C Ryuchi has taken notes on the research paper that was reported in the news headlines in Exercise 6a. Check you know the meaninng of the words in the box.

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B Before reading, Ryuchi writes seven questions to help him. Match the questions (1-7) to the section of the research paper below where you would expect to find the answer.

B Martina, a junior researcher, is supervising Ryuchi, an MSc Physiology student. Martina has asked Ryuchi to investigate the claims in the headlines and then to write a critical review of the research. Complete the sentences below in your own words. Then in pairs, discuss your answers.

a If you read research critically, it means that you ...

b You should always read research critically because ...

7 a ▶ 2.1 Ryuchi has some questions about writing a critical review. In pairs, discuss questions 1-5. Then listen and make notes on how Martina answers the questions.

1 How long should my review be?

2 Can I write a critical review if I've only read the abstract?

3 How should I approach the reading? What should I read first?

4 Is it a good idea to think of questions I want answered?

5 Do I need to take notes or can I just highlight the relevant bits of the text?

1 What variables were investigated?

2 How did the authors interpret the results?

3 What were the main findings?

4 Why is this research relevant? ● Introduction: _______ _______

5 Who / What was studied? ● Method: _______ _______ _______

6 What procedure was used? ● Results: _______

7 What was the hypothesis? ● Discussion: _______

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