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1 When did Arthur Fry invent the first Post-it note?

a in 1974 b in 1968 c in 1951
2 What did Spencer Silver create which helped Arthur?
a the glue b the singing books c the pieces of paper
3 What colour were the first Post-it notes?
a green b light blue c yellow

4 What was Bette Grahams job in 1951?

a secretary b painter c teacher
5 Who did she invent the new paint for?
a her secretary b her son c herself

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6 Who did Bette work with to create Mistake out?

a her son b a teacher c an inventor

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Listen and match the children to the inventions. There are

three inventions you dont need to use.

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2 Jake _____

3 Carla _____

4 Phillip _____

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1 Daisy _____

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Listen and complete the sentences with one or two words.

1 John says for him, the _____________________

was the Skywire.

2 The Skywire is the _____________________

and _____________________ zip wire in

England.
3 John says the Skywire ride isnt scary or

_____________________.
4 When John was on the ride, he didnt see

the _____________________.
5 You can buy a _____________________ for the

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Skywire and the Eden Project together.

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4 Read and complete the sentences with one or two words.

Last week, Mrs Graham visited our
school to talk to us about inventions.
When she was a girl, she wanted to be
an inventor herself, but she decided to
study history. She likes reading about
people who invented things that we
use every day. She talked about two
inventors: a woman, Josephine Cochrane,
who invented the dishwasher and a
man, Percy Spencer, who invented the
microwave oven. They were both from
the USA.
Josephine Cochrane was born in
1839. She was a very rich woman who
liked having parties, but didnt like
washing the dishes. Her servants did
this for her, but she wasnt very happy
because sometimes they broke the plates.
She wanted a machine to wash her plates

quickly and without breaking them. She

invented the first dishwasher in 1886. In
the beginning, it was used in hotels and
restaurants, then in peoples houses.
Percy Spencer was a scientist who
worked with radars in the 1940s. One day
he walked past a radar, and a chocolate
bar in his pocket melted. Percy noticed
this and went to get some popcorn
seeds. He put the seeds in front of the
machine and they started popping! So
he invented the microwave by accident!
Percy never finished school, but he
learned chemistry, physics and maths by
himself. Isnt he amazing?
There are many important inventors
who invented things by accident, said
Mrs Graham. But like Percy, they were
all very observant and worked very hard.

1 Mrs Graham wanted to __________________________ things when she was young.

2 Mrs Graham talked about inventors from __________________________.
3 Josephine Cochrane had a lot of __________________________ and lots of parties.
4 At first, dishwashers were used in __________________________ and hotels.
5 Percy Spencer was very hard-working and __________________________.

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6 He didnt try to invent the __________________________ ; it happened by accident.

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5 Read and write one word to complete the sentences.

A FUN INVENTION!
Smartphones are a great invention. There are lots of applications you
can have for less than 5. Here are some fun apps for children or adults.
A Curious Georges Town (2.49)

B On this day (0.99)

Children (4 years old and older) organise

the vegetables in the market, learn the
alphabet in the library and help recycle
in the park. They win coins (not real
ones!) which they can save or use to build
their town and buy farm animals (and
dinosaurs).

Choose any day of the year and get

information on events that happened
in the past on that day. For example,
what happened on 7th April? Well, Keith
Kellogg created the cereal Corn Flakes in
1860, and the famous artist El Greco died
in 1614. This app is great for teenagers
and adults.

C The Shape Monster (free)

This game is for children aged two and up,
and it helps them to learn the shapes. The
Shape Monster is a friendly but hungry
monster. He tells the children what shape
he wants to eat and they give it to him.
There are two levels for different ages.

D Waze (free)
This app is used by drivers who prefer to
have satnav technology on their phone.
They can build their own maps, get
information on the traffic and directions
as they drive. When there are problems,
they can send this information to other
drivers who have the app.

1 App C is designed for ________________ children than app A.

2 App A helps users learn the value of ________________ .
3 App D is the only app that ________________ cant use.
4 App B tells you when important things ________________ .

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5 Apps C and D are the ________________ apps.

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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

Captain James Cook was a famous explorer.
He was born in 1728 in England and lived on
a farm until he was about 18. He loved the
sea and decided to work on a ship. He was
very good at making maps and as a captain
he introduced important changes for his
sailors health and safety. For example, he
asked them to wash every day and eat lots of
fresh fruit.
He left for his first journey on August 26,
1768 and didnt return until July 1771.
Cook travelled around the South Pacific
and created maps of the islands. He didnt
discover Australia or New Zealand, but he
was the first to see the east coast of Australia
and the first to sail around and map the
islands of New Zealand.

He liked the kangaroos and other animals in

Australia. The scientists who travelled with
Captain Cook collected and recorded many
plants and animals.
On this first expedition, Captain Cook first
visited Tahiti. The natives on this island were
very nice and some of Cooks men didnt
want to leave. The Maoris, the natives in New
Zealand, werent so friendly and there was
a fight between them and Cooks men. They
also had tattoos on their faces and some of
Cooks sailors wanted to have them on their
arms. They started a tradition that continues
today. In his third and last expedition,
Captain Cook visited the Hawaiian Islands.
Unfortunately, there was a fight with the
natives and Cook was killed there.

2 Captain Cook didnt

a discover New Zealand.
b map New Zealand.
c sail in the Pacific.

3 Who didnt want to leave Tahiti?

a the scientists
b the sailors
c the natives

4 The natives in were the friendliest

to Captain Cook and his men.
a New Zealand
b Hawaii
c Tahiti

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1 Cook made changes to

a farming.
b map making.
c sailors diet.

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7 Look at the information about Robert and write sentences

using the verbs in brackets.

Roberts life

6 years ago (5 years old)

Today (11 years old)

live

Manchester

London

play

football

tennis

like

history

science

listen to

pop music

rock n roll music

6 years ago
1 (live) _______________________________________________________________________________.
2 (play) _______________________________________________________________________________.
3 (like) _______________________________________________________________________________.
4 (listen to) ___________________________________________________________________________.

Today
5 (live) _______________________________________________________________________________.
6 (play) _______________________________________________________________________________.
7 (like) _______________________________________________________________________________.

(listen to) ___________________________________________________________________________.

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8 Read the answers and write the questions. Use What, Where, or

Who and the verbs in bold.

1 _______________________________________________________________________?

She lives in Edinburgh.

2 _______________________________________________________________________?

She created Harry Potter.

3 _______________________________________________________________________?

She worked for Amnesty International after college.

4 _______________________________________________________________________?

She helps people with health problems around the world.

5 _______________________________________________________________________?

She lived in Gloucestershire in England when she was a child.

6 _______________________________________________________________________?

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She wants to write more books.

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Hi! Im Jessica.
Im from Manchester. When I was four years old, I didnt
live in a house. I lived in a flat. Now I live in a house and
Ive got a big bedroom. I like listening to hip-hop music,
but when I was younger I liked pop music.
My mother is a doctor. She worked in a hospital, but now
she doesnt work. She wants to help my brother and me.
What about your parents? When I was five, I wanted to be
a pilot. Now I want to be an inventor! What about you?

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10 Name the objects. Which is the most important to you? Why?

Can you name five more inventions?

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11 Ask and answer about Sophie.

Sophie

in 2010

today

live?

Manchester

New York

do?

study

work

want to do? travel the world

see her friends

like?

play tennis

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painting