Focus: Vocabulary Study: gadgets and machines; the history of 2 inventions
Focus: Great Inventor: Thomas Alva Edison
Grammar focus: Infinitive/Gerund
Skills focus: Reading for specific information; describing personality; making a project.
I. What on Earth is this?
1.Complete the information below. Then compare it with your partners.
The three most useful machines in my home:
The three most useful gadgets I own:
The most useless gadget I ever got:
The three most important inventions in the last 50 years:
2.Here are some very useful machines that can help us with jobs around the house. Find the words that go with the picture: vacuum cleaner, freezer, lawn mower, washing machine, fridge, food mixer, washing-up machine, sewing machine