TOPIC 5: INVENTIONS

A. VOCABULARY

Từ mới Phân loại Phiên âm Định nghĩa

invention (n) /ɪnˈvenʃn/ sáng chế

educational apps (n. phr) /ˌɛdju(ː)ˈkeɪʃənl æps/ ứng dụng giáo dục

advantage (v, n) /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ tận dụng, lợi ích

experiment (n) /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ thử nghiệm

computer science (n. phr) /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈsaɪəns/ khoa học máy tính

Artificial Intelligence (n. phr) /ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl.ɪnˈtelɪɡəns/ trí tuệ nhân tạo

vacuum cleaners (n) /ˈvækjʊəm ˈkliːnəz/ máy hút bụi

effective (adj) /ɪˈfektɪv/ hiệu quả

route (n) /ru:t/ tuyến đường

thanks to (v. phr) /θæŋks tuː/ nhờ có

E-readers (n) /iː-ˈriːdəz/ thiết bị đọc sách

điện tử

driverless car (n. phr) /ˈdraɪvləs kɑː/ xe không người lái

charge (v) /tʃɑːdʒ/ sạc

stain (n) /steɪn/ vết bẩn

press (v) /pres/ nhấn, bấm

diagram (n) /ˈdaɪəɡræm/ biểu đồ

assistant (n) /əˈsɪstənt/ trợ lý

battery (n) /ˈbætri/ pin

designer (n) /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ dân thiết kế

B. GRAMMAR
Thì hiện tại hoàn thành (Present Perfect)
I. Công thức:

II. Cách sử dụng:

Chúng ta sử dụng thì hiện tại hoàn thành để nói về:

- sự việc đã xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng hiện tại vẫn đúng hoặc còn quan trọng.

Ví dụ: I have lost my key. Now, I can’t open the door.

- sự việc đã bắt đầu trong quá khứ nhưng vẫn tiếp diễn đến hiện tại (thường dùng với since
hoặc for).

Ví dụ: They have lived here for a year.

- sự việc vừa mới hoàn thành ở thời điểm quá khứ rất gần (thường dùng với just hoặc
recently).

Ví dụ: He has just finished his homework.

III. Dấu hiệu nhận biết

- all day (cả ngày), all week (cả tuần), so far (dạo gần đây), already (đã rồi), recently = lately
(gần đây), in recent years (những năm gần đây)

- up to now = up to the present = up to this moment = until now = until this time: đến tận bây
giờ

- since + mốc thời gian: từ khi

- for + khoảng thời gian: khoảng

- several times (vài lần), many times (nhiều lần), once/ twice/ three times (một, hai, ba lần)
- ever (đã từng), never (chưa bao giờ)

- just: vừa mới (dùng trong câu khẳng định)

- not…yet: chưa (trong câu phủ định hoặc nghi vấn)

- in/ over/ during/ for + the + past/last + time: trong thời gian qua

- It’s the first/second/third… times (Đây là lần đầu/lần thứ hai/thứ ba…)

C. REVIEW:

I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

1. Smartphones can be a great learning ____ but you need to think of how to use them
effectively.

A. benefit B. choice C. invention D. tool

2. It is convenient for you to read ____ when you travel.

A. e-books B. laptops C. online game D. smartphones

3. Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ____.

A. chargeable B. economical C. portable D. transferable

4. Washing machines or vacuum cleaners can help you to ____ time while doing housework.

A. kill B. save C. spend D. waste

5. Velcro has gradually become a familiar ____ for shoes, jackets, and even spacesuits.

A. button B. fastener C. locker D. zipper

6. Most smartphones now ____ flash player as well as voice and video calls.

A. display B. offer C. provide D. support

7. Many students prefer ____ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally.

A. reading B. searching C. sending D. typing

8. Mobile devices such as laptops or digital cameras can be charged by ____.

A. solar charges B. solar-charges C. solar chargers D. solar-chargers

9. We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music.

A. e-book B. internet C. laptop D. smartphone

10. In many classrooms, teachers use chalk to write on the ____.

A. blackboards B. black boards C. whiteboards D. white boards

11. You can send and receive e-mails from a ____.

A. charger B. printer C. smartphone D. USB

12. The ____,which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the
undersea world.

A. airplane B. electronic car C. spaceship D. submarine

13. Like Vietnamese, Thai people also depend ____ water for their crops.

A. against B. for C. in D. on

14. In 1999, the king’s Chaipattana Aerator obtained Thai ____ for his rain-making
techniques.

A. certificates B. charters C. licenses D. patents

15. Paddle-wheel machine helps to clean the wastewater before ____ it for farming.

A. rearranging B. recycling C. reducing D. reusing

16. You can get access ____ the Internet, via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop
computers, mobile phones, and tablets.

A. for B. in C. of D. to

17. Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt are among the greatest ____ of all time.

A. inventions B. inventiveness C. inventors D. invents

18. _____ noodles are a precooked and usually dried block invented by Japanese.

A. Instantaneous B. Instance C. Instant D. Instantly

19. It is definitely true that nature has inspired ____ inventions and technologies.

A. numbers B. numeral C. numerical D. numerous

20. Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and ____.

A. entertain B. entertainer C. entertaining D. entertainment

21. People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new ____.

A. producers B. produces C. productions D. products

22. The Internet and social networks help us easily interact ____ people all over the world.

A. in B. of C. on D. with

23. Users can look ____ locations as well as directions to different places on Google Maps.

A. down B. for C. in D. up
24. The two fabrics of Velcro stick together thanks ____ the hooks on the surface and the
loops on the other.

A. by B. for C. of D. to

25. If you get a laptop as a reward, what will you use it ____?

A. by B. for C. to D. with

26. Scientists have invented artificially intelligent computer systems ____ of answering
questions posed in natural language.

A. able B. aware C. capable D. fond

27. A digital camera is more economical than a film camera since you don’t have to buy rolls
of films.

A. better B. cheaper C. safer D. stronger

II. Fill in each blank with suitable word from table below:

users chat technology browser online reader

1. The iPod - together with Apple’s iTunes software - was the _______ that really
transformed the way people listened to music.

2. Firefox was the first web ______ to challenge the dominance of Microsoft’s Internet
Explorer.

3. Skype made it possible to speak to your family - and even video ________ - for free over
Wi-Fi.

4. Today Facebook connects over 1.7 billion people worldwide, with _______ from various
backgrounds, nationalities and ages.

5. The Amazon Kindle was not the first e-book _______ on the market, nor the most elegant
when it launched in 2007.

6. Flappy Bird, in which users have to steer a bird between green pipes, has become one of
the most downloaded mobile games on both Apple and Google’s ______ stores.

III. Circle the correct answer.

1. They just found / have just found a suitable solution to the problem.

2. Since people invented / have invented the first computer, they create / have created many
more interesting inventions.

3. The woman is very angry because her son lost / has lost his smartphone.

IV. Complete the sentences using the gerunds or the to-infinitive of the verbs in
brackets. Sometimes both forms are possible.

1. Many children enjoy (use)________modern devices nowadays.

2. I decided (study) __________computer science at university.

3. (Play) ________language games on a smartphone is fun.

4. It is very convenient (study)_________with a smartphone.

V. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

button charge stain

1. Press the _________to start the device.

2. There is a dirty ______on your smartphone. Wipe it away.

3. You need to __________your mobile phone. The battery is very low.

LISTENING

Listen to a conversation about RoboVacuum. Fill in each gap in the diagram below
with suitable words.

The RoboVacuum is __________________ invention in the world.

It's a smart robot and can __________________.

First, place the vacuum cleaner ____________________.

Second, _________ the Clean button on the left if you want RoboVacuum to __________the
whole room. Or you can press the Extra clean button on the right if you want to remove
______________.

Don't use it for ___________________ either, or it will overheat and _________________.

Finally, you'll need to charge your RoboVacuum for _______________ before you can use it

WRITING

Write a paragraph (120 - 150 words) to describe two or three benefits of the Internet.