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Lesson objectives
Skimming and scanning a text for main ideas and specific information
After language lessons, we are going to read a text about natural world and learn about how animals and plants in nature can inspire inventors to create useful devices or equipment to make our life easier and more comfortable.
Self-speaking What can the animals or the leaves in the pictures do that people can't? Name some things people have invented to make up for what they cannot do.
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Read the text, then choose the best title for it.
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| People often use the natural world as inspiration for their inventions. By observing animals and plants, they design new products to serve humans. Here are some examples. Animals can do many things humans cannot, like flying or staying underwater for a long time. The aeroplane, with its wings and shape imitating those of a bird, is one of the greatest inventions in our history. Thanks to it, people can travel long distances in the air. This has helped to develop trade and tourism. The submarine, which can travel underwater, imitates a dolphin's shape. Submarines are very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea world. Plants around us are also great sources of ideas for other wonderful inventions. The self-cleaning glass window and the fabric used to make umbrellas are both inspired by the smooth leaves of a lotus plant, with their ability to wash away dirt in the rain. Another product is Velcro. This hook-and-loop fastener was invented after a Swiss engineer observed how the seeds of a plant clung to his clothing. He then made two fabrics stick together thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other. Since then, Velcro has gradually become a familiar fastener for shoes, jackets, and even spacesuits. It is definitely true that nature has inspired numerous inventions and technologies. Scientists and inventors have tried to imitate something in nature in an effort to create better, stronger, safer tools and devices for our everyday life. |
Match the words with their meanings.
Match the words with their meanings.
Read the text again, then match each question on the left with its answer on the right.
Read the text again and complete these sentences with no more than two words.
1. Why is the aeroplane considered one of the greatest inventions in our history?
The aeroplane is considered one of the greatest in our history because it helps us to travel in the air and encourages the development of tourism and trading.
2. How can a glass window clean itself? The that makes up the glass window has the ability to the dirt in the rain.
3. Find the words or phrases in the text that can describe an aeroplane, a submarine, and Velcro.
An : ‘its wings and shape imitating those of a bird'
A : ‘imitates a dolphin's shape'
The : ‘hook-and-loop fastener'; ‘two fabrics sticking together thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other'
Read the text.
| People often use the natural world as inspiration for their inventions. By observing animals and plants, they design new products to serve humans. Here are some examples. Animals can do many things humans cannot, like flying or staying underwater for a long time. The aeroplane, with its wings and shape imitating those of a bird, is one of the greatest inventions in our history. Thanks to it, people can travel long distances in the air. This has helped to develop trade and tourism. The submarine, which can travel underwater, imitates a dolphin's shape. Submarines are very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea world. Plants around us are also great sources of ideas for other wonderful inventions. The self-cleaning glass window and the fabric used to make umbrellas are both inspired by the smooth leaves of a lotus plant, with their ability to wash away dirt in the rain. Another product is Velcro. This hook-and-loop fastener was invented after a Swiss engineer observed how the seeds of a plant clung to his clothing. He then made two fabrics stick together thanks to the hooks on one surface and the loops on the other. Since then, Velcro has gradually become a familiar fastener for shoes, jackets, and even spacesuits. It is definitely true that nature has inspired numerous inventions and technologies. Scientists and inventors have tried to imitate something in nature in an effort to create better, stronger, safer tools and devices for our everyday life. |
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