Reading comprehension. Ask students to find suitable words to the following definitions (to refresh new words from the previous lesson)

Reading

SPEAKING PRACTICE

New words

LEXICAL EXERCISE

Ask students to find suitable words to the following definitions (to refresh new words from the previous lesson).

research – the detailed study of something in order to discover new facts (исследование);

invention – something that someone has made, designed or created, that did not exist before (изобретение);

inspiration – the condition of creative rise, inflow of a creative power (вдохновение);

closet – subsidiary room in an apartment house (шкаф, кабинет, подсобная комната);

bulb – the lighting or heating device of a various kind and the device (лампочка);

nap (to take a nap) – to be in a condition of a light slumber (дремота, вздремнуть);

wax – solid substance that becomes liquid when it is heated. Wax is used, for example, to make candles (воск);

phonograph (US, gramophone) - the first device for mechanical record and reproduction of a sound (граммофон, патефон);

genius – outstanding abilities, talent, talent in the certain field of activity (гений);

perspiration – the liquid allocated during physical activities, or during excitement (пот).

We offer to give the explanation in English; students try to guess the meaning in Russian:

Priest – someone who performs religious duties and ceremonies in some religions;

pendulum – a long stick with a weight at the end of it that hangs down and swings from side to side, especially in a large clock;

steam – the hot wet substance that is produced when water is heated;

engine – the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move;

patient – someone who is patient, is able to wait for a long time or deal with a difficult situation without becoming angry or upset;

bulb – a glass object with a very thin wire inside, that produces light, when it is connected to an electricity supply.

Longman Exams Dictionary

According to Edison’s main idea about success, inspiration, “the idea that a genius works only by inspiration was absurd. “Genius is 2 percent inspiration and 98 percent perspiration,” – he often said.

I.

simply – not difficult, not complicated, easy; quickly – fast, rapidly, speedily; actually – used to emphasize that something is true, especially when it is a little surprising or unexpected; finally – at last, lastly; nearly – almost, but not completely or exactly;

II. Answer the following questions in pairs:

1. Despite the excellent quality of Caselli’s “fax machine” his invention quickly died a commercial death.

2. The Frenchman Denis Papin (1647 — 1712) designed the first steam engine.

3. Scotsman James Watt built the first steam engine.

4. Elisha Gray developed plans for a telephone, but Alexander Graham Bell was the first who patented it.

Ask students to discuss the following questions in pairs, using new words.

On/offline activity

Divide students into groups of 3 or 4 people. Each group is given the task to find the information about one invention, but they get the same websites.

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