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Weird Inventions
Have you ever thought about inventing something? Did you worry that your idea
was too strange or unrealistic? Well, maybe you should think again.
Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur Pedrick. Pedrick was a British
inventor. Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the 1960s and 1970s
developing new and unusual ideas. Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics, but
that didn’t stop Pedrick. One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes
from the continent of Australia all the way to Antarctica, a distance of 10,000 km! These
tubes would carry giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia. This ice would then melt
in the Australian desert, and the water would be used in irrigation. Another of Pedrick’s
inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball. A golfer could change the speed and direction
of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer chips. Using radio waves, the
golfer could also find lost golf balls. Arthur Pedrick had thousands of bizarre ideas for
inventions, most of which were never built.
Though many of Pedrick’s inventions were never developed, a lot
of other strange ideas were. In 1989, a company designed and sold a
theft-prevention device for expensive cars. As part of this device,
several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car. If someone
tried to steal the car, super hot flames would come out of the
tubes and burn the car thief. Some people who were not
thieves, however, were seriously injured. They accidentally set
off the device by walking past the car. Other strange inventions
include underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink. The
underwear keeps dogs from making a mess when they go out
for a walk. Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a pen with
drinkable ink would be very handy!
If you have an idea that seems a little out in left
field, don’t let that stop you from trying it. You’ll be in good
company.
Reading Comprehension
Choose the best answer.
1. What is the main idea of the reading?
a. Inventions are necessary for a good life. b. Some inventions are very strange.
c. Some devices can help reduce crime. d. Inventing something is easy.
2. What can be said about Arthur Pedrick?
a. He made a lot of money from his inventions.
b. He was a good scientist.
c. He was more interested in creativity than facts.
d. He was often bored.
3. According to the reading, how was Pedrick’s plan to bring water to Australia probably
unrealistic?
a. Australia doesn’t need water. b. Australia and Antarctica are too far away.
c. Tubes are not strong enough. d. The plan was too expensive.
4. What was the problem with the theft prevention device?
a. It was too big. b. It hurt other people besides thieves.
c. It didn’t work. d. Only bicycles could use it.
5. In the reading, what is implied when a dog “makes a mess”?
a. It goes to the bathroom. b. It spreads its food around.
c. It digs in the dirt. d. It has dirty hair.
ummarListening
Write your own short paragraph by answering the questions below.
1. What common inventions do you use every day?
2. Who is a famous inventor you can name?
3. Why is that person famous? What did he or she invent?
4. Why do you think people invent things?
5. If you could invent or create something, what would it be?
6. What would you like to invent?
7. How would this invention help people?
8. Do you think this will ever be invented?
9. Why or why not?

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tokmachevasvp01bjy
tokmachevasvp01bjy
26.07.2020

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. b

5. b

1. Every day I use the inventions of people from the past. I drive a car, use the Internet, turn on the light bulbs.

2. Carl Benz

3. Karl Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile.

4. Because people want to make their lives easier by inventing

5. It would be teleport

6. I would like to invent teleport to be able to quickly move between cities and countries of our planet

7. Travel would become more affordable, you wouldn't have to use cars that pollute the atmosphere..

8. Yes, I do

9. If people used to think that flying in the sky was something impossible, then why wouldn't teleports become possible?

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Lizaveta20021
Lizaveta20021
26.07.2020

Бывший. 10. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на конъюнкции

сравнение.

1. Планировка жилого дома в городах была такой же простой, как и планировка

сельскохозяйственный дом.

2. В древние времена деревянные дома были более распространены, чем каменные.

3. Больше декоративных элементов было использовано при строительстве жилья

дом тем привлекательнее он был.

4. Жить в многоэтажном доме не так комфортно, как в коттедже.

5. Шатровая крыша была столь же характерна для русского деревянного зодчества, как и кубовая крыша.

6. Деревянные купола русских церквей выглядели как нечто натурально выращенное

чем рукотворные.

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bobr600
bobr600
26.07.2020

My favorite supper from my earliest childhood was and still is simple fried potatoes. For as long as I can remember, when I came to visit my grandparents in the village on vacation, the first thing I asked them to do was cook this dish. Probably, as a child, everything seems so delicious and interesting, festive and memorable. But I think that my love for this product lies in the ability of my grandmother to cook it very tasty. I don't know all the secrets of cooking, but food cooked in a Russian oven and with its own fresh vegetables will always remain for me the standard of delicious and healthy food. The amazing atmosphere of lunch time, when tired relatives who had worked in the field or garden since early morning sat down at the table, their unhurried and kind conversations about the weather and the harvest, made the meal some interesting action that is not clear to the city dweller. My grandmother was putting a large pan of potatoes on the table, which gave off a wonderful smell of resinous wood from the stove and vegetable oil. Everyone was served fresh milk and offered fresh cucumbers and herbs - dill, parsley and green onions. This is the kind of food I could eat for Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I never got tired of it.

Every person in any sphere of life has their own preferences and preferences. Similarly, in the choice of food, everyone has their favorite or not so much products and ready meals. A person's taste may change over the course of their life, and the food they liked as a child no longer evokes such taste attachments. Almost all children really like sweets, ice cream and cakes, sweets and sweet sparkling water. Adults like spicy meat or fish dishes that are very difficult to get a child to eat. But there are products that almost everyone likes, without exception, these are fruits and berries: apples and bananas, watermelons and strawberries, blueberries and pears.

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