Unit 3 : Creative , Inventive Minds Mrs
Tamedda
Lesson 1 : Invention- related words
Task one : Join the sentences so as to get coherent definitions
1-What is an invention ?
a- New scientific or technical idea, and the means of its embodiment or accomplishment...
b-To be called an invention, an idea only needs to be proven as workable
c-To be patentable, an invention must be novel, have utility, and be non-obvious
d- But to be called an innovation, it must also be replicable at an economical cost, and must satisfy a specific
need.
e- That's why only a few inventions lead to innovations because not all of them are economically feasible.
a....../ ............/............./............/................
2- Find words meaning the following :
-an exclusive right officially granted by government to an inventor to produce and sell his
invention :.......................................
-the act or process by which something is made tangible( able to be realised) or visible :................................
-that can be done again : ......................................
-capable of being achieved or put into effect :...................................................
2-What is creativity ?
a-Mental characteristic / allow/ a person / think outside of the box,/ results in innovate / different approaches/ a
particular task.
.............................................................................................................................................................................
b- Insert the missing words in their appropriate place :
Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas .....................reality. Creativity is characterised by
the ability to ...........................the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make................................
between seemingly............................. phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes:
thinking, then.......................... If you have ideas, but don’t act on them, you are but not creative.
« Connections/ producing /into / imaginative /unrelated/ perceive »
Task two : Complete the paragraph with the given words :
« There is no invention without a real .................................. Whenever there is an urgent need for something,
we are pushed to invent. People invent new .............................. machines , gadgets or ................................in
order to help humanity and facilitate people’s lives . They always try to ........................... medical techniques ,
help people to .................................. and find better .........................for incurable diseases .
processes- motivation– treatments – communicate - perfect – devices
Task three :Paraphrase the proverbs :
-Write each word in front of its definition : [ perspiration / inspiration ]
a- a divine influence :.................................................
b- act of sweating or perspiring due to hard work :.........................................................
Task four : Put the words in the correct tense or form:
Necessity is the mother of invention
Life today is remarkably changed compared to that of our forefathers' time. Take, for instance, new (invent)
…………………. in the home. The rice-cooker, pressure cooker, gas stove, electric oven, microwave oven, electric
toaster and food-processor (is) …………………. a great boon to housewives who find cooking and (prepare)
…………………. meals very much (easy) …………………. now than in the olden days. Now time is saved
because (electric) …………………. cuts long hours of tedious work and we find we can afford to spend more time
on hobbies and other activities. The rice-cooker is a real (save /time) …………………. and it is so simple to operate
that even a child of ten or so can handle it and dish out (perfect) …………………. cooked rice. So are the other
gadgets which save the housewife long hours of labor. Besides the kitchen gadgets, there are others like the vacuum-
cleaner for cleaning the house, the electric lawn-mower for trimming the grass and the washing-machine for washing
the clothes. Life for housewives today is more (relax) …………………. and they have more free time to attend to
their children or do reading, sewing, shopping and visiting.
Task five : Read the thesaurus page and match the words with their definitions :
words Definitions
1- conceive a- to form in the mind by new applications or
2-devise combinations of ideas
3- fashion b- to form a mental, visual image of something
4- frame c- to shape, to plan to design or to formulate
5- visualize d- to take into on’e mind, to imagine or form a
6- project conception of something
7- carry out e- to put into execution , to complete or accomplish
f- to fabricate
g- to plan , to estimate
Adding to this / I personally think / As / For instance / There’s no shadow of a doubt Match
1)........................................................., the a.As a result, robots can be significantly more 1) .............
magical progress of industrial robots... productive than people.
2) To begin with, the most obvious advantage of b. Nonetheless, their blemishes are not to be 2) .............
robots is their cost... ignored.
3)....................................., robots do not tire and c.........................robots are cheaper than most 3) .............
can work very long hours without service or human counterparts, and their costs are still
maintenance. decreasing.
4) Moreover, robots can be much more precise d.has radically and positively transformed the 4) .............
than people. industrial activities in different ways.
5) ...................................... that technology in e....................... , robots should not tremble or 5) .............
general and specifically robots will endlessly shake as human hands do.
better human life at all levels.
Fill in the gaps with the missing expression and match the parts of the statements to get a coherent
Complete the following paragraph with “used to +verb” or “to be used to +v+ ing”
Fifty years ago, people …………………….(do) the shopping by themselves. They (do) ………………..the
shopping on Sunday and visit each other at the same time. People (think)…………………… that Sunday is the
perfect day for shopping. However, nowadays, man (do)………………online shopping. People(stay)…………
.................................................................................................................................................................at
home and asking whatever they need from home. They (search)…………………… information on the web and
they (find)…………………… whatever information they need.
Classify these words according to the pronunciation of the underlined sounds:
Used to / to use(V) /useful(Adj)/ user(p) /used(pp) /use(n)
/s/ /z/
1- ……………………………… 1- ………………………….
2- ……………………………. 2- ………………………….
3- …………………………….. 3- ………………………….
