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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