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Inglês – 8 a série/9 o ano – Volume 1<br />
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SITUATED LEARNING 6<br />
HOW WAS IT INVENTED?<br />
1. Read the following texts quickly and answer these questions.<br />
a) These texts are:<br />
( ) advertisements.<br />
( ) encyclopedia entries.<br />
( ) websites.<br />
b) How is the information organized?<br />
( ) The equipment is described first.<br />
( ) The invention process is described first.<br />
( ) The inventor is described first.<br />
c) Tick () three characteristics of these<br />
texts.<br />
( ) The information is in chronological<br />
order.<br />
( ) The text is divided into paragraphs.<br />
( ) Exclamation marks are used.<br />
( ) The entries are in alphabetical order.<br />
( ) The price of the equipment is informed.<br />
IRON CURTAIN<br />
IRON, ELECTRIC<br />
A device with a flat metal base that can be heated and is used for making garments and other pieces<br />
of cloth smooth. The electric iron was invented by Henry W. Seely, an American from New York, who<br />
patented the equipment on June 6, 1882. His iron weighed around 7.5 kg.<br />
IRON GATE<br />
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