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英语
七年级 上册
Objectives & Tasks
Getting ready
Reading and critical thinking
Grammaring
Listening, viewing and speaking
Writing
Project
Self-assessment
Key words & Cool things to know
Contents
Inventors
and their
inventions
6
Unit
Objectives & Tasks
Getting ready
Reading and critical thinking
Grammaring
Listening, viewing and speaking
Writing
Project
Self-assessment
Key words & Cool things to know
Contents
Objectives & Tasks
Getting ready
Reading and critical thinking
Grammaring
Listening, viewing and speaking
Writing
Project
Self-assessment
Key words & Cool things to know
Contents
can describe what leads to an
invention
Objectives
Tasks
can understand qualities of
inventors
learn new words about inventions
practise the pronunciation of /pr/ /br/ /kr/ /gr/ /fr/ /ɔI/ /aU/ sounds and syllables
use can, should, must and What/How ...!
sentences
read a story about a “warm” invention
listen to a podcast about young inventors
learn about a competition for young inventors
Objectives & Tasks
can exchange ideas on how
inventions change our life
Objectives
Tasks
can explain the invention of paper by using time order words
talk about an inventor
make a small invention to solve a problem
in our daily life
write the key steps of the ancient Chinese papermaking process
Objectives & Tasks
1 ________________: to help people with shaky hands
1
2
3
4
kangaroo cup
3 ______________: to help drivers see people on dark and stormy nights
2 _______________: to help people control TVs and other electronics
remote control
LED umbrella
4 ____________: to help stop bleeding and keep cuts clean and dry
Band-Aid
Culture link
Mini texts
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Read the mini-texts and match the pictures with the inventions.
Little great inventions
Mini texts
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A teenage girl invented the kangaroo cup.
Listen to the story and number the sentences 1–5.
Little great inventions
My grandpa spilled a lot of water when he was drinking.
I thought that cup legs could make the cup stable.
I read online that a kangaroo not only uses its two legs to jump but its tail.
I named my three-legged cup the “kangaroo cup”.
My dad and I made the legs of the cup and added them to Grandpa’s old cup.
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2
4
5
3
Suffix: -ed
Mini texts
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A2
A3
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Complete the passage about Band-Aids with the words in the box.
Little great inventions
introduced
ability
process
took the place of
created
Earle Dickson noticed that his wife often got herself cut when
cooking, so he 1 _________ a bandage for her. The early bandages were long and had to be cut to fit. In 1924, the ready-to-use bandage 2 ________________ the old ones. Later, bandages with cartoons and animals were 3 __________. The healing 4 _________ became relaxing for children. Inventors have an amazing 5 ___________ to improve our lives!
created
took the place of
introduced
process
ability
introduced
ability
process
took the place of
created
Mini texts
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A
Little great inventions
Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about small but important inventions.
Can you think of a little great
invention?
Why did people invent the
toothbrush?
I think the toothbrush is an
important invention.
People invented it to keep our
teeth clean and healthy.
Mini texts
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The 20th century saw the birth of many great inventions, such as cars and airplanes, radios and televisions, computers and the internet. These inventions changed the way we travelled, made our lives better, and helped us learn about the world.
Culture link
小发明 大用处
1 袋鼠杯: 帮助人们克服手抖
2 遥控器: 让人们能控制电视和其他电器
3 LED雨伞: 让司机在黑暗的暴雨夜里看到行人
4 创可贴: 用来止血并使伤口保持清洁干燥
Translation
(Answers may vary.)
air conditioner: to keep people cool in summer and warm in winter
cotton bud: to clean the inside of ears or something, or sometimes to be used in first aid
zipper: to close or open up clothes or bags
camera: to take pictures or make films so that people can remember some moments in their life
drinking straw: to drink without picking up the cup
Answers
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