Inventions and inventors

Inventions and inventors

1. Inventions and inventors

2. Warming up The 21 st   century ! It’s famous for - Radio and computers , Bicycles and scooters , Trains and plains , Sockets and rockets , TV and CD. Things that are used In your family !  

3. How do inventions help us in our life? Inventions help us learn more . Inventions help us live longer and healthier . Inventions help us make our life easier . Inventions help us entertain . Inventions help us take from one place to another . Inventions help us be happier . Inventions help us communicate with one another . Inventions help us explore our universe .

4. Friday, the fourth of December. Name Invention Date

5. 1. You wash clothes in it . Washing machine In 1874 , William Blackstone of Indiana built a birthday present for his wife . It was a machine which removed and washed away dirt from clothes . The first washing machines designed for convenient use at home .

6. 2. You use this thing to clean your flat , carpets . Vacuum cleaner The first powered vacuum cleaner was invented in 1901 by Hubert Cecil Booth .

7. 3. You can communicate with people who are away from you using this thing . It is very compact ; you can carry it in your bag or pocket . It has many functions , it can wake you up in the morning , you can enjoy listening to music with the help of it and even enjoy playing games . Mobile phone The   first mobile phone call  was made in 1973 , by Motorola employee Martin Cooper.

8. 4 . You can cook , defrost and reheat   prepared food in it . Microwave oven It was invented by Dr. Percy Le Baron Spencer. In 1947, the first commercial microwave oven hit the market .

9. 5 . You can wash dirty dishes in it . Dishwasher Josephine Garis Cochran invented the first useful dishwasher in 1886.

10. Listening. Useful tips! Before you listen for the first time, read the questions carefully. Think about different ways of answering each question. Remember, the answers in the recording are usually phrased differently from the questions.

11. Read the questions 1-8, and match each question to the person A-C that it refers to. A Alexander Graham Bell B Maria Mitchell C Jan Szczepanik 1. Who came from a big family? __ 2. Who received a medal from a king? ___ 3. Whose scientific interests were not grounded in family traditions? ___ 4. Whose achievements were appreciated (визнані) outside his/her country? ___ 5. Whose research was concentrated on one field of science?__ 6. Who had planned a different career?___ 7. Who worked as a teacher? ____ 8. Whose birthplace is open to the public?___ 2C 1 B 3C 4C 5B 6A 7A 8B

12. Would you like to have your personal robot servant? What can it do for you?

13. Read the text and write the names of   inventors 1.He   first   went   to   school   at   the   age   of  8   and  a   half . 2. He   studied   mathematics   at   Cambridge   University . 3. He   was   an   excellent   linguist . 4. His   mother   taught   him   at   home . 5. He   discovered   the   law   of   gravitation . 6. He  was  buried  in  Westminster  Abbey. 7. He   wanted   to   improve   the   industries   in   mining . 8. His   father   died   before   he   was   born . 9. He   invented   the   light   bulb . 10. He   was   the   great   Swedish   scientist   and   inventor . 11. His   greatest   wish   was   to   see   the   end   of   wars . 12. He   made   more   than   one   thousand   inventions .

14. Number the sentences to make up the dialogue.