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UNIT 12 Innovation
Topic Talk
Health and Well-being
Vitamin tablets
Basketball
Mobile phone
The Internet
Entertainment and Communication
Travel and Transport
Trolley case
Electric-motorbike
Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation. 有时,一项新技术、一个老问题和一个伟大的想法会变成一种创新。 ―Dean Kamen
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries. 我和诺贝尔一样认为,人类从新发现中得到的好处要多于坏处。 —Mary Curie
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
智慧就是适应变化的能力。
― Stephen Hawking
Inventors are interested in ________ and ____.
They are __________ and ____________.
Inventor’s Interests and Qualities
solving problems, improving the well-being of human life, discovering the mysteries of the universe, understanding the world how our lives can be improved,
creative, curious, smart, persistent, hardworking, gifted
Types of Inventions
plastic and garbage gathering device,
labour-saving machine, energy-saving equipment, environmental protection device, health-care tool
My invention is a type of _________
Advantages of Inventions
cheap to produce, easy to use, light, small, useful, helpful, convenient, productive, environmental-friendly, fast
The biggest advantage is that it is __________
Curie, Radium
hybrid rice
balance car
Bell , tellphone
artificial hand
Karl Benz
____________, who is _______ and ________, invented ______________. His invention is a type of ________.The biggest advantage is that it is/can__________. Some day, I want to invent a/an _________which will be able to ___________.
Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.
1. Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly use computers?
2. Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet?
3. When did the Internet become widely used?
Scientists and other technical people.
TV, newspapers and books.
It wasn’t widely used until the 1990s.
Active Learning
1. It wasn’t widely used until the 1990s.
2. How life has been transformed in such a short time !
3. Let’s get this project started !
4. It really was the invention of the Internet that made them useful.
Exercise
1.________________________we began to watch TV.
我们是在九点钟开始看电视的。
2. They didn’t make the final decision___________________________________.
他们考虑了各种因素之后才做出最终决定。
3. One of Mary’s shortcomings is _________________________________when
doing things.
玛丽的一个缺点是做事时不关注细节。
4. Please _________________________before you have a class.
请你在上课前准备好笔记本。
It was at nine o’clock that
until they had considered various factors
that she never cares about details
get your notebook prepared
Use the language you have learnt to introduce your invention if you could be a scientist some day.
Homework
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