UNIT - 5

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1. a laptop
2. a zip
3. a bicycle
4. a compass
5. a mobile phone
6. a tablet
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1. a mobile phone and laptop
2..
MOBILE PHONE:
Advantages: it is small and ha multiple uses, it can be used to talk to friends, send texts, as a camera, a
calculator, a stopwatch and a calendar.
Disadvantage : the facilities on a phone depend on the type of phone – not all phones have all the same functions
– and phones can’t be used as a word processor.

LAPTOP:
Advantages: multiple uses, surf the internet, send mail, play games and do homework
Disadvantages: bigger than a mobile phone and many of the function on a laptop can be done on a phone too.
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a. It’s got to be my mobile phone - I can’t live without it! (Lucia)
b. I can used it to talk to my friends. (Lucia)
c. The most important gadget for me is a laptop. (Ben)
d. in think it’s more useful than a laptop. (Lucia)
e. That’s true, but it depends on the types of phone… (Ben)
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a memory stick
a tablet

a mini-DVD player an MP3 player

memory stick

MP3 player

tablet
 Speaker 2
Speaker 1
The touch screen
Some headphones
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a What is your favourite gadget?
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40% For entertainment
35% Communicate with each other
15% Store information
10% Be creative
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In the past, before the use of electricity, people used
fire, oil lamps and gas tamps for light.
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Edison’s most famous invention was the modern
electric light bulb.

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1. True
2. False – Gas lamps were used to light the streets.
3. False – Edison’s modern light bulb was cheap and long
lasting.
4. False – Edison improved the first electric light bulbs
and made them cheaper and more practical.
5. True
6. False He created 1,093 other inventions in his
lifetime.
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a. 4
b. 6
c. 3
d. 2
e. 5
f. 1
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didn’t use to

Did use to

used to
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Kim is presenting her idea to a
group of judges in a competition.
B If she wins the competition,
she’ll win a prize of a lot of
money. The prize money will
enable her to make her invention
idea and sell it.

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A Picture C
C
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1. She shows her audience a
picture of her idea.

2. Organisation of information:
• A description of the idea.
• How you use the invention
• Why people need this
invention
• A summary of the idea.
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1. How do you keep your balance on the Super Jet Boots?

2. Where will you put the jet fuel to give the boots power?
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1. Will I save money? – Yes you will.
2. Super Jet Boots will solve the traffic
problems in out city.
3. You won’t have to travel by car any more.
4. You won’t have / see so many traffic
accidents.
5. The jet will be so powerful that you can
stand up straight.
6. You will be able to travel as fast as you like.
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will be
won’t have to
 will make

won’t get

will like

will do
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C
E
B
What will the handwriting look like?

Will the headphones be comfortable to wear?

Will the pen use electricity?

How much will the Brain Pen cost?

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The invention Hassan
discusses is the wheel.

According to Hassan, people

wouldn’t be able to travel
anywhere quickly or easily and
they wouldn’t be able to work
quickly of efficiently.
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a. It is important for people to travel so that they can know about other places. If they couldn’t

travel, their world would be very small of limited.

b. We need wheels to carry things and for parts for machines in factories and farms.
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a. giving your opinion? in my opinion / I think that …

b. giving a reason for you opinion? because / this means that / for these reasons…

c. giving examples? such as / for example

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Paragraph 1: it would also be difficult to see other cities and countries.

This means that we wouldn’t know about other places and our world would be very small.

Paragraph 2: If we don’t have the wheel, people wouldn’t be able to work easily and efficiently.

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1. b

2. f

3. c

4. a

5. d

6. e
 won would celebrate

would visit went

could would live

moved wouldn’t want

met would ask

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Garth’s ‘crazy idea’ was an invention for an

‘umbrella hat’- an umbrella positioned on a hat

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1. Garth was excited about his invention; he
believe that it was something that was very
useful and lots of people would want to won
one.
2. The problem of staying dry in wet weather
and having both hand free so you could carry
other things.
3. He went outside on a rainy and windy day to
see if the invention protected him from the
weather.
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4. The Barker Boys were hostile toward Garth
(unfriendly and aggressive).
5. He pulled it off his head and threw it on the
ground.
6. They laughed at it in a cruel way. Todd Barker
said cruel things about the invention and
insulated Garth.
7. He thought it looked stupid (dumb) and that
no one would want to wear it.
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8. Garth felt very upset and shaken (trembling). The boys had made him feel stupid (humiliated).
9. He saw a lady standing behind him, looking at him as if she was worried about him (peering at him
with concern).
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10. She was very interested in it and thought it was a wonderful idea.
11. Garth’s mood changed and he felt much happier (brightening).
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12. The lady’s advice was that he shouldn’t
let stupid boys (like the Barker Boys)
make him feel bad; that he should
continue to invent things because one
day he would make something really
good.
13. She wanted to organise a competition
to find the best young inventor in the
town, to encourage children with
creative ideas.
14. He felt much better and more
enthusiastic ( the implication is that
the lady’s interest made him believe in
himself. He started to think of lots of
new idea for inventions.
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Suggestions:
2. The lady’s attitude was completely the opposite: she thought the invention was very interesting and a very good idea,
coming from such a young boy. She could see Garth’s potential (what he might be able to do in the future) by looing
at his invention.
3. She told Garth not to let negative people (like the Barker Boys) who did not know anything about invention, make him
feel stupid and small. She also made the point that Garth should keep inventing because one day he might create
something really great.
4. He felt better because the lady had a positive, encouraging attitude and showed that she believed in him and other
children like him. Her comments and her idea to organise the competition showed this.
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Meaning:
gently - softly and quietly without force
carefully - taking care and paying attention
quickly - with speed, fast
securely - when you do something to make you safer
roughly - to do something in a way that might hurt someone or knock them over
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a
All contain a long ‘ ’ sound /eI/

All contain a short ‘a’ sound /æ /

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a. 3
b. 1
c. 4
d. 9
e. 10
f. 7
g. 2
h. 8
i. 6
j. 5
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excitedly

immediately
blankly
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zips

mobile phones

laptops
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would

didn’t use to

would

won’t

used to