1. Hana Kunovjánková * How to Invent Something Useful

2. * Warm-up activity * Pre-reading discussion * Post-reading discussion * Resources

3. * a) 1875 John Pembertontelephone * b) 1941 Konrad Zuseprinting machine * c) 1885Karl Benzcomputer * d) 1879Thomas Alva Edisonlight bulb * e) 1440Johannes Gutenbergpenicillin * f) 1928Alexander FlemingCoca Cola * g) 1886Alexander Graham Bellautomobile

4. * Can you name some famous inventors and their inventions?

5. * How do you picture a scientist? What qualities does he have? * In your opinion, what is necessary for someone to make an important discovery? Is it easy to invent something? * Would you say you were a creative person? Why? Why not?

6. * Can you compare life at the beginning of the 20 th century and at the beginning of the 21 st century? * In what ways do science and technology make our lives easier and more comfortable? * Is there a machine or an appliance that you cannot imagine life without? * Can you think of the cases when science serves evil, i.e. when scientific and technological development are abused? * How do you envision the advance in science and technology in the future? (e.g. machines, medicine, education, robots, space exploration, etc.)

7. * Alfred Nobel: File:AlfredNobel2.jpg. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-02-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel * Martin Cooper (inventor): File:2007Computex e21Forum-MartinCooper.jpg. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-02-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor) * Guglielmo Marconi: File:Guglielmo Marconi.jpg. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-02-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi * Scientist: File:Albert Einstein photo 1921.jpg. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-02-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientist * Analytical chemistry: File:Flame test.jpg. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-02-17]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_chemist * File:Mad scientist.svg. In: Wikimedia commons [online]. 2012, 4.6.2012 [cit. 2013- 02-17]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mad_scientist.svg