Machines
A B2 discussion-writing worksheet with eight prompts about machines. Students develop opinions with reasons, examples or personal experience, then compare their work with page 2 model responses.
What’s in the worksheet?
- 8 discussion-writing prompts about machines
- Reasons, examples and personal experience
- Developed B2 model responses on page 2
Write developed B2 responses to eight questions about machines, inventions and everyday convenience. Page 2 models a main idea with supporting reasons or examples, including choices about useful and unnecessary devices.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Review invention, gadget and physical effort. Use familiar household or workplace examples without requiring access to devices. Choose a realistic number of questions for the available time; extra paper can support longer responses.
- Read a model and identify its claim and supporting reason. Discuss how a device can help in one situation but create difficulty in another.
- Plan and write responses to selected questions, using concrete examples for claims about convenience or dependence.
- Review for clear support rather than a bare list. As an optional finish, share the invented machine from question 6 and explain the problem it would solve.
Support and extension
For support, give idea–reason–example prompts and vocabulary for everyday devices. For an extension, add a drawback or limitation to an invention proposal. The historical-invention question invites a reasoned choice, not one correct winner. Page 2 is a set of possible answers; assess writing organisation and explanation rather than agreement with its opinions.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
