Unit

3 THEME: Science and Technology

Inventions

READING SoW Lessons 30–35

The microwave oven is an appliance found in most modern homes. It is mostly used in the kitchen
for reheating food. It uses microwaves, which are radio waves that heat up molecules inside the
food. It has an automatic shut-off timer which enables food to be heated more evenly, safely and
quickly. At the touch of a few buttons, this device can boil water, reheat leftovers, cook rice and
defrost frozen food in only a few minutes!
The microwave oven was an accidental invention by Percy Spencer. Spencer worked for a
company that developed microwave radar transmitters during World War II. One day in 1945, he
noticed that a chocolate bar in his pocket was beginning to melt. He discovered that the
microwaves from the radar set he was working on were heating the chocolate bar in his pocket! He
did some experiments and figured out that the microwaves could be concentrated to heat food. He
created the first working microwave oven in 1945, and the first food he cooked in it was popcorn.
The early microwave ovens were too large, too heavy and too expensive. It was many years
before microwave ovens were produced and sold cheaply. They were finally introduced to the
marketplace in 1967.

A Read the passage above. Then, for each of the following statements, underline TRUE or
FALSE. Correct the statements that are false. LS 3.1.2

1 The microwave oven is mainly used for reheating food. TRUE/FALSE 2 Percy Spencer

invented the microwave oven in 1967. TRUE/FALSE 3 At first, microwave ovens were too

expensive to be sold commercially. TRUE/FALSE

B Match these words or phrases from the passage above with their correct meanings. LS
3.1.3

WORD/PHRASE MEANING 1 transmitters thought about something until you

understood it 2 figured out equipment used for sending electronic signals 3
concentrated brought together in one place

LS 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in simple longer texts on a range of familiar topics LS 3.1.3 Guess
the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other known words and by context on a range of familiar topics

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 LANGUAGE AWARENESS
Simple Past Tense and Past Continuous Tense
Examples:

Simple Past Tense • Spencer worked for a company that developed microwave radar
transmitters during World War II.
• It was many years before microwave ovens were produced and
sold cheaply.
Past Continuous Tense • He discovered that the microwaves from the
• One day in 1945, he noticed that a chocolate radar set he was working on were heating the
bar in his pocket was beginning to melt. chocolate bar in his pocket!

A Complete the following passage with the simple past or past continuous form of the word
in brackets.
One day, Joseph Friedman was 1 (sit) in a soda shop with his daughter. He was 2 (watch) as
his daughter 3 (struggle) to drink a milkshake through a straight paper straw. Joseph 4
(decide) to find a way to help her out. He 5 (insert) a screw into the straw and 6 (wrap) it with
floss. When he 7 (remove) the straw, it 8 (bend) over the rim of the glass. His daughter 9
(drink) her milkshake easily. Friedman 10
(patent) his idea in 1937 and 11 (start) the Flexible Straw Corporation. B Complete the

following sentences with the past continuous form of the word in brackets.

1 I (return) home from the Science Exhibition when I saw an accident on the road.
2 Joseph (play) video games while I (do) my homework. 3 The girls (talk) on the phone
for an hour about their Science project. 4 The astronauts (prepare) for their mission in
space.

C Rewrite these sentences using the past tense.

1 Joel is unhappy because he cannot go to the Science Fair.

2 Nik borrows the book because he wants to read more about life under the sea.

3 The boys buy a new video game and give it to Justin.

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WRITING
A Complete the table below with information from the passage on page 13. LS 4.1.3
 THE MICROWAVE OVEN

Location: Most Popular Use:

How It Works:

Key Safety Feature:

Inventor: Year of Invention:

Problems of Early Ovens: Year of Sale of Microwave Ovens:

B Explain how the microwave oven was invented. Write a summary in not more than
50 words. LS 4.1.3

C Read the following passage. There are six errors in the text. Use the codes below to
mark the errors, and then correct them. LS 4.2.3, 4.2.1

P – Punctuation T – Wrong Tense Sp – Wrong Spelling ^ – Missing Word

Do you know what inventor is? An inventor was someone who comes up with an idea for the
first time. You must be creative hard-working and persistent. You must not be afraid to fail.
Instead of getting discouraged, you must ask yourself what went wrong and try again.
Did you know that Bill Gates experienced many failures before achieveing success? His
first invention, a machine that was supposed to create reports for roadway engineers from raw
traffic data, failed to process the data when he tried to present it to a traffic employee? Yet, he
wasn’t discouraged from trying again. He was able to create a company, that completely
changed the computer industry, and we all know just how successful that was for him.

LS 4.1.3 Summarise the main points of a simple story, text or plot

LS 4.2.3 Produce a plan or draft of two paragraphs or more and modify this appropriately either in response to feedback or
independently
LS 4.2.1 Punctuate written work with moderate accuracy

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LISTENING
A Listen to the text and complete the flow chart below. LS 1.1.6
 Button makers were
The 1 were used on almost making a lot of money
is commonly used on every piece of clothing. selling different types of
many clothes. buttons to the world’s
3.

Gideon Sundbäck It became the most

invented the zipper in common method of Sundbäck began
4 . It was better, faster and fastening, 6 7
and tightening clothes. hundreds of metres of
5.
his product every day.

8
is the world’s largest
zipper maker.
Long ago, 2

B Match the words and phrases on the left with their meanings on the right. LS 1.2.1

WORD/PHRASE MEANING 1 tailor replaced

2 manufacturers people or companies that produce goods in large quantities

3 took over a person whose job is to make or repair clothes

4 fastening closing or joining together the two parts of something

LS 1.1.6 Understand with little or no support longer simple narratives on a wide range of familiar topics LS 1.2.1 Guess the
meaning of unfamiliar words from clues provided by other words and by context on a range of familiar topics

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SPEAKING
A Complete the dialogue with words and phrases from the box below. Then, read out the

completed dialogue with a friend. LS 2.1.3

shortlisted
teams
invention
projects
exhibition
taking part
support
prize
creative
participants

Indran : I’m going to an 1 on Saturday morning. Would you like to come along?
Mukzir : What is it about?
Indran : It’s the Young Inventors Challenge 2019 organised by the Association of Science,
Technology and Innovation.
Mukzir : Oh! I’ve never heard of it.
Indran : The Young Inventors Challenge requires 2 of up to four or five secondary school
students to put their minds together and come up with an 3 . The purpose of the
programme is to build and encourage the 4 and inventive capabilities of young
people. Students from many schools are taking part in it. The 5 teams will
compete for the Grand 6 . It will be interesting.
Mukzir : Are you 7 ?
Indran : No. But I know some of the 8 . I want to 9
them and see what interesting inventions were made.
Mukzir : That sounds cool. What else does this organisation do?
Indran : They have various 10 , such as the Science Fair for Young Children and the
Creative and Critical Thinking Camp. We should definitely support them.
Mukzir : Yes, I agree. I’d like to go with you to take a look at the inventions.
Indran : Great. I’ll let you know when and where we will meet.
B Are you interested in the exhibition mentioned above? Give reasons for your opinion. HOTS

LS 2.1.3

LS 2.1.3 Express opinions about future plans or events

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LITERATURE IN ACTION
A Read the poem ‘What Is Red?’ by Mary O’Neill. Then, rearrange the lines below to form a
poem about colours. LS 5.3.1

If everything’s just black and white,

The rainbow has many colours,
it’s surely not a pretty sight.
so do the beautiful flowers.

B Complete the stanzas below with suitable words from the box. Then, create the next
HOTS stanza in the space provided below. LS 5.3.1

love breath danger colour mystery sweet shades green

Red is the colour of 1 ,

but the 2 of red are stranger.
Blue is the colour of 3
like a 4 , charming dove.

5 is for jealousy,
which is always a 6 .
Black is the 7 of death
when there is no more 8 .

C Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions about the poem ‘What Is Red?’ by Mary
HOTS O’Neill. LS 2.4.1
1 What is your opinion of the poem?
2 How does the colour red make you feel? How do other colours make you feel?
3 Imagine only being able to see in black and white. Describe how it would change the
 world around you and state how you would feel.

LS 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating poems, board games, puzzles and quizzes; other
imaginative responses as appropriate
LS 2.4.1 Communicate opinions or feelings about a story, event or experience

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