Famous inventions. Areas of science

​Famous inventions. Areas of science

​Plan of the period:

1. To discuss the topic

2. To look through some famous inventions and areas of science

3. To improve listening, reading and speaking skills

4. To revise knowledge on Past Passive Form

5. To learn new vocabulary

​flat[flæt]-плоский

topping[ˈtɒp.ɪŋ]-чудовий, начінка

to flip-клацнути, перевернути

a hot-air balloon[bəˈluːn]-повітряна куля

a coin[kɔɪn]-монета

to weigh[weɪ]-зважувати

​a writer

an astronomer

a physicist

a physiologist

a chemist

a mathematician

​Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps

In 1998, a Valencian professor made an (AMAZE) claim. Professor Antonio Cervilla discovered how to use water as a substitute for petrol. The (SCIENCE) said that you could drive from Bilbao to Valencia on just half a litre of water. His (INVENT) uses a molybdenum compound to break down water into hydrogen and oxygen. (LIKE) other methods, no electricity is required and the reaction happens at atmospheric temperature.

This (IMPRESS) technology is based on the way plant enzymes break down water. The use of molybdenum is the perfect (CHOOSE) because, although rare, it is cheap and found all around the planet.

Since the claims were made, nothing more has been heard about this fabulous technology. There is no explanation for the (DISAPPEAR) anywhere on the internet, apart from a list of similar inventions which have also vanished. An (INVENT) from the Philipines called Daniel Dingel developed a water-fuelled car but was arrested at the age of 82 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

If this technology were to become widely available, it would prove (DISASTER) for petrol station owners and would also save the planet from the impending environmental catastrophes being caused by (POLLUTE).

​Ex. 2(письмово)

​ДЗ.

1. Підготувати преезнтацію про відомого вченого(5-7 слайдів)

2. Робота з карткою