内容正文:
When was it invented?
Section A 1a-2d
Unit 6
car
What’re they called in English?
television
computer
calculator
light bulb
telephone
INVENTIONS
When were they invented
Look at the things below. In what order do you think they were invented? Discuss them with your group. Then number them [1–4] (1 = first, 4 = last).
1a
A: I think the TV was invented before the car.
B: Well, I think the TV was invented after the car.
4
2
1
3
3
I think the TV was invented before the car.
LANGUAGE POINTS
一般过去时的被动语态
构成:was/were+done
► The telephone was invented by Bell.
► The bike was bought by my father.
► They were punished for breaking the rules.
4
1b
Listen and match the inventions with the years.
____ 1876
____ 1885
____ 1927
____ 1971
d
a
c
b
5
年份的读法
01
两个数字一组,分为前后两组
02
前两个数字不为零,后两个数字为零。
04
非四位数的年份的读法
03
千年的
读法
1655
sixteen fifty five
1964
1700
Seventeen
hundred
1600
nineteen sixty four
sixteen hundred
457
four hundred and fifty-seven
2000
two thousand
2002
two thousand and two
6
Student B, cover the dates. Student A, ask Student B when the things in the picture in 1b were invented. Then change roles and practice again.
A: When was the ___________ invented?
B: I think it was invented in ______.
1885
car
computer
1971
TV
1927
telephone
1876
1c
7
__ shoes with
special heels
__ shoes
with lights
__ hot ice-cream
scoop, runs on
electricity
3
1
2
Listen and number the inventions[1-3] in the order you hear them.
2a
8
Listen again and complete the chart below.
Invention What is it / are they used for?
shoes with special heels __________ the style of the shoes
shoes with lights seeing ____________
hot ice-cream scoop __________ really cold ice-cream
serving
changing
in the dark
2b
9
What is it / are they used for?
LANGUAGE POINTS
be used for doing sth.表示“被用来做某事”。
与 be used to do sth. 同义,表示用途、目的。
► This computer is used to control all the machines.
► This machine can be used for cutting grass.
★ be used as意为“被用作为…… ,被作为……使用”
English is used as a foreign