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LESSON 1 Everyday inventions
1 a 
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)W o rk in p a irs . Put in o rd e r.
The first 
quartz clock
The first piloted 
helicopter
The first video 
tape recorder 
The post-it
note
The first electronic 
com puter
The microwave 
oven
The ballpoint 
pen
1 b W o rk in p a irs . Read and ch o o se .
1) The vacuum cleaner was patented by 
a) Hubert Booth b) Lewis Strauss
2) The air conditioner was invented by 
a) Willis Carrier b) Simon West
3) A tractor was invented by
a) Frank Abbot b) Benjamin Hot
4) The first piloted helicopter was invented by 
a) Paul Cornu b) Andrew Rolin
5) The pop-up toaster was invented by 
a) James Bowels b) Charles Strite
6
) The first quartz clock was developed by 
a) Warren Morrison b) Matt Jewel
7) Scotch tape was patented by 
a) Trevor Carty b) Richard G. Drew
2
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Look and say how o fte n w e use 
th e s e th in g s?
2 b
The tractor
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) The ballpoint pen was invented by 
a) Ladislo Biro b) Ari Hernandez
9) The first electronic computer was built by
a) John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry
b) Tyson Rode and Scott Shelton
10) The microwave oven was invented by 
a) Troy Howling b) Percy Spenser
11) The first video tape recorder was 
invented by
a) Norikazu Sawazaki b) William Lukas
12) The post-it note was invented by 
a) Arthur Fry b) Steven Lefal
How much do you know about the history of the umbrella?
True
False
1
People first used umbrellas in places like India, Egypt and China.
2
At the beginning, only rich and important people used umbrellas.
3
The British were the first to use umbrellas in the rainy weather.
4
The British people started using umbrellas 400 years ago.
5
Women in Europe did not like umbrellas. Only men used them.
6
The British traveller Jonas Hanway invented an umbrella.
7
The first umbrella shop opened in London.
3 W o rk in p a irs. W rite fiv e se n te n ce s.
e .g . The vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning the floor.