Name/ Registered Number

: Muhammad Ikhsan/151411052

Subject/Semester

: English for Engineering 1/ I

Lecturer

: Muhammad YazidusSyukri, S.S, M.Pd.

LABORATORY
a. Laboratory Equipment
b. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
c. Alchemy
Laboratory Equipment
1. Match the following expressions with pictures. What are their Slovak equivalents?
single neck flat bottom flask, Buchner funnel, Erlenmeyer flask, crucible, graduated cylinder
mortar and pestle, filtering flask, pH sticks, three neck round bottom flask, burette (buret)
beaker, oven, round bottom boiling flask, tongs, separatory funnel, stand, test tube, bath
pH meter, pH, buffers, watch glass, ring, condenser, Buchner flask, Petri dish, pipette,
volumetric flask, funnel, vial, filter paper, analytical balance.

Answer :
1. Round bottom boiling flask
2. Three neck round bottom flask
3. Erlenmeyer flask
4. Single neck flat bottom flask
5. Buchner flask
6. Beaker
7. Burette (buret)
8. Graduated cylinder
9. Separatory funnel
10. Condenser
11. Crucible
12. Buchner funnel
13. Mortar and pestle
14. Stand
15. Ring

16. Buffer
17. pH Stick
18. pH meter
19. Bath
20. Watch glass
21. Tongs
22. Petri dish
23. Vial
24. Funnel
25. Test tube
26. Pipette
27. Volumetric flask
28. Filter paper
29. Oven
30. Analytical balance

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11. Fill the following scheme with suitable expressions. What are their Slovak equivalents?
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a. Bunsen burner
E
b. Condenser
c. Cooling water
J
I
d. Condensed water
B
e. Thermometer
f. Mixture
C
g. Stand
h. Distillate
i. Distillation flask
D
j. Water outlet steam
F
k. Cold water inlet
K
A
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H
14.
G
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16. Countable and uncountable nouns

17. 1. Fill in the gaps with the following words in their appropriate forms.
18. item, glassware, neck, laboratory, approximate, boiling tube, container, mass, weight,
experiment, weigh.
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21. 1. Laboratory Item refers to a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for
scientific Laboratory and other work in science, especially in chemistry and biology
22. Experimen. There are many different kinds of laboratory glassware Container.
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24. 2. A Boiling tube is essentially a scaled-up test tube, being about 50% larger in
25. every aspect.
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27. 3. A bottle is a small contaier with a neck that is narrower than the body and a
28. "mouth."
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30. 4. Rounded numbers are only Approximate.
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32. 5. Mass is a measurement of how much matter is in an object; weight is ameasurement of
how hard gravity is pulling on that object. Your Mass is the same wherever you are - on

Earth, on the moon, floating in space. But your Weight depends on how much gravity is
acting on you at the moment. You would Weight less on the moon than on Earth,
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34. 2. Identify the nouns in these sentences.
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40. 3. Which of the nouns are countable and which uncountable?
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42. Countable
43. Uncountable
44. Book
45. Air
46. Shirt
47. water
48. Egg
49. Sand
50. Toaster
51. Flour
52. Apple
53. Sugar
54. Scala
55. Cereal
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59. 4. Here are some rules about using countable and uncountable words. Write C, if
they are
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62. U are also called mass nouns
63. C can be both singular and plural.
64. U have only one form e.g. rice.
65. U can be used alone without articles.
66. C must be used with articles a/ an or the.
67. U are used with much and little
68. C are used with many and few
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70. Alchemy
1. What is alchemy? What is the difference between alchemy and modern science?
71. Answer :
72. -Alchemy is an ancient practice shrouded in mystery and secrecy. Its practitioners mainly
sought to turn lead into gold, a quest that has captured the imaginations of people for
thousands of years. However, the goals of alchemy went far beyond simply creating some
golden nuggets.
73. http://www.livescience.com/39314-alchemy.html
74. -A difference between alchemy and modern science:
75. Alchemy is the predecessor to chemistry. Many discoveries by alchemist (especially their
instruments) were later used in chemistry. The key difference between the two is that
alchemy was more experimentation and had little bases on science (for instance they

would just randomly combine materials in the hopes of making a philosophers stone or
elixir of life), relying instead on random practice and mythology. While chemistry utilizes
both experimentation and scientific practices. In short chemistry is derived from its
primitive ancestor alchemy.
76. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090826183107AADR94E
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2. Have you ever read a book or seen a film that dealt with alchemy?
78. Answer :
79. Not, i never read the book or watch the film
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3. Are there any famous alchemists you know?
81. Answer :
82. -Yes, he is Sir Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton is well known for his ground breaking work in the fields
of science and mathematics, but what is less well known is that he spent around 30 years
meticulously studying the mysterious art of alchemy. Sir Isaac Newton is most famous
for the quantification of gravitational attraction, discovering that white light is actually a
mixture of immutable spectral colors and the formulation of calculus. However it is less
well documented that Newton spent 30 years engaged in the study of the mysterious art
of alchemy, or as it was more commonly known then, chemistry.
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85. 4. Read the following article. What do the words in bold mean?
86. -Medieval : of or relating to the Middle Ages
87. -Elements : a Part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or
characteristic.
88. -Precious metals : a solid material that valuable or has a high cost
89. -to cure : to relieve (a person or animal ) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.
90. -Prolong : to extend the time
91. -Subtance : a particular kind of matter with uniform properties
92. -Cliche : is an expression, ideas, opinion.
93. -Seeking to : attempt to find out
94. 5. What is the meaning of the expressions in italics?
95. -Turn lead into goal : Turn something unimportant into something precious
96. - elixir of immortality: is an herb legendary / mythical, that when drinking from a
certain cup, at certain times, giving the drinker eternal life and / or youthful
97.
98. Alchemy in the Middle Ages was a mixture of science, philosophy and mysticism. At the
heart ofmedieval alchemy was the idea that all matter was composed of four elements:
earth, air, fire andwater. With the right combination of elements, any substance on earth
might be formed. This
99. Includedprecious metals as well as elixirs to cure disease and prolong life.
Alchemistselieved
100.
that the "transmutation" of one substance into another was possible; thus we have
the clich of
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medieval alchemists seeking to "turn lead into gold."
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Goals:
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To find the "philosopher's stone," an elusive substance that was believed to make
possible thecreation of an elixir of immortality and the transmutation of common
substances into gold.
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In the later Middle Ages, to use alchemy as a tool in the advancement of
medicine.
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Achievements:
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Medieval alchemists produced hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, potash and
sodium carbonate.
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They were able to identify the elements arsenic, antimony, and bismuth.
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Through their experiments, medieval alchemists invented and developed
laboratory devices and procedures that are, in modified form, still used today.
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The practice of alchemy laid the foundation for the development of chemistry
as a scientific discipline.
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6. What are the goals of modern chemistry?
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Answer :
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Chemists have two major goals. One is to find out the composition of
matter: to learn what elements are present in a given sample and in what percentage and
arrangement. This type of research is known as analysis. A second goal is to invent new
substances that replicate or that are
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There were often many symbols for an element. For a time, the astronomical
symbols of the planetswere used to denote the elements. However, as alchemists came to
be persecuted, particularly inmedieval times, secret symbols were invented. This led to a
great deal of confusion, so you willfind some overlap of symbols. The symbols were in
common use through the 17th century; someare still in use today.
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7. Look at the following symbols that alchemists used. Can you guess which
elements they
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symbolize? One element can have several symbols.copper tin mercury gold silver
air earth fire iron salt

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Answer :
1. Air
2. Earth
3. Fire
4. Mercury
5. Eclipse
6. Silver
7. Tin
8. Iron
9. Gold
10. Resolve
11. Copper
12. Salt
13. Tin
14. Vinegar
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8. What was the meaning of the word element in the Middle Ages? Is it different
now?
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- In the middle ages, element is like air, water, fire, and earth.But now, element is
chemical unsure the create a substance. Example : S, O, H ,N ,atc
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9. What symbols do we use for elements today?
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-We use alphabet to describe elements as we see in periodic table of elements.
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Exercises:
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Exercise 1 Use these words in the sentences. Make sure you know the difference
between theuncountable and countable meanings.drink/ a drink hair/ a hair paper/ a paper
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1. She has dark hair - just like her mother.
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2. Theres a hair in my soup!

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inside.
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time.
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3. Did you buy a drink today?

4. All the models in the exhibition were made of paper.
5. A paper was the cause of all their family problems.
6. May I invite you for Drink?
Exercise 2 Which of the underlined parts of these sentences are correct?
1. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light/ a light on
2. Light/ a light comes from the sun.
3. I was in a hurry this morning. I didnt have time/ a time for breakfast.
4. Did you have a good vacation? Yes, we had wonderful time/ a wonderful
5. Sue was very helpful. She gave me some very useful advice/ advices.
6. I had to buy a/ some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.
7. its very difficult to find a work/ job at the moment.