DESIGN IS EVERYWHERE
7.1
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VOCABULARY
WORD BUILDING, DESIGN ADJECTIVES
3
a
Work with a partner to complete the word families
in the table below. Check your answers in the text.
3
b
Look at the suffixes (endings) of the words in the
table. What type of word ends in:
1
-
ic
?
2
-
er
?
3
-
ion
?
4
-
ing
?
5
-
or
?
verb
noun
(person)
noun (thing,
concept)
adjective
design
ˈ
science
scientific
manu
ˈ
facturing
pro
ˈ
duce
producer
pro
ˈ
ductive
engineer
engineering
use
usable
develop
de
ˈ
veloper
developing
innovate
ˈ
innovator
innovation
inventor
in
ˈ
vention
inventive
art
artistic
PRONUNCIATION
4
7.1
Word stress
Look at the words in the table and
mark the stress. Some have been done as examples to
help you. Listen and check, then repeat the words.
5
a
Complete these questions using words from the
table. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1
Can you name an
? What did he/she invent?
2
Are there any factories in your town/city? What do
they
?
3
What are the three
you could not live without?
4
What do you think is the best
of the 21st
century?
5
Is the
of a product important to you?
Why?/Why not?
6
What products do you think
will develop in
the next ten years?
5
b
Work with a partner and ask and answer the
questions above.
5
c
Write some questions of your own to ask other
students using words from the table in Exercise 3.
6
a
The following adjectives are often used to describe
designs. Work with a partner to check that you
understand them all.
elegant functional futuristic
handmade
innovative mass-produced retro
simple
streamlined stylish traditional up-to-date
6
b
Find words in Exercise 6a that refer to the following.
1
the past (2 words)
2
methods of manufacture (2 words)
3
designs which are new and different (2 words)
6
c
Find words in Exercise 6a that mean the following.
1
attractive and fashionable
2
modern
3
with a smooth shape
4
attractive and graceful
5
not complicated
6
useful
SPEAKING AND WRITING
7
a
Think about the following items. In small groups,
discuss what qualities you look for in them. Look back
at the vocabulary in Exercise 6a to help you.
phone car shoes handbag watch
7
b
Look at the photos below. Say which design of car
and phone you prefer and why.
8
Write a short paragraph describing your favourite
design, either on this page or of an object you own.
A
B
C
E
D
F
