1. Match the words with photos 1-5.

(Ghép các từ với hình ảnh từ 1-5.)

invent

1. _____________

2. _____________

3. _____________

4. _____________

5. _____________

2. Match the verbs in the box with the definitions. Then write the noun form of each verb.

(Ghép các động từ trong hộp với định nghĩa. Sau đó viết dạng danh từ của mỗi động từ.)

when a scientist or designer thinks of a new idea and makes it successful develop (v) development (n)

1. when a person makes something new  

_____ (v) _____ (n)

2. when a doctor or scientist makes an illness go away

_____ (v) _____ (n)

3. when an animal or a person changes their behaviour because they are in a new situation

_____ (v) _____ (n)

4. when a scientist uses or looks at something carefully to see how well it works

_____ (v) _____ (n)

5. when an animal or a plant no longer exists

_____ (v) _____ (n)

3. Complete the questions with discovery and invention nouns. Then choose the correct answers.

(Hoàn thành các câu hỏi với những danh từ chỉ sự khám phá và phát minh. Sau đó chọn câu trả lời đúng.)

Quiz: Science and nature

NASA has an exploration programme for a planet in our solar system. Which one is it?

a. Mars        b. Jupiter       c. Neptune

1. In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci created an early d_____ for something. What was it?

a. a train        b. a parachute          c. a computer

2. The chameleon is an animal that can make an a_____ to its body. What can it change?

a. its weight   b. its length   c. its colour

3. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created a useful new i_____. What was it?

a. the telephone        b. the radio    c. the television

4. Which animal is in danger of e_____?

a. the European rabbit        b. the greater flamingo

c. the mountain gorilla

5. Alexander Fleming made an important scientific d_____ in 1928. What was it?

a. the use of X-rays            b. penicillin

c. the vaccine for polio

4. Complete the sentences about discoveries and inventions. Use some of the words on this page and your own ideas.

(Hoàn thành các câu về khám phá và phát minh. Sử dụng một số từ trên trang này và ý tưởng của riêng bạn.)

Cars are essential in the modern world. I think it's hard to imagine life without the invention of the wheel because it's so important for transport.

1. I use the internet every day. _____ are at the top of my list of useful inventions because _____

2. Some diseases and illnesses no longer exist in the world. An important goal now is _____

3. My smartphone always runs out of battery. I can't think of anything better than _____