Unit 4 - lesson 1

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• Leerjaar 4

Unit 4: Being inventive

1900

1910

1920

1930

1940

1950

1960

1970

1st half 1980

2nd half 1980

Correct order

1. Wristwatch (1904)

2. Electric dishwasher (1914)

3. Sliced bread (1928)

4. Toaster (1937)

5. Biro (1938)

6. Video recorder (1956)

7. Ring-pull can (1962)

8. Personal stereo (1979)

9. Computer mouse (1984)

10. Wi-fi (1985)

Which do you think is the best invention of the 10 discussed?

Which one do you think is the least important?

Video

Watch the clip and choose which invention should have survived, according to you.

There are also some vocabulary exercises. 

00:52

vastgemaakt aan =

00:54

roekeloze voetganger

1. wild pedestrian
2. jaywalker
3. scoopwalker
4. crazy person

01:28

This solution was handy if...

1. you didn't have a garden.
2. needed an extra bed.
3. you hated your children.
4. you wanted to upgrade your house.

02:07

Stof =

03:19

Fill in the missing word:
Lose it by ... it.

04:22

opvouwbaar

04:58

gizmos =

1. gadgets
2. ratten
3. raadsels
4. beestjes

Which of these inventions should have survived and why?

Get to work!

 Read about the inventions on p. 134

- Then do ex 1 t/m 7 and 9 +10

- Online §4.1: ex 8 (listening 6:30)

- Online §4.1: test jezelf