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Section A 1a-2d
To learn to understand and use the passive voice(past tense) be + v (ed).
To learn to listen for the details.
To learn to talk about the history of inventions.
Objectives
Do you know the Four Great Inventions in ancient China? What are they?
Except those inventions, can you
think of other famous ones?
Discussion
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paper
Cai Lun
105 A. D.
printing
Bi Sheng
1041-1045
What is it?
Who and when was it invented …
compass
11th Century
gunpowder
9th Century
car
Karl Benz
in 1885
calculator
in 1971
What is it?
Who and when was it invented …
telephone
in 1876
TV
in 1927
Karl Benz
Do you know who these inventors are?
Alexander Bell
J. L. Baird
Can you match the inventions with the right inventors?
1a Look at the things below. In what order do you think they were invented? Discuss them with your group. Then number them[1-4] (1=first, 4= last)
4
2
1
3
1b Listen and match the inventions
with the dates.
_____ 1876
_____ 1885
_____ 1927
_____ 1971
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a
c
b
a
b
d
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Listen again and answer the questions.
Did grandma’s family have a car?
Did grandma’s family have a TV? Why?
Yes, they had a car.
No, they didn’t have a TV, because they couldn’t afford one.
1c Student B, cover the dates. Student A, ask Student B when the things in the picture in 1b were invented. Then change roles and practice again.
A: When was the telephone invented?
B: I think it was invented in 1876.
Make a similar conversation with your partner using the 1b as a model.
A: When was the TV invented?
B: It was invented in 1927.
A: Who was it invented by?
B: It was invented by Baird.
Pair Work
T: When was the telephone invented?
S: It was invented in 1876.
T: Who was it invented by?
S: It was invented by Bell.
Karl Benz invented the first car in 1885.
The first car was invented (by Karl Benz) in 1885.
The first telephone was invented (by Bell) in 1876.
Bell invented the first telephone in 1876.
The first television was invented (by J. L. Baird) in 1927.
J. L. B