Matchthesentenceswiththevocabulary:a)usingthemostmodernmethods;asgoodasitcanbeatthepresenttimeb)1usingthemostmodernmethodsandmachines,especiallyelectronicones2(ofdesigns,objects,etc.)lookingverymodern;usingmodernmaterialsc)allowedtobetheonlypersontomake,useorsellaproductoraninventiond)1[onlybeforenoun]ofthepresenttimecontemporary:2[onlybeforenoun](ofstylesinart,music,fashion,etc.)newanddifferentfromtraditionalstylescontemporary:3usingthelatesttechnology,designs,materials,etc.up-to-date:e)introducingorusingnewideas,waysofdoingsth,etcf)abletothinkofnewandinterestingideasimaginativeg)workthattriestofindnewproductsandprocessesortomakeoneswehavebetterh)asmallpieceofequipment,oftenonethatdoessthinanewandcleverwayi)ausefulsmalltoolstateofthearthigh-tech‘patent‘modern‘innovativein’ventiveresearchanddevelopment(abbr.R&D)‘gizmo‘gadgetHYPERLINK"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/science_nature/inventions.shtml"http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/science_nature/inventions.shtmlBBCRadio4inventionsDiscussInventionsWhichgadgetcouldyounotdowithout?What’syourleastfavouriteinvention?Whichinventionswouldyouliketoseeinthefuture?Nowlet’stalkaboutcommunicationHowhasthewayyoucommunicatechangewiththewayyourgrandparentscommunicated?Howwillthewaywecommunicatechangeinthefuture?Task2:TrueorfalseChinahasthesecondhighestnumberofpatentrequests.China’spatentshaveincreasedinnumberforthelasttenyears.Japanhad50%oftheWorld’spatentsin2005.Poorercountriesarecatchingupwithrichercountrieswiththenumberofpatents.Mostpatentsareforthingswhicharenecessaryforhumans,suchasfoodandwater.TheSingaporegovernmenthashelpedtoincreasethenumberofpatentsinSingapore.WORDFAMILIESNounVerbAdjectiveexpectationregistrationapplicationnecessitytreatmentcontributeresidentmultiplyreflectaspireenhanceavail