Lesson 3 Learning from Nature’s Genius
Listen & Speak 1
You know that ____ da Vinci painted the
Mona Lisa, don’t ____?
Sure. I ____ he was a really great artist.
He was ____ a great inventor.
____ did he invent?
He dreamed of flying like a ____.
So, he drew a flying machine that looked like a ____.
Did he ____ make that machine?
No, but his creative idea inspired ____ other inventors.
Have you heard of a ____ needle, Jian?
A mosquito ____? Can you explain it to me?
Some scientists ____ this new needle by imitating a mosquito’s mouth.
That’s interesting. So how ____ that help?
You know mosquito bites are not ____ painful, don’t you?
The ____ needle will also cause less pain.
That’s ____. How come it’s less painful?
Like a mosquito’s ____, it makes less contact with our skin.
Wow, I think that there’s ____ useless in the world!
Listen & Speak 2
Today, we have a special guest, Thomas Thwaites, the Goat Man. Hello, ____.
Hello, Anna. ____ to be here.
____, I’m so fascinated by the fact that you lived like a goat in the Alps for three days.
Why ____ you do that?
One ____, I saw goats playing on the mountain.
They looked so peaceful that I wanted to live like ____.
Didn’t you have any problems ____ a goat?
Walking on all four legs was very ____ for me.
Do you have ____ plans to live like a goat again?
Sure. I’m ____ my second visit to the Alps.
I can’t wait to hear about your next adventure. ____ you, Thomas, for your time.
This ____ holder can make candles last twice as long.
Really? How’s that ____?
When a candle burns, it ____ into the tube below the holder to form a new candle.
Wow, I am so fascinated by the idea! Now we can ____ candles longer.
You know what? I’m really fascinated by the ____ door in Juwon’s room.
____ makes the door so special?
____ and I played table tennis on it.
____ could you play table tennis on a door?
The ____ can be changed into a table.
____ cool!
Real Life Communication
____ are you doing, Mina?
I’m reading an article ____ a bug robot.
A bug robot? Is it ____?
____. I’m really fascinated by this thing.
Can ____ tell me more about it?
You know that some ____ can slip into narrow spaces, don’t you?
Yeah. That’s why it’s hard 5 to ____ them.
A bug robot ____ do the same.
It can help to find survivors after earthquakes or ____ fires.
That’s really ____!
Let’s Check
I’m fascinated by ____, a robot girl.
What’s so special ____ her?
She is able to ____ more than 60 facial expressions.
That’s ____. What else can she do?
She has many ____ abilities.
She looks, talks, and even ____ like a human.
That’s ____!