*Part 3: _READING_
*Period 40:
*INVENTIONS

What can the animals or the leaves in the pictures do that people can't?
*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? *
*1. Activity 1
*What can the animals or the leaves in the pictures do that people can't? *
*a
*c
*b
*A bird can fly.
*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? *

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.
*inspire _/ɪn'spaɪə(r)/(v)_
*inspiration _/,ɪnspə'reɪʃn / (n)_
*inspirational _/,ɪnspə'reɪʃənl _ _/ (a)_
*nguồn cảm hứng
* đầy cảm hứng
*truyền cảm hứng
*fabric _/'fæbrɪk / (n)_
*sợi vải
*cái móc
*Hook (n)
*/huk/
*fastener (n)
*cái khóa ( áo)
*imitate /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ (v): bắt chước, mô phỏng theo
*What is the most suitable title of the text?
*a. Mother Nature
*b. Imitating Nature
*c. Greatest Inventions
*2. Activity 2
*Text
Match the words with their meanings
*3. Activity 3
*1. inspire
*a. cloth or material for making clothing, curtain, etc.
*2. fastener
*b. give someone a desire to do something well
*3. fabric
*c. thread or fibre with a curved end
*4. hook
*d. special clothing for an astronaut
*5. loop
*e. device used to close a piece of clothing
*6. spacesuit
*f. thin thread or fibre in the shape of a circle
*inspire _/ɪn'spaɪə(r)/(v)_
*inspiration _/,ɪnspə'reɪʃn / (n)_
*inspirational _/,ɪnspə'reɪʃənl _ _/ (a)_
*hook-and-loop fastener_ (n.ph)  _Velcro *_/hʊk ənd lu:p 'fɑːsnə(r)/ /'velkrəʊ/_
*fabric _/'fæbrɪk / (n)_
*spacesuit _/'speɪssu:t/_ _(n)_

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.
*4. Activity 4
*1. What are the inventions that imitate animals?
*2. What are the inventions that imitate plants?
*_ The aeroplane and the submarine._
*_ 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

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
*4. What can help scientists to learn about life under the sea?
*5. How can a glass window clean itself?
*_ Marine plants, and animals, water temperature,depth…_
*_ 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
*A submarine
*Velcro
*'its wings and shape imitating those of a bird'
*'two fabrics sticking together thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other'
*'imitates a dolphin's shape'
*'hook-and-loop fastener'
WORK IN PAIRS
*Practise asking and answering questions about inventions inspired by nature.
*Which of the four inventions mentioned in the text is the best imitation of nature? State your reasons.
*5. Activity 5
*the aeroplane
*the self-cleaning glass window and umbrella fabric
*Velcro
*the submarine
*INVENTIONS *imitating nature

LESSON OUTCOME
*_ 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._
*What have you learnt today?
*CONSOLIDATION
*Take a quiz!
*https://sites.google.com/site/hoangthihienc3hhpt/proprofs
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*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: