Naming academic subjects. Learn verbs, nouns and adjectives associated with academic study. http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1287622

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Speaking. Work in groups. Discuss the following quotations. Do you agree or disagree with them? Give reasons.

• A teacher should have maximal authority and minimal power (Thomas Szasz) http://www.finestquotes.com/author_quotes-author-Thomas+Szasz-page-0.htm
• We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. (Maria Montessori) http://www.miniwebtool.com/quote-search/by-author/?author=Maria%20Montessori
• Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. (Bill Gates) http://quoter.me/quote/bill-gates_55066

10. ChatRoom -- Teacher/Student Relationship. Watch and act out a similar chat-room in your group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0-b2QwwSE

Choosing the correct part of speech

• archaeologyalso archeology

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Archaeologyis the

study of the societies and peoples of the past

by examining the remains of their buildings,

tools, and other objects. ■ an archaeology

professor at Florida State University

• astronomy

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Astronomyis the

scientific study of the stars, planets, and

other natural objects in space. ■ a 10-day

astronomy mission

• economics

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Economicsis the

study of the way in which money, industry,

and trade are organized in a society.

■ He gained a first class Honours degree

in economics. ■ having previously studied

economics and fine art

• geology

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Geologyis the

study of the Earth's structure, surface, and

origins. ■ He was visiting professor of geology

at the University of Jordan.

• linguistics

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Linguisticsis the

study of the way in which language works.

■ Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct

field in the nineteenth century.

• psychology

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Psychologyis the

scientific study of the human mind and the

reasons for people's behaviour. ■ Professor

of Psychology at Bedford College ■ research in

educational psychology

• sociology

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Sociologyis the

study of society or of the way society is

organized. ■ a sociology professor at the

University of North Carolina ■ a treatise on

the sociology of religion

Academic activities:

• analyse (analyses, analysing, analysed)

VERB If you analysesomething, you consider

it carefully or use statistical methods in

order to fully understand it. [US analyze]

■ McCarthy was asked to analyse the data

from the first phase of trials of the vaccine.

■ [+ what] This book teaches you how to

analyse what is causing the stress in your life.

• claim (claims, claiming, claimed)

VERB If you say that someone claims that

something is true, you mean they say that it is

true but you are not sure whether or not they

are telling the truth. ■ [+ that] He claimed that

it was all a conspiracy against him. ■ [+ to-inf]

A man claiming to be a journalist threatened to

reveal details about her private life. ■ He claims

a 70 to 80 per cent success rate.

• define (defines, defining, defined)

VERB If you definea word or expression,

you explain its meaning, for example in a

dictionary. ■ [+ as] Collins English Dictionary

defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively

addicted to work'.

• evaluate (evaluates, evaluating, evaluated)

VERB If you evaluatesomething or

someone, you consider them in order to

make a judgment about them, for example

about how good or bad they are. ■ They will

first send in trained nurses to evaluate the

needs of the individual situation. ■ The market

situation is difficult to evaluate. ■ [+ how] we

evaluate how well we do something

• investigate (investigates, investigating,