Oral Communication
Do you like popsicles?
A Child’s Invention: the Popsicle
Way back in 1905, eleven year old
Frank Epperson combined fruit
juice and water in a glass; he stirred
it with a stick, and promptly left his
drink outside on the porch. When
he awoke, the cold temperature had
transformed his drink into a frozen
drink on a stick. By accident, Frank
had invented the popsicle!
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Exercise 1. Pair work. Imagine that Frank visits Exercise 2. Now, working with your partner,
your class. What questions can you ask him about think of what Frank would answer to the
his life, his curiosity, and his popsicle? Make a list of previous questions and write them here.
five questions. Write them on the lines.
a. a.
b. b.
c. c.
d. d.
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e. e.