Unit 9. Types of research

Exercise 1. Look through the text, find the nouns with the suffixes – er or –or; and –ee. Try to guess the meaning of the words. If you can’t, consult the dictionary. Make up sentences with these words.

Exercise 2. Look through the text, find the nouns with the suffixes –tion or –sion. Try to guess the meaning of the words. If you can’t, consult the dictionary. Make up sentences with these words.

Exercise 3. Read the words and their explanations and use them in your own sentences.

observation – monitoring;

research – investigation undertaken to get new facts;

method – system; orderliness; way of doing something;

data – facts; things commonly known;

camera – apparatus for taking photos;

behavior – way of behaving; manners;

primary – leading in time, development or order;

quantitative – relating to quantity;

qualitative – relating to quality;

application – making a request;

secondary – coming after, less important than…

compatibility – state of being in accord; suited to….

Exercise 4. Read the words and make up 5 sentences including all the words from exercise 3.

Exercise 5. Read the words from exercise 3; find the nouns in the list and think of as many adjectives as you can for each of them.

Exercise 6. Read the title of the text and try to predict the contents of it.

Exercise 7. Look through the text; divide it into logical parts and think of the title for every part.

Exercise 8. Read the text and find out:

1. What are the main types of research?

2. What are the main methods of research?

3. What is observation?

4. What is experimentation?

5. What are surveys?

6. What other methods of research can you choose?

7. What are factors influencing the choice of research methods?