Unit 12 Writing Workshop 读写•体现学以致用（课件PPT）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第四册（北师大版2019）

Writing Workshop—读写·体现学以致用 课时目标 1.了解范文的关键信息和结构，并归纳总结人物介绍的语言特点及基本结构。 2.运用所学知识写一篇关于发明家及其发明的短文。 课文语基积累 (一)背重点词汇 1． n. 　　　　　　 水蒸气；蒸汽动力 2． n. 水壶，壶 3． vi.& vt. (使)沸腾，煮沸；(用开水)煮； n. 沸腾 4． n．改善，改进；改进之处→improve v．改善，增进 5． n．彻底变革，革命 →revolutionize v．革命化；从事革命 6． n．可能性→available adj.可用的，可获得的；有空的 steam kettle boil improvement revolution availability (二)背经典句式 1．James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scotland in 1736. 詹姆斯·瓦特是一位工程师、科学家和发明家，他于1736年出生在苏格兰。 2．One day when he was 12 years old, he was sitting in his family kitchen watching a kettle boiling water. 当他12岁的时候，有一天，他坐在家里的厨房里看着水壶烧水。 3．As the water boiled, the steam made the top of the kettle bounce up and down. 当水沸腾时，蒸汽使水壶盖上下弹跳。 4．He thought deeply about what was happening, as steam was only water but seemed to be powerful enough to lift a kettle top. 他深深地思考着正在发生的事情，因为水蒸气只是水，但它的力量似乎足以抬起一个水壶盖。 5．He reflected further on the process, estimating how much more power could be created by a larger amount of water. 他进一步思考了这个过程，估计了更多的水可以产生多大的能量。 6．This was a great improvement on the Newcomen steam engine, which was commonly used at the time. 这是对当时普遍使用的纽科门蒸汽机的一大改进。 7．In the area of transportation, steam engines were used to power trains and boats, helping people to travel greater distances in much shorter times. 在交通运输领域，蒸汽机被用来驱动火车和船只，帮助人们在更短的时间内旅行更远的距离。 写作素材积累 (一)背写作词汇 1．efficient adj.　　　　　　　 效率高的 2．intelligent adj. 有才智的；聪明的 3．creative adj. 富有创造力的 4．energetic adj. 精力充沛的 5．at the age of ... 在……岁 6．have a gift for 有……的天赋 7．be skilled in 在……方面熟练 8．be experienced in 在……方面有经验 9．be in good health/shape/condition 身体健康 10．graduate from ... 从……毕业 11．major in 主修 12．be given the title of ... 被授予……称号 13．work hard at ... 努力从事…… 14．serve as ... 服务于…… 15．devote one's lifetime/oneself to ... 致力于…… 16．gain scholarship 获得奖学金 17．get a degree 获得学位 18．set a good e