Job interviews in 2026 assume candidates can read a dashboard. HR tracks employee metrics. Retail managers analyze sales variation. Nurses interpret patient datasets. The vocabulary of data science—outliers, bias, accuracy, random samples—has migrated from tech departments into everyday professional conversation.
This updated lesson explores the basic vocabulary of data science through fitness app dialogues, customer survey analysis, and a “Dataset Detective” activity where learners spot problems in real research data. The exercises build from visual matching from visual matching to collocations to critical thinking and role-play, with audio throughout.
The companion Drug Development lesson (also refreshed for 2026) uses the same seamless flow—brainstorming to vocabulary to listening to speaking—and covers terminology that appears whenever clinical trials, efficacy rates, or FDA approvals hit the news.
Role Play: The Dataset Disaster
Data Science: Reliability and Process (Critical Thinking)
