Vocabulary & listening activity
Gadgetry: (N) appliances, collection of gadgets.
A)Make a list of all kitchen gadgets,
big and small, that you can remember.
Which are the most/least useful?
B)Listening Segment: Engines of Our Ingenuity by Andrew Boyd - Episode 2452
Audio length:
3.49 minutes
1.The kitchen
is...
a)the most used
room in your home b)the room where
we spend most time c)the room with
most gadgets
2.Which gadgets
are mentioned in the first part of the audio?
a) dishwashers
and coffee makers b)freezers and
microwave ovens c)cheese graters and
coffee machines
3.In the history
of gadget design... a) most
b)some c)few did not survive the new technologies
4.“From Hearth
to Cookstove:Gadgets and Utensils Made or Used in America from 1700 to 1930” is the name of
a)a TV show b)a
radio show c)a book
5.A historical
gadget called an “ale boot” was used to a)clean your shoes b)warm your
beer c)store boots
6.A “fly fan”
was used for... a)keeping flies away
b)frying flies c)catching flies
7.The “toast
fork” was the predecessor of...
a)the grill b)the electric oven c)the toaster
8. By 1874,
existed over eighty patents for...
a) tools for
mashing potatoes b)apple peelers c) egg beaters
9. According to
an article in the New York Times, by 1890 who had filed 2400 patents?
a)housewives b)women engineers c)women cooks
10. Our kitchens
are filled with...
a) history and
innovation b)creativity and ingenuity c)passion and necessity
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