English for Biology II
WEEK 13: Mock Exam - Speaking
The oral exam will take about 10 minutes. During the first three minutes you will speak on your own about one of these following topics. Then a conversation about your studies, plans for the future, interests will follow.
- Define two terms from your field of study and support them with relevant examples (DNA data storage, patient zero, herd immunity, malnutrition, drugs, opioid crisis, laboratory equipment, ...)
- Present a (controversial) problem related to your field of study. (Artificial intelligence, robots in medicine, herd immunity, patient zero, climate change, abortion, euthanasia, or you can use your final essay, ...)
- Describe and explain a process / notion / experiment within your field of study. (use your presentation from the last semester or describe a process - photosynthesis, digestion, DNA extraction, ...)
- Compare and contrast phenomena from your field of study (Bacteria vs viruses, plant cell x animal cell, depressants x opiods ...)
- Classify systems in your field of study (Body organs, drugs, cells, liing organisms, ...)
- Describe a cause and effect relationship from your field of study (Malnutrition, climate change, ...)
- Speculate on an issue from your field of study ( What would a world without bees/insects look like? What would a world without humans look like? ...)