📘
Lesson Reference Page
Open / close Unit 8 Lesson 3 page
Use this only to check the original book page. Start the activities below after reviewing it.
▶
Lesson Beginning · Warm-up
Think about problems at home, at school, or outdoors. What invention would make life easier?
A smoke alarm helps people mainly...
A smart storage box could be useful...
V
Vocabulary · More Descriptive Adjectives
Audio 29 · Vocabulary
uniquethe only one of its kind
wackypretty silly or unusual
low-techdoes not use modern technology
high-techuses modern technology
efficientdoes not waste time, money, or energy
inefficientwastes time, money, or energy
Vocabulary Check
Which adjective means “the only one of its kind”?
Which adjective means “pretty silly”?
Which adjective means “doesn’t use modern technology”?
Which adjective means “uses modern technology”?
Which adjective means “doesn’t waste time, money, or energy”?
Which adjective means “wastes time, money, or energy”?
👀
Look Before You Listen
Look at the four inventions. Then listen and match each problem with the best invention.
A
Listening A · Listen for Main Ideas
Audio 30 · Listening A
Listen and choose the correct problem for each conversation.
Conversation 1: What is the problem?
Conversation 2: What is the problem?
Conversation 3: What is the problem?
Conversation 4: What is the problem?
B
Listening B · Listen to Associate
Audio 31 · Listening B
Listen again. Choose the conversation number that matches each invention.
The Robo-Tiller
The All Body Umbrella
The Pet Exit
The VAC-BOT
✦
Practice · Describe and Explain
Useful language
It’s not a novel idea, but...
It’s both low-tech and efficient.
If I were you, I’d get...
Project idea
Choose one problem and invent a helpful product. Give it a name, describe it, and explain the benefit.
high-techlow-techwackyefficientunique
Quick Practice
A simple pet door that does not need batteries is...
Why is a robot cleaner high-tech?
A funny invention that looks silly can be described as...
Choose the best advice for a dirty floor.
✓
Final Quiz
1. “The only one of its kind” means...
2. In Listening A, what happened in Conversation 1?
3. Which conversation matches the All Body Umbrella?
4. “Doesn’t waste time, money, or energy” means...
5. Which invention helps clean the floor?
Amazing!
You’ve completed the third lesson.