Unit 4 Reading Great inventions + Language points课件2022-2023学年沪教牛津版英语八年级上册

Module 2 Science and techn Unit 4 Inventions Reading ( I ): Great inventions What are some inventions in your life? What inventions are important /useful to you? Warm up: Back to the 17th century No lights No computers No cars No cellphone How are you going to spend your day? Lead-in: Inventions change our way of life paper light bulb train wheel computer telephone How do these inventions help you in your daily lives? While reading: Skimming What is the main idea of this article? Introduction Title While reading: Skimming What are the three most important inventions? Why are they great? While reading: The wheel 1. What’s the role of the first sentence in the whole paragraph? It’s the topic sentence. 2. What’s the relationship between the first and the second sentences? The second sentence explain the topic sentence: Why wheel is a great invention. 3. How are sentences three to five organized? By following a time order. 4. How do the words “faster” and “more comfortable” relate to the following three sentences? While reading: The wheel When was it invented? A few thousand years Why is it great? Travelling became faster and more comfortable. While reading: The telephone & The light bulb How are sentences one to three organized? By following a time order. What is the relationship between the second and the third sentences? Making comparison (作比较). Inventor Time of invention Life after its invention The wheel D1. Read the first part of the article and complete the table. Don’t know. A few thousand years ago. Travelling became faster and more comfortable. D1. Read the first part of the article and complete the table. Inventor Time of invention Life after its invention People can People can The telephone speak to each other over long distances. keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere with mobile phones. Alexander Graham Bell. In 1876. D1. Read the first part of the article and complete the table. Inve