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Unit3 Inventorsandinventions Usinglanguage II Beforelistening chooseamachineyouuseeverydayandthinkaboutwhatyouwoulddotoimproveit Wouldyouchangetheshape thesizeorthemotor Discusswithyourpartnerandbepreparedtotelltheclass Page26 Listening Listentothetapeandtickthewordsyouhear washingmachinebicycledrumcarpetcleanerrefrigeratorcourt Washingmachinesatthattimedonotcleantheclothesaswellasbyhand Heinventedamachineusingtwohalfdrumswhichmoveinoppositedirections ListenagainandmakenotesonJamesDyson sinvention Phrases ringoff挂断电话I llhavetoringoffnow Ihaveatraintocatch ringup打电话Ifthismanringsupformeagain don tputhimthrough ringback回电话I mbusynow I llringbacklater Listening Workbook Page62 Doyouhaveamobilephone Whatfunctionsdoyoulikeyourphonehave Howmuchdoyouknowabout3Gphones 3Gor3rdGenerationoffersservicesincludingwide areawirelessvoicetelephone videocalls andwirelessdata allinamobileenvironment Comparedto2Gand2 5Gservices 3Gallowssimultaneoususeofspeechanddataservicesandhigherdatarates Whatfunctionsarealreadyincludedinamobilephone Whichonesdoyoufinduseful Whatelsedoyouexpectamobilephonetodoforyou Listentothetapeandtickthedescriptionsyouhaveheard amobilethat thinks amobilethatspendsyourmoneyamobilethatcanteachyouEnglishamobilethatplansyourholiday amobilethatdoesvideotapingamobilethatisacomputeramobilethatwakesyouupamobilethatordersyourfood Listentothetapeagainandanswerthesequestions WhichmobiledoesRuththinkshewillbuyandwhy Whatextraapplicationsdomobileshavenow Whatextraapplicationswilltheyhavewiththe3GmobileWhyisRuthworried Whatadvantagesdothe3Gmobilesoffer Whatdoyouthinkmightgowrong Listentothetapeagainandanswerthesequestions WhichmobiledoesRuththinkshewillbuyandwhy Whatextraapplicationsdomobileshavenow Whatextraapplicationswilltheyhavewiththe3Gmobile Ruthwantstobuythemobilethatturnsitselfonwhenitreceivesimportantcalls Shemissedthreeyesterdaywhenhermobilewasswitched turnedoff Mobilescanvideotapeandactasacomputernow Theywillbeabletoplanholidays bookairtickets hotelandanappropriateplacetostay Theywillauthorizepayingforthemtoo 4 WhyisRuthworried 5 Whatadvantagesdothe3Gmobilesoffer 6 Whatdoyouthinkmightgowrong Ruthisworriedbecauseitmightspendhermoney Theadvantagesarethattheyhelppeoplewhoarebusyatworktoordergoodsatthecheapestpriceorbookholidays airtickets etc Themobilemanyspendmoneyunwiselyorspendmorethanapersoncanafford Youmayforgetthespendingandnotincludeitinyouraccountsofyourpersonalincome Listeningtask Workbook Page67 Beforelisteningtothetape besureyouknowthemeaningsofthewordsbelow tentroundaboutcaravanmetalguidebook tentroundabout asheltermadeofalargesheetofcanvas nylon etc thatissupportedbypolesandropesfixedtothegroundandisusedespeciallyforcamping acircularplatformforchildrentoplayoninapark etc thatispushedroundwhilechildrenaresittingonit caravanmetalguidebook avehiclewhichcanbepulledbyacar whichcontainscookingandsleepingequipment andinwhichpeopleliveortravel usu forholidays anyofseveralchemicalelementsthatareusuallyshinysolidsthatconductheatorelectricityandcanbeformedintosheetsetc somethingthatoffersbasicinformationorinstruction Listenandfillinthechartwiththeideasofthetwogirlsandmakeyourownsuggestions 1 Aroundabout2 Atent3 Acaravan 1 Hasfourwheelsandafloor2 Theappearance3 Canmove bigenoughtocarryafamily 1 Wheelsgoforwardsandbackwards notroundandround2 Madeofmetalandnotcloth3 Noroomtosleepinit noteasytoparkatnight Howtodiscusspossibleanswersandcometoaconclusion Putforwardasuggestion Giveareasontosupportyoursuggestion Provideanotherreasontoshowthattheideacannotberight Suggestanotherpossibilitywithareason SpeakingTask Lookatthepicture InpairsdiscusswhatthisinventionofLeonardoDaVinciwas Severalalternativeexplanationsareprovided butonlyoneiscorrect Bepreparedtogiveyourideastotheclasswithyourreasons Sampledialogue S1 NowLetmesee Therearefourpossibilitiessuggestedhere Solet sexaminethemonebyone S2 OK Thefirstoneisawaterlift Doyouthinkthatmeansittakeswaterfromthegroundtoahigherplace S1 Isupposeso Well thisdrawingshowsathickropeandperhapsawaterwheel Doyouthinkwatercouldtraveluparope S2 Idon tthinkso Doyouthinkit samovingseriesofsmallbucketsratherthanarope S1 Isupposeitcoldbeandinthatcasethatwouldworkasawaterlift Let slookatthenextpossibilityanyway S2 Doyouthinkit samessengerforsendingmessages Thatdoesn tsoundveryuseful I dhavethoughtbirdswouldhavebeenbetterandeasier soIdon tthinkit sthat S1 Norme Nowwhataboutitbeingawaterslide Ifsoitseemsodditshouldchangedirectionhalfway S2 Iagreewithyou That soddandIdon tthinkit sawaterslide Nowisitalift S1 Isupposeitcouldtakeitemsuptothehigherfloors butyouwouldneedsomeonetomovethemfromthefirstlifttothesecond wouldn tyou S2 Yesandthere snoonethere SoIdon tthinkthat spossibleeither Ithinkitmustbethewaterlift S2 SodoI LookattheseChineseinventionsandinpairsdiscusswhatyouknowaboutthem Picture1 AnabacusTheabacuswasandisusedtosolvecomplicatedmathematicalproblems AncientChinesepeopleusedsmallpiecesofbamboobeforetheabacuswasinvented Bythe14thcentury theabacuswasusedalloverChina Picture2 AprintingpressAround700ADtheChineseinventedblockprinting Thefirstmoveableprintingmachineswasinventedbyacommoner BiSheng intheSongDynasty EachpieceoftypewasmadeofwetclayuponwhichwascarvedoneChinesecharacter Picture3 AsouthpointerItiswidelyacceptedthattheChinesewerethefirsttodiscoverandmakeuseofthemagneticqualitiesofiron Inthepictureshownherethemagnetisedspoonisplaceonacopperboardalwayspointingtothesouth WritingTask adescriptionoftheobjectwhatitwasusedforhowitwasusedwhenitwasinvented WriteanentryforanencyclopediaaboutoneoftheChineseinventions Chooseoneandpreparetowriteyourreport Youmustexplainsom