Tesla and Edison: The War of the Currents

All levels48 minFamous PeopleLesson 4 of 6 · Outline

Aims

Two inventors, two systems and a very public argument about how to light a country. Cause, effect and balanced argument for B2 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 195-word news story: Two men, two systems, and the fight to light a country

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Wires across a country

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Winning ugly

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Credit and money

    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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