# Discoveries & Inventions Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Science & Technology
- Words: 12
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Invention vocabulary such as engine, inventor and discovery, plus design, build and improve. Words for talking about how new things get made.

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## Word list

* **engine** /ˈɛndʒən/: The part of a car that burns fuel and makes it move. — “The **engine** made a strange noise on the motorway.”
* **invention** /ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/: A completely new thing that somebody makes for the first time. — “Printing was one of the greatest **inventions** ever.”
* **discover** /dɪˈskʌvər/: To find something for the first time that nobody knew about before. — “Scientists **discovered** a new kind of fish deep in the ocean.”
* **inventor** /ˌɪnˈvɛntər/: A person who makes or thinks of something completely new and useful. — “The **inventor** of the telephone changed how people talk.”
* **create** /kriˈeɪt/: To make something that did not exist before. — “Engineers **create** new machines to solve everyday problems.”
* **discovery** /dɪˈskʌvəri/: Something that is found or learned for the first time. — “The **discovery** of penicillin saved millions of lives.”
* **improve** /ˌɪmˈpruv/: To make something better than it was before. — “New technology helps **improve** how we travel.”
* **develop** /dɪˈvɛləp/: To grow or change gradually into something more advanced. — “Scientists worked for years to **develop** the new vaccine.”
* **design** /dɪˈzaɪn/: To plan and draw how something will be made before it is built. — “She helped **design** the new phone's shape.”
* **build** /bɪld/: To make something by putting parts or materials together. — “The team spent months trying to **build** a working model.”
* **scale model**: A small copy of something, made to the same proportions. — “A **scale model** of the bridge stood in the entrance hall.”
* **trial run**: A first test to see whether something works. — “The **trial run** lasted ten minutes and ended in smoke.”

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