UNIT 11 i IN THIS UNIT YOU & lam lang os A Number these inventions in order from 1 (I couldn’t live without it!) to 8 (I could easily live without it!) rintin weaning from octet {© listen to a description about how plastic is made {0 write a review of a produc tch a video about the process He) of making B [J compare your choices in pairs. Do you agree on any of them? A: I couldn't live w my cell phone, | use it all the time: 8: Oh, | could easily live aa ETT om ag ithout my phone. | hate it! But, | couldn't li(q@) & awrite natural or manufactured for each material. Check your answers in pairs. B J work in pairs. Look at the pictures and say what materials these objects are made of. —_ — The astronauts suit is made of metal, plastic, simple present passive ‘A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read the article. What do you think is the most surprising fact? Have you ever thought about how green your cell phone is? This question isn't asked very often, but i's important. All cell phones contain plastic and metal. The main metals are usually zine, game et tert me Tee em i erie ee tne Cetatcacnaccaraiiee cs aM they are replaced. The old cell phones are thrown away because many ‘Baer ‘i Te a” fh teeta Usain get den take atonal A eaeB ANALYZE Read the text in Exercise A again. Function Check the TWO correct options to complete the sentence. We use the passive when: 1 wo do not know who or what does something. b) we are not interested in who or what does something. 0) @ the person who does something is more important than the action. O Form Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. Affirmative simple present of be + past participle of the vero When plastic) —_ gases 2) Negative Questions simple present of be + not~ past pariciple of the verb This question Is zine found in rocks? o | Ave toxic gases produced? vey often © PRACTICE Complete with the passive form of the verbs in parentheses. English Cotton These clothes Rubber Some metals Batteries can Lots of now things Anew metal might (speak) all over the world, (grow) in the U.S.A. (make) from a new kind of material us) to make car tires. (find) in the ground. (invent) every year. (recycle) (discover) next year With modal verbs Modal verb + be + past participle of the vero Many people don’t realize that they WATCH OUT! ‘7 Most call phones are only Used for 18 months. X Most cell phones are only Use for 18 months D —J now vou po I Work in pairs. Take turns to describe these objects or other objects in the room. Say what the object is made of, and what it's used for. Guess the object. = apencil + asupermarkotbag = dinnorplates. = + amirror ~—*_spoons. A: This object is made of plastic, and it's used for writing, Apen? A That's right! description of a process A Bl work in pairs. Look at this diagram. What do you think it shows? B [51 Listen to someone describing the process in the diagram. Match each stage a-f below to the correct picture. 1 Pellets are sent to companies, 1 Ethylene and propylene are heated to make a polymer. @ The oil is processed at a refinery. Ethylene and propylene are produced. The polymer is made into small balls called pellets. Plastic products are made from the pellets. Oilis extracted from the ground. EW Work in pairs. Compare your answers to Exercise B. First, ols extracted from the ground, Then, Pro s28reer 63) Dn ee) Look atthe other sentences inthe text to help you Figure out the meoning of Gelade ode eclen sean) dafiunon) tay tonjav of ie akertct werd | might be in different port of the text, &) A Read this page from a website. Then read the sentences and circle T (true) or F (false). oor ne that lakes words py of then on paper in A printer isa mac mek hard ight? Not anymore! These days, 3D printers are changing the way we thnk about manufacturing. Mary every The way t do objects are marie na factory, but specie buildings for Use plastic, dass, or metal powder, which is melted by a we poet. inthe future, 1 we need 0s, although the nina cn’ Annadr unt the md. AA, A numb at ore jos can be used, Bul most work ha srmar vray. A design is created en compuiter, ffen by seanning an ‘existing object. A laser passes over the object and creates a AD picture ofthe shape. The stapes then broken down into layers. Each one i ony about 0.1 mm thick, and the object he printer makes the ‘aking things could soon be a thing of vrellust choose a design and print the fen the mic The idea was frst demons! laser into the correct shape. Others use hot plastic, which they putin place tke ieing on a birthday cake. In the sare sat bakers cover a cake using a pasty bat whic the the flow of plastic Fight now, companioe are working on produ rs forthe heme. One day soon, you might be cooking realize you need a fying pan, nstesd of going to the a2 f, youl fel your computer what you need, and your 3D ng pousards of them, st Ccbpect one layer ata time. printer wil do the rest! The possbiites ere endless. ——— — — — —— —_A 3D printing has been around for more than 10 years, TIE 2 Some 3D printers can make cakes TIE 3. 3D printers are available for the home now. GE) B Read the first paragraph in Exercise A again. Look at the first word in bold and the phrases that are underlined. Choose the best definition below for the word manufacturing. making things at home a) makin machines b) ings using ) © Look at the other words in bold in the text. For each one, underline the parts of the text that help you figure out what the word means. Then choose the correct definition for each word. 4 scanning a by making by hand 2 layers a by thin parts of an object 3 cng a) sweet layer on a cake b) aplastic object 4 nozzle a) aprinter b) asmall tube with a hole D Find any other words and phrases in the text you don’t understand. Try to figure them out from the context. Then check your ideas in a dictionary.5 Sa eas A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Take the quiz. Check the correct answers. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT INVENTIONS? TRY OUR QUIZ! a B ANALYZE Read the quiz in Exercise A again. ©) Function Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. We use the passive when the action is more / lessimportant than the person, Form Read the sentence below and complete the table with ‘examples from Exercise A. The object of an active sentence becomes the subject of a passive sentence. Simple past (active) Simple past passive subject + verb + object ‘Object + was / were + past participle (+ by + subject) Two students created Google Inc. Google Inc. 9) —______ by two students Someone frst sold music CDs in 1982. Music CDs(a)______for the frst time in 1982. © PRACTICE Rewrite each sentence using the simple past passive and by when necessary. ‘Someone used a cell phone for the first time in 1973. Someone invented the computer mouse in 1963, When die they create the internet? ‘A British scientist created the World Wide Web, James sent this email on Monday. Someone took my cell phone from my bag. = > J now vou bo It Work in pairs. Discuss these inventions and number them in the order you think they were invented. Then compare with another pair.ny Match 1-8 to a-h to complete the definitions. When you When you oO stall an app, ‘on an icon, a When you add a contact, a When you right-click on alink, = 0) When you back up your files, a When you print out a document, 1 ‘Wher you type In your password: Cl When you lag on to a website, eveununs pie you enter your secret code using the keyboard, you save your pictures and documents somewhere to keep them safe. you make a copy of it on paper: you press the left-hand button on your mouse when the cursor is over a small picture or graphic. ‘you press the right-hand button on your mouse when the cursor is over words. you dounload a new program to your phone, such as a game, ete. 9) you put someone's personal details into your phone. fy You put in your username and password to identify yoursel aose B When was the last time you did the actions described in Exercise A? Make brief notes on what you did and why. vyesterday—installed an app—a new game sameone told me about © [J work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your use of technology. When was the lat time you clicked an an icon? 1 think ie was this morning when I was looking at a news website. Why did you click on it? Irwas a story I was interested in, Ie was about Baer Cc ad A Read these reviews. What does each person like and dislike about his or her tablet computer? JakeR94, posted on July 12 {ve had the Apricot miniTab for a month now, and I couldn't live without i! Its fast and easy to use, and its very easy ta install apps. The screen display is hot as attractive as some other tablets, but you dan't notice after a while. | use ‘ming for watching videos, listening to music, and surfing the internet. I've never used for work, so I can’t comment on that, but 'd recommend itor play! User rating: rset ae -2 ©, posted on 18 When the min Tab was raleased, | was the first inline. !loved the Tab, andin some ways the miniTab is better It fits in your pocket easily, so I can take mine ‘with me everyahere. It's fast, and it even automaticaly backs up your files. But why did they spol it by putting such a cheap camera on it? it's a waste of time, Ths is sil the bosttablot computer forthe price, but the cheap camara is disappointing Usor rating: YeatesB_ You are going to write a review of a piece of technology you own. It could be a tablet computer, a smartphone, a game console, or something else. First, make some notes to describe: + your general impression of the gadget. + what you like/don't like about it + what the gadget dees. © Now write your review. D_ Work in pairs. Read each other's reviews. Then tell the class what your partner likes/doesn’t like about his or her piece of technology. >) a Bile? Listen to this sound and the words. Gan you hear the /ar/ sound? Now listen again and repeat. fay) fine night ty (@) © BSS Listen and circte the three words in each group that contain (the iar’ sound. Practice saying the words. 1 device fine print time 2 nylon lovely fying by 3 might enough right light o ) ¢ Bils4 BY work in pairs. Practice saying these sentences. Pay close ~ attention to the /a/ sound. Listen and check. 1 The shy bird replied with a sigh. 2 We tried the nightclub, but it was tiny and bright. STILE EB) Wher! cu cre specking ond you Gre uncerioin Gbout something, here are! phrases you can use to express your uncertainty. () A. [55 Listen to the conversation below. What is Jenny's problem? Does she solve it? Jenry: Oh, this phono! I just got it, and | don’t understand it ‘Matthews What do you want to do? Jenny: I wantt to send a text. Do you know how to do it? ‘Matthew: Um, I'm not sure. Try clicking on that icon. Jenry: Is that for messages? Matthews | think so. It looks similar to my phone. Jemy. OK. Do I put the number in here? Martew I guess 0. Ty it demy. OK. Yes, | think that’ right. Thanks. (1 5) B Listen to the conversation in Exercise A again and underline the — phrases Matthew uses to show he isn’t sure. ¢ [i work in pairs. Role-play a conversation like the one in Exercise A. + Student 4, you just bought a new smartphone and you don’t understand it + Student B, you want to help. You aren‘t sure how the smartphone works, but it looks similar to your phone. + Ask and answer the questions about these things. how to take a picture howto playavideo how toadda contactGircle the correct word to complete the sentences. (8 points) That nylon / plastic rain jacket will Keep you dry. We bought a beautiful new kitchen table made of rubber / wood. Tho cotton / ceramic bowls we use for soup ware made by my grandfather Rubber / Plastic comes from treos and is used for car tres. For my vacation at the beach, 'm taking cool metal / cotton clothes. You have to pay for glass / plastic bags in some stores now. Cars are made of metal / nylon because its such a strong material We get our milk in bottles made of glass / wood. wenn Dy Complete the text with the words in the box. (7 points) ® back up contact an icon install log onto password print out ‘The new Viva SmartTablet has all the features you could want. The powerful 64GB processor makes it vory fast. Its easy to (1) ___an app by simply clicking on ja _. The wireless range is good, and you can link to your other devices very easily. The remote-printing function ‘means you can @) ‘a document at home, and you can also add a ca) — your smartphone directly from the tablet’ adress book. You can also personalize your tablet. It remembers your details so you can () - your favorite websites automatically. Security is .g00d, too. You have to type in your ) before you can start the computer, and it will your files automatically. Get yours today! and Ways of using technology. in pages 110 and 114. SCORE: ns Write the correct simple present or simple past passive form of the verbs in parentheses. (15 points) Millions of remote controls ¢1) ______ (use) in homes around the world every second of every day. Thoy (@ —____ (find) everywhere that people watch TY, listen to music, or watch DVDs. Those days, it seams as if everything from computers to garage doors (9 —_____ (operate) by romoto control. But when (4) they ___ (us for tho first sime? A very early form of a remote control (develop) in 1898 by Nikola Tesla, and it (6) —_____{use) to stoor a boat. The idea im later _____ (develop) to control other things. The TV remote control i invent) in 1950. It (call) "Lazy Bones," and it 3 ____ {connect) to the TV by a wire. It could turn the TV on and off, and change the channel. It sounds simple to us now, but people then (17) (impress). in 1955, the fist wireless remote control (12) — —{proctuce): the “Flashmatic." It used light to operate the TV. Today, remote controls use light we cannot see. When a button (13) (press, the light a — (send) to the TV. This light can (15) — (see) if you look at your remote contrel through the camera on your cell phone. ive and simple past passive. fon pages 110 and 113. ‘SCORE: ns