1 Work in pairs. Look at the WOW! Magazine Welcome page. Then read and answer.
2 Look and match. Then listen, check and repeat.
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Electricity, light bulb, spacecraft, battery, photography, radio, wheel, steam engine, aero plane, X-ray, vaccination, antibiotics |
3 Listen and read. Which invention from Activity 2 is each person describing?
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Sami: 7 minutes ago I play the keyboard in a school band and we’re going to be in the concert as well. I feel a bit nervous, but I’m excited, too! We usually play pop music or soundtracks from films that students love. I think that the most important invention was made in the twentieth century. It completely changed our lives because it meant we could travel by air. We can now get to different countries very quickly. (aero plane) |
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Mei: 5 minutes ago The most important invention of all time is a way of recording something with a picture. Everyone has a camera phone now and we take pictures of people, places and lots more.) Photography ( |
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Alex: 3 hours ago I think the most important invention is a simple thing that stops babies and children from getting sick. This has saved a lot of lives. (vaccination) |
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Dana: 1 hour ago I think that this is the most important thing we have ever invented because it completely changed the way we live. Can you imagine a world without light or heat? |
4 Work in pairs. Look at the photos on pages 42 and 43 and answer the questions.
Which inventions have helped people:
1 to travel? steam engine, spacecraft, aero plane, wheel, automobile
2 to get better when they are sick? X-ray, vaccination, antibiotics
3 to share ideas? Computer, radio, photography.
4 around the home? electricity, light bulb, fridge, radio, battery
5 Work in pairs. Imagine that you’re moving to a desert island and you can only take three inventions with you. What would you take and why?
