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Great inventions
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Unit 1
Will computers be used more than books in the future?
Come and join in the Science Festival
the paper-making technique
造纸术
Warming up
Printing was invented by Bi Sheng in the 1040s.
It can be compared with the introduction of the Internet in the 20th century.
(与因特网的引入相媲美)
computer
Warming up
printing
+
books
a newspaper
an ordinary magazine
are
published
paper
Warming up
While-listening
Task 2 Listen and choose the best answer. Answer orally (口头上地). (Act 3)
1. What does Tony want to borrow?
(A computer. / A camera. / Paper books.)
2. Where will Tony’s photos be put up?
(On the school newspaper. / On his WeChat Moments. / On the school website.)
3. How did Tony’s father get the camera?
(It’s from his pen friend. / It’s a gift from Tony’s mother. / It’s bought on the Internet.)
4. What does father ask Tony to do?
(Promise to take good care of it. / Not to lend it to others. / Not to use it properly.)
Tip: ①圈出选项的中心词;②比较选项,圈出选项的不同点;③细听关键信息
听1次2分钟+全班答1分钟(共3分钟)
Could this happen in the past?
NOW
PAST
Tony’s photos can be seen on the Internet.
What other changes happen?
While-listening
Task 3 Listen and complete.
[About the comparison]. (Act 3)
Guess
This invention is made of metal.
It looks like a bird.
It makes it possible for people to fly to different places in the world.
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Guess
It can be used to listen to music,watch movies, and Internet as the computer.
It can be used anywhere in our daily life.
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Guess
You can get information from it.
It’s more powerful than books.
It can be used to send and receive mails.
To some degree, it’s the most imoportant
invention.
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1. Pre-listening
Before listening, let’s talk about the following
inventions. What are they used for?
inventions
It’s used to ……
Task 2.Learn about the inventions
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Find the sentences in the conversation which mean:
1 Changing the subject, can I get the camera?
Anyway, about the camera …?
It is not a problem. I will use another memory card.
OK. That can be fixed. I’ve got an empty memory card.
3 I will do what you tell me to do.
Promise!
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Post-listening
Answer the questions.
electronic fix instruction invention lend mail page website
1. How do you fix a camera if the memory is full?
2. When do you need to read the instructions?
3. How often do you send messages by mail?
4. How many pages does this book have?
5. Which website do you often go to when you get online?
6. What is an example of electronic technology?
7. When you lend something to someone, what do they have to do later?
8. What do you think is the most important invention in human history?
Post-listening
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1. How do you fix a camera if the memory card is full?
2. When do you need to read the instructions?
3. How often do you send messages by mail?
4. How many pages does this book have?
If my memory card is full, I will copy some pictures to my computer.
I need to read the instructions before I use a new machine or I meet some problems.
I send messages by mail every day.
This book has 162 pages.
Answers
5. Which website do you often go to when you get online?
6. What is an example of electronic technology?
7. When you lend something to someone, what do they
have to do later?
8. What do you think is the most important invention in
human history?
I often go to www.yahoo.com when I get online.
Camera is an example of electronic technology.
They should take good care of it before they give it back to me.
I think fire is the most important invention in human history.
3. thousands of好几千; 成千上万
(1)thousands of表示一个不确定的数目, 前面不跟具体数字, 后面跟复数名词。
(2)如果前面有具体数字修饰时,则thousand不加-s, 不能与of连用。例如: two thousand trees 2 000棵树。
另外:hundred, million, billion等数词与thousand的用法相同。
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4. It's easy to get information on the Internet.
在网上获取信息很容易。
It's +形容词 + to do sth. “做某事是……的” 。
it是形式主语,不定式是真正的主语。例如:
It’s important to learn English well.
学好英语是非常重要的。
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3.Read and understand
It’s really fast.
We even use online textbooks in our class.
We can send and receive photos and mails
on the Internet.
It’s easy to get information on the Internet.
The Internet and the computer have changed
our lives.
The Internet is more powerful than books.
Functions(功能)
Changes(改变)
Comments(评价)
With the invention of the Internet and the computer
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Learn from the scientist!
Try to be creative!
科技强国,强国有我!
These are the stars that we should chase after!
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Assess yourself (√)
Items (项目)
1. I can get information from the conversations. ________ stars
2. I can predict before listening and take notes for details. ________ stars
3. I can introduce an invention. ________ stars
4.I can speak loudly, fluently and correctly. ________ stars
5. I can use passive voice (be done/can be done/will be done) correctly. ________ stars
6. I can think critically (批判性地). ________ stars
Total (总计) ________ stars
Will computers be used more than books
in the future?
What kinds of attitudes should we have to inventions?
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