INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

ESL PROJECTEnglish Department

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

• We are going to learn a bit more about daily life inventions and their inventors. • You are going to make a glog about an invention or an inventor.• Work in groups of 3-4 members and make sure each member has a definite task.• Due date for your glogs: 30th April

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS Obligatory media in your glog:

• Images: pictures related to your inventor and his invention.• Text: write short paragraphs about the inventor.• Audio: you must tell the rest the reason for your choice,

what made your inventor famous…• Video: upload a short video in English about or related to

your inventor.• Link: include a link to a website in English about your

inventor.

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS General Guidelines

• You can choose an inventor or an invention from the sites suggested or you can surf the Web on your own.

• Focus on daily life inventions rather than on well-known inventions.

• Do not copy from the Internet or use a translator.• Surf only webpages in English.• Make use of the structures and vocabulary studied so far.• Do not use words you can’t understand.• Do not include too much boring data nobody will read.

Be concise and precise.

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONSPOSSIBLE CONTENT

• Why did the object first come about? Did someone set out to make it, or did an accident inspire the inventor?

• Through what stages did the object develop? What caused changes in the object over time?

• How did the everyday object in question affect the way people behave?

• What is the economic impact of the object? That is, how many are made each year, and how many people are involved in making it?

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONSEVALUATION

Your glog will be evaluated on the following aspects:• Visual aspect: Presentation, originality.• Use of all the obligatory media: video, audio, text…• Content: information included in your glog, ability to

digest all the data found in your search.• Use of English: use of structures and vocabulary

appropriate to your level.• Accuracy: correctness in your oral and written texts.

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONSORAL PRESENTATION

You will present your glog in front of your class.• Speak slowly and clearly.• Don’t read what is already written.• Say the reason for your choice.• Show you have learnt things about your inventor.• Tell the rest the most important information

about your inventor• Avoid boring data.

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

RECOMMENDED WEBSITES• A to Z inventions• Inventions for everyday life• Inventors and Inventions• Technology and inventions

INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

Check what others have done and try to outdo them.• Jeans• The lightbulb• The telescope• The automobile

The best glogs will be displayed in the High Schoolentrance hall.