Read the passage and fill in each blank with the appropriate word in the passage.
Alexander Graham Bell, a well-known Scottish scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator was bom on March 3, 1847. He was the second born son of Alexander Melville Bell, a teacher of elocution, and Eliza Grace Symonds, a hearing-impaired pianist. Bell’s father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on elocution and both his mother and wife were deaf, profoundly influencing Bell’s life’s work. In spite of being not the best student, Bell had an uncanny talent for problem solving. When he was 12, he invented a farming device for his friend’s father that quickly and efficiently removed the husks from wheat grain. On March 7, 1876, Bell was awarded a patent on the first telephone. He founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885. Many other inventions marked Bell’s later life, including groundbreaking work in optical telecommunications, hydrofoils, and aeronautics. He also founded The National Geographic Society and was one of the first presidents and editors of the magazine. Bell died peacefully at his home in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, on August 2, 1922.
1. Bell’s mother was a________pianist.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án: hearing-impaired
Dịch nghĩa câu hồi: Mẹ của Bell là một nghệ sĩ dương cầm_________.
Giải thích: Thông tin nằm ở câu: “....He was the second born son of Alexander Melville Bell, a teacher of elocution, and Eliza Grace Symonds, a hearing-impaired pianist..”. Trong đoạn này, Eliza Grace Symonds là tên mẹ của Bell. Xét về ngữ cảnh của câu, sau mạo từ “a”, trước danh từ “pianist”, ta sử dụng một tính từ, do đó “hearing-paired” là phù hợp.
Write a short paragraph (120 -150 words) about a famous inventor that you admire a lot.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• Who is she/ he?
• What did she/ he invent?
• How important is his/ her invention?
• What were some interesting facts about him/ her?
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Talk about an important invention you know.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is it?
• How does it work?
• What do you use it for?
• What benefits does it bring?
Useful languages:
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Useful vocabulary |
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• microwave, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, air- conditioning, car, airplane, ... • handy, portable, light, convenient, ... • playing games, listening to music, cooking, travelling to work and school, cooling hot weather, ... • contacting easily, serving well for entertaining purposes, travelling more quickly, saving time on cooking, ... |
• ... is one of the most important inventions of human beings. • I would like to talk about ... which is one of the most revolutionary creations in my opinion. • It is used for many different purposes such as ... •... can help us in many ways such as ... • There are a lot of benefits brought about by ... •... has changed people’s lives by ... |
Complete the notes:
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Structures of the talk |
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What is it? |
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How does it work? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
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What do you use it for? |
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What benefits does it bring? |
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Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. I would like to talk about...
2. It is...
3. ... Is used for many different purposes ...
4. There are a lot of benefits brought about by ...
5. Firstly, ... Secondly, ... In addition, ...
6. In conclusion, ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Listening to the information about Thomas Edison and choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Thomas Edison was born in__________.
Underline the mistake in each sentence and correct it.
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E.g.: A smartphone can be used for connect to the Internet. 1. Phuong have just broken two plates. 2. Tina already has had dinner. 3. Where has Susan and Sam travelled to? 4. A vacuum cleaner is used to cleaning floors or carpets. 5. There have be many earthquakes in Japan. 6. Have Julia given you my present? 7. An ATM card is used to taking money out from a cash machine. 8. Binoculars can be used for see things far away more dearly |
connecting _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ |
Television /be/ indispensable/ part/ people’s lives/ today.
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I/ spend/ two hours/ watch/ TV/ programs/ my family/ each day.
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Thanks/ television, we/ be/ aware/ what/ happen/ in/ world.
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Watch/ TV/ help/ entertain/ when/ we/ get stressful/ after/ work/ and/ study.
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