- •3.1 Module 3 electricity
- •2 Which natural phenomenon on the list do you think inspired each of the following inventions?
- •4 Work in pairs. Imagine that you are at home. What common electrical appliances do you normally use?
- •5 Match the words to the definitions.
- •6 Write the noun form of the verbs.
- •7 Choose the correct alternative.
- •8 Read the article about the history of electricity. Which of the following facts are not mentioned?
- •9 Read the article again. Are the statements true (t), false (f) or is the information not given (ng)?
- •11 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions on the history of electricity.
- •13 Choose the correct alternative.
- •14 Look at the examples and complete the rules. Write for or since.
- •17 Complete the sentences.
- •Read the article about the famous inventor Nikola Tesla.
- •19 Match meanings 1-8 with the words and phrases in bold from the text in Exercise 18
- •23 Match beginnings 1-5 with endings a)-e) to make definitions.
- •28 Take it in turns to tell your stories to the class. Listen carefully to your classmate’s stories
- •31 Answer these questions.
- •34 Work in pairs. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power energy generation
- •36 Match the words with the definitions.
- •37 Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise 37 in the correct form.
- •38 Read the quiz compiled by National Geographic below.
- •40 Choose the correct alternative.
- •41 There is one extra word in each of these sentences.
- •42 Put the words in the correct order to make questions
- •43 Complete the conversations with the present perfect or
- •44 Put these words in the correct column.
- •3.4 Look at this fascinating picture. Would you like to have the opportunity to drive that futuristic car?
- •46 Match the words 1-8 with the meanings a)-h)
- •47 Read the information. Did you mention these ideas in your previous discussion?
- •48 Complete the sentences with the words below in the correct form.
- •50 Are these statements true (t) or false (f)?
- •51 Use the future perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
- •52 Complete the sentences with the future perfect, future simple or future continuous form of the
- •Verbs in brackets.
- •53 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- •55 English speakers use ‘by the time’ to express a future event
- •58 Complete the information with the words fun and funny
- •60 Conduct a survey in your class. Ask and answer the questions.
- •61 Read the information and compare it with your answers.
- •62 Think of a funny joke and tell it to the rest of your group.
- •63 Match the beginnings and endings of these sentences to make quotes.
- •64 Look at this prompts and write the correct definition of electricity
- •65 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct perfect tense (active or passive) to get a famous saying.
28 Take it in turns to tell your stories to the class. Listen carefully to your classmate’s stories
and ask questions if you don’t understand anything.
Whose story did you like the most and why?
A: I liked all the stories but I liked Kate’s the most because it was dramatic.
B: I liked Nick’s story the most because it was entertaining.
Study the rules on talking about nationalities.
Adjective + people e.g Spanish people
The + nationality adjective e.g The Spanish
Sometimes there exist special words for some nationalities (the Poles, the Scots, the Swedes,
The Spaniards, the Brits.
29 Work in pairs. Complete the table. Use your dictionary if necessary.
country nationality country nationality
__________ Argentine Turkey __________
__________ Hungarian Scotland __________
Germany __________ _______ Irish
Italy __________ _______ Danish
___________ Belgian Japan ___________
Morocco ___________ Portugal ___________
Norway ___________ China ____________
Egypt ___________ Pakistan ____________
__________ Austrian ________ Dutch
Brazil ___________ ________ Thai
30 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about nationalities of famous people.
What nationality were these people?
1 Pavel Yablochkov was Russian
2 Alfred Nobel was ___________
3 Georg Simon Ohm was _________
4 Thomas Edison was ____________
5 Charles Augustin de Coulomb was _______
6 Alessandro Volta was ______________
7 Hans Christian Andersen was _________
8 Roald Amundsen was ____________
9 Pablo Picasso was _______________
10 Mahatma Gandhi was ___________
11 Mao Tse Tung was _____________
12 Che Guevara was ______________
One of the most amazing machines
“The Sun is the only safe nuclear reactor, situated as it is some ninety-three million miles away”
Stephanie Mills
Look at this photo. Can you guess what it is? 3.3
