Listen to four people talking about the products above. Tick the adjectives you hear. (Recording 1.4) Which adjectives did they use to describe each product?
| good | small | expensive |
| slow | attractive | reliable |
| interesting | popular | light |
| long |
Match the adjectives with the opposites above.
| 1. unreliable | 6. cheap |
| 2. large | 7. unattractive |
| 3. heavy | 8. fast |
| 4. unpopular | 9. boring |
| 5. short | 10. bad |
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
1. The consumers like Margin, it is very ___________
2. But they think they have to pay a lot, because the product is __________.
3. Most people say the bottle is nice, it looks __________.
4. Some people think the packages is not _______, it is heavy.
5. The product meets customers’ expectations. It is __________.
Use the adjectives to describe the following products.
Ferrari
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Nike trainers
| iPhone
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Match the words with the correct circle
| metal big square tiny glass rectangular wood huge triangular |
Listen to a conversation between Frank and Sue. What product are they discussing? Who likes it? (Recording 1. 5 ) Listen again and complete the product description.
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Inventions. Put these inventions into two columns – the best and the worst. There are two which appear in both columns:
| The Best Inventions Ever | The Worst Inventions Ever |
| bicycle, radio, nuclear weapons, plastic bag, computer, penicillin, internal combustion engine, landmine, ‘tetra-pak’ carton, internet, light bulb, speed camera, cat’s eye, car alarm, telephone, mobile phone, television, Sinclair C5 electric car. | |
9. Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
| a. | A chef has won a cooking award by using the Sun’s rays. | T / F |
| b. | There were 300 entrants in a competition to help the environment. | T / F |
| c. | A new invention allows people to boil water in a cardboard box. | T / F |
| d. | A fifth of all greenhouse gasses come from animals. | T / F |
| e. | The inventor said his idea was extremely difficult and complex. | T / F |
| f. | The invention could help billions of poor people. | T / F |
With your partner(s), think of what new uses you could put these things to. Share your ideas with your partner(s).
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Listen and fill in the gaps. (Recording 1. 6 )
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Cardboard Box Solar Cooker Wins the Prize
A solar-powered cooker made from a cardboard _________________ international environment award. The Kyoto Box, the brainchild of designer John Bohmer, beat 300 other inventions. Mr. Bohmer _________________ $75,000 in the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. The simple Kyoto Box costs just $5 to make. People _________________, bake bread and boil water. It is _________________ design. It is made from two boxes, one inside the other. The boxes are covered with black paint and silver foil, which trap the sun’s heat. The Kyoto Box beat another _________________ the environment – a food additive that stops cows passing wind. Scientists _________________ from animals makes up 20% of all greenhouse gasses.
Mr. Bohmer was delighted with his prize. He told reporters: “This is the __________________ find.” He added that his “straightforward solution” was actually “discovered 240 years ago.” Bohmer hopes _________________ help three billion of the world’s poorest people. He said: “We're saving lives and saving trees. _________________ is any other technology that can make so much impact for so little money.” His invention really should _________________ in poor countries. Millions of children die every year from drinking dirty water. The Kyoto Box will mean they can now drink boiled water and so _________________. It should also halve the amount of firewood people need for cooking. This will save two tones of carbon ___________________.
1 2 . Discuss these questions:
| a) | What did you think when you read the headline? |
| b) | What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘environment’? |
| c) | What do you think of the solar cooker idea? |
| d) | Do you think $75,000 is a good prize for this invention? |
| f) | What do you think of the design of the Kyoto Box? |
| g) | Why do you think this invention is called the Kyoto Box? |
13. Match the following synonyms from the article:
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