. How do you intend to deal ___ the modeling process at this stage.

3. When it comes ___ interpreting our findings, we should be extremely careful.

4. It is vital that IT is made available ___ all students of the university.

5. Before you start to analyse the model, make sure that you are provided ___ all the necessary data.

6. Years of painstaking research have led ___ a new much more durable material.

7. The task was explained ___ comprehensible terms to avoid misunderstanding.

3.8 Fill in the gaps with the following words to make well+Past Participle constructions.

balanced known travelled documented groomed chosen attended mannered qualified

1. The information was given at an unusually well-_______ press conference yesterday.

2. A person who is well-_______ is calm and reasonable, and acts in a way that shows good judgement.

3. He introduced his speech with a few well-________ words.

4. He is the sort of well-________ man you expect to inhabit an executive-size corporate office.

5. He has more that ten years of experience in applied mathematics behind him, so he is well-_______ to offer advice.

6. She knows a great deal about different cultures. She is extremely well-________.

7. You must have read his articles. He is a very well-_______ scientist.

8. You can introduce him to anyone and he won’t let you down. He is extremely well-________.

9. You can find out everything about the development of the Internet. It is very well-________.

Speaking

3.9 Discuss the questions with your partner.

a) What is the goal of applied mathematics and what are the steps of achieving it?

b) What role will applied mathematics play in your future work?

Unit 4

Vocabulary development

4.1. Match a word in A with a word in B. Write one sentence with each word partnership.

A

B

1. information

a. system

2. business

b. programs

3. satellite

c. technology

4. numerical

d. interface

5. debugging

e. transaction

6. graphical

f. simulation

4.2 Fill in the gaps with the following words.

diverse challenging major handicapped ever-growing crucial

1 What is the best way for improving theatre access for people who are physically ________.

2 This will be a _________ decision for the education services because it sets the standard for all future years.

3 This ________ article is one of the most thought-provoking that I’ve ever read.

4 Students from countries as ________ as Colombia and Finland use these textbooks when they learn English.

5 There are two problems with this device, one ________, one minor.

6 He has an impressively _______ range of interests and experience.

7 The ________ use of computers makes our life more and more dependent on them.

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