B2 – Upper Intermediate
We live in a fast-paced world where technology is speeding up exponentially. For example, communication has significantly improved in just a few years. People could still vividly remember the time when they had to wait for ages for a webpage to load. Now, the internet speed is so fast that it allows you to download a full-length movie in just a few seconds.
Aside from the internet, many other innovations changed history significantly. Innovation will not stop and people will continue to create things as long as there is a need for it. As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.”
Click the link and listen to the audio to learn more about some new inventions.
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/new-inventions
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think of the inventions mentioned in the audio? Which one is the most interesting for you and why?
- Which among these inventions is the most useful? Which is the least useful?
- What need or problem do people have today that is yet to be addressed?
- What do you think is the most incredible invention that changed the world?