1、Unit 3 Inventors and inventions GOOD DESIGN IS PRACTICALZhou Rui (ZR) made a phone call to Dr Smith (S), an engineer who works for James Dyson, a famous British inventor. Now Dr Smith is ringing him back.Listen to the text.S: Hello, can I _ to Zhou Rui please? This is Dr Smith.ZR: Good morning, Dr S
2、mith. How kind of you to ring me _! Would youmind if I asked you a _ questions about James Dysons inventions.S: Not at all. Id be happy to talk about ourcompany and our _, James Dyson. Hes an _ who takes everydayproducts, like washing machines, and Listen again and fill in the blanks.speakbackfewfou
3、nderinventormakes them work better.ZR: I see. Why did he _ the washing machine?S: He found that clothes were not as _ from a washing machine as those _ by hand.ZR: Really? Is that _?S: Yes, because most machines have one large _ and the clothes go round and _ in it.ZR: So what did he do to improve t
4、hat?improvecleanwashedtruedrumroundS: This is the _ part. James Dyson invented a _ with two drums in the same machine. Together they are the same _ as the old drum, but theywork _. One drum goes in one _ and the other goes in the other. So its more like hand-washing and the clothes come out _.ZR: Wa
5、s it _ to design?cleversystemsizedifferentlycleanereasydirectionS: No. It took many working _ before Mr Dyson was _.ZR: How _ did it take him?S: Im not sure. But I do know that inventing a new _ cleaner took five years before he was happy _ it.ZR: Wow! I didnt realize that it took that_! modelssatis
6、fiedlongcarpetwithlongS: And of course he had to _ for patents for all of the new parts hed designed. You must do that to _ your ideas.ZR: Has that been a problem?S: Well, in the _ years, James Dyson found that a large company _ carpet cleaners in America was _his ideas. He had to go to court to pro
7、tect his _.applyprotectearlymakingcopyinginventionZR: Did he _?S: Yes, in the end the company _ to pay us a lot of money.ZR: What _ ideas does James Dysonhave?S: Im sorry but youll just have to _and see! ZR: Thank you very much and Im afraidI shall have to ring _ now. Goodbye.S: Goodbye.winhadnewwai
8、toffListen to the text.Ruth Bacon (RB) is asking her friend, Zhang Jie (ZJ), for advice.WHICH ONE SHOULD I CHOOSE?RB: Hello, is that Zhang Jie? This is Ruth. Im thinking of _ a new mobile phone. What do you suggest?ZJ: Hello Ruth. Im happy to _. Its lucky you could get through. Ive been having some _ with the line and I keep getting cut off. If the line goes _, ring me _ immediately on my mobile and it should be OK. Now what do you want your mobile to do?Listen again and fill in the blanks.buyinghelptroubledeadback
