WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 10B
Look at the pictures and tell what they are.
WONDERFUL NATURE
lotus
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bird
dolphin
tiger
flowers
Unit 5:
Lesson 3: READING
Period 42:
INVENTIONS
Friday, November 15th, 2019
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)
Activity 1: What can the animals or the leaves in the pictures do that people can’t?
Birds can fly but people ......
Dolphins can swim and stay
underwater for a long time
but people ...
A lotus leaf
does not
get wet.
It washes
water away
but people…
Activity 1:Name some things people have invented to make up for
what they cannot do?
People have
invented
the aeroplane
People have
invented
the submarine.
People
have
invented
the raincoat/
umbrella
What is the most suitable title of the text?
a. Mother Nature
b. Imitating Nature
c. Greatest Inventions
Activity 2
Work in groups
Time: 3 minutes to prepare
1 minute to match
Match the words with the correct definitions.
Activity 3: Definition
Activity 3: Definition
Match the words with their meanings
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.
Activity 4: Give SHORT ANSWERS to the following questions
SPIN
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BIG WHEEL
1. What are the inventions that imitate animals?
Aeroplane & Submarine
BACK
2. What are the inventions that imitate plants?
Self-cleaning glass window & Umbrella Fabric
BACK
3. Why is the aeroplane considered one of the greatest inventions in our history?
The Aeroplane. Because it help us to travel long distances in the air and encouraged the development of tourism and trading
BACK
4. What can help scientists to learn about life under the sea?
Submarine
BACK
5. How can a glass window clean itself?
The material that makes up the glass window has the ability to wash away the dirt in the rain
BACK
6. Find the words or phrases in the text that can describe an aeroplane, a submarine, and Velcro.
An aeroplane: ‘Its swing and shape imitating those of bird’.
A submarine: ‘Imitate a dolphin’s shape’.
The Velcro: ‘Hook and loop fasteners’; ‘Two fabrics sticking to gather thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other’.
BACK
Which of the four inventions mentioned in the text is the best imitation of nature? State your reasons.
Activity 5
INVENTIONS
imitating nature
Thank you for the attendance!