Vocabulary
Electronic Appliances
Electronic Appliances
Complete the sentences with word for gadgets.
Just put the food in the ……………………… for three minutes and that’s it.
MICROWAVE
Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.
Could you ……………………… on the light, please? I can’t see a thing.
SWITCH / TURN
This famous American inventor perfected the practical incandescent light bulb, utilizing the physics of electrical resistance heating to create light.
Thomas Edison
Complete the dialogue with one preposition.
Luke: Well, do you want to have a break from studying? How about a walk? Agnes: Yes. I’m tired (5) ……………………… studying, let’s go out!
OF
to advise someone to do something:
to recommend
Complete the sentences with words for gadgets.
We need a new ……………………… . These carpets are still dirty.
VACUUM CLEANER
Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.
You’ll need to ……………………… the battery before you can use the new camera.
CHARGE
Applying the laws of electromagnetism and acoustics, this Scottish-born scientist patented the first working telephone in 1876.
Alexander Graham Bell
Complete the dialogue with one preposition.
Agnes: Yes, I guess you’re right. I find it much easier now than at the beginning of the year. We have an exam next week and I’m not too worried (4) ……………………… it as I have revised quite a lot.
ABOUT
to make someone realize a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future:
to warn
Complete the sentences with words for gadgets.
They’ve got a ……………………… in the car, but my parents never use it. They prefer maps
SATNAV
Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.
People ___________ the photos to Instagram
UPLOAD
By stacking alternating discs of copper and zinc separated by brine-soaked cardboard, this Italian physicist created the first chemical battery to supply a steady electric current.
Alessandro Volta
Complete the dialogue with one preposition.
You could complain (3) ……………………… a bad service you received in the shop
ABOUT
to tell someone formally that something is wrong or not good enough
to complain
Complete the sentences with words for gadgets.
Do you use your ……………………… to work online very often?
LAPTOP
The first phone was ______________in 1876
INVENTED
While working on radar equipment using microwave radiation, Percy Spencer accidentally melted a candy bar in his pocket, leading to the invention of this kitchen gadget
microwave oven
Complete the dialogue with one preposition.I've often dreamed ______traveling to the space
OF
to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them:
to apologize
Complete the sentences with words for gadgets.
Jack is always hiding the ……………………… so that he can watch the programmes he likes!
REMOTE CONTROL
Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.
To turn on the laptop you need to __________ this button
PRESS
Known for his work with alternating current (AC) power systems, this Serbian-American inventor gave us the motor design inside modern hair dryers and fans.
Nikola Tesla
Complete the dialogue with one preposition.
Luke: You’ve been studying for ages. What are you doing? Agnes: I’m doing my IT homework and it’s really complicated. Are you any good (1) ……………………… computer programming?
AT
to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it:
to persuade