important inventions

1. Inventions
and
inventors

2. Warming up
The 21st 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?
O Inventions help us learn more.
O Inventions help us live longer and healthier.
O Inventions help us make our life easier.
O Inventions help us entertain.
O Inventions help us take from one place to
another.
O Inventions help us be happier.
O Inventions help us communicate with one
another.
O 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.