Potenziamento: Speaking
Student A
1 Read sentences (1–5). Then answer Student B’s questions about these everyday products.
1 Porsche cars are manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany.
2 Plastic is made from oil.
3 Coca-Cola was first produced in the 19th century.
4 The game Minecraft was invented in Sweden.
5 Touch screen phones were first developed in the 1990s.
2 Now find the missing information to complete these sentences. Ask Student B questions using the words in brackets, and write the answers.
1 Rice is grown in Italy . (when?)
2 Adidas sports clothes are designed
. (where?)
3 The world’s first electronic computers were invented . (when?)
4 The Internet was first developed by
. (who?)
5 The first mobile phone call was made
. (when?)
3 In pairs. Discuss these questions with Student B.
• What do you think are the most important inventions in history?
• How much time do you spend each day using electronic gadgets?
• Do we use gadgets too much these days?
• What are the positive and negative aspects of our modern use of gadgets?
4 Write down three more questions about inventions or technology and discuss them with Student B.
Student B
1 Find the missing information to complete these sentences. Ask Student A questions using the words in brackets, and write the answers.
1 Porsche cars are manufactured . (where?)
2 Plastic is made from . (what?)
3 Coca-Cola was first produced . (when?)
4 The game Minecraft was invented . (where?)
5 Touch screen phones were first developed
. (where?)
2 Read sentences (1–5). Then answer Student A’s questions about these everyday products.
1 Rice is grown in Italy between April and October.
2 Adidas sports clothes are designed in Germany.
3 The world’s first electronic computers were invented during the Second World War.
4 The Internet was first developed by the US army.
5 The first mobile phone call was made in 1973.
3 In pairs. Discuss these questions with Student A.
• What do you think are the most important inventions in history?
• How much time do you spend each day using electronic gadgets?
• Do we use gadgets too much these days?
• What are the positive and negative aspects of our modern use of gadgets?
4 Write down three more questions about inventions or technology and discuss them with Student A.
Student A
1 Read these family rules and imagine that they are your family’s rules for you.
2 Find out about the rules in Student B’s family. Ask and answer about each of the categories above.
3 Compare your rules and Student B’s rules. Discuss these questions:
• Whose rules are the fairest in general?
• Which rules are most like yours in real life?
• Which rules do you agree or disagree with?
Student B
1 Read these family rules and imagine that they are your family’s rules for you.
2 Find out about the rules in Student A’s family. Ask and answer about each of the categories above.
3 Compare your rules and Student A’s rules. Discuss these questions:
• Whose rules are the fairest in general?
• Which rules are most like yours in real life?
• Which rules do you agree or disagree with?
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