44. Too many words about universities TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 (ADVANCED)

44. Too many words about universities

Replace the words in bold type with a single word from the box. anthropologist archaeologist conference dissertation journal laboratory lecture paper postgraduate research sabbatical seminar sociologist specialism statistician 1 As part of our MA course, we have to do a very long essay with an element of original research (dissertation). The marks we get this count towards our final result. 2 Instead of taking notes, I sometimes use a tape to record the talk given by a member of staff and attended by lots of students (___________________). 3 Occasionally we have a discussion with a smaller number of students, chaired by a member of staff (___________________). We have to prepare contributions, and it can be quite stressful. 4 My economics professor went to a conference in Singapore and presented a summary of a piece of research (___________________) on free trade and exchange rates. 5 I’m afraid Doctor Kopala is not available. She is on a one-year paid break from teaching, in which research is carried out (___________________). 6 I feel that it’s important for me to attend the big meeting of academics from different places (___________________). 7 I am preparing this paper for publication in  a specialist academic magazine (___________________). 8 I am a zoologist, but my particular area of expertise and knowledge (___________________) is temperature control mechanisms in marine mammals. Are you interested in that. 9 Professor Blumenfeld is a person who studies the way people operate in society, the dynamics of class and so on (___________________). 10 In Papua New Guinea I met an academic who studies humans, concentrating on traditional cultures (___________________). 11 Egypt is a wonderful place for an academic who studies history through the physical remains of ancient civilizations (___________________). 12 This is not just a medical question. We need a person who understands and interprets confusing mathematical data (___________________). 13 We now work in a new building equipped with scientific equipment, set up especially for research and teaching (___________________). 14 This department offers many higher courses, for those who already have a first degree (___________________). 15 For a doctorate, you have to do your own original study and investigation into an aspect of your subject (___________________).

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