All Because of Melted Chocolate

10/10/2020 4:04:00 PM

Do you know?

Thanks to an accident of a melted chocolate bar, the microwave oven was invented.
The first microwave oven was much heavier and bigger than the modern ones.

Let's explore this story!

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Where was Percy working in 1946?
What is the difference between Percy's microwave and the modern ones?

Where was Percy working in 1946?

In a club
In a bar
In a laboratory

What is the difference between Percy's microwave and the modern ones?

It is smaller.
It is lighter.
It is bigger.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Percy Spencer was working. He was in a lab. It was 1946. Percy had a chocolate bar. It was in his pocket. Percy stood in front of a 3.1. The device was on. Then Percy noticed something. His chocolate bar had melted.

Percy didn't get 3.2. He didn't get upset. He began to think. Then he did something with the device. It was something new. He did it because his chocolate bar had melted.

What did Percy do? He invented an 3.3. What kind of oven was it? It was the microwave! Percy's microwave oven was big. It was bigger than the ones we use today. It was the size of a 3.4. It was heavier. It was as 3.5 as a pile of 3.6. Today, microwaves are much smaller. They are much lighter. They can still melt chocolate!

Source: Daily Warm-ups 2

Read and answer the following questions.

All Because of Melted Chocolate

*Evolution of the Microwave Oven. Image: thehomekitchenheart.blogspot.com*

Percy Spencer was working. He was in a lab. It was 1946. Percy had a chocolate bar. It was in his pocket. Percy stood in front of a device. The device was on. Then Percy noticed something. His chocolate bar had melted.

Percy didn't get mad. He didn't get upset. He began to think. Then he did something with the device. It was something new. He did it because his chocolate bar had melted.

What did Percy do? He invented an oven. What kind of oven was it? It was the microwave! Percy's microwave oven was big. It was bigger than the ones we use today. It was the size of a closet. It was heavier. It was as heavy as a pile of bricks. Today, microwaves are much smaller. They are much lighter. They can still melt chocolate!

Source: Daily Warm-ups 2

Where had Percy put his chocolate bar before it melted?

in his bag
in his wallet
in his pocket
in his suitcase

According to the passage, what can you conclude about Percy's oven?

It was invented by chance.
It was created in 1946.
It was assembled in the lab.
It was a conventional gas oven.

Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?

The melted chocolate bar of Percy Spencer at his lab
Percy Spencer's desire to become a famous inventor
The evolution of the microwaves regarding their size and weight
The story of the microwave invention and description of the first one

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

1. Percy stood in front of a 7.1.

2. Percy didn't get 7.2.

3. He invented an 7.3.

4. It was the size of a 7.4.

5. It was as 7.5 as a pile of 7.6.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

1. She was so fascinated by the book that she forgot the cakes in the 8.1.

2. I'll go 8.2 if I have to wait much longer.

3. The piano’s much too 8.3 for one person to lift.

4. The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high 8.4 wall.

5. We have a 8.5 that switches the lights on at a preset time in the evening.

6. She has a walk-in 8.6 for all her clothes.