Introduction 

This lesson is about innovation and its place in society. It develops reading and speaking skills and the use of context-specific vocabulary. The students’ own experiences and opinions form the basis of all discussion and extension work.

Topic

Innovation

Level

B1+

Time

Timing: 90 minutes +

Aims:

• To identify and discuss what innovation is, what it means to be innovative, and the impact that innovation has on individuals and society as a whole.
• To identify the meaning of and use vocabulary in the context of innovation.
• To identify some famous examples of innovation and discover more about transport innovation in the UK, while practising reading skills.
• To identify the form of the past simple passive and use it to talk about important inventions/ discoveries

Materials

Lesson plan: download

Worksheets: download worksheets

By Caroline Wilkinson

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