2015-05-05 Workshop: invention reading

Greg Malivuk
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Read the story on p. 47 of the handout.
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contest: competition where one person wins because that person is the best

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1 a (opposite: unpleasant)
2 a
3 b
4 b

Hiroyuki’s bed won a prize.
prize: the thing that you get if you win a contest
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2 It is for people who oversleep.
3 It is connected to an alarm clock.
4 The bed has a tape recorder.
5 He works for Honda Motor Company.
6 He made it because he wanted to win a contest.

1 An alarm clock will ring.
2 A tape recorder will play a recording of his girlfriend.
3 The tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
6 Hiroyuki will slide onto the floor.
4 A mechanical foot will kick Hiroyuki in the head.
5 The (head of the) bed will rise higher and higher.
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Homework: think of a problem in your life (or a common problem for other people) that could be solved with some new technology or invention