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Unit 16
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Who am I?
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Column A Alexander Bell Thomas Edison Laite
Brothers Madame Curie Steven Hawking Elbert
Einstein Isaac Newton
Column B The first plane The theory of
relativity The electric lamp Black holes in
universe The theory of Gravity Radium The first
telephone
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air conditioner
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sewing machine
refrigerator
electric washing machine
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VCD player
vacuum cleaner
electric iron
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Inventions Advantages Disadvantages
cellphones 1.Communicate easily 2. 3. 1 2 3. .
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maglev train
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Some questions on maglev train

1. How much did it cost to build such a train?
2. Which city is the first in the world to build
   the maglev train?
3. Can a maglev train run?
4. How much is the ticket from the city to Pudong
   Airport?
5. How long will it take to go to Pudong Airport
   from the city?
6. If we can go to Beijing from Shanghai in a maglev
   train, how much will the ticket cost, can you
   guess?

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The advantages and disadvantages of maglev train
Inventions Advantages Disadvantages
maglev train
1.It is fast.
1.Its a waste of money.
2.Its clean and does not pollute the air.
2.Its too expensive.
3.It does not make any noise.
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advantages disadvantages

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nuclear energy advantages disadvages
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Some useful expressions

• Im afraid/ I cant agree with you./ I dont
  think so./ I dont think that/ In my opinion/ I
  feel that/ I think

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