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    1 READ THE TEXT.

    THEN COMPLETE THE TIMELINE


    BELOW. USE THE PRESENT OR PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE.

    THE WASHING MACHINE


    In ancient times, housework was hard because homes didn’t have water or electricity. One of the most difficult
    household activities was washing clothes. People took their dirty clothes to the river once or twice a week and
    used rocks, sand and water to clean them.
    For many years, people tried to find easier ways to wash their clothes. Sailors, for example, put their clothes in
    bags and threw them into the sea. This method worked quite well because the moving water helped.
    In 1846, the first washing machine was invented, but it was difficult to use. The water was cold, so people
    warmed it on a fire. Then they pulled the clean, wet clothes through a special machine to take out the water.
    The first electric washing machine was designed in 1908. It was more useful because it could warm the water but
    the clothes were still very wet. The contemporary washing machine wasn’t invented until the 1930s. This
    indispensable item has changed our lives. Today, all the hard work is done for us while we sit and relax.

    ANCIENT TIMES TODAY

    Clothes were
    ................................. ..................................... ....................................
    taken to the river.
    ................................. ..................................... ....................................

    .................................... ..................................... .....................................


    .................................... ..................................... .....................................

    2 LOOK AT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DISHWASHER. THEN WRITE
    THE STAGES IN THE CORRECT ORDER IN THE TIMELINE BELOW. USE THE PRESENT OR
    PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE.
    • Joel Houghton invented the first dishwasher from wood. People didn’t use it.
    • People use dishwashers in more than 50 per cent of homes.
    • Josephine Cochrane invented the first practical dishwasher.
    Only hotels and restaurants used it.
    • People washed dishes by hand.
    • People bought dishwashers for their homes.

    BEFORE 1850 TODAY

    ..................................... ..................................... ....................................


    ..................................... ..................................... ....................................

    ..................................... .....................................
    ..................................... .....................................

    3 WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DISHWASHER. USE THE TEXT IN
    EXERCISE 1 AND THE TIMELINE IN EXERCISE 2 TO HELP YOU.

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    KEY

    1
    ANCIENT TIMES TODAY

    1930s The first


    Clothes were taken to 1846 The first washing
    contemporary washing
    the river. machine was invented.
    machine was invented.

    Clothes in bags were 1908 The first electric Hard work is done for us
    thrown into the sea by washing machine was while we sit and relax.
    sailors. designed.

    2 BEFORE 1850 TODAY

    Dishes were washed by The first practical Dishwashers are used in


    hand. dishwasher was invented more than 50 per cent of
    by Josephine Cochrane. homes.

    The first dishwasher was Dishwashers were


    invented by Joel bought for homes.
    Houghton.

    3 Model answer:
    Before 1850, people washed dishes by hand. Then, Joel Houghton invented the first
    dishwasher. It was made from wood and people didn’t use it. Later, Josephine Cochrane
    invented a practical dishwasher, but only hotels and restaurants used it. Then, people
    started buying dishwashers for their homes and now more than 50 per cent of homes have
    got a dishwasher.

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