Others 12: An important invention Describe an important invention before the age of computers. You should say: What the invention is How it has changed people's lives Why you think it is important Whether it is still used today. Suggestion There are many possibilities for this topic, but remember the topic card states that the
invention must be "before the age of computers". Easy options include: the telephone,
the jet aircraft, the generation of electricity or gunpowder.
Uncommon Vocabulary Discovery
conceive
innovation
revolutionize
creator
think up
Grammar point Use a mix of tenses:
The idea was originally conceived and thought up by an inventor (I can't remember
his name)
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I think it was created some time in the twentieth century.
It has played an important part in people's lives.
Life wouldn't be the same without it because it has enabled people to ...
