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1 Over the years, some of the most important scientific discoveries have come from the minds of young people. Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein both started their research when they were teenagers. So what are young scientists working on these days?
2 Jack Andraka was only 15 years old when he found a new test for a particular type of cancer cell. He started doing his research in a school laboratory and later continued it from the basement of his house. Cancer expert, Aniran Maitra found out about Jack's work and was very impressed with his ideas. He invited Jack to work in the laboratory at a local university and helped him with his training.
3 Jack worked on his research over seven months. He worked after school, at weekends and during the holidays. He even spent his 15th birthday in the laboratory! Finally, he developed a new test for cancer which is less expensive and more likely to find cancer cells than any other tests which have been used. Experts have said that this is a very important development in cancer research. Jack won a prize for his discovery at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Since then, he has spoken at several conferences and he has started his own company. He didn't want to leave high school, though, because he enjoyed it.
4 Jack Andraka is not the only young scientist who has been making discoveries. Sara Volz was 17 years old when she decided to develop a fuel using plants that she grew in her bedroom. She created her own laboratory and developed the new fuel under her bed. The plants needed light at certain times of day and Sara slept in the same light cycle as her plants. Her discovery is important because it shows how in the future plants could be used as fuel instead of oil or gas. She won the Intel Science Talent Search prize for her discovery.
5 Since then, Sara has been studying at university and she works in a laboratory, too. She thinks that it's exciting to question the world. She has been working with other scientists to identify genes and to change them in a way that might cure some diseases. She said that experiments aren't always successful. She believes that failure can be good because when an experiment fails, you learn something new.
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Think global, go global! is a magazine article by Martin Peterson. He argues that business is global, so studying and living abroad is the only way to become a global leader. He gives the example of an American company, BCE Electronics, which failed to take over another business because the CEO didn't understand the way South American people do business. Peterson discusses why some students study in their home country and claims that many American degrees don't offer an international part of their course. He goes on to say that many people can't afford to study abroad and talks about scholarships. He lists the advantages studying abroad can bring: understanding different cultures, learning how to listen to others and becoming more confident. He ends with the words of an American student who studied in Brazil. The student explains how being a foreigner gives you new ideas because you have to think about things in different ways.
Young people using social media for change is a newspaper article by Bella Hanbury. She explains that young people are using social media to push for change and discusses how they use social platforms to get together for a shared cause. She gives the example of the #MeToo movement and lists protests and marches that have been organised via social media. She goes on to talk about gender differences. She claims that young women are twice as likely to use social media as a way of campaigning on issues and talks about the fact that young men are twice as likely to use it to communicate with politicians. She ends with the results of a report on the impact of online social media and argues that social platforms should recognise the power that they have and make sure that their services are accessible for all.
When you write a short summary of an article, use this structure:
A summary doesn't always follow the same pattern as the original article, because an article often starts with an example or background information, and the main point the author is making may only become clear later in the article.
As well as thinking about the structure, remember that: when you summarise, you need to paraphrase; it's a good idea to take notes on the key ideas/examples from each paragraph; there are useful summarising verbs and phrases you can use, e.g. claim, goes on to (discuss), etc.
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