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Unit 3
The world of science
After this class, we will be able to:
1. get the main idea of an interview;
2. find out detailed information about the inventions of the past and now and what inspires people to invent things;
3. make a summary of the interview according to the form;
4. voice your inspirations to invent things.
Learning objectives
Read the pictures and find the differences between the past and now.
What can we leanr from the two pictures?
laptop
earphone
lamp
brush pen
candle
firewood
bucket
stainless steel electric kettle
gas cooker / stove
Activity 1: Observe and find
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Summary
______________ have taken place in our daily life. We used to get light from _______________, while now we have _____________________. As for study and communication, writing with ________________ gradually turned into __________________. Besides, we used to cook food by _____________, but now we cook with ____.
Thanks to the development of _____________________, we can enjoy more ______________________.
burning candles
Great changes
easy access to electricity
brushes on papers
typing on computers
comfort and convenience
gas
science and technology
firing wood
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What is the genre(文体)of the passage ?
What might be talked about in the passage?
The New Age of Invention
Activity 2: Observe and predict
Go through the title and the pictures of the passage quickly and answer the question.
interview
interviewer
asking questions
interviewee
answering questions
offering information
Genre of the passage
Who is the interviewee?
Activity 2: Observe and predict
Activity 3: Listen, answer and choose
Listen to the interview and answer the question. Then, choose the opinions.
What does the interview mainly talk about?
What are his opinions?
It mainly talks about greetings; inventions; inspiratons about why inventing things; attitude towards time machine;
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Choose the sentences that describe the interviewee’s opinions.
Inventions in Ancient China were better than those in the We