P3: BLOG 9 10TH B Dec. 24th.-30th. (1), 2018. Reading: Inventions All Around

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P3: BLOG 9 10TH B Dec. 24th.-30th. (1), 2018. Reading: Inventions All Around A2.1. GOOD MORNING BOYS AND GIRLS! WHAT A PLEASURE TO FIND INTERESTING INFORMATION TO WORK WITH YOU. LANGUAGE SKILL: Reading, speaking, grammar structure, writing and CLIL. TOPIC: Reading: Inventions All Around. AIMS: To improve their speaking skill. To check and find specific information.  To learn more vocabulary and expressions dealing with dialogs and conversations. To study English in a funny and interesting way.  SKILLS WITH DEVELOPING CRITERIA: Check the new words and find them on the list. Write their meaning and do the exercise applying them in a correct way. 

Exercise 1. Read this text quickly. Then match the following items to the paragraphs they belong to. 
1.   _____White Out           2.   _____cola soda
3.   _____the light bulb      4.   _____the radio Inventions All Around
Word Bank • electricity • waves • drink • thirsty • tempera • durable • paint • refreshing • data • transmit • lightning • mistakes 

a. People all over the world have worked really hard to help humanity progress in different fields such as science and technology. There are numerous great minds of scientists and inventors who have contributed to solving a lot of problems for humankind. However, there are inventors and inventions that have also helped people, but that have never appeared in scientific publications. Some of these inventions are everyday items, such as the light bulb, the popular White Out, the radio and even soda drinks.

b.  Light bulbs, for instance, are everywhere in houses and offices. Thomas Alva Edison worked for many years with electricity to improve the quality of the light bulb. He produced much more durable light bulbs which could last up to thirteen hours. Edison also worked on reliable electric lighting systems to help with the supply of electricity in neighborhoods and cities.
 
c.  Another common item in houses and offices is the popular Liquid Paper or Wite-out. A secretary named Bette Nesmith Graham invented it in 1956. She used a mixture of white tempera paint that she had at home.
She used her formula to correct her typing mistakes in her office and soon many of her co-workers asked her for the magical liquid. She patented her formula and called it Liquid Paper.d.  A Croatian immigrant named Nikola Tesla patented the radio in the United    States    in    1943.    Basically,    the    radio    has    the    capacity    to    transmit    electromagnetic    waves    in    the    form    of    music,    news    and    other    data    invisibly    through    air.    Many    other    appliances    such    as    telephones,    remote    control    toys and microwave ovens use waves to work properly.

d. In    May    1886,    Dr.    John    S.    Pemberton    wrote    a    formula    for    a    headache    remedy    which    he    at    first    called    Pemberton’s French Wine Coca. Pemberton thought his drink did not have the healing properties he envisioned,    so    later    he    sold    his    drink    to    a    group    of   
businessmen for them to sell as a drink to quench people’s    thirst.    Frank    Robinson,    who    had    worked    with    Pemberton,    designed    the    logo    and    the    script    name.    He also added the phrase delicious and refreshing that goes with every Coca-Cola advertisement.  

Exercise 2. Go back to the text to answer these questions.  
a. Who improved the quality of light bulbs? 

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b. Why    did    Bette    Nesmith    Graham    invent    Liquid    Paper? 

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c. Where did Nikola Tesla patent the radio?   

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d. What did John Pemberton invent?  

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e. Why did Pemberton sell his drink?   

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