IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
•
should
,
must
and
have to
•
had to
and
could
VOCABULARY
• science and crime
• nouns, adjectives and verbs
with prepositions
SCENARIO
• developing an argument
• making your case
STUDY SKILLS
• making notes (from
presentations)
WRITING SKILLS
• describing charts
(summarising key points)
Science
7.1
CRIME LAB
‘Be less curious about people, and more curious about ideas.’
Marie Curie, 1867–1934, Polish scientist
7
READING AND VOCABULARY
SCIENCE AND CRIME
1
a
Match these captions with the photos (A–C).
1
Analysts collect important evidence at the crime
scene.
2
Actors discuss evidence on the set of the latest TV
crime drama about forensic scientists.
3
A worker in a lab prepares DNA samples for analysis.
1
b
Which words in the captions mean the following?
1
The place where a crime occurred
2
The things which show how the crime happened; clues
3
The person who does scientific tests to solve a crime
4
The place where scientists do experiments and tests
2
a
Read the two television programme reviews.
Which is a documentary? Which is a drama? Which
would you like to watch?
Crime Lab
The crime scene investigation team
has to solve two murders and a burglary tonight. Senior
forensic scientist Karen Warner discovers a vital clue
at a crime scene, her sister’s DNA. She tries to keep her
discovery secret, but her boss finds out and tells her
she must leave the investigation. There’s a burglary
at the mayor’s house, but there are no witnesses, and
the burglar hasn’t left any fingerprints. Because of this,
laboratory assistant, Dan Turner, has to use a new piece of
scientific equipment, with surprising results.
CSI – the reality
This new series reveals the
science behind modern police investigations. Iris Battle is
a forensic scientist in a government crime lab. Her team
examines the material from the crime scene – furniture,
bullets, knives, cigarettes – to find things you can hardly
see: fingerprints, hairs and DNA molecules. This series
explains how scientists analyse the evidence in order to
identify who has committed a crime. It’s a fascinating
programme about the lives and work of the real crime
scene investigators – definitely one to watch, a must-see!
54
B
C
A
