WONDERFUL NATURE READING Wonderful nature INVENTIONS INSPIRED BY

WONDERFUL NATURE

READING : Wonderful nature

INVENTIONS INSPIRED BY NATURE • Objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Knowledge • get some information about inventions inspired by nature • enrich vocabulary related to the topic Skills • Develop reading micro-skills: Scanning, skimming Attitude • Enhance love of nature, have great respect for inventions imitating nature and be more aware of using them effectively.

1. Activity 1 • What can the animals or the leaves in the pictures do that people can’t? • Name some things people have invented to make up for what they cannot do?

Name can What some things animals or the leaves people have invented in the to pictures make updo forthat what people they can’t? do? cannot a A bird can fly. b c A dolphin can swim and stay underwater for a long time. A lotus leaf does not get wet. It washes water away.

Name some things people have invented to make up for what they cannot do? People have invented the aeroplane, the submarine, and the raincoat/ umbrella to make up for what they cannot do as well as these animals or leaves.

VOCABURALY: Inspire: truyền cảm hứng Inspiration: nguồn cảm hứng Inspirational (a) Observe /əbˈzɜːv/ (v): quan sát Fabric: vải Velcro /ˈvelkrəʊ/ : Hook and loop fastener : khóa dán Spacesuit: bộ đồ phi hành gia Imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ (v): copy Smooth /smuːð/ (a): trơn, nhẵn Cling – clung- clung: stick to sth

2. Activity 2 What is the most suitable title of the text? a. Mother Nature b. Imitating Nature c. Greatest Inventions Text

4. Activity 4 Give SHORT ANSWERS to the following questions 1. What are the inventions that imitate animals? 2. What are the inventions that imitate plants? 3. Why is the aeroplane considered one of the greatest inventions in our history? 4. What can help scientists to learn about life under the sea? 5. How can a glass window clean itself? 6. Find the words or phrases in the text that can describe an aeroplane, a submarine, and Velcro.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. What are the inventions that imitate animals? The aeroplane and the submarine. 2. What are the inventions that imitate plants? Velcro, the self-cleaning glass window and umbrella fabric. 3. Why is the aeroplane considered one of the greatest inventions in our history? Because it helps us travel long distances in the air and encourages the development of tourism and trading.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 4. What can help scientists to learn about life under the sea? Submarines. 5. How can a glass window clean itself? The material that makes up the glass window has the ability to wash away dirt in the rain.

6. Find the words or phrases in the text that can describe an aeroplane, a submarine, and Velcro. An aeroplane ‘its wings and shape imitating those of a bird’ A submarine ‘imitates a dolphin’s shape’ Velcro ‘hook-and-loop fastener’ ‘two fabrics sticking together thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other’

WORK IN PAIRS • Practise asking and answering questions about inventions inspired by nature.

5. Activity 5 Which of the four inventions mentioned in the text is the best imitation of nature? State your reasons. the aeroplane the submarine INVENTIONS imitating nature the self-cleaning glass window and umbrella fabric Velcro

LESSON OUTCOME What have you learnt today? I have learnt about how animals and plants in nature can inspire inventors to create useful devices or equipment to make our life easier and more comfortable. I have practised reading for the main idea and specific information about inventions inspired by nature.

CONSOLIDATION Take a quiz! https: //sites. google. com/site/ hoangthihienc 3 hhpt/proprofs

- Learn the new words by heart - Take the quiz UNIT – INVENTIONS on www. proprofs. com - Complete the following table Name of invention Laptop Characteristics Use Benefits

5 most important inventions of all time 1. Telephone: 2. Electricity: 3. Airplane: 4. Light Bulb: 5. Worldwide Web: