b8u3learningaboutlanguage.pptVIP

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions EXAMPLE: n. adj. convenience convenient; independence independent 2 Replace the underlined parts with words that have the same meaning. Rewrite the sentence when necessary. 3 Complete the passage using the correct form of the words or phrase below. When I first a______ for a patent I was very puzzled by the _______. I had produced a new type of lily. I was amazed when my application was ________ refused. The patent officer dealing with my ____ explained to me that a new plant v_____ is not a _______ invention as it is a result of a_______ growth scientifically. However, she s________that I should produce a ________ from my new lily. With her e_____________, I decided to ______ the o_________ to make a real 2 Use the correct form of the words in the box below to complete this passage. Before the telephone was invented, people used Morse code to c______ each other. They only needed to ___ a pattern of ____ along a ____ to create a m______ that could be s____ hundreds of miles. This invention was very ________ and served people very well. In the 18th century in the Midwest of the USA it was __________. It warned the law officials of the coming of those wanted for serious crimes. It also s______ good news far and wide - the discovery of gold in California, for example. It was so important that job applicants for the railway had to prove their __________ in Morse code. In this way the railway ________ were very quickly made a_____ of any problem to the track or the trains. Of course, nowadays, with more modern _________ ways of sending i__________, Morse code has become much l___ popular. But we should not f_____ how v________ it was in the past in h_______ to make a really unsettled environment more _______. 3 Look at these phrases commonly used in telephone conversations. Use them correctly in the following dialogue. and I could