English in chemistry 1 – 2017
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Lesson
8.
IMPORTANT OF CHEMISTRY IN LIFE, EVERYDAY USES
8.1 Listening:
Complete the paragraph by filling the blanks
Does chemistry seem like a kind of thing that only old people in white coats can do? Well,
actually, all
…(1)…, even our bodies are made of chemicals. When we eat, breathe, or just
sit down, the chemical reactions are taking place. All matter is made of some kind of
chemicals, so chemistry is the study of everything.
But how does chemistry occur in our everyday lives? The most obvious place is in the
kitchen. While we cook something,
a chemical reaction …(2)…. The raw meat turns into
cooked meat so that our bodies can absorb the nutrients better. When we bake a cake, the
ingredients cause a chemical reaction to create the batter; and
then another chemical …(3)…
happens when it goes into the oven. Even the way to store our food in the fridge, and when
things rot away are all chemical reactions.
Another common aspect where chemistry occurs is through
…(4)…. Chemicals are created
to target specific areas like dishes, laundry, and your body. Imagine using bleach to wash
your body, it would burn. But even children know not to use bleach to wash themselves;
which means that the moment we start
…(5)… about what cleaning products to use, we are
already junior chemists.
Medicine is another
…(6)… use of chemistry. The pills and medicine we use are all made
from chemicals that are there to make our bodies stronger, and to kill viruses and bacteria.
Then things like fruits and supplements can be used to prevent
…(7)…, and these are also
produced from chemical reactions. Basically, without medicine
which requires chemistry,
we would get sick very often. And chemistry is used to research new medicines. Can you
believe that about a hundred years ago, people died from having a cold? It's because of
discoveries in chemistry that
we now have cheap …(8)… to get rid of the cold.
Chemistry is also an important part of our environment. Fertilizers and compost for our
gardens are created when chemical reactions take place. Think about how cow and horse
dung is used to
…(9)… plants, people were doing it for
centuries before scientists
discovered how it actually works. But farmers started doing it after seeing how plants
reacted to the dung. So even though they didn't
…(10)… chemistry like you are, they were
really good chemists.
English in chemistry 1 – 2017
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But there are more serious things to look at, like how some chemicals and nutritious to the
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