Unit 11 grade 8: Science And Technology – Communication
Quiz: Who invented what? (Quiz: Who invented what?)
1. Task 1 Unit 11 Grade 8 Communication
Match the inventors in A with their inventions in B. (Match the inventors in part A with their inventions in part B.)
Guide to answer
1-g. Thomas Edison – the light bulb (incandescent bulbs)
2-d. Sir Alexander Flemming – penicillin (penicillin drugs)
3-a. Alexander Graham Bell – the telephone (phone table)
4-f. The Wright brothers – the airplane (planes)
5-b. James Watt – the steam engine (engine hoh water)
6-c. Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook (social network Facebook)
7-e. Tim Berners-Lee – the Internet (Global network)
2. Task 2 Unit 11 Grade 8 Communication
Work in groups. Discuss the question: Which invention is more useful? (Work in groups. Discuss the question: Which invention is more useful?)
Example:
A: The invention of the airplane is very important because it has changed the way people travel and transport goods around the world.
B: You are right. But I think the invention of penicillin is more useful because it has saved lots of lives.
Translated:
A: The invention of the airplane is important because it has changed the way people travel and exchange goods around the world.
B: You’re right. But I think the invention of the antibiotic penicillin is more useful because it saves many lives.
Guide to answer
A: I think the light bulb is the most important invention because it opened a door to the industrialization.
B: I think telephone is actually a breakthrough. Since the telephone was invented, the communication has changed a lot, affected many fields.
Translated:
A: I think the filament light bulb is the most important invention because it opened the door to industrialization.
B: I think the phone is a breakthrough. Since its invention, communication has changed a lot, affecting many fields
3. Task 3 Unit 11 Grade 8 Communication
a. Ha had an interesting dream last night in which she met and interviewed Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone. (Ha had an interesting dream last night in which she met and interviewed Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.)
Translated:
River: When and where were you born?
Bell: I was born in 1847 in Scotland.
River: And did you go to school in Scotland?
Bell: That’s right, I went to the Royal School.
River: Which subject do you like the most?
Bell: I’ve always liked science, especially biology.
River: Did you go to college?
Bell: That’s right, I went to the University of Edinburgh and then to the University of London.
River: And what did you do after that?
Bell: I taught deaf and dumb people in Boston, USA.
River: When did you invent the telephone?
Bell: Well, I invented the telephone quite by accident in 1876 when I made a mistake doing an experiment…
River: Interesting!
b. Two days later, Ha told her friend what Alexander Bell said. Now report what Ha told her friend, using reported speech. (Two days later, Ha tells her friend what Alexander Bell said. Now report what Ha told her friend, using narrative sentences.)
Translated:
Eg: Alexander said that he studied at the Royal College.
Guide to answer
first. He said that he was born in 1847 in Scotland.
(He says he was born in 1847 in Scotland.)
2. He told that he always liked sciences, especially biology.
(He said that he always liked science, especially biology.)
3. He told that he had taught the deaf-mute in Boston, USA.
(He said he taught deaf and dumb people in Boston, USA.)
4. He said that he had invented the telephone by chance in 1876.
(He says he invented the telephone by accident in 1876.)
4. Task 4 Unit 11 Grade 8 Communication
Work in pairs. One of you is a reporter, and the other is Tim Berners-Lee. Role-play, using the information given. (Work in pairs. One of you is a reporter, the other is Tim-Berners-Lee. Role play. use the information given.)
Guide to answer
A: When and where were you born?
B: I was born on 8 June 1955 in London.
A: Which university did you study?
B: I studied in Oxford University from 1973 to 1976.
A: Where did you work after that?
B: I joined company called DG Nash in 1978.
A: When did you build first Web browser?
B: Printed 1990.
A: When did it finish?
B: I put online the first website on 6 August 1991.
Translated:
A: When and where were you born?
B: I was born on June 8, 1955 in London.
A: What university did you attend?
B: I studied at Oxford from 1973 to 1976.
A: Where did you work after that?
B: I joined DG Nash in 1978.
A: When did you build your first website?
B: In 1990.
A: When is it finished?
B: I launched it on August 6, 1991.
5. Practice Task 1
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others
Question 1: A. realicompany B. didiscover C. improve D. invent
Question 2: A. improb. role C. oversleep D. solve
Question 3: A. technique B. patent C. invent D. benefit
Question 4: A. precise B. light C. qualicompany D. science
Question 5: A. bulb B. umbrella C. suppos D. ubackground
6. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information even (6) __________ than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the same time. Third, they can store information for a long time. They do not forget things that the common people do. (7) __________, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, but they usually do not make mistakes.
Recently, it is important (8) __________ about computers. There are a number of things to learn. Many companies have computers at work. In addition, most universities (9) __________ day and night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a bok, or from a friend. After a few hours of practice, you can (10) __________ with computers.
Question 6: A. quickly B. quick C. more quickly D. most quickly
Question 7: A. finally B. finish C. final D. finishing
Question 8: A. know B. know C. know D. to know
Question 9: A. have B. has C. had D. having
Question 10: A. do B. play C. get D. work
7. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, the children need to match the inventor’s name with their invention correctly, discuss and give ideas about the more useful invention, report the sentences Ha said and create a conversation. Interview with Tim Berners-Lee based on available information.
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