INVENTIONS OR DISCOVERIES

PACO POYATOS RODRÍGUEZ

ACTIVITY 1

Think of five problems that you have in your daily life and need their inventions. Explain the reasons and number them in importance.

•For visiting my grandparents I

need a car

• For breakfast we need some cold milk so we use a fridge.

•For writing I need a pencil or a pen

•For sitting we need a chair.

•For waking up we need an alarm clock.

ACTIVITY 2INVENTIONS DATES

Helicopters 1907

Crossword puzzles 1913

Hair dryers 1920

Helicpoters 1924

Electric washing machine 1925

Television 1930

Electric guitar 1935

Frozen food 1939

Video tape recorder 1950

Credit cards 1956

Internet 1969

Personal computer 1975

ACTIVITY 3THE COOLEST INVENTIONS

• Which of the previous inventions is your favourite?

• Why?

My favourite invention is bright eyes, because the eyes is one of the most important thing for the people. And is better than the others.

ACTIVITY 4CRAZY INVENTIONS

Match the following names with the pictures

1º Ruler belt

2º Finger glass

3º Cookie cup

4º Stair drawer

ACTIVITY 5VOCABULARY

•Translate into Spanish and make new sentences using them

“Keep rowing”: Sigue remando

“It goes without saying: Ni que decir tiene que

Small mind: Molestar poco

Thanks to: Gracias a

To improve our world: Mejorar nuestro mundo

Regardless: En cualquier caso

On the spot: En el mismo momento

VOCABULARY

Keep rowing, don’t stop.It goes without saying that you can't leave your like unlocked in the city.He small mind.Thanks to my best friend Ellen, I got to the airport on time.He wants to improve our world.Regardless I won’t win.On the spot I was in my house.

GRAMMAR

Use there is/there are.

1)There are many different theories.

2)There is a hamburguer in the fridge.

3)There are three Coca Colas on the table.

Put the verb in bracket into Simple past.

1)Coca Cola ads starts (start) to appear everywhere.

2)They mix (mix) carbonated water with the new syrup.

3)We learn (learn) ideas from others and adapt (adapt) them.

GRAMMARWrite the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

1)People ignored things/Things are ignored from people

2)A battery powers the bike/The bike powers battery

3)The Germans took the hamburguer to the USA/The hamburguer took to the USA

Use How much or How many

1)How many people drink Coca Cola?

2)How much is a chewing gum?

3)How many hamburguers can you eat?

Use the right comparative.

1)The following inventions are some of the coolest(cool)

2)Coca Cola is more popular than (popular)Pepsi.

3)A chewing gum is sweeter than (sweet) a hamburguer.

LISTENING

Watching a film “The time machine”

Which book is this film based on?

The film is based in the novel “The time machine”

Who is the author?

H.G.Wells

ACTIVITY 6

ACTIVITY 7HAMBURGER

Number the following facts in the right order

1ºThe Mongol cavalry used ground meat because they had to travel long distances without stopping for days. They carried meat.

2ºWhen the Mongols invaded Moscow They brought with them this.

3ºIn 1666, ships from Hamburgo–Germany- visited the Russian Port. So they took the dish back to Germany.

4ºThen Immigrants from Germany to the USA also brought along the hamburguer with them.

5ºThere are many different theories as to how and where the first hamburguer invention took place.

6ºAs we can see the hamburguers invention process was a long and gradual process, with people using ideas they learnt from others and adapting them to their own particular

ACTIVITY 8CHEWING GUM

1.What did Thomas do before he made Chewing gum?

He invented the bubble gum

2.What happened in 1869?

He ate a piece of surplus stock and liked the taste.

3.When did they invent Bubble gum?

In 1928

4.What is it like?

It is usually pink in colour and has a particular flavour.

5.How many sticks of gum do the Americans chew a year?

300 sticks of gum each year.

CHEWING GUM6.How can you remove gum from hair?

Often telling patients it would cause their intestines to stick together.

7.When do usually people buy most gum?

$2 billion of gum in the Unites States each year.

8.Do you like chewing gum?

Yes, I do

9.How much do you eat a week?

I eat three times a week

10.Is it cheap or expensive? Are there different classes? Speak about

It is cheap. Yes, there are of strawberry, mint, melon and peach.

WHAT ABOUT SMILE

1. Why did the blonde put lipstick on her forehead?

2.Why did the blonde stare at the frozen orange juice?

3.Why can't blondes make ice cubes?

4.How do you make a blonde laugh on Saturday?

5.Why do blondes always smile during lightning storms?

SELF-EVALUATION SHEETI HAVE LEARNT : VERY

WELL OK

NOT MUCH

To use the grammatical rules explained in this unit accurately

*

To read, understand and write texts related to the topic of the unit.

*

Collaborate with other students in pair/group work activities to improve their learning process.

*

To use the phonetic components accurately. *

To listen to specific and general information in a text. *

To use the vocabulary learnt through the unit. *

Listening *

Speaking *

Reading *

Writing *

How was your individual work? *

How was your pair work? *

How was your group Work? *