Unit4 Inventions Reading课件2025-2026学年沪教版八年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“轮子的神奇之处”展开阅读教学，涵盖轮子发明的历史背景、应用及影响，结合核心词汇（如invention、transport）、短语（如in search of、take place）和语法点（如not only...but also...），通过人类早期步行出行导入，逐步呈现从运输难题到轮子发明的脉络，以短语解释、例句解析等学习支架辅助理解。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与思维品质培养，通过“take place”与“happen”的用法对比、“increase by/to”的辨析提升语言运用能力，借助轮子对贸易及工业革命的影响分析发展逻辑思维。采用情境化教学与实例讲解，学生能在历史语境中掌握语言知识，教师可依托系统的词汇、语法解析提升教学效率。

Unit 4 Inventions 2 Reading When the first humans decided to leave their homes over 100,000 years ago in search of new places to live and better sources of food, they did it on foot. the wonder of the wheel 轮子的神奇之处 decide to do 决定做... in search of 寻找；寻求 better sources of food 更好的食物来源 The wonder of the wheel Humans continued walking across the globe for the next 94,000 years, until about 6,000 years ago when a number of important changes took place. continue doing =continue to do 继续做... across the globe 全世界 for the next ...years 在接下来的...年 a number of 许多；若干 A number of students in our class like playing basketball. The number of students in our school is over 2,000. Humans continued walking across the globe for the next 94,000 years, until about 6,000 years ago when a number of important changes took place. take place 发生；举行 Great changes have taken place in my hometown in the past few years. The school sports meeting will take place next Friday. happen v. 发生(强调偶然性) take place (强调计划性) For instance, in the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, people started to ride horses. for instance 例如(for example) For instance, many students prefer online learning because of its flexibility(灵活性). central adj. 中心的；中央的 The company has its headquarters(总部) in the central part of the city. centre n. 中心；中央；核心 The city centre is always crowded on weekends. Kazakhstan [ˌkæzəkˈstɑːn] n. 哈萨克斯坦 Although this meant that people could travel further and faster, transporting large amounts of goods was still a difficult job. although conj. 尽管(though)+句子 Although she is young, she has a lot of work experience. mean v. 意味着；意思是 Missing the train means waiting for another hour. v. 打算+to do I meant to finish the report by Friday. transport v. 运输；运送 n. 运输；运送；交通工具 transporting... 动名词短语做主语 Although this meant that people could travel further and faster, transporting large amounts of goods was still a difficult job. large amounts of 大量的+【U】 Large amounts of water are needed for farming. a large amount of 大量的+【U】 A large amount of time is needed to finish this project. That all changed, however, a few hundred years later with the invention of the wheel. ...later 多长时间以后 with the invention of the wheel 随着轮子的发明 invention v. 发明；创造；发明物 invent v. 发明；创造 James Watt invented the steam engine. inventor n. 发明家 Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor. Who first invented the wheel? We will never know for sure, but the inventors probably first used wheels to make pottery. for sure 确切地；肯定地 use sth. to do sth. 用...做... make pottery 制作陶器 Later, they realized that they could also use them to transport people and things. They soon attached wheels to horse-pulled vehicles. realize v. 意识到；实现 I realized that I was wrong. He finally realized his dream of becoming a doctor after years of hard work. attach...to... 把...附(系/贴)在...上 I attached a photo to the application form to prove my identity(身份). horse-pulled adj. 马拉的 Farmers were suddenly able to transport their goods to markets far away. This invention increased national and international trade. be able to do... 能够做... (经过努力实现) transport...to... 把货物运送到... far away 遥远的 increase v. (使)增加；促进；提升 We need to increase the number of employees to finish the project. Farmers were suddenly able to transport their goods to markets far away. This invention increased national and international trade. increase by... 增加了... The price of the house increased by 10% last year. increase to... 增加到... The temperature increased to 35℃ yeserday. n. 增加；增强；增长 The report shows an increase of 20% in profits(利润). national and international trade 国内和国际贸易 The wheel changed the way villages, towns and even countries did business with each other, but it wasn’t perfect. The roads were old walking paths. change the way... 改变了...方式 the way... （定从 省略that/in which) The boss appreciates the way that she solves problems at work. do business with 与...做生意 Our company has been doing business with that overseas firm. walking path 步行小道 These old paths quickly became extremely difficult to use in wet weather. As a result, the first roads made of stone appeared after the arrival of the wheel. extremely adv. 及其；非常 I’m extremely happy to hear that you won the competition. extreme adj. 极端的；极度的/ n. 极端情况 She has an extreme love for classical music. as a result 因此；结果 made of 由...制成 after the arrival of the wheel... 在轮子出现后 the arrival of ...的到来；...的出现 The Romans then invented new road-building techniques. The new roads were very good, and we still use some of them today. Roman n. 罗马人 road-building techniques 筑路技术 The wheel not only changed the way humans move, but it also allowed us to build all types of amazing machines. not only...but also... 不但...而且... Not only you but also she has to finish the project today. the way humans move 定从 allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 The teacher allows students to ask questions freely during the class. The school doesn’t allow smoking on campus.(在校园内) all types of (专业分类) 各种各样的 (all kinds of日常分类) Windmills, clocks and other machines all use wheels, and the Industrial Revolution depended on the wheel.Even in our digitalized world, we still use wheels in devices ... the Industrial Revolution 工业革命 depend on 依靠；依赖；取决于 Your success in the exam depends on how hard you study. digitalized /ˈdɪdʒɪtəlaɪzd/ 数字化的 adj. digital adj. 数字的；数码的 (digital camera） digitalize /ˈdɪdʒɪtəlaɪz/ v. 使数字化 Musuems are trying to digitalize ancient paintings so that more people can view them online. Even in our digitalized world, we still use wheels in devices such as 3D printers. Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time. 3D printer 3D 打印机 without doubt 毫无疑问 Without doubt, Einstein is one of the greatest scientists in history. One of+形容词最高级+名词复数 最...之一 of all time 有史以来；一直以来 Thanks Julia English $