Prime Time 4, Coursebook

Listening: Chindogu inventions a) Listen and tick. A Chindogu invention … is completely useless. seems useful but isn’t in real life. is very useful. b) Listen again and match each picture with one description. Write the numbers in the circles. c) Talk to your partner about how your week would have been different if these inventions had really been produced. d) Choose two of these items and combine them to make up your own Chindogu invention. e) Present your Chindogu invention to your partner without mentioning the two items you chose. Your partner then guesses which ones you picked. f) Match each of the Chindogu inventions below with their slogan. 1. goldfish walker Cool sport, cool toes! 2. ice skate sandals Wake up slowly. In your own time. 3. silent alarm clock No need for batteries anymore! 4. solar-powered flashlight 5 Rainy? Going to the pool? No problem! They won’t be spoiled. 5. waterproof teabags Now you can take your little pet with you on your daily walks. 7 2.17 n4n4bz A D B E C F Useful phrases If the duster socks had been made, I would (not) have … If this had really been produced, last week would have … I definitely would(n’t) have … if someone had made this. P Info Chindogu inventions were thought up by Japanese Kenji Kawakami. “Chin” means “strange” and “dogu” means “tool”. It’s hard to believe today, but the selfie stick was a Chindogu invention in 1995! i bicycle pencil dishwasher running shoe dog bowl sunglasses toothbrush 109 13 one hundred and nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv