Grammar The passive Have something done Vocabulary Everyday inventions Operating technology Prepositional phrases with adjectives Speaking A debate Writing A for and against essay
2 Appliance of science Vocabulary Everyday inventions
Operating technology
1 Work with a partner. Match the photos with some of these words. Check that you understand the meaning of the other words.
4 Match the pictures with these words. charge/recharge (a battery) connect X to Y insert plug in select (a programme/a track/a function) switch/turn on/off press a button (Power/Play/Stop/Fast Forward/Rewind)
camcorder digital camera dishwasher DVD player laptop microwave oven mobile phone MP3 player remote control satnav vacuum cleaner washing machine
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2 What is the invention you use to … 1 wash clothes? 3 turn on the TV? 4 find the best way to get from one place to another? 5 send emails? and SPEAKING Work with a partner. Write definitions for the other words from 1. Can your partner identify the words?
You use it to send text messages. A mobile phone.
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LISTENING 8 Listen. Which everyday invention are the family talking about? 1 2 3
7 Work with a partner. Write basic instructions for how to operate this equipment. Use as many words from 4 as possible. 1 a DVD player 2 a microwave oven 3 a mobile phone
2 clean the carpet?
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7 Listen and check your answers.
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SPEAKING Work with a partner. Look at these questions and discuss your answers. 1 Which of the inventions in 1 do you use the most? Why? 2 Which of the inventions do you never use? Why not? 3 If you were living alone and only had money for five of the inventions in 1, which would you buy and why?
Which of the inventions do you use the most? Probably my microwave oven because I’m always busy and I haven’t got time to cook. In my free time I’d rather go out with my friends than spend hours cooking, so I usually buy ready meals from the supermarket and heat them up.
Unit 2
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