Unit 12 Innovation Reading club 1课件 2024-2025学年高二英语北师大版选择性必修第四册

Unit 12 INNOVATION Reading club 1 ANCIENT CHINESE INVENTIONS 作者编号：33007 To read about ancient Chinese inventions To read for deep understanding and critical thinking Learning objectives 作者编号：33007 What do you know about the ancient Chinese inventions? The ancient Chinese are associated with many important inventions, some of which have changed the world, and many of which were still useful today. Warming-up 作者编号：33007 Let’s watch the videos and read the passages about the ancient Chinese inventions. 作者编号：33007 作者编号：33007 fibre n. a thin thread, or one of the thin parts like threads that form natural materials such as wood or carbon mass n. a large amount or quantity of something adj. having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount  sailor n. someone who works on a ship explode v. to burst, or to make something burst, into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damage 作者编号：33007 pulp n. small pieces of paper, cloth or wood mixed with water until they form a soft wet mass, used for making paper  literacy n. the state of being able to read and write compass n. an instrument that shows directions and has a needle that always points north magnetic adj. having the power of a magnet or behaving like a magnet navigate v. to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another 作者编号：33007 When did these Chinese inventions first appear in history? How were they used? Paper was invented and used about 2,000 years ago in ancient China. It was used to produce historical records, maps and literature. Bi Sheng invented the movable type printing in 1,045 AD. It made it much quicker and easier to reproduce written work and led to the first ever mass-production of books and literature. 作者编号：33007 Gunpowder was invented in the eighth century AD. It was used in wars and led to the development of many different kinds of weapons. The first, simple compasses were made during the third century, and the Chinese were using highly developed compasses to navigate ships at sea. 作者编号：33007 Read the passages again and complete the blanks. Paper making Gunpowder Printing The Compass Time of invention:_____ Made from:____ Process:_____________________ Significance:_________________ Time of invention:____ Used in: _____________ Significance: _____________ _____________ Time:_____ Inventor:____ Early printing presses were made by: ____________ Significance: ____________ By ______, the first simple compasses were made by _____. By _____, highly developed compasses were used to _______. 作者编号：33007 Time of invention:___________________ Made from: _______________ Process: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Significance: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ about 2,000 years ago bamboo fibre The plant was put in water and then beaten to a pulp. Then it was dried into fine sheets. China was one of the first nations to start producing historical records, maps and literature. Paper making 作者编号：33007 Time of invention:______________________ Used in: _____________ Significance: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ in the eighth century AD wars It led to the development of many different kinds of weapons. Gunpowder 作者编号：33007 Time: ______________ Inventor:____________ Early printing presses were made by ___________________________________ Significance: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ in 1045 AD Bi Sheng carving wooden blocks with characters. This invention made it much quicker and easier to reproduce written work and led to the first ever mass-production of books and literature. Printing 作者编号：33007 By __________________, the first simple compasses were made by __________________________________ _________________________________. By ______________, highly developed compasses were used to ______________________________. the third century floating small pins of magnetic metal in bowls of water the 11th century navigate their ships at sea The Compass 作者编号：33007 How have the four inventions enhanced the quality of life for humans? With the invention and spread of papermaking, the carrier cost of characters has been greatly reduced, thus greatly promoting the development of science and technology and economy in the world. 作者编号：33007 This invention made it much quicker and easier to reproduce written work and led to the first ever mass-production of books and literature. mass n. a large amount or quantity of something 大量，大宗 e.g. The forest is a mass of colour in autumn. Masses of books covered every surface in the room. 【归纳】 a mass of  / masses of 其后既可接可数名词，也可接不可数名词。 Language points 作者编号：33007 mass adj.  involving or intended for a very large number of people 民众的，群众的; 大量的 e.g. Their latest product is aimed at the mass market. 作者编号：33007 Write a passage according to Activity 2. Homework 作者编号：33007 Lavf58.29.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.52(fixed_gap:False) Lavf58.29.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.52(fixed_gap:False) Lavf58.29.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.52(fixed_gap:False) Lavf58.29.100 Codec by Bilibili XCode Worker v4.8.52(fixed_gap:False) $$