雅思口语话题卡解析(八): Invention

　　Describe an important invention that has influenced human society.

　　You should say:

　　what the invention is

　　when and where it was invented

　　how it is used

　　and explain how this invention has influenced society.

　　题目要求的是电脑时代之前的发明创造，因此考生需要注意描述对象的选择。描述这个发明创造的时候要涉及到这个发明创造是怎么用的，这也是我在课上提到的state how的问题，当然，并不是必须的。如果需要使用，要注意一些动词的准确性。

　　What the invention is

　　The phone booth. After the great invention of telephone by Bell, another American inventor Greg William invented the coin public telephone in 1889.

　　When and where it was invented

　　Inventor William Gray invented the phone booth after realizing the difficulty of placing a phone call from outside the home.

　　How it is used

　　本文摘自王冬博客

　　A telephone booth is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone users convenience. The user of the booth pays for the call by depositing coins into a slot on the telephone or by using a telephone card.

　　and explain how this invention has influenced society.

　　More than a century has passed and now the telephone booth is seen almost everywhere. It has even become the art in some condition. However, with the rapid growth of the Internet the use of mobile telephone, the traditional telephone booth will probably fade out. And nowadays more and more cities are building the high-tech telephone booth that serves both as an ordinary phone and an information centre. Maybe we will only see the old ones in the museum show in the near future.

　　Part 3 Electrical Appliances

　　1. What kinds of electrical appliances are most used in the home besides the telephone and computer?

　　I would have to say washing machine, vacuum cleaner, rice cooker, coffee maker, electric kettle, air conditioner, etc. Those would be the ones I couldnt live without or I mean wouldnt want to do without.

　　2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of using electrical equipment?

　　Firstly, it saves our time but, one the other hand, people will become totally dependent on equipment and not to do things they could do themselves. Lastly, people could get electrocuted if using them carelessly, which happens every year.

　　3. Do you think we can now live without electrical appliances?

　　Well, its hard to say. Electricity has truly become the lifeblood of our society. Right now we cant live without electrical devices because we rely on them to make our life easier. Many of us have become addicted to what can be done with indoor plumbing, the Internet and cell phones. Actually, It is difficult but not impossible.