Unit 3 The world of ScienceUnderstanding ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Unit3 Reading1 Language Point Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Then predict what this passage is mainly about. The New Age of Invention Go through the passage and answer the questions. 1. How many questions does the interviewer ask? _________________________________________________ 2. What is Dr Richard Fairhurst? _________________________________________________ Five. He is a writer and creator. Read the interview and find out what inventions are mentioned. The Four Great Invention in ancient China Gunpowder, Printing, Papermaking, the Compass Some western inventions: the steam engine the telephone the radio Have you heard of some stories about these inventions? Some new tech-based inventions: VR (virtual reality) wearable tech the flexible battery Choose the sentences that describe Dr Fairhurst’s opinions. 1. Inventions in Ancient China were better than those in the West. 2. A lot of today’s great inventions are tech-based. 3. Today, most inventors prefer working by themselves. 4. The desire to solve problems inspires invention. 5. A time machine will definitely be invented in the future. Questions Answers 1. Is the great age of invention over? A. Yes, we should soon be seeing further developments in virtual reality, wearable tech, the flexible battery, medicine as well as environmental science. 2. Are most of the new great inventions based on technology? B. No, we are in the great new age of technology. Match the questions with their answers according to the text. If you were Dr Richard Fairhurst, what would be your answers to the questions? Questions Answers 3. Are you an inventor? C. Yes, but I'm only one member of a big team — most inventors now work as part of big international teams. 4. What is it that inspires us to invent things? D. It hasn't been invented yet, but anything is possible in the future. 5. Will anybody ever invent a time machine? E. Recognising a problem that needs a solu