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Innovation in Learning

A A IELTS SPEAKING PART 2-3

Inventions
Lesson code: N2NV-K83B-BREJ-8

1 Types of inventions
Which important inventions can you think of? Continue the list.

the Internet the television the telephone the smartphone the car the computer
Which do you think is the most important invention on the list?

2 Describing an invention
Match each statement to the sentence with a similar meaning below.

1. We couldn't live without it.

2. It's completely obsolete now.
3. It has completely changed the world.
4. It makes it really convenient to contact people who are far away.
5. It makes it much easier to get around.
6. Everyone dismissed it as silly, but it later became successful.
7. It's a pretty useless invention.

a. It aids transportation.
b. It facilitates long-distance communication.
c. It has no practical purpose.
d. It has transformed the way we live.
e. It was useful in the past.
f. It's indispensable in our lives.
g. Nobody believed in it at first.

Can you think of an example for each statement?

3 Adjectives for describing inventions

Look at the adjectives below. Which words are positive? Which are negative?

essential indispensable outdated convenient dangerous pointless

failed profitable
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Inventions
Innovation in Learning

A A A A IELTS SPEAKING PART 2-3

4 Practice
Work in pairs. Take turns to select and talk about one of the cue cards below. Try to use vocabulary
from this lesson. Remember, you have 1 minute to take notes and 1-2 minutes for talking.

Describe an important invention that you think has positively influenced the
world. You should say:
- what the invention is
- who invented it
- what changes it brought
And explain how it has positively influenced the world.

Talk about an important invention of the history. You should say:

- what the invention is
- who invented it
- what changes it brought
And explain why it's important.

5 Discussion (Part 3)
Discuss any of the questions below.

1. What role does technological development play in people's life?

2. Which invention has transformed your country most?
3. Does technology help workers, or does it make their lives more difficult?
4. What effect does new technology have on employment?
5. Do you think people rely too much on technology?
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