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Inventors and their inventions
Unit
Two young inventors (Podcast)
Discuss
1 What problems might older people or those with disabilities face daily?
2 How could new inventions help them?
Listen
Two young inventors (Podcast)
Possible difficulties
Mobility Issues: Difficulty moving around due to health conditions.
Accessibility Barriers: Problems with inaccessible buildings and transportation.
Sensory Impairments: Vision and hearing loss affecting daily tasks.
Cognitive Declines: Memory issues impacting routine activities.
Technology problems: Difficulty using new or advanced gadgets, like smart phones or wechat.
Listen
Two young inventors (Podcast)
1 How does the host sound in the podcast?
a Excited. b Surprised. c Uninterested. d Worried.
2 What is the main topic of the podcast?
a how the inventions work
b how to be more inventive
c how the inventions were made
Listen
Choose the correct answers.
Intonation is like the music of our words.
When we speak, our voices can go up or down. It helps us understand how speakers feel.
When we are excited, happy, frightened or angry, we speak in a high voice. When we are bored or uninterested, our voice can go very low.
Subskill
Using intonation to understand the speaker’s feelings.
Listen
Complete the information cards.
help
step by step
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when to take medicines
Group discussion
1 What do you think of Ming Ming’s and Fang Fang’s inventions?
2 If you were the host, what question would you have for the two inventors and how would they answer?
3 Do you have better ideas to help people with the same difficulties?
Video
1 What is the girl’s invention?
2 What does it do?
Little big ideas (News report)
Watch and choose
1 The Little Big Ideas Competition aims to ______.
a give awards to young inventors
b find out the best invention
c inspire young inventors
2 What is Bridgette’s invention?
a A sticky tape dispenser.
b A band aid dispenser.
c A blade dispenser.
Watch and choose
Watch again
Watch again
Complete Bridgette’s interview.
Interviewer: Congratulations on winning the Little Big Ideas Competition,
Bridgette! How do you feel now?
Bridgette: It’s amazing. I never thought I could win the prize.
Interviewer: Your invention is such a clever idea. Can you explain how it works?
Bridgette: It works like a sticky 1________ dispenser. It helps 2______ the band aid quickly.
Interviewer: What inspired you to create it?
Bridgette: I wanted to make things a little easier for my 3 __________. She
struggles with opening Band-Aids every time.
Interviewer: How thoughtful of you! What’s your plan after the competition?
Bridgette: I will be flying to the US to meet 4 ____________ .
tape
cut
mother
other cool inventions and inventors.
Discuss
What qualities of an inventor do you find in Bridgette?
E.g. She is observant. Because _______________.
She is creative. Because _______________.
She is ... ... ...
Talk
Talk about a famous inventor you know or a young inventor you learn from this unit.
Talk
Talk about a famous inventor you know or a young inventor you learn from this unit.
1 What was the invention? What qualities does the inventor have?
2 Why did he/she make the invention?
3 When did he/she make the invention?
4 Where did the idea come from?
5 How did the inventor solve the problem?
• I feel that ... makes a good inventor.
• In my opinion/view, a good inventor has the ability to ...
• I would say ... is the most important quality.
• In my view, the young inventor is ...
trampoline
Talk
earmuffs
ice blocks
Talk
braille system
Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired. It was invented by Louis Braille in the early 19th century and has become an essential tool for literacy among blind individuals worldwide.
Talk
band aid dispenser
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Homework
Choose one of the inventions mentioned in this unit and then collect more information about it.
Make a poster for your collections of that invention.
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