1. Why have people been inventing new things for many centuries? 2. What are the basic greatest inventions of the past?3. What does the modern world look like?4. How can you describe technological progress now?5. What can you say about mobile phones as inventions?6. Have you got a mobile phone?7. Can you live without a mobile now? Why (not)?8. Do you consider the Internet a great invention? Why (not)?9. How often do you browse the Net?10. What are your favourite sites?11. Do you have an account on any of the social networking sites?12. Have you got a tablet PC? Would you like to have it and why?13. Do you think that eBook readers are a great invention?14. Do you use such a reader?15. Do you think that eBooks will replace paperback books in the future? Why(not)?16. What other inventions do you know? What can you tell about them?17. What is the Internet?18.When did public Internet appear?​