Appendix 1

Important Inventions

What is an invention? By definition, an

invention is a new and useful machine or piece
of work. Inventions can change the way you live.
Many inventions started as flaws, but with time
they improved and gave way to other
inventions and discoveries. These inventions
have given people a new world to live in. The
following are the some of the inventions that
have affected our lives deeply:

Telephone - The telephone is one of the most popular ways to communicate.

Alexander Graham Bell, who was an
instructor in charge of deaf and mute
people, invented the telephone. He wanted
to invent a way in which he can talk to his
friends without moving. And he succeeded.
With the telephone, you can easily talk to
your friends and family even if you are in far
away country. As time passed, there have
been many changes in the design and
working of telephone.

Airplane - This invention has changed

the way people travel. It has made
travelling easy and more comfortable.
The airplane was invented by the Wright
Brothers in the beginning of the 21st
century. It gives you the chance to find
out different places in the world and
travel to places where you could only
think off in the past. It is also used to
carry luggage.

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Name: _________________________________

Match the words with the correct meanings.

1. Century． ．To reach the goal/ to finish work as planned

2. Flaws． ．To plan / draw something new

3. Communicate． ．To feel good/ relax

4. Deaf． ．100 years

5. Mute． ．Someone who cannot speak

6. Succeed． ．Things people carry to travel

7. Comfortable． ．Ways that people talk with each other/

exchange ideas

8. Design． ．Someone who cannot hear

9. Discoveries． ．To find out/ to get knowledge of something new

(Discovery)

10. Luggage． ．Something that is not perfect

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Name: _______________________________________

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

1. How do we usually have new inventions?

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2. What can inventions do?

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3. What can a telephone do?

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4. What changes did the airplane bring compared to the past?

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5. Do you think the telephone is a good invention? Why/why not?

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6. Fill in the following boxes.

Invention

Inventors

Time of invention
Reason of
invention