Unit 6 When was it invented Section A

Unit 6 When was it invented? Section A 1 a-1 c

What can you see in the picture? computer telephone car TV

1 a. Group work : In what order do you think they were invented? Then number them. A: I think the TV was invented before the car. B: Well, I think …was invented after the. . .

1 b. Pre-listening ______ 1876 ______ 1885 ______ 1927 ______ 1971 e. g. I think … was invented in…

1 b. While-listening Task 1 Listen and match the inventions with the year. ______ 1876 d a ______ 1885 c ______ 1927 b ______ 1971

1 b. While-listening Task 2 Listen again and fill in the blanks. Inventions Telephone Car TV computer Were they invented when grandma was a child? Did her Why didn’t they family have one?

Task 2 Listen again and fill in the blanks. Inventions Were they invented when grandma was a child? Did her Why didn’t they family have one? Telephone Yes Car Yes TV Yes No It was very expensive and her family couldn’t afford it. computer No No It was not invented when grandma was a kid.

1 b. Post –listening Listen and repeat

1 b. Post -listening

1 c: Speaking: pair work 1 Student B, cover the dates. Student A, ask Student B when the things in the picture in 1 b were invented. Then change roles and practice again. A: When was the … invented? B: I think it was invented in …. B: When was the … invented? A: I think it was invented in ….

1 c: Speaking: pair work 2 Student A is grandchild, Student B is grandparent. Make a conversation. A: Was your life very difficult when you were a child? B: … A: You didn’t have modern inventions like…, right? B: … A: How about…? They weren’t invented yet, were they? B: … A: Did you have a…? B: … A: When was … invented? B: It was … in… A: Why didn’t you have…? B: Because…

Homework 1. Call your grandparents and ask them if they had the inventions when they were children. Write down the conversation in English. 2. Find out the inventions from 1976 to 1976.