Inventions- Random Pelmanisms
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Present and historic inventions vocabulary matching game
Lesson Plan Content:
Inventions random pelmanism
History for ESL students/ Technical English
Task 1 – Matching game
Take turns trying to match older inventions on the left with ones we use now on the right, and say why they are connected, e.g. that they do the same thing or use the same kind of power. Any kind of connection you can come up with is okay. Your teacher will tell you if you should match cut-up cards or just match words from the worksheet.
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Steam engine
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Smoke signals |
Fax |
PDA |
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Chariot
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Fountain pen |
Pacemaker |
MP3 player |
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Messenger pigeon
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Horse and cart |
Mobile phone/ Smartphone |
Nuclear power station |
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The telegraph
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Sundial |
Digital watch |
Sewing machine |
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Charcoal
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Bronze dagger |
GPS |
Internet |
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Flint tools
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Spear |
Rifle |
Photocopier |
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Kite
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Camel train |
Articulated lorry |
Scanner |
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Compass
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Woodblock printing |
Jet foil |
Paper
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Carbon paper
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Needle |
Tank |
Ballpoint pen |
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Papyrus |
Candles
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Machine gun |
Solar panels |
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Gas lighting |
Sailing ship/ galleon
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Dynamite
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Phillips screwdriver |
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Quill and ink |
Cross bow |
Digital camera
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Air conditioning |
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Catapult
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Battering ram |
Chain saw |
Rocket launcher |
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Horseshoes
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Stirrups
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Shotgun |
Laser eye surgery |
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Woodblock printing
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Windmill |
Automatic pencil
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Calculator |
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Barrel organ
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Gunpowder |
Elevator |
Hybrid car |
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Bone tools
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Cave paintings |
Taser |
USB flash drives |
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Bellows
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Cannon |
Stapler |
Cloud seeding |
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Axe
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Musket |
Jet ski |
Video games |
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Pocket watch
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Grandfather clock |
Laser Quest |
Massage chairs |
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Monocle
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Slide rule |
Microscope |
MRI |
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Dumb waiter
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Invisible ink |
X ray |
Breathalyser |
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Parchment
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(Spinning) top |
Organ transplant |
Space shuttle |
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Cutthroat razor
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Coal gas |
Microwave |
Disposable razor |
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Archimedes’ screw
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Carpet sweeper |
Hoover (= Vacuum cleaner) |
3D movies |
Task 2 – Discussion questions
Do you think any of the things on the left are still used?
Which of the things (on both sides) do you think will still be used in 2050?
Why might some of the things used now not be used in 2050?
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