Prepare 8. Unit 16. Reading. Vocabulary: doing experiments

The Ig Nobel Prize is given for boring ideas.

Scientists sometimes study unusual things.

The Ig Nobel Prize only makes people think, not laugh.

Real Nobel Prize winners never studied strange topics.

Science can explain everyday situations.

The Ig Nobel Prize is connected to real science

All experiments must be serious and formal.

All experiments must be serious and formal.People are surprised by some scientific questions.

The article shows that science can be creative.

Funny experiments can’t be useful.

The Ig Nobel Prize makes people ___ first.

Marie Curie studied ___.

Cows with names produce ___ milk.

Toast usually falls ___ side down.

Mosquitoes love the smell of ___.

Limburger cheese smells like ___.

Malaria is carried by ___.

Andre Geim made a frog ___.

Graphene is made of ___.

Graphene is very ___.

Match the words with their meaning.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap] out candles on a birthday cake

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap] your shoelaces.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap] water in a kettle to make a cup of tea.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap]milk onto your cereal.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap]your hands together when you wash them with soap and water.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap]strawberry syrup into a glass of milk with a spoon to make a milkshake.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap]yourself in a towel after a shower or a bath to get dry.

You       [blow, boil, pour, cover, fill, rub, shake, stir, tie, wrap]a saucepan with a lid to keep the heat inside