Підручник Англійська мова 9 клас (9-й рік навчання) - О. C. Любченко - Основа 2017 рік

UNIT 5 Reliance on Science

Lesson 1 DIMENSION OF INVENTION

1. Look at the pictures of things we can’t do without today on p. 92. Do you know that they all were invented in Britain?

Match the names of the inventions to their descriptions and find the supporting pictures on p. 92.

catseye	a protection device used to put down or control small fires, often in emergency situations - George Manby, 1818
cement	a hygiene instrument for cleaning teeth and tongue - William Addis, 1770
electric motor	a floor covering - Frederick Walton, 1860
fire extinguisher	a substance used in construction that can bind other materials together - Joseph Aspdin, 1824
light bulb	a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors - Hubert Booth, 1901
linoleum	a container that helps to keep certain temperature - Sir James Dewar, 1892
photography	water with addition of carbon dioxide gas - Joseph Priestley, 1772
pneumatic tyre	a container for foods made of thin metal - Peter Durand, 1810
safety bicycle	an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy - Michael Faraday, 1821
soda water	practice of creating durable images — William Talbot, 1835
thermos flask	a bike with the wheels of the same size - John Stanley, 1885
tin can	a rubber structure filled with air to protect a car wheel - John Dunlop, 1887
toothbrush	small pieces of glass or plastic by the edge of the road to reflect light when dark - Percy Shaw, 1934
vacuum cleaner	an electric light with a spiral heated to such a high temperature that it glows with visible light - Joseph Swan, 1880

2. Arrange the inventions according to the timeline. What conclusion can you make? Share it with other students.

3. Work in small groups. As you can see, the inventions above were made in Britain but are used all over the world. Do you know any Ukrainian inventions or discoveries that have the same effect? What results are you coming up with? What about other groups?

4. Look at the list of adjectives that go with the word «invention». Use them to talk about the inventions above and explain your point. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Think, how you can use the today’s phrasal verb and idiom.

5. Which of the inventions do you think is the most important in the whole history of the humanity? It may be both one of the inventions from the list above or any other invention to your choice. Why do you think so? Discuss your ideas with other students.

Did you know?

The World Wide Web was invented by the British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.

6. What should a real inventor be like? Refer to the human traits in Unit 3. Explain your point of view. What are other students’ opinions? Interview each other and find it out.

7. Make your own research. Browse the Internet to find information about some other invention or discovery made by British scientists or inventors and prepare a brief report for class.

Перша публікація: 01/01/2017

Останнє оновлення: 31/12/2023

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