Warm-up
- Can you name a famous event that impacted the whole world?
- When did the first person walk on the moon?
- Do you think it is important for humans to continue discovering and trying new things?
- Some people are worried computers will become capable of being smarter than humans and may try taking over. Are you worried about the speed of our technological progression?
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition:
- Invent
- a battle
- a mile
- an engine
- Reach
- An explorer
- A tyre
B. a machine that uses energy to move something, e.g. a car
C. to create something that wasn’t made before
D. A rubber ring that goes on the outside of a wheel
E. To arrive at a place
H. A fight between soldiers
G. A unit used in the UK and US equal to 1.6KM
Time expressions with ‘in’
The preposition ‘in’ can be used in many time expressions.
Complete the phrases with the correct words below:
a time less more over ten minutes under
- You need to finish the in _______ 40 minutes to win.
- It’s too late to get a coffee now. The train is going to arrive in _______ than a minute.
- Do you think you can finish your homework in _______? We have to leave soon.
- In 2009, Usain Bolt ran the 100m in _______ of 9.58s (seconds). This is still the world record.
- It’s 2:55PM now. We need to be at the airport at 4PM, in just _______ an hour.
- I haven’t seen Alan in _______ than ten years! It’ll be nice to meet up
The first marathon took place in 490 BC. The story says that a Greek messenger ran from the battle of Marathon to Athens to say that Greece won. He died shortly after. In 105 AD a Chinese man, Cai Lun, started the paper-making business. In 1440, the German Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing machine. In 1875, Matthew Webb from Britain swam the English Channel in less than 22 hours. John Dunlop invented the first tyre with air in it in 1887. It was used on bicycles and later on cars. In 1903, The Wright Brothers flew a plane with an engine for the first time for 12 seconds in North Carolina, USA.
In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole. American Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic in 1932. She flew from Ireland to Canada in 15 hours. In 1954, Briton Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, in a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. In 1961, Russian Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel into space. In 1968, American Jim Hines was the first person to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds, in a time of 9.95 seconds. In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the UK in 1979.
Are the following statements true or false:
Example: infinitive: become / past simple: became / past participle: become
Are the following statements true or false:
- The first man to swim the English Channel did it in just over a day.
- Tyres filled with air were first used on bikes after 1900.
- The first flight of a plane with an engine lasted twenty seconds.
- There was a woman prime minister in the UK before this century.
- The first person to get to the South Pole was from Scandinavia.
- The first man to start making paper was from China.
Example: infinitive: become / past simple: became / past participle: become
- ______ / ran / ______
- ______ / won / ______
- ______ / died / ______
- ______ / swam / ______
- ______ / flew / ______
Example: I went on holiday for the first time when I was 8. I went to France with my family.
- I flew for the first time ….
- I cooked for the first time ….
- I went to a wedding for the first time….
- I used a credit card for the first….
- I rode a bike for the first time….
- I got a job for the first time….
