InventionsInventions• This invention looks like a bird. 5• This invention is made of metal. 4• It makes it possible for people to fly to different places in the world. 3• It is powered by an engine and is flown by a pilot. 2Airplane This is an invention which can help peoplein the streets, especially in the big cities. 5 Sometimes, it looks like a tree standingbeside the street. 4 It directs cars and trucks at crossing. 3 It has colored lights; red means stop; green means go. 2Traffic light• This invention can help people do some daily work. 5• It is helpful for housewives. 4• The machine can move around something that you put into it. 3• It needs soap and water to wash something in it. 2Washing machine• It allows you to get a likeness of an object. 5• When you press a button, it works. 4• When a flash happens, it will copy a scene onto a film. 3• When the film is developed, the scene you copied appears on a paper-like thing. 2Camera• The invention looks like a chair. 5 • It has a pipe through which the waste can go. 4• People use it to get rid of waste in their bodies . 3• It is usually made of china these years. 2Flush ToiletElectric shoesInflatable bicycleEdible chopsticksNose-top computerNecessity is the mother of invention.Listening: Listen to two dialogues between inventors and a patent officer. An invention should be ____________________________________.both creative and practical.Word studypreviousawareapplicationtrialrespectederrorstrategyconsciousperceptioninvisibleprocess attemptWhat will you think of next? The text describes the thinking strategies that creative thinkers use and explains how these strategies work.What is creative thinking?• it is highly valued skil...
