U12 Topic Talk -2021-2022学年高二英语教学课件+音视频素材（北师大2019版选择性必修四）

UNIT 12 INNOVATION Topic Talk ② ③ ⑤ ⑥ ① discovery Isaac Newton was looking at the falling apple and an idea came into his mind: the power of gravity. Look at the pictures below, discuss which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries, then tell us the reason. ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time. invention ① ② ③ ⑤ ⑥ Marie Curie and her husband _____________ the new chemistry elements — Polonium (钋) and Radium (镭). discovered ① ② ③ ⑤ ⑥ ① ② ③ ⑤ ⑥ This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land (amphibious car). When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat. invention ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ Francis Crick and James Watson were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix双螺旋). This work led directly to the human genome project (人类基因工程) in 2003, which ______________ the structure of DNA. discovered is recognizing something that already exists for the first time, that nobody has found before is creating something totally new with one's own ideas and development. A discovery An invention Work out the rules that will help you decide what a discovery is and what an invention is. What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life? What are the inventions you cannot live without? Why? Health and Well-being Penicillin … Vitamin tablets Entertainment and Communication Mobile phone … The Internet Travel and Transport High-speed rail … Aeroplanes The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication. 1. Read the Text Builder carefully. 2. Listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear. You will listen to an inventor talking about her latest invention. Innovation Text Builder Inventors are interested in _________