Unit 5: Inventions

Ex I: Match the words in column A with those in column B

A B
1.make h a. the assignment due next week
2.spend d b. new products for international consumers
3.play j c. friends and family members
4.do a d. too much money on clothes and accessories
5.send k e. beautiful pictures of the local landscapes
6.contact c f. safer, stronger tools and devices
7.travel i g. a great deal of petrol
8.design f h. a wise choice in the career
9.invent l i. long distances
10.create b j. video games
11.observe m k. personal messages
12.save o l. new machines and technologies
13.store p m. plants and animals around
14.consum g n. beautiful places in the city center
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15.visit n???? o. a lot time and money for users
16.take e p. audio and video files
Ex II: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

1. A. profession B. pressure C. professor D. passionate

2. A. generous B. language C. arrangement D. college

3. A. dependent B. encourage C. researcher D. describe

4. A. invented B. received C. respected D. surrounded

5. A. distance B. convenient C. communicate D. accessed

6. A. headphones B. submarines C. originals D. photographs

7. A. underwater B. consumer C. earbud D. cunning

8. A. smoothly B. thought C. though D. thinner

9. A. technology B. speech C. stretch D. childhood

10. A. breakfast B. pleasant C. feather D. breathe

Ex III: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others

1. A. prediction B. development C. opportunity D. technology

2. A. electronic B. technique C. distance D. possibly

3. A. communicate B. adventurous C. usually D. encourage

4. A. headphone B. assignment C. production D. describe

5. A. transform B. imitate C. dependence D. processor

6. A. versatile B. definite C. portable D. advantage

7. A. consumption B. faithful C. clothing D. physical

8. A. refusal B. disappear C. original D. connect

9. A. progress B. curious C. engineer D. culture

10. A. consider B. badminton C. congestion D. inform

Ex IV: Match the first parts of the words with the second ones to make compound nouns

First part Second part

1.swimming e a. brush
2.hair j b. license
3.sun i c. fall
4.tooth a d. park
5.car g e. pool
6.rain c f. tank
7.driving b g. board
8.soft f h. house
9.green h i. wheel
10.water d j. style
11.car k. moon
12.room l. rise
13.black m. mate
14.full o. ware
Ex V: Match the words with their meanings

1. technology 2.invention

3. transform 4. device

5. versatile 6. economical

7. information 8.digital

9. facility 10.infrastructure

a. able to do many things

b. buildings, services, equipment…., etc that are provided for a particular purpose
c. providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent

d. scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines

e. using a system of receiving and sending information as a series of the numbers, showing that an
electric signal is there or is not there

f. an object or a piece of equipment that has been designed to do a particular job

g. facts, details about something

h. the basic systems and services that are necessary for a country or an organization to run
smoothly, for example buildings, transport, water and power supplies

i. a thing or an idea that has been invented

j. to change the form of something

Ex VI: Choose the best answer

1. I …………….a new laptop to my old mobile phone as the screen of an electric book on the phone is
rather small.

A. like B. prefer C. take D. enjoy

2. Using a laptop is quite …………………and versatile as it is portable and you can do many things
with it.

A. economic B. economy C. economics D. economical

3. We can use our laptop to……………… the chosen topics on the Internet and type lecture notes and
assignments.

A. research B. write C. discuss D. explain

4. Can you give your …………………..to support the idea that computers have certainly changed
people’s lives?

A. view B. evidence C. explanation D. point

5. In her last presentation, Jane used her USB stick to ………………a lot of important files and show
some of the slides in front of the audience.

A. send B. transform C. store D. make

6. Computers have helped to …………………trade and tourism for the whole country in the modern
time.

A. develop B. decrease C. strengthen D. widen

7. My sister can ……………………her own things at home. As a result, she can save lots of money.
A. do B. make C. take D. put

8. When………………..to a portable media player or a mobile phone, earbuds help young people
listen to music or audio lessons.

A. transformed B. converted C. connected D. moved

9. With a smartphone, users now can ……………the web and use maps to look for destinations.

A. click B. open C. connect D. surf

10. With a digital camera, my brother can quickly view and delete photos and ………………them to
his computer.

A. carry B. transfer C. transform D. format

Ex VII: Circle the best word

1. Why is the plane considered/believed one of the greatest inventions in our history?

2. Nowadays, many young people use computers to play games rather than study or wait/ look for
information.

3. A group of scientists have researched/searched for years into new ways of curing cancer
patients and they haven’t been successful yet.

4. While human innovation has related/contributed to many of the problems we are facing, it is
also human innovation that can help humanity deal with these problems.

5. There are some inventions that are hundreds of years old but they are still widely/largely used
today.

6. Not only have microwaves industrialized/modernized the way we eat, they’ve also made meals
far more convenient, quicker to prepare.

7. It is impossible to imagine/examine the Internet without the personal computer.

8. The computer mouse is one technology invention/device that often gets overlooked and taken
for granted.

9. Remote controls are certainly convenient/available and popular, especially among sports fans.

10. Thanks to technology, the harvested coffee beans will themselves be carried/ transported
around the world, to be processed and placed in packages which are distributed to the shops.

Ex VIII: Fill in the gap with a suitable word given

alternative energy trends developed challenges

uncertainty medicine social personal changed
1. Nowadays, young people can use their…………….. networking sites to create their personal profile
and contact other people around the world.

2. Apart from helping agriculture, these techniques ………………….by our group have helped to
increase the volume of water in rivers and streams.

3. Solar energy is believed to be an ………………..source of energy in the future thanks to its low cost
and high efficiency.

4. The Internet was first created in the 1960s. Since then, it has ………………people’s lives in different
ways.

5. The Prize is given to inventions and achievements in science, ……………..and technology.

6. There have also been huge leaps in ……………….storage, artificial intelligence and medical science.

7. We are facing immense……………………….in global warming and food security, among many other
issues.

8. Recent studies have shown that there is a great deal of ……………….and risk surrounding the
devices, with an increasing number of deaths and injuries.

9. One of the biggest technology……………… in recent years has been smart home technology, which
can now be found in everyday consumer devices like door locks, light bulbs and kitchen appliances.

10. Digital cameras are loved by many people because they capture sentimental moments,
…………………..adventures and even last night’s football match.

Ex IX: Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the word in brackets

1. If customers do not know how to use their devices ……………………, they will waste time and
money. (WISE)

2. Although the invention of computers has encouraged great ……………………progress in various

fields, it has killed physical contact between people. (TECHONOLOGY)

3. The group of experts have contributed to ………………protection and benefited the local farmers
who mainly depend on water for their crops. (ENVIRONMENT)

4. It is definitely true that nature has inspired numerous …………………….and technologies.(INVENT)

5. Scientists in the 21st century have made great………………..in information technology. (ACHIEVE)

6. Today, technological progress will ……………………..continue to change the way we work, live, and
survive in the coming decades. (DOUBT)

7. Technology is being adopted as a tool in…………………………, health care, travel, fashion, and
education. (MANUFACTURE)
8. Very few countries still have forms of corporal ………………in their laws. (PUNISH)

9. It is a surprising fact that some young people nowadays do not really care about their
…………………(APPEAR)

10. We are proud of our school club as there is some brand new ………………………for our students.
(EQUIP)