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Class- VIIIClass- VIII English 1st paperEnglish 1st paper

Presented by:Presented by: Fauzia JesminFauzia Jesmin

Asst. TeacherAsst. TeacherCamb Id:0412Camb Id:0412

Department of EnglishDepartment of EnglishCambrian School & CollegeCambrian School & College

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Unit -9 (Things that have changed our life)Unit -9 (Things that have changed our life) Lesson -2Lesson -2

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Students will be able to-

know the history of wheel

know new words

ask and answer questions

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WordWordSynonyms Word

Invent- to produce or design something that has not existed before. Valley - an area of low land between hills or mountains Ancient - to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past .Further - at or to a greater distance.Pioneer - a person who is the first to study and develop Warfare - the activity of competing in an aggressive way

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The Beginning

• 3500 B.C. the wheel was seen in Ancient Mesopotamia (potter’s wheel)

• 3200 B.C. the wheel was first seen used for transportation (Mesopotamian chariots)

• Before the first wheel, many rollers were required to move objects.

• This problem was overcome by the Flintstones

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Further Innovations• 2000 B.C. the Egyptians

invented the first wheel with spokes.

• They did this by carving the wheels to the right shape.

• 1000 B.C. iron rims where invented by the Celtics

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• The wheel is perhaps man’s greatest invention but no one really knows who invented it first.

•Most of the idea of invention comes from nature but the invention of wheel is totally human innovation.

•The first wheels were made of wood but most of now depend on metal.

•There is a very few machine that have not the concept of wheel

Mankind owes a lot to the unknown genius who invented the wheel.

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Draw the evolution chart of wheel.

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Read the statements below and say whether they are true or false. If false, give the right answer.

1. The Greeks were the pioneers in developing spooked-wheels.2. The earliest wheel was discovered in 2000 B.C.3. The Egyptians first used wheels on chariots.4. The Romans first used wheeled chariots for warfare.5. The ancient Indians used wheels before the ancient Romans did.

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Write a paragraph on “The History of Wheel”

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