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Unit 3 The world of science
【Using language 】
Present perfect passive
This evening, I’ll be talking to Dr Richard Fairhurst, whose new book The New Age of Invention has just ____________ (publish). (Para. 1)
I guess you _____________(ask) about the title of your book before.(Para. 3)
In addition, important advances _______________ (make) in medicine and environmental science thanks to increasing computer power.(Para. 6)
New inventions like 3D printers _____________ (use) to make replacement hearts and bone parts.(Para. 8)
I have also _________(tell) that you’re an inventor yourself.(Para.10)
Nothing like this ______________ (invent) yet and I’d say we’re a long way from an invention like that at the moment!(Para. 14)
Revision
This evening, I’ll be talking to Dr Richard Fairhurst, whose new book The New Age of Invention has just ____________ (publish). (Para. 1)
I guess you _____________(ask) about the title of your book before.(Para. 3)
In addition, important advances _______________ (make) in medicine and environmental science thanks to increasing computer power.(Para. 6)
been published
have been asked
have been made
我猜你之前肯定被问到过关于这本书的名字。
今晚的嘉宾是理查德·费尔赫斯特博士,他的新书《新发明时代》刚刚被出版。
此外,由于计算机能力的不断提高,在医药与环境科学的重要进展也已经被取得了。
Revision
现在完成时的被动
像3D打印机等新发明已经被用来制作移植心脏和部分骨骼。
Revision
New inventions like 3D printers _____________ (use) to make replacement hearts and bone parts.(Para. 8)
I have also _________(tell) that you’re an inventor yourself.(Para.10)
Nothing like this ______________ (invent) yet and I’d say we’re a long way from an invention like that at the moment!(Para. 14)
have been used
been told
has been invented
我被告知您自己本身也是个发明家,对吗?
类似的发明至今仍未被发明出来,而且我认为我们离这样的发明还很远!
现在完成时的被动
现在完成时的被动
上述句子的谓语动词结构均为_______________________,
即_______________________。
have/has+been done
现在完成时的被动
has been published 已经被出版
have been asked 曾被问到过
have been made 已经被取得
have been used 已经被用来
have been told 曾被告知
has been invented 已被发明出来
现在完成时
被动
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
a. I guess you have been asked about the title of your book before.
b. New inventions like 3D printers have been used to make replacement hearts and bone parts.
Q1. What has happened to “you” in sentence (a)?
Someone has asked “you” about the title of your book before.
Activity1. Look at the sentences from the reading passageand answer the questions.(P38)
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
a. I guess you have been asked about the title of your book before.
b. New inventions like 3D printers have been used to make replacement hearts and bone parts.
Q2. Who has used new inventions to make replacement hearts and bone parts in sentence (b)?
People have used 3D printers to make replacement hearts and bone parts.
Activity1. Look at the sentences from the reading passageand answer the questions.(P38)
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
Q3. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences?
Group(a, b)___________________________.
Group(c, d)___________________________.
passive form with the subjects
active form with the subjects
a. I guess you have been asked about the title of your book before.
b. New inventions like 3D printers have been used to make
replacement hearts and bone parts.
c. I guess someone has asked you about the title of your book before.
d. People have used new inventions like 3D printers to make
replacement hearts and bone parts.
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
Q4. Why does the author choose to use the passive form instead of the active form in the reading passage?
a. I guess you have been asked about the title of your book before.
b. New inventions like 3D printers have been used to make
replacement hearts and bone parts.
c. I guess someone has asked you about the title of your book before.
d. People have used new inventions like 3D printers to make
replacement hearts and bone parts.
The author chooses to use the passive form instead of the active form to emphasise what has been done, rather than who or what does the action.
Activity2. Rewrite the underlined parts using the present perfect passive. (P38)
Many things in our lives have already been affected,
3D-printed hamburgers have been served to customers in some restaurants in London. But perhaps the most significant success that has been achieved to date is in medicine.
Human body parts, including a beating heart, have been made with 3D printing technology.
A new 3D-printed shell has been given to a turtle injured in a forest fire!
Activity3. Imagine you are Dr Moore. Look at the pictures and tell the police about the damage and loss to your lab. Use the present perfect passive where appropriate. (P39)
1. The lock on the door has been broken.
2. The window has been broken.
3. My two laptops have been stolen.
4. Beakers and test tubes have been destroyed.
5. The book case has been opened, and some
files have been taken away while others
have been thrown everywhere.
6. The robot has been damaged.
Activity4. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What do you know about these careers?
2. What famous scientists can you name in these fields?
Careeer in science
A physicist is a person who does research connected with physics or who studies physics.
A mathematician is a person who is trained in the study of numbers and calculations.
A chemist is a person who does research connected with chemistry or who studies chemistry.
An astronomer is a scientist who studies the
stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
A geographer is a person who studies geography or is an expert in it.
A biologist is a person who studies or works in the field of biology.
Noun. -ist Noun. -ian
science
scientist
art
novel
piano
society
artist
novelist
pianist
socialist
library
comedy
physic
history
music
librarian
comedian
musician
physician
historian
Word form
-er
-ist
-ian
Make a classification according to the pictures.
driver; engineer; farmer; employer; manager; pioneer; waiter; worker; writer
librarian; musician; politician; physician
artist; cyclist; dentist; ecologist; journalist; novelist; psychologist; specialist; tourist; typist; pianist;
-er
-ist
-ian
Do you know the famous figure? Who are they?
郭守敬
达尔文
郦道元
居里夫人
陈景润
Complete the introductions about different scientists with the words in Activity 4. Pay attention to the language that describes their careers. (P40)
Complete the introductions about different scientists. (P40)
astronomer
biologist
geographer
physicist
chemist
mathematicians
Complete the introductions about different scientists. (P40)
Pair work
Think about other careers in science and discuss what interests you most.
Listening & speaking
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What is Alzheimer’s disease?
失调;紊乱
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
Who are the common Alzheimer patients?
Is it curable?
What are scientists trying to deal with it?
Do you know any inventions related to it?
/ˈæltsaɪmə/
Look at the pictures and describe the pictures.
a. The boy is inventing something.
b. The couple are keep an eye on the old man.
c. The old man gets lost.
d. One is drawing socks.
e. The boy knows where the old man goes through the phone.
Listen to the conversation and number the pictures in the correct order. (P41)
a pair of socks designed for people with Alzheimer’s disease
a student form New York
His grandfather
A warning
gets out of bed
Mike
Anna
Listen again and complete the notes.(P41)
Talk about how the speakers describe the story behind an invention. Listen again if necessary.
He used exclamatory sentences to describe the story. Like “How amazing!” “What a useful invention and caring grandson!”
□ Learning to learn
Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions, such as surprise, shock, joy, emphasis and excitement. These are usually formed with what or how, and in written form usually end with an exclamation mark.
Telling the story behind an invention
The telephone was invented by ... in ...
When he ...
He later, and finally ...
The first phone call was about ...
It is interesting that ...
Useful expressions
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