Презентация по английскому языку "Mad inventions of England" к уроку по учебнику Rainbow из Unit 4 Step 2

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  Mad inventions of England
  Prepared by:
  the teacher of English language school №5 Ramenskoe
  Gladkova L.V.
  

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  Smoking machine
  In the Victorian era, on the contrary, pubs and restaurants were not successful if they did not have tobacco smoke and, the thicker, the better.
  To create such an atmosphere in the room, smoking machines were invented. The device had a clock mechanism on scales that with a 10-second period produced small discharges or excess pressure in glass tubes. That is, imitated the sigh and exhale of the smoker. It remained to insert a lit cigarette, and the smoke fell from the post.
  

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  Whisker Protection
  In the XIX century, men wore a twirled mustache. It was fashionable. However, in the process of feasting fish bones and bread crumbs got stuck in them. Yes, and the wine-covered mustache has lost its luster, forcing the strong-sexed people to experience deep emotional experiences.
  In 1872, Harry Jones patented and presented elegant sacks for a mustache, the so-called “naussniki”. True, they often fell in soups, lifting a fountain of greasy splashes. Soon there were shells with locks, into which a mustache was inserted and clamped with a miniature clothespin. They are sold in pairs - in the left and right half.
  

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  Stamp Licker
  In the XIX century, too, were engaged in mass mailing of various correspondence, including advertising letters. This kind of activity required considerable efforts from the clerk. Imagine a job that consists in slobbering postage stamps all day and sticking them on envelopes. That's why Stamp Licker was invented - the stamp that the brands wetted. At that time, this device was available in every home. Later, the term Licker was transformed into a crude slang term.
  

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  The harder the better
  For the Victorian era was characterized by excessive complexity. For example, a machine for mechanical cleaning of horses had such a complex construction that it required a highly paid mechanic to maintain it. At the same time, she worked with such a noise that the animals were frightened and tried to kick her with their hoofs.
  

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  Other developers proposed an alarm clock, which instead of a sound signal dropped on the head of a sleeping person a small weights. The authors were confident in the demand for this product and even received a patent No. 256265 issued in 1882.
  

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  No less original invention was proposed by Frank Faigon from Belmont - a device for those who like to scream when circumstances do not allow. It is enough to bring it to your mouth and you can make any sounds - nobody will hear them anyway. The first copy of this silencer he gave his wife Moira.