Inventions guessing games modals of deduction speaking
technical English/ speculating
Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 10
Draw one of the inventions below line by line, getting your partner to say what the drawing could be of each time, hopefully increasing in confidence as the drawing progresses.
When your teacher stops you, ask about any vocabulary you aren’t sure about, working together to draw it each time.
Change pairs. Play another guessing game, this time making guesses about the history of that object until your partner guesses which one you are talking about, e.g. saying “It must’ve been invented in Japan” or “It could have been invented to replace manpower”.
You are going to watch a video about the invention of the clockwork radio. Make guesses about how, when, why and by who it was invented, then watch the video and check.
| Photocopier | Post Its | Tippex | Laptop |
| Stapler | Hole punch | Paperclip | Vending machine |
| Automatic pencil | Answer machine | Glue stick | (Light) bulb |
| Fire extinguisher | (Electric) torch | Steam engine | MP3 player |
| Horse and cart | Sundial | Nuclear power station | Sewing machine |
| Ballpoint pen (= Biro) | Phillips screwdriver | Air conditioning | Horseshoe |
| Windmill | Calculator | USB stick | Microscope |
| X ray | Microwave (oven) | (Disposable) razor | Zip (= Zipper) |
| Washing machine | Dishwasher | Tamagotchi | Nintendo Game Boy |
| False teeth | Hoover (= Vacuum cleaner) | Radio | Clockwork |
| Mouse | Sellotape | Clock | (Wrist)watch |
| (Electric) fan | Humidifier | Rice cooker | Gas stove (= Gas cooker) |
| Gas fire | (Exhaust) muffler | Intercom | Thumbtacks (= Drawing pins) |
| Fountain pen | Ring binder | Lever arch file |
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