M3 Think Unit 7 les 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

THE EASY LIFE

Gebruik Present Perfect:
1. iets is in het verleden begonnen en is nu nog aan de gang.
2. iets is in het verleden gebeurd en je merkt nu nog het resultaat.

Voorbeelden:

1. I have lived in New York for seven years now.

    Ik woon al zeven jaar in New York. --> in het verleden begonnen en nog steeds bezig.

2. I have painted the door.

     Ik heb de deur geschilderd. --> in het verleden gedaan en je merkt nu nog resultaat.

What 'gadgets' do you know?

Student's book page 66 and take your notebook as well

Exercise 1 Reading

Match the words in the list with the photos. Write down A - F in your notebook and match with the following:

1. e-reader

2. digital camera

3. flat screen TV

4. tablet

5. laptop

6. (desktop) computer

Ex 1

 Speaking

Exercises 2 and 3

Talk to each other about the gadgets. Start your sentences with:

1) I've got a ......................... or I haven't got a ....................

2) I think the laptop in the photo looks ....... (eg cool/ quite old etc) 

3) I would choose the ................ 

4) It's important for me because...............

5) What about you? 

Exercise 4

1. A person who invents something .....

1. has got an idea and creates something new
2. has got enough money to buy something new

2. If you hear something that is shocking it makes you feel

1. happy and excited
2. surprised and upset

3. I researched the topic

1. on the camera
2. on the Internet

4. What is a huge problem for Africa?

1. There is not enough clean water
2. There is not enough space for people

5. You can get trachoma from

1. dirty water
2. bad food

6. Getting an eye infection can make people

1. deaf
2. blind

7. You buy gel in a

1. plastic bottle
2. paper bag

Look at the photos on the next page and the title of the article. What is the text about?

Read the article and listen to the recording

Ex 6

Exercise 6 (write down in your notebook) 

1. Ludwick used his laptop to find out more about the world's water situation

1. True
2. False

2. Millions of people get trachoma every year

1. True
2. False

3. Trachoma is an illness that makes people blind

1. True
2. False

4. Ludwick wanted to help people with trachoma

1. True
2. False

5. Ludwick's dream was to help people find clean water

1. True
2. False

6. 'DryBath' is helping to save a lot of water all over the world

1. True
2. False

7. DryBath is a success

1. True
2. False

8. Ludwick wants to invent more things

1. True
2. False

Let's watch an interview with Ludwick and answer some questions

00:22

How was the idea born?

1. He saw poor people without water
2. His friend in high school was lazy and didn't want to bathe

00:48

What kind of people mostly buy his product?

1. travellers, campers etc
2. rich people who don't want to bathe

01:25

Did he get a loan to fund the business?

1. Yes
2. No

02:28

What were his 2 biggest challenges?

1. laws and money
2. resources and money

03:51

How much water on average are people in poor water conditions saving using DryBath?

1. 80 litres
2. 15 litres

Would you use DryBath? Why or why not?