Eyes Open 3 Get up and go! Unit 2 Reading 1 Video 2.

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Before you watch

1 What is your morning routine? Ask and answer with a
partner.
1 What time do you wake up?
2 How do you wake up (e.g. alarm clock)?
3 Do you do any exercise before breakfast?
4 What do you have for breakfast?

While you watch

2 You are going to watch a video about inventors
building a special machine. Watch the first part of the
video (up to 00.41) and complete the sentences.
1 Getting up in the morning is very .
2 A lot people the sound of an alarm clock.
3 Can this of inventors make getting up easier?
4 They want to build a special machine that wakes you up and you ready for the day.

3 Watch the second part of the video (from 00.41). Put the events in order.
a they decide how the machine can undress someone
b they build the bed
c they try building a feeding system with food
d they try building a feeding system with water

4 Watch the final part of the video (from 01:55) and complete this description of what the ‘Get Up
and Go’ does?
It 1 you awake, 2 you up, 3 you, 4 you,
5
you and 6
you your clothes. You’re ready for your day!

After you watch

5 In your opinion, what are the three most important inventions of the last one hundred years and
why? Compare your ideas with your partner.
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