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Module 9 Great inventions Unit 3 Language in use A:When was the telephone invented? A:Where was it invented? A:Who invented it? Baird B:It was invented in … B:It was invented in … B:It was invented by … Greatest inventions in the past Wright Brothers 1924 Britain 1875 ) America 1903 America Bell What kind of phone/plane/TV is invented today? .. is invented today. modern inventions UVA (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) 无人机 mobile phone 5G LCD TV 液晶电视 Language practice 1. They _ on the school website. 2. _ computers _ more than books in the future? 3. _ books _ by the Internet? will be put up Will be used Will be replaced Complete the following sentences. 1.Complete the sentences and conversations with the correct form of the words and expression in brackets. 1._books _ (replace) by computers? 2.My bike is broken. It _(fix) tomorrow. 3.-Dad, can I use the Internet this evening? -Yes, but the computer is not on yet. The electricity _ (not connect) until nine o’clock. 4._ the problem _ (talk about) at the meeting tomorrow? 5.Who _ (invite) to give a report about great inventions next Friday? 6.-When_ the work _(finish)? -In two days. Will will be fixed be replaced will not be connected Will be talked about will will be invited be finished 2.Look at the pictures and describe the new classroom that will be built. Use the words in the box to help you. build, buy, change A new classroom will be built. 思 考 新课讲解 1 Complete the sentences and conversations with the correct form of the words and expression in brackets. 1._ books _ (replace)by computers in the future? 2.My bike is broken. It _ (fix)tomorrow. 3.—Dad,can I use the Internet this evening? —Yes,but the computer is not on yet. The electricity _(not connect)until nine o'clock. Will be replaced will be fixed won’t be connected 新课讲解 4. _ the problem _ (talk about) at the meeting tomorrow? 5. Who _ (invite) to give a report about great inventions next Friday? 6. -When _ the work _ (finish)? -In two days. Will be talked about will be invited will be finished Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 1. Before the _ of printing, few people could read. 2. There were more books to sell, so the _ in books grew. 3. Because more people could read, ideas _ quickly. 4. What _ will printing take in the future? introduction direction introduction spread trade trade spread direction 9 Listen and find out where the speaker is. (a) In a school library. (b) In the British Library. (c) In the British Museum. 1924 Britain John Logie Baird 1903 America Wright Brothers 3.Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about these great inventions. 1875 America Alexander Graham Bell When was the telephone invented? It was invented in 1875. What kind of telephone do you think will be made in the future? ... 1.Before the _of printing, few people could read. 2.There were more books to sell, so the _ in books grew. 3.Because more people could read, ideas_quickly. 4.What _ will printing take in the future? introduction trade spread direction 4.Complete the sentences with the words in the box. direction, introduction, spread, trade 5. Listen and find out where the speaker is. a) In a school library. b) In the British Library. c) In the British Museum. Now complete the chart. The Internet was invented for the army to use. Scientists and businesspeople wanted to use the Internet to send and receive messages. The World Wide Web was invented. More and more people started to use the Internet to send various types of files. The Web has hundreds of millions of users. It has changed the way people live, work and play. In 1991 In the 1970s In the 1960s In the 1990s Today Just as email has changed the way we write to each other, e-books are changing the way we read. We can easily download new e-books from the Internet. It is much easier and quicker to search for passages now, and we can also write notes in an e-book. What is more, they save a lot of paper. But e-book readers are still more expensive than paper books, so not all people can afford them. However, with the rapid development of electronic technology, reading e-books will become cheaper and cheaper. A lot of people think there will be more e-books than paper books in the near future. E-books Read Around the world 17 Read Around the world again and answer the questions. 1. What are E-books used for? 2. Where can you download new e-books? 3. Do people think there will be less e-books than paper in the near future? 4. According to the author, what’re the advantages and disadvantages of the E-book? Reading. From the Internet. No, they don’t. Advantages: easily download, we can write notes in it, save a lot of paper Disadvantages: e-book readers are still more expensive than paper books 思 考 新课讲解 Around the w rld E-books Just as email has changed the way we write to each other, e-books are changing the way we read. We can easily download new e-books from the Internet. It is much easier and quicker to search for passages now, and we can also write notes in an e-book. What is more, they save a lot of paper. But e-book readers are still more expensive than paper books, so not all people can afford them. However, with the rapid development of electronic technology, reading e-books will become cheaper and cheaper. A lot of people think there will be more e-books than paper books in the near future. 思 考 新课讲解 8 Work in groups. Prepare for your discussion. Think of an invention that has changed your life. Make notes about the invention: 1 What is it? 2 Why is it useful? Research how the invention has been developed and make notes about what you find out. After printing was invented, knowledge was spread around the world by books. For many years, books were very expensive. Each one was written by hand, so very few books were produced. Today, books are produced quickly. They’re light, cheap and easy to get hold of. But the early books are now too valuable to be picked up and held in the hand, so here in the British Library, they were copied onto a computer a few years ago. Have a look at the screen here. You can turn the pages on the screen, without touching the real books. Tapescript The Internet has been around for many years, but it was the invention of the World Wide Web that made it really useful to people. Together, the Internet and the World Wide Web have changed the world. Language practice 07 Read the passage and choose the best title. A: When was the telephone invented? B: It was invented in 1875. ... A: What kind of telephone do you think will be made in the future? B: ... 4.Complete the sentences with the words in the box. direction introduction spread trade 1. Before the _ of printing, few people could read. 2. There were more books to sell, so the _ in books grew. 3. Because more people could read, ideas _ quickly. 4. What _ will printing take in the future? introduction trade spread direction 12 44094.387 12 44094.387 null 135476.42 $