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InventionsWhoWhenBe used for Survey What’s your favorite invention? Who was it invented? When was it invented? What is it used for? Does it have a cool story? … the computer John W.Mauchly J.Presper Eckert 1946 Store information, send messages, listen to music… My favorite invention is the computer. The first computer was invented in 1946 and it was invented by John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. We can use the computer to do a lot of things. It can be used for storing information, send messages, listen to music and so on. As time pass by, the technology is developing, and the computer is advancing too. But my partner prefers…

Self-check 1 P48 It is often difficult to decide on the inventor of certain inventions. This is because sometimes a few people may _____ things which are _____ the same. It’s hard to tell who came up with the idea first. Some inventions can also lead to other inventions ________. So some people ____ whether the inventor came up with the idea himself or herself. They think that the inventor used someone else’s idea to create his or her invention. That is why books or ______ usually _____ more than one inventor when giving information about inventions. invent nearly all of a sudden doubt websites mention

This special pen was invented by Liu Jie. He invented it because he always need to take notes quickly. It has three colors and is used for taking notes quickly. It is very useful if you have a lot to write down. The pen comes with a microchip that can store a list of common words that you will use. You can program the words you will use often into the microchip’s memory, then assign a short form to each word. When you are writing, you just need to write the short forms with the pen, press a button on the pen and all the short forms will change into the actual words. The microchip can contain up to 50 words and you can make changes to the list of words whenever you need to. What problem does Liu Jie have?What is it used for?

The computer Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. Do you know the history and the changes of computers? Computer was invented in 194. At that time, the machine was huge and it was as large as a big house. It weighed about 30 tons. The computer is a very useful tool in our life, in our study as well as work. For example, computer can send some messages to foreign friends by e- mail. The computer can open our eyes to let us know more. The computer is the most helpful invention in the world. It can help us with our schoolwork too. There are many functions. We can listen to music when we are tired, and we can play the games on computer for fun. It makes us relax. It’s hard to imagine what our life would be like if we had no computers in our daily life. And in my opinion, computers are going to change our life completely in the near future.

Write an article using the notes in the box. Who: college students What: metal pie plate, flying disk When: 1950 Where: bakery Bridgeport, Connecticut Why: new toy How: students eat pie, throw pie plates Today: clubs, magazines, festival

From pie plate to flying disk. The flying disk was invented by college students. They used a metal pie plate from a bakery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Students ate the bakery’s pies and then threw the pie plates. Today, there are flying disk clubs, magazines and a festival. From pie plate to flying disk The flying disk was invented by college students. It is a new toy. Flying disk is a metal pie plate. In the 1950s, several college students ate pies made by a bakery in. They found it interesting to throw the pie plates with each other. Then it became a game. Now this game is very popular around the world. And there are flying disk clubs, magazines and even a festival.

Problem: _____________________________ New invention: _____________________________ Use: _____________________________ Price: _____________________________ a pen that listens and writes music candle activity glasses temperature cup