b) When was the first petrol driven car produced ?
c) When was camera photography produced?
d) Who was the telephone invented by?
e) When was the computer designed?
3 Read this extract. In pairs discuss the advantages and disadvantages of television and its effects in your life.
The first commercial television broadcast was made on April 20, 1939 by Radio Corporation of American (RCA). Since 1939, it has become one of the most important facts of modern life. Television is very much a part of the modern world. Its effects are felt all over the world.
Television is a reflection of the modern world, say some people. It shows contemporary society. It effects customs and culture, others say. Television is bad for culture because it keeps culture from growing, say still others.
Good or bad, television is difficult to avoid. Its pictures enter homes, stores, airports and factories. We can’t imagine our lives without television, that is definitely true.
SPEAKING. Discuss these questions with your partner.
a) What is the most important inventions for you. Why?
b) What the most incredible building you have ever seen?
2 Which of the four inventions do you think is the best. When and where did they invent?