Exercises C1 : practice Technical vocabulary in English

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These exercises are designed to consolidate your command of advanced technical vocabulary across professional and academic domains, as explored in the course.

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Exercice 1 — Technical Vocabulary: Choose the Right Term

Select the word or phrase that best completes each sentence in a professional or academic context.

  1. The hospital introduced a new ___ protocol to reduce post-operative infections. A) litigation B) arbitrage C) aseptic D) leveraged
  2. The parties agreed to resolve the dispute through ___ rather than going to court. A) amortisation B) arbitration C) aetiology D) bandwidth
  3. The start-up secured ___ funding by offering equity stakes to early investors. A) fiduciary B) latent C) venture capital D) prognosis
  4. The software team implemented an ___ interface to improve data exchange between systems. A) indicted B) application programming C) litigious D) amortised
Correction

  1. The hospital introduced a new aseptic protocol to reduce post-operative infections.
  2. The parties agreed to resolve the dispute through arbitration rather than going to court.
  3. The start-up secured venture capital funding by offering equity stakes to early investors.
  4. The software team implemented an application programming interface to improve data exchange between systems.

Exercice 2 — Match the Term to Its Domain

Match each technical term on the left with the sentence that correctly uses it in its proper professional domain.

  1. Term: 'contraindication' — Domains: A) finance B) medicine C) law D) technology
  2. Term: 'injunction' — Domains: A) technology B) medicine C) finance D) law
  3. Term: 'amortisation' — Domains: A) medicine B) technology C) finance D) law
  4. Term: 'latency' — Domains: A) law B) finance C) medicine D) technology
Correction

  1. The term 'contraindication' belongs to medicine: 'Aspirin is listed as a contraindication for patients with bleeding disorders.'
  2. The term 'injunction' belongs to law: 'The court issued an injunction preventing the company from publishing the confidential data.'
  3. The term 'amortisation' belongs to finance: 'The accountant calculated the amortisation of the loan over a fifteen-year period.'
  4. The term 'latency' belongs to technology: 'High latency in the network was causing significant delays in data transmission.'

Exercice 3 — Technical Vocabulary in Context: Fill in the Gaps

Complete each sentence with the correct technical term from the field indicated. Write the full sentence in your answer.

  1. MEDICINE — The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms pointed to a viral ___, meaning the disease had originated from an external infectious agent. (aetiology / prognosis / compliance)
  2. LAW — Before signing the contract, both parties were advised to review the ___ clause, which outlined the consequences of failing to meet the agreed obligations. (fiduciary / indemnity / statutory)
  3. FINANCE — The board decided to ___ its non-core assets in order to focus resources on its primary business operations. (leverage / divest / underwrite)
  4. TECHNOLOGY — The development team adopted an ___ methodology, releasing incremental updates every two weeks rather than waiting for a complete product build. (agile / encrypted / proprietary)
Correction

  1. The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms pointed to a viral aetiology, meaning the disease had originated from an external infectious agent.
  2. Before signing the contract, both parties were advised to review the indemnity clause, which outlined the consequences of failing to meet the agreed obligations.
  3. The board decided to divest its non-core assets in order to focus resources on its primary business operations.
  4. The development team adopted an agile methodology, releasing incremental updates every two weeks rather than waiting for a complete product build.

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