![]() ![]() His invention was (7) _ up five years later by fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler, who used ultrasound instead of light. The Flash-Matic used light to turn the TV on and off, (6) _ the volume and change channels. He introduced his gun-(4) _ remote control, called the Flash-Matic, in 1955. Mr Polley worked as an engineer for a company called Zenith, now part of Korea's LG Electronics. His creation is one of today's most (3) _ used and ubiquitous devices. The Associated Press news agency reported that Eugene J. The inventor of the television remote control has passed (1) _ at the age of 96. GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.ģ. The article says remote control is a very convenient and useful device.Ģ. The writer says many people are unaware of life before remote control. The inventor never won any awards for his work. The inventor worked for Zenith for nearly five decades. The inventor used light in his invention to change TV channels. The first remote control was in the shape of a gun. The article says the inventor founded a company called Zenith. The inventor of remote control died from exposure to infrared rays. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F). ![]() Together, put the words into different categories.ġ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. INVENTOR: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'inventor'. Change partners and share your rankings again.Ħ. INVENTIONS: What are the best modern-day inventions? Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.ĥ. GADGET: Students A strongly believe the remote control is one of the best gadgets ever invented Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners and share what you wrote. HANDY: What new inventions would be handy? Complete this table with your partner(s). Inventor / passed away / news agency / ubiquitous / engineer / patents / ultrasound / technology / awards / pioneering / take for granted / nowadays / generations / handy CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring. Change partners and share your findings often.Ģ. REMOTE CONTROL: Walk around the class and talk to other students about remote control. Life would be quite different without this handy gadget. Today we use remotes for everything from adjusting the brightness of lights to changing songs on our iPods to opening the garage door from 30 metres. Generations of people have grown up not knowing that before remote controls, people actually had to leave the sofa and push a button or turn a dial to change their TV settings. In 1997, the USA's National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoured him by awarding him with an Emmy Award for 'Pioneering Development of Wireless Remote Controls for Consumer Television.' Polley's invention is something we all take for granted nowadays. Polley worked for Zenith for 47 years and held some top technology posts. Today's remote controls use infrared light. ![]() His invention was followed up five years later by fellow Zenith engineer Robert Adler, who used ultrasound instead of light. The Flash-Matic used light to turn the TV on and off, adjust the volume and change channels. He introduced his gun-shaped remote control, called the Flash-Matic, in 1955. His creation is one of today's most commonly used and ubiquitous devices. The inventor of the television remote control has passed away at the age of 96. ![]()
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