Select a modern product or service that has changed your life
significantly. Write a short paragraph about what your life was
like before you had the product or service, and another paragraph
about how your life has been different since. Look at the box for
ideas.
b In groups, read one another’s essays. Then talk about your
experiences and ideas. Is there any product or service that
several of you have written about?
In pairs, look at the photograph below and
discuss these questions.
1 What is this simple invention?
2 What is it used for?
3 Do you use it?
4 What did people use before this product existed?