Shape memory effect

(00:26)

PRE-LISTENING

1. Do you know the following words:

“wire”, “ice”, “to heat”, “to cool”, “hot”, “flame”, “soft”, “deformable”?

WHILE-LISTENING

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

2. What is the wire made of?

3. Why is it called “smart”?

4. How many stages can you divide the process on the video into?

5. Complete the following sentences about each stage of the process on the video:

a) We __________ the wire with __________.

b) The wire __________ soft and easily __________.

c) We heat the __________ with a __________.

d) The __________ turns to its __________ shape.

POST-LISTENING

6. Think of when and where this wire can be used?

SMART __________

(00:33)

Watch the track and answer the questions.

1. What type of “smart” material is it about? Complete the heading.

2. Why is it called “smart”?

3. What do you need to do to change the colour of the glass?

4. How can people use this “smart” glass?

FASHION METAMORPHOSIS

(02:30) – video, inscriptions

PRE- LISTENING

Think on the following:

1. What do we mean when we think about fashion?

2. What connection may there be between fashion and smart materials? How can smart materials be used in fashion?

WHILE- LISTENING

3. Watch the video, read and understand the inscriptions.

POST- LISTENING

4. Which do you think is the most useful usage of smart materials?

5. Which sphere would you invest to organize future researches and why?

MATERIALS ENGINEERING

(01:53)