13. The collocations in this section consist of a noun and an adjective or two nouns joined by a preposition. Choose a missing component and fill in the blanks again.
inquiry considerations reliable theoretical integral lack
background debated finding causal site preliminary
1. There is a ___ relationship between the attraction of the moon and sea tides.
2. The key___ of the study suggests that high Cortisol level in an individual may cause the symptoms of depression.
3. In this paper, we show the ___ results of computational simulation for a case of the thermal resistance function that will be further verified.
4. Nowadays, ecological interpretation is becoming an ___ part of social sciences.
5. The right of women to have abortions is a hotly___ issue in many countries.
6. ____ of consistency in obtained data has led to their wrong interpretation.
7. Discourse analysis is a relatively new area (field) of ___.
8. The laboratory is a research ____ of biologists and chemists.
9. The theory of shells has been chosen as a ______ framework of this investigation.
10. Philological research requires wide ______knowledge in suchrelated fields as history and philosophy.
11. The study has been undertaken with theoretical_____ .
12. To arrive at valid conclusions, sociologists must use only_____ sources and data.
Special advice: write out the collocations on a separate sheet and keep it at hand when writing in English: you will find this extremely helpful! While reading the literature in your field, try to write out more collocations typical for your discipline and add them to the list.
14. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
E-mail and electronic communications in general are not new. In fact, large-scale use of computer-to-computer transfer of information was implemented by the United States military in the late 60s and early
70s—part of the superpower competition of the cold war and the arms race.
... Later, recognizing that shared information among scientists and mathematicians was also of strategic value, the network was made accessible to scholars and researchers in universities and colleges around the world.
Thus, mathematicians and scientists (and their universities) have been linked and electronically exchanging information over the Internet since the mid-70s. However, e-mail and Internet are too wonderful to remain in the hands of just a few academics or the military, and in the last few years, important developments in electronic communications have begun to affect the lives of all of us. ...
The Post-industrial age is the information age, and the means to acquire, store, manipulate, and use information will lead to success and power. That is why electronic transfer of information is so important to education.
Moreover, since electronic communications are global and the Internet has no borders, this technology creates many opportunities for cultural and linguistic exchange . . . .
1. Which expressions in the text show causal relationship?
2. Which expression shows that more information will be added?
3. Which expression indicates time?
4. Which expression shows that the sentence will contradict something said earlier?
5. Which expression introduces a conclusion?
6. Which expressions intensify the meanings of the sentences?
15. Below is a list of some widespread logical connectors. Group them into their functions according to the table. Several connectors may have more than one meaning, so they may need to go in more than one of the cells.
accordingly consequently hence likewise overall
although conversely however meanwhile regarding
as despite in addition moreover similarly
as a matter of fact due to in brief nevertheless since
as a result even though in conclusion nonetheless that is (i.e.)
as far as finally in contrast notwithstanding therefore
as long as firstly in fact on the contrary thus
as to for example in other words on the other hand whereas
at the same time for instance in spite of on the whole while
because of furthermore in this case otherwise yet
