Unit 07 Smart Life

Unit 7 Page 66 Reading exercise 1 1 e-reader C 2 digital camera A 3 flat Screen TV F 4 tablet E 5 laptop 6 D 6 (desktop) computer B Page 66 Reading exercise 4 1 A person who invents something has got an idea and creates something new. 2 If you hear something that is shocking, it makes you feel surprised and upset. 3 I researched the topic on the internet. 4 What is a huge problem for Africa? There is not enough clean water. 5 You can get trachoma from dirty water. 6 Getting an eye infection can make people blind. 7 You buy gel in a plastic bottle. Page 66 Reading exercise 6 '... just because I didn't want to take a bath' Ludwick Marishane, a young man from South Africa, was with his friends in Limpopo when they started talking about inventing something to put on your skin so you don't have to take a bath. Ludwick thought that this was a great idea. He used his mobile to do some research on the internet, and he found some shocking facts. Millions of people around the world haven't got clean water. This is a huge problem because dirty water can create terrible illnesses. One of them is trachoma: thousands of people all over the world get trachoma every year. They wash their faces with dirty water, get an infection and sometimes become blind. To stop trachoma, people don't have to take expensive medication. They don't have to take pills. They don't have to have injections. They have to wash their faces with clean water. That's it. Ludwick started thinking. He wanted to make something to help people in parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water. He did more research on his mobile, and he did more thinking. Ludwick had a plan. He wanted to make a gel for people to put on their skin so they don't have to take a bath. He wrote the formula for the gel on his mobile phone. When he was at university, he never stopped thinking about his invention. He started to talk to other people about it, and three years later the dream came true. He made the gel and called it 'DryBath'. It looks like any other gel, but it isn't. This gel saves lives! Ludwick Marishane is the winner of lots of prizes. People call him 'one of the brightest young men in the world'. He is very happy about his success. DryBath is helping people to be healthy. And DryBath also helps to save water. That's important in many parts of the world where it's difficult to find clean water. Now he wants to invent other things, and he wants to help other young people to become inventors, too.

Page 68 Vocabulary Exercise 5 1 satnav D 2 MP3 player H 3 torch I 4 games console G 5 remote control C 6 coffee machine B 7 calculator F 8 docking station E 9 hair dryer J 10 headphones A Page 69 Listening Exercise 9 & 10 ... and some people think that only older people - like me - can be inventors. But they're wrong, you know? Here's one example - a young man in South Africa, only 17 years old, saw a problem with water quality and he invented a gel that people can use to wash, to have a bath, even if there is no water. He was only 17! So, you guys out there, you shouldn't wait. Just go ahead and do it, OK? So now, we don't have much time, any questions? Did the boy in South Africa get rich? I really don't know. I hope so! But that's not the point. He invented something that made other people's lives better. He didn't think: how can I get rich? He thought: how can I help people? And that's the place you should start. You should start with an idea to help other people. To make lives easier and, hopefully, better. I've got lots of ideas for inventions. Oh? Like what? Well, I don't want to say. Good for you! Be very careful. You should only talk to people that you trust, OK? But another thing: you say you've got lots of ideas, and that's great. But don't try to work on all of them at the same time. You should say to yourself: which idea is the best one? And then you should try to work more on that idea. And should I forget the other ones? No, no, no! Absolutely not. I mean, I'm sure you won't forget the anyway. Yes, another question? Is being an inventor a job? I mean, should I leave school and just start inventing things? Hahaha, it sounds like a good idea, right? But to start, when you leave school, I think you should get a job and invent things as a hobby. Why? Well, you have to live, don't you? And maybe your first invention isn't successful, so where is the money for you to live? No, you should make sure that you've got a job and then see if the inventions work out. And, look, I'm afraid we're out of time, we have to stop now. I hope the talk was interesting for you all. Good luck and goodbye!

Page 70 Reading Exercise 2 Are you tired of choosing a cool outfit to wear for special occasions? Well, now you don't have to! The all-new Trendy-wise is easy to use and you don't have to be trendy to use it. However, before you can use it, you have to take photos of all the clothes in your wardrobe. And you mustn't forget to take photos of all your shoes and socks, too. Then all you have to do is click on a photo of, for example, a blue T-shirt. The Trendy-wise selects photos of trousers or skirts, shoes, socks, etc., from your wardrobe to go with this T-shirt. Each time it creates a different outfit for you and the outfits are all very trendy. Oh, I almost forgot! You also have to type in the kind of event/occasion, for example: a concert or a birthday party. Do you sometimes have bad dreams? Do you wake up scared or unhappy? Yes? Then you should buy the DreamCatcher. This is how it works: Put the machine on your head before you go to bed. Tell it what you want or don't want by speaking into the microphone - for example: 'I want dreams where I win a singing competition' or 'I don't want dreams about falling.' When you are asleep, DreamCatcher will follow your dreams and make sure you get what you want. Imagine that in your dream you do something dangerous. DreamCatcher will make sure you're safe. Here's an example Let's say you start to climb a high mountain. You don't have to worry because the DreamCatcher will make you walk back down again. But you mustn't use the machine every night. It will only work every three days. Page 71 Vocabulary Exercise 8 1 vacuum the floor F 2 tidy up I 3 do the ironing E 4 do the shopping A 5 set / clear the table H 6 do the washing-up (wash up) C 7 make the beds B 8 do the cooking G 9 do the washing D 10 load / empty the dishwasher J

Page 72 Developing Speaking Exercise 1 & 2 All right, Mum? No, not really, Ryan, I really need you to help me. Sorry, Mum? What did you say? I said I need some help, Ryan. There are so many things to do in this house. Like what? Well, this washing up, for a start. Look at all this! It's terrible. So, can you do it for me before you go out, please? No chance, Mum! I'm leaving soon and I've got lots of things to do. I'm really busy, you know. What do you mean? Well, homework and stuff. You know. OK. Never mind. You don't have to help me. But I have to leave soon. I have a meeting with a new client. I mustn't be late. Oh, OK. Sorry, Mum. Don't worry. I can do it. Leave it all to me, OK? Are you sure? Absolutely. You go now and leave everything to me. OK, thanks Ryan. You're a good boy! Bye! OK, well it is a lot of washing up, and perhaps I should clean the kitchen, too. But the game starts right now and there's no TV in here. Hmm. Problem. Some creative thinking is needed. Well, it's easy of course. Get my phone. Do live streaming of the game. Put the phone next to the sink. And great! Off we go. And the game's starting. Come on United. Argh, no! That's my new phone!

Unit 7 Pronunciation Exercise 1 Let's look in this room, Sue. Wow! It's got things from the moon in it. Look at these cool boots! I saw them in our science book. We should take a photo for our school project, Luke. Pronunciation Exercise 3 Let's look in this room, Sue. Wow! It's got things from the moon in it. Look at these cool boots! I saw them in our science book. We should take a photo for our school project, Luke.