Section outline

  • Scientific Texts 

    Unit 14

     Translating into Turkish: Excerpt from The Sunday Times. 

    Grammar Points: 

    -  Present perfect passive (Exercise 14.1)

    “A device has been developed that enables babies born blind to perceive the world through echoes from an ultrasonic scanner.” 

    -  Within (Exercise 14.2)

    “The child responded to it within half a minute of putting it on.” 

    -  By + -ing (Exercise 14.3)

    “By moving his head, he can detect sounds from different parts of the room.” 

    -  ‘Pure’ future (Exercise 14.4)

    “A hard object will give a clear sound, and a soft one will give a fuzzy sound with overtones.”