SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Machinery (general terms)
appliance - urządzenie
engine - silnik
gadget
machine
People
inventor - wynalazca
researcher - badacz
scientist - naukowiec
technician - technik
Adjectives
battery- / mains- operated: zasilane baterią lub z sieci
mobile - ruchomy
portable - przenośny
remote controller - pilot
scientific - naukowy
technical
Inventions
computer
satellite
microchip - układ scalony
microscope
microwave
robot
speedometer - prędkościomierz
thermometer
Verbs
discover - odkryć
experiment
invent - wynaleźć
research
Other words
fax (facsimilie copy) - fax / przesyłać faxem
lab - laboratory
patent - patent / opatentować
Match the descriptions to the gadgets and appliances below. Write similar descriptions for the ones you haven’t matched.
1. It can be made entirely of metal or have a plastic handle. It has a sharp tip for cutting through the metal.
2. It is an electrical appliance and is made mainly of plastic. You can do many things with it like chopping, slicing, mixing. It’s a big time-saver.
3. It’s quite a large appliance and is fairly expensive to run. It’s particularly useful if you have a large family and live somewhere cold and wet.
egg timer electric whisk food processor microwave oven
remote control tin opener tumble dryer
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