Class 8 English Unit 6: Reading II: Life-Saving Inventions

 

Reading II: Life-Saving Inventions

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Vocabulary

1.     invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ noun; creation

2.     tough /tʌf/ adjective; strong

3.     injuries /ˈɪndʒəriz/ noun; harm

4.     design /dɪˈzaɪn/ noun; plan

5.     delivered /dɪˈlɪvəd/ verb; brought

6.     remote /rɪˈməʊt/ adjective; distant

7.     straw /strɔː/ noun; dried stalk

8.     lifestraw /ˈlaɪfstrɔː/ noun; water filter

9.     tube /tjuːb/ noun; cylindrical container

10. replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ verb; substitute

11. aidpod /ˈeɪdpɒd/ noun; aid container

12. entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/ noun; business founder

13. noticed /ˈnəʊtɪst/ verb; observed

14. dying /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ verb; expiring

15. crate /kreɪt/ noun; large box

16. experimented /ɪkˈspɛrɪmɛntɪd/ verb; tested

 

A.         Find the words/phrases from the text for the following meanings. (Answers only)

a.      replace: change for a new one

b.     deliver: hand over goods to the proper recipients

c.      experiment: undertook a scientific procedure to make a discovery

d.     invention: a thing or an idea that has been created

e.      injuries: harms done to a person's body

f.       passes: goes through 

 

B.      Write whether the following statements are True or False. If the information is not given, write NG. (Answers only)

a.      Women in Africa walked for a long time to fetch water for their homes. True

b.     With the hippo-roller, people can carry more water than with a normal bucket. True

c.      LifeStraw is made of paddy straw. False

d.     LifeStraw never stops working. NG

e.      Japanese technology was used in those three inventions. NG

f.       Coca-Cola Company worked with Simon Berry to design AidPod. False

g.     AidPod has been used successfully in many different countries. NG

C.          Answer these questions. (Answers only)

a.      Life was tough with traditional plastic buckets because women and children had to carry heavy buckets of water on their heads for long hours which would cause neck and back injuries.

b.     Who made the lives of African women easier?

Pettie Petzer and Johan Jonker made the lives of African women easier because they invented hippo-rollers which can carry ninety liters of water.

c.      How does LifeStraw work?

LifeStraw works by cleaning the dirty water when the water passes through it into somebody's mouth. LifeStraw is a long thin plastic tube.

d.     Where was LifeStraw used during disasters?

LifeStraw was used in Haiti, Pakistan, and Thailand during the disasters.

e.      What made Simon Berry design the AidPod?

The death of a child out of five before their fifth birthday in Zambia made Simon Berry design the AidPod that contained a packet of medicines.

f.       If his plan works well, what does Simon Berry hope to achieve?

If his plan works well, Simon Berry hopes to save the children's lives in African countries who were dying in the absence of medicines. 

 

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