HSK 3.0 Level 6 · Lesson 14 of 25
科学知识：科普、科研成果与科普工作
科学技术 · 科学知识
52 minute lesson · task-based course
科学知识：科普、科研成果与科普工作
Explain scientific knowledge by separating question, method, result, uncertainty and public interpretation.
By the end of this lesson
- Understand accessible popular-science, research-result and science-communication materials.
- Restate a scientific idea or finding clearly without turning limited evidence into a universal claim.
- Write an accessible science explanation connected to everyday life.
LEARN IN CONTEXT
Read and listen across several real contexts
This lesson uses the number and type of texts that fit the topic. Learn the same language across different situations instead of forcing everything into one dialogue.
一项睡眠研究到底说明了什么
Why this text is here: Read a science report without turning correlation into universal causation.
科研结果的五个阅读问题
Why this text is here: Use a reusable evidence-reading checklist.
- 研究问题
- 研究者真正想回答什么What question were researchers actually asking?
- 对象和方法
- 样本是谁，怎样收集和比较数据Who was sampled and how were data collected and compared?
- 结果
- 数据直接显示了什么，而不是标题暗示了什么What do the data directly show, rather than what a headline implies?
- 限制
- 哪些因素可能影响解释或适用范围What factors may limit interpretation or applicability?
Step 3 · Vocabulary
Lesson vocabulary
Learn the word, then read it again in a sentence or mini-scene from this lesson. A vocabulary card by itself does not count as taught course language.
itself; in itself; per se
to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow
to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
branch of study; administrative section; division
popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1 xue2 pu3 ji2]); (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms
base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc); al-Qaeda
science fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])
capacity; volume; quantitative (science)
Vocabulary in context
These short sentences and mini-scenes make the lesson's additional words usable instead of leaving them as isolated cards.
Step 4 · Sentence patterns
Build usable sentences
Study the pattern, then replace the example information with details from your own situation.
Structural particle 所
所 + verb + 的 + noun / 所 + verb所 forms a formal nominalized verb phrase and is frequent in written explanations and reports.
Concessive contrast with 虽
虽……，但/可/却/也……This formal concessive pattern acknowledges one fact before presenting a contrasting result or judgment.
Purpose compound sentence
……，以便……以便 introduces the intended purpose of a preceding action and is common in formal instructions and planning.
Step 6 · Guided practice
Submit the quiz to unlock lesson completion.
Step 7 · Communication task
写一段科普研究解读
你读到一项健康、环境或科技研究。
Your task
- 说明研究问题和对象
- 概括方法与主要结果
- 区分关联和因果
- 指出至少一个限制并用通俗语言解释
Self-check rubric
- At least three lesson words are used accurately.
- At least one lesson pattern is complete.
- The response completes the communication target.
- The Chinese can be read aloud without relying on English.
Step 8 · Review
Complete the mastery check
A lesson is complete only after the quiz, communication task and self-review requirements are met.
Reach at least 70%.
Write at least 190 non-space characters.
Complete all three self-checks.
Communication target
What you should be able to do after this lesson
Communicate scientific knowledge by separating background, method, result, impact and uncertainty.
- Understand accessible popular-science, research-result and science-communication materials.
- Restate a scientific idea or finding clearly without turning limited evidence into a universal claim.
- Write an accessible science explanation connected to everyday life.