Grammar communication B2 Unit

Invention or no invention?
Work with a partner. Complete the texts with relative pronouns. Then decide if each invention is real (R)
or fake (F).

1 Are there times you’ve fallen asleep 7 Combining music and sport, everyone
when you shouldn’t? Try the Nap alarm. It measures surely wants to do, is possible with these sports shoes.
the angle and speed of your head movement, One shoe in each pair has a speaker and built-in disk
then allows it to sound an alarm if drive you can put a CD in.
you fall asleep. Don’t get caught out again! 
8 Have you ever wanted to have your watch in
2 Here’s an idea sounds like it might a place you could see it all the
be quite popular so make sure you don’t miss out! time? Try Nail watch. A concept by a well-known
Seeing by wireless, inventor is John manufacturer, it is a thin piece of material
Logie Baird, allows people to watch moving images sits on your nail and lights up to
sent wirelessly. show you the time you press it.
It’s practical and fashionable!
3 Anyone loves a barbecue will
enjoy this USB device, lets you
9 Afraid of dropping and breaking your mobile
have a barbecue for one you’re phone? Then look no further than the Emergency
near your computer. Just don’t expect to eat airbag, sits inside the mobile and
too much! opens the phone drops. No matter
you drop it, it’ll be safe.
4 If you’re the kind of person isn’t
good at cooking, then why not try the Foodie 10 If you want to keep your laptop hidden
fridge? It has a built-in camera other people can’t see it, then why
recognises the food in the fridge and a not try this laptop bag, looks just
screen useful recipes, using like an old book? No-one will ever know what’s
that food, are displayed. really inside!

5 If you’re fed up with living in a place
pollution is a problem, the Uno
might be the vehicle for you. This motorbike,
runs off electricity, has just one
wheel and is friendly to the environment.
6 We have no idea getting a picture to
hang straight on a wall is so difficult, but the
new Picture it straight solves this problem.
This device has a small camera and sensor built in,
measures the distance from the
walls and sounds an alarm the
picture is perfectly straight. 
11 Batteries – you can never find one
you want one! This is just one of the reasons
the new solar-powered Green torch has
been such a success with people lives
are busy. Not only that, but it helps saves the planet
too. A real necessity for any house or car.
12 What better way to relax than a hot bath
we can lie in for hours? Now,
with the Head bath cap, we can give the top of
our heads the same chance to relax too. The cap,
apparently helps our hair to grow,
lets water in, but doesn’t let it out.

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