Unit 3 The World of Science Understanding ideas The New Age of Invention 教案-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Book3 Unit 3 The New Age of Invention Good morning, dear judges. I’m Candidate No.1. The New Age of Invention. May I ..? Thank you! Good morning, everybody! How are you today? Fine! Great! I am very well. What do you think is the greatest invention in the world? The mobile phone. The mobile phone seems indispensable for us, connecting with friends, shopping online, paying for the bills and reading e-books. What else? The airplane. The GPS system. The Internet. All these great inventions are based on technology. Today, let’s learn more about inventions. Now, please open your books and turn to Page 26. Read the title for me, please. The New Age of Invention. Well, look at the title and the pictures, can you predict what the passage is mainly about? I’d like some of you to share your predictions. I think you made reasonable predictions! Now, let’s read the passage quickly and check you predictions. Well, what is the genre of this passage? It’s an interview. It’s a conversation between the interviewer and the interviewee Richard Fairhurst. Who is Richard? The writer of the new book… An inventor. What is the interview about? It talks about inventions in three aspects. (Inventions of the past, inventions today and people’s inspiration for inventions) Now, let’s read the interview carefully and find out some specific information for each part. Inventions of the past (These inventions reflect the great wisdom of the ancient Chinese and the Western people.) (Now, we are in the great age of technology. What new inventions are mentioned? ) Inventions today (All these inventions are tech-based. The development in technology provides us with more possibilities to improve our life.) (What inspires people to invent new things?) Inspiration for inventions (This true spirit motivates people to make continuous efforts and bring new things to this world.) I think you have got a better understanding of this interview. Now, let’s listen and imitate the pronunciation and intonatio