The Washing Machine: The Invention That Gave People Their Time Back
Aims
The least glamorous machine in the house may be the one that changed society most. Housework, time and who does it, for B2 students.
The lesson, stage by stage
- News10 min
In the news: The story
Read a 171-word news story: The most boring machine in the house changed society
- Vocabulary8 min
Vocabulary: Words to know
6 items
- Discussion10 min
Discussion: The machine nobody thanks
2 discussion questions
- Discussion10 min
Discussion: Time and who spends it
3 discussion questions
- Discussion10 min
Discussion: What counts as important
3 discussion questions
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Target vocabulary
In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.
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