English for Biomedical Scientists

English for Biomedical Scientists

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Biomedical scientists are the most likely health care professionals to actually move to an English-speaking country to continue professional training and career-development. This book should help to apply for jobs, write resumes, face job interviews and settle into a new working environment in English. The practical approach of the units will boost the readers' self-confidence in their own English-capabilities. This book should help reducing the anticipated stress of having to learn important matters directly "on the job", and secure more efficient and productive communication from the start.

1;Preface;6 2;Acknowledgments;8 3;Table of Contents;9 4;UNIT I;17 4.1;Introduction;18 4.2;Your First Exercise in English for Biomedical Scientists;19 4.3;Structure of the Book;21 5;UNIT II;23 5.1;Tenses;24 5.2;Modal Ve;35 5.3;Conditionals;40 5.4;Passive Voice;44 5.5;Reported Speech;47 5.6;Questions;50 5.7;Infinitive/-Ing;52 5.8;Countable and Uncountable Nouns;56 5.9;Articles: A/An and The;57 5.10;Word Order;59 5.11;Relative Clauses;60 5.12;Adjectives;63 5.13;Prepositions;69 5.14;Ellipsis;72 6;Unit III Usual Mistakes Made by Scientists Speaking and Writing in English;74 6.1;Misnomers and False Friends;74 6.2;Common Grammatical Mistakes;75 6.3;Common Spelling Mistakes;78 6.4;Common Pronunciation Mistakes;79 7;Unit IV Writing a Manuscript;84 7.1;Preliminary Work;85 7.2;Article Header;86 7.2.1;Title;86 7.2.2;Abstract;86 7.2.2.1;Objective;86 7.2.2.2;Materials and Methods;87 7.2.2.3;Results;88 7.2.2.4;Conclusion;88 7.2.3;Keywords;89 7.3;Main Text;89 7.3.1;Introduction;89 7.3.2;Materials and Methods;90 7.3.3;Statistics;92 7.3.4;Results;93 7.3.5;Discussion;94 7.3.6;Acknowledgments;94 7.4;References;95 7.4.1;Articles in Journals;96 7.4.1.1;Standard Journal Article;96 7.4.1.2;Organization as Author;96 7.4.1.3;No Author Given;96 7.4.1.4;Article Not In English;97 7.4.1.5;Volume with Supplement;97 7.4.1.6;Issue with Supplement;97 7.4.1.7;Volume with Part;97 7.4.1.8;Issue with Part;97 7.4.1.9;Issue with No Volume;97 7.4.1.10;No Issue or Volume;97 7.4.1.11;Pages in Roman Numerals;97 7.4.1.12;Type of Article Indicated as Needed;98 7.4.1.13;Article Containing Retraction;98 7.4.1.14;Article Retracted;98 7.4.1.15;Article with Published Erratum;98 7.4.2;Books and Other Monographs;98 7.4.2.1;Personal Author(s);98 7.4.2.2;Editor(s), Compiler(s) as Author;98 7.4.2.3;Organization as Author and Publisher;98 7.4.2.4;Chapter in a Book;99 7.4.2.5;Conference Proceedings;99 7.4.2.6;Conference Paper;99 7.4.2.7;Scientific or Technical Report;99 7.4.2.8;Dissertation;99 7.4.2.9;Patent;99 7.4.3;Other Published Material;100 7.4.3.1;Newspaper Article;100 7.4.3.2;Audiovisual Material;100 7.4.3.3;Dictionary and Similar References;100 7.4.4;Unpublished Material;100 7.4.4.1;In Press;100 7.4.5;Electronic Material;100 7.4.5.1;Journal Article in Electronic Format;100 7.4.5.2;Monograph in Electronic Format;100 7.4.5.3;Computer File;100 7.5;Additional Material;101 7.5.1;Tables;101 7.5.2;Figures;101 7.6;Final Tips;102 8;Unit V;104 8.1;Writing Scientific Correspondence;104 8.1.1;Submission Letters;104 8.1.2;Re-submission Letters;106 8.1.3;Re-configuration Letters;107 8.1.4;Letters of Thanks for an Invitation to Publish an Article in a Journal;110 8.1.5;Asking About the Status of a Paper;111 8.1.6;Other Letters;112 8.1.6.1;Asking for Permission to Use Someone's Name as a Referee;112 8.1.6.2;Postponing the Commencement of Duties;113 8.1.7;In Summary;114 9;Unit VI;116 9.1;Attending a Scientific Course or Conference;116 9.1.1;Introduction;116 9.1.2;Travel and Hotel Arrangements;117 9.1.2.1;Airport;117 9.1.2.1.1;Getting to the Airport;117 9.1.2.1.2;Checking in;117 9.1.2.1.3;Questions a Passenger Might Ask;117 9.1.2.1.4;Announcing Changes in an Airline Flight;118 9.1.2.1.5;At the Boarding Gate;118 9.1.2.1.6;Arrival;118 9.1.2.1.7;Complaining About Lost or Damaged Luggage;118 9.1.2.1.8;Exchange Office;119 9.1.2.1.9;Customs and Immigration Control;119 9.1.2.1.10;During the Flight;119 9.1.2.2;In the Taxi (.US. Cab);120 9.1.2.2.1;Asking Where to Get a Taxi;120 9.1.2.2.2;Basic Instructions;134 9.1.2.2.3;Concerning Speed in a Taxi;121 9.1.2.2.4;Concerning Smoking in a Taxi;121 9.1.2.2.5;Asking to Stop and Wait;121 9.1.2.2.6;Concerning the Temperature in a Taxi;121 9.1.2.2.7;Payment;121 9.1.2.3;At the Hotel;122 9.1.2.3.1;Checking In;122 9.1.2.3.2;Preferences;136 9.1.2.3.3;The Stay;136 9.1.2.3.4;Checking Out;137 9.1.2.3.5;Complaints;123 9.1.3;Course Example;124 9.1.3.1;General Information;124 9.1.3.1.1;Language;124 9.1.3.1.2;Dress Code;124 9.1.3.1.3;Commercial Exhibition;124 9.1.3.1.4;Dis
ISBN 9783540771272
Article number 9783540771272
Media type eBook - PDF
Edition number 2. Aufl.
Copyright year 2009
Publisher Springer-Verlag
Length 306 pages
Language English
Copy protection Adobe DRM