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GADGETS
Read this list of gadgets and useful objects. Describe one of them to your partner, and s/he has to guess what object you are describing.
Hair Dryer Electric BlanketScissors Lawnmower Thermometer
Tin OpenerMicroscope Hearing Aid Electric Toothbrush Vacuum Cleaner
Lie Detector Compass IronRemote Control Sat Nav
Sewing Machine Microwave Wristwatch Lighter
INDIVIDUAL LONG TURN: You will have to speak about INVENTIONS for 3 minutes. Please mention some of the following points:
1. Make a list of all the electrical appliances and gadgets have used in the last 24 hours. What did you use them for? Work, study, for fun, household/everyday chores?
2. Which appliance or gadget is the most important one? Why?3. How do third-world and developing countries manage without many of the technological
devices you mentioned above? 4. How would your life be different without your car or your mobile phone, for instance?5. Can you think of an invention that would make your life easier and that hasn’t been invented
yet?
You have 3 minutes to prepare what you are going to say.
INTERACTION: You and your partner are setting up an exhibit at a museum about 20th century everyday life. Agree on the three most relevant inventions out of the list.
What is is made of? It’s made of glass
What do you use it for?
It’s an object for protecting yourself from the rain
It’s a gadget for taking pictures
It’s useful if it’s raining.
It comes in very handy when it starts to rain.
This is used by disabled people, or if you’ve broken a leg.
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