EOI INGLES, Mónica Otero García: B1.1 That´s English, Unit 2 Inventions

31 October 2023

B1.1 That´s English, Unit 2 Inventions

When we think of inventions we often talk about ‘big’ inventions like the motor car, the jet engine and the computer. But some of the most important inventions are very small. Things we use every day, without thinking – ‘Wow, I wonder when this was invented?’

1. Can you think of anything you use a lot?

2. When was it invented?

I write a lot. I always use a pen,

but I don’t know when it was invented.

Guess the year of each invention

the Internet (most recent)
light bulb
telephone
refrigerator
braille
thermometer
microscope
printing
paper
wheel

Answers

The Internet 1969 light bulb 1906 telephone 1876 refrigerator 1850 braille 1829 thermometer 1593 microscope 1590 printing 1440 paper 100 wheel around 3,500 BC

Speaking:Take turns to choose an invention from the list and to talk about its positive and negative effects. Speak for about 2 minutes about each invention.

👉NOW YOU: PAGE 23, EX 6.

Which inventions have changed ordinary people´s lives in the last 50 years?
What are your top 5 of the most important inventions of all times?
. What inventions are dangerous for mankind?
. What inventions would make people’s life easier in future?
What invention would you like to invent?
What is Mother Nature’s greatest invention?
What does ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ mean? Do you agree with it?
What is the world’s most useless invention?
How was the world different before the wheel was invented?
Do you think the person who invented the atomic bomb was happy with his discovery?
Do new inventions always create new problems?
How do people invent things?
What question would you like to ask an inventor?
What is the greatest invention of the year?
What do you think an inventor’s life is like?
What is the world’s most dangerous invention?
What is the coolest invention ever?
Have you ever thought about inventing anything?
Which invention is better, the Internet or electricity?
What invention is needed to save the world from global warming?
What invention do you think an ant might like?
Do you think new inventions always make people rich?
Who is the world’s greatest ever inventor?____________________________________________________________________