Unit12 Innovation Writing Workshop 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第四册

新北师大版高中英语选择性必修四Unit12 Innovation Writing Workshop Get ready for writing Pair work You are going to write about an inventor and his / her invention that you find amazing. Discuss the questions. 1. Which inventor are you going to write about? Which of his / her inventions do you find amazing? 2. How was the invention made? 3. What influence has this invention had on society? Read for writing Read for writing Read the essay “James Watt and the Steam Engine”. Answer the questions. 1. Who was James Watt? 2. What did he improve? 3. How did he make the improvement? 4. What contribution did he make to human history? Read for writing 1. Who was James Watt? James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scortland in 1736. Read for writing 2. What did he improve? The Steam Engine he invented was a great improvement on the Newcomen steam engine, which was commonly used at the time. Read for writing 3. How did he make the improvement? He was inspired when he saw the boiling steam was powerful enough to lift a kettle top. Read for writing 4. What contribution did he made to human history? His invention changed the course of human history. Steam engines helped to power factories that started the Industrial Revolution. Compose your writing Mark the following parts in the essay. a The inventor and the invention b The inspiration of the invention and the inventor’s research c The influence of the invention In fact, the essay has a specific structure that each paragraph explains one of the parts above. And these three pieces of information are presented in order. Write 2-3 sentences for your essay introducing an inventor and his / her invention. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. Sentence Builder Time Expressions (2) James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scotland in 1736. One day when he was 12 years old, he was sitting in his family kitchen watching a kettle boiling water. As the water boiled,