EF2 - 10A The Mothers of Invention

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Complete the sentences with the inventions. Listen again if needed.

The ​

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was invented by Josephine Cochrane in 1886.

​

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were invented by Mary Anderson in 1903.

​

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were invented by Marion Donovan in 1950.

​

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was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1956.

The ​

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was invented by Stephanie Kwolek in 1966.

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dishwasher

Windscreen wipers

Disposable nappies

Tipp-ex

bullet-proof vest

Poll

Which of the five inventions do you think was the best?

• The dishwasher.

• Windscreen wipers.

• Disposable nappies.

• White-out

• Bullet-proof vest.

Multiple Choice

Hedy Lamarr designed a new idea.

Choose the passive:

• A new idea designed Hedy Lamarr.

• Hedy Lamarr was designed by a new idea.
• A new idea was designed by Hedy Lamarr.
• Hedy Lamarr's new idea was designed.

Multiple Choice

The Kevlar fiber was invented by Stephanie Kwolek.

Choose the active:

• The Kevlar fiber was discovered by Stephanie Kwolek.
• Stephanie Kwolek invented the Kevlar fiber.
• The Kevlar fiber invents Stephanie Kwolek.

• Stephanie Kwolek is invented by the Kevlar fiber.

Multiple Choice

Margaret Knight created the paper bag with a flat bottom.

Choose the passive:

• The paper bag with a flat bottom was created by Margaret Knight.
• The paper bag with a flat bottom created Margaret Knight.
• Margaret Knight was created by the paper bag with a flat bottom.
• The paper bag with a flat bottom is created by Margaret Knight.

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Dr. Shirley Jackson ​

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important research ​

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theoretical physics.

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conducted

in

was conducted

by

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The first commercially successful dishwasher ​

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​

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Josephine Cochrane

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was invented

by

invented

the

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The life raft ​

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​

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by Maria Beasley, who also improved the barrel hopper.

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Ada Lovelace wrote an early algorithm.

An early algorithm was written by Ada Lovelace.

Stephanie Kwolek developed Kevlar.

Kevlar was developed by Stephanie Kwolek.

Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper.

Marie Curie discovered radium.

The windshield wiper was invented by Mary Anderson.

Radium was discovered by Marie Curie.

Organize these options into the right categories

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• The windshield wiper

• was

• invented

• by

• Mary Anderson.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• The first compiler

• was

• developed

• by

• Grace Hopper.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Active: Mary Sherman Morgan ​

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a powerful rocket fuel called Hydyne in the 1950s.

Passive: A powerful rocket fuel called Hydyne ​

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by Mary Sherman Morgan in the 1950s.

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developed

was developed

developing

were developed

develop

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Active: Alice H. Parker​

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an early version of the central gas heating system in 1919.

Passive: An early version of the central gas heating system ​

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by Alice H. Parker in 1919.

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invented

was invented

invent

were invented

invention

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calculated ​

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for the first American space flight.

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for the first American space flight was calculated by ​

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.

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captured ​

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, critical to understanding DNA's structure.

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, critical to understanding DNA's structure, was captured by ​

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.