Inventions that changed our lives

Watch the video and match the inventions with the statements below.
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PAPER	THE COMPASS	REFRIGERATION	THE PRINTING PRESS	PLUMBING
MEDICINES	ENGINES	THE WHEEL	COMMUNICATIONS	ELECTRICITY

1. It travelled from China to Europe.
2. It sparked the industrial revolution.
3. It helped spread information.
4. It has changed sleep patterns and work habits.
5. It kicked off the age of discovery.
6. It lengthened our life spans.
7. It has helped level out the global population.
8. It has made the world smaller.
9. It transformed the way we eat.
10. It’s not clear who invented it.

Listen again and complete the gaps in the sentences with the words you hear:

1. Without paper, we wouldn’t have maps___________________ books.
2. The compass made circumnavigation of the world easier and ___________________.
3. Since pre-historic times, ice was used to prevent food from ___________________.
4. Gutemberg used European press systems already in use for ___________________.
5. Without modern plumbing, how would a ___________________exist?
6. Penicillin was discovered by ___________________
7. Internal combustion allowed individuals to ___________________ great distances.
8. Obviously, the wheel has been one of the world’s most ___________________ innovations.
9. Several inventions changed ___________________ forever.
10. Before the mid 20th century, electricity was only enjoyed in ___________________.