Read the descriptions (A-D) and match them with the pictures (1-4).
| A LETTER OPENER CLOCK (£19.99) Desktop clock, thermometer, calendar, and letter opener This gadget has got lots of helpful information – with the added benefit of an automatic electric letter opener. The LCD display shows date, time, and temperature in °C or °F. In addition there is an alarm clock, a calculator, and the times in 15 cities around the world. Letter opener uses 2xAA batteries (not supplied). 5.5x12x9.5cm. B RADIO PEN (£14.99) Sounds as good as it writes This pen looks beautiful, feels great to write with – but it sounds better in the ears. It’s got a secret radio in the top! Wear the earphones and enjoy music while you work. Button batteries included. 14cm long. C FEET WASHER (£19.99) The best thing for your feet Designed for shower or bath, this vinyl mat cleans and massages your feet – and you don’t need to bend down or stand on one leg! Suction cups hold it safely while you stand on the 1,500 relaxing ‘fingers’. 2.5x14.5x27.5cm. D BED GLASSES (£29.99) How to read or watch TV – flat on your back These glasses are perfect for sick people who must stay in bed, or for people who like to relax with a book or watch TV while lying flat on the floor or sofa. The plastic frame contains two glass prisms that deflect your vision by 90°. The lenses are first-class and you can wear them over your normal glasses. * (the text is from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 18, pg.20, ex.2) |
Read the texts (A-D) again and match the sentences (1-6) below with the gadgets.
| 1 | These two don’t need batteries. | |
| 2 | This does two things. | |
| 3 | You use this standing up. | |
| 4 | You use these lying down. | |
| 5 | This can tell you how hot it is. | |
| 6 | You get free batteries with this. |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 18, pg.20, ex.3)
4. Read the text again and find the English equivalents to the following expressions:
- … устройство (приспособление)…
- … полезная информация …
- … преимущество …
- … также (плюс к этому) …
- … по всему миру …
- … не входят в комплект …
- … нет необходимости …
- … выглядит красиво …
- … получать удовольствие …
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- … идеально подходят для …
- … пластиковый каркас …
5. Read the text again and find synonyms to the following words and phrases:
- device
- useful
- advantage
- monitor
- not included
- without any danger
- be ideal for
- people who are ill
- of high quality
- usual, ordinary
Complete the definitions (1-7) with the highlighted words in the text. Use the glossary or your dictionary to help you.
| 1. | A ……… is a good thing. | |
| 2. | A ……… is a triangular block of glass. | |
| 3. | ……… are the pieces of glass you look through. | |
| 4. | ……… holds/attaches with air pressure. | |
| 5. | ……… is a type of plastic. | |
| 6. | ……… means ‘hidden’. | |
| 7. | To ……… means ‘to change direction’. |
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 18, pg.20, ex.4)
Now complete the definitions (1-8) with the words from the text.
| vision gadget frame to include display to supply to contain vinyl | |||
| 1 | To provide someone with something. | ||
| 2 | A border of wood or metal that goes around the outside of a door, picture, window, etc. | ||
| 3 | To have something inside. | ||
| 4 | A small device, tool or machine that has a particular but usually unimportant purpose. | ||
| 5 | To have as one part of something. | ||
| 6 | Ability to see; a picture in your imagination; your own point of view on a problem. | ||
| 7 | A strong but soft kind of plastic that is bent easily and is used to cover walls, floors, furniture, books, etc. | ||
| 8 | A synonym to the words ‘screen’, ‘monitor’. | ||
8. Match the following words:
| cup a game information frame display supplied device included vision gadget the world for people |
| 1 | a perfect | 7 | around | |||
| 2 | a useful | 8 | batteries | |||
| 3 | metal | 9 | not | |||
| 4 | to deflect | 10 | suction | |||
| 5 | helpful | 11 | be perfect | |||
| 6 | LCD | 12 | to enjoy |
Make a list of 5 gadgets that you use. How useful are they? Put them in order (1 – the most useful; 5 – the least useful). Try to explain your choice to the others.
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10. Think of a gadget that you often use. Don’t name it. Describe it to your classmates. Try to answer the following questions:
- Where is it used?
- Who uses it?
- What is it used for?
- Why is it useful?
- What is it made from?
- What powers the gadget?
- How much does it cost? Etc.
Can they guess the gadget?
* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 18, pg.20, ex.6, 7)
Search the Internet or other sources to find the most strange and unusual gadgets. Tell about them to your class.
12. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Translate the idea, not a word for word:
| 1. | This car has all the latest gadgets. |
| 2. | People have a lot of different gadgets at home. |
| 3. | Which gadget is the most useful? |
| 4. | ‘How can I open the bottle?’ – ‘The gadget is in the right drawer.’ |
| 5. | A lot of different gadgets are invented each year. |
| 6. | Gadgets are invented not only by scientists but by ordinary people as well. |
| 7. | This company supplies tools to our manufacture. |
| 8. | Implants are out of supply at the moment. |
| 9. | When you buy toys, the batteries are usually not supplied. |
| 10. | The production process was stopped because the components had not been supplied. |
| 11. | The price includes the flight, the hotel and food. |
| 12. | The crew included one woman. |
| 13. | Engineering includes several branches. |
| 14. | A wireless mouse was included in the price of a laptop. |
| 15. | I was included into the project. |
| 16. | Frames can be made from wood, metal or plastic. |
| 17. | Nowadays glasses with a metal frame are out of fashion. |
| 18. | Each pack contains 12 batteries. |
| 19. | This bottle contains acid. Don’t handle it! |
| 20. | How many pages does this manual contain? |
| 21. | What kind of information does this manual contain? |
| 22. | This new glasses deflect your vision by 90°. |
| 23. | Do you think that bed glasses with a vision deflection are really useful? |
| 24. | Vinyl is a kind of plastic. |
| 25. | Do you think that vinyl mat is useful in the bathroom? |
| 26. | Nowadays vinyl is used practically everywhere. |
| 27. | She has the same vision of the problem! |
| 28. | Bed glasses deflect your vision by 90°. |
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