Four industrial revolutions

LEAD - UP ACTIVITY

1) Short discussion.

1. What do you know about industrial revolution?

2. How did the industrial revolution influence human life?

3. What do you think about the next stage in development of industry? What will it be characterized with?

Look at the pictures showing some inventions of the industrial revolution. What are their main advantages and disadvantages?

READING

1. Read the following words and word combinations and translate them into Ukrainian:

sparked, dominated, driven, the steam engine, occurred, textiles, the internal combustion engine, previously, approach, features, inflexible, versatile, characterized by, flexible, influence

Read and translate the text.