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Unit 5
Power of Ideas
Secion B (3a-3c )Writing & Project
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to:
1. obtain specific information about the invention of the plane (inventor, time,
challenges, impact), and complete the chart.
2. express opinions on impressive inventions and explain how inventions change
lives.
3. use what we learn to make a poster about invention ideas through group
work.
Learning Objectives
Look and say. Use the passive voice to fill in the blanks.
Several drones(无人机) to students.(show)
are shown
Look and say. Use the passive voice to fill in the blanks.
Posters about scientific inventions up on the wall.(hang)
are hung
Look and say. Use the passive voice to fill in the blanks.
Three water bottles on the table.(place)
are placed
Look and say. Use the passive voice to fill in the blanks.
The school’s science exhibition(展览) in this hall.(hold)
is held
通过导入激活旧知
Look and say. Use the passive voice to fill in the blanks.
The table with a white tablecloth.(decorate)
is decorated
Which was the first plane in the world?
Look at the pictures.
The invention of the plane has greatly changed the world. However, it seems that its inventors, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were not looking to change the world at all. Rather, they just wanted to fly like birds.
To solve the problem of heavier-than-air flight, the Wright brothers began working with gliders. There were two main challenges. The first was how to get the glider into the air. The second was how to control it once it was flying. For both problems, they found their solutions by looking at how birds flew. After they solved these problems, they added an engine to the glider. Then, in December 1903, the world’s first plane flights were made.
The invention of the plane has made our travels around the world much easier and faster. Journeys that once took days, weeks, or even months, can now be made in only a few hours. As a result, communication among people in different countries is now much easier, and the world has become a much smaller place.
现在完成时
似乎
相反
挑战
一旦
解决方法
通过观察
被动语态
much修饰比较级
曾经
结果是
The invention of the plane has greatly changed the world. However, it seems that its inventors, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were not looking to change the world at all. Rather, they just wanted to fly like birds.
To solve the problem of heavier-than-air flight, the Wright brothers began working with gliders. There were two main challenges. The first was how to get the glider into the air. The second was how to control it once it was flying. For both problems, they found their solutions by looking at how birds flew. After they solved these problems, they added an engine to the glider. Then, in December 1903, the world’s first plane flights were made.
The invention of the plane has made our travels around the world much easier and faster. Journeys that once took days, weeks, or even months, can now be made in only a few hours. As a result, communication among people in different countries is now much easier, and the world has become a much smaller place.
Analyze the structure.
The effect of the plane
The process of the invention
The purpose of the invention
The invention of the plane has greatly changed the world. However, it seems that its inventors, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were not looking to change the world at all. Rather, they just wanted to fly like birds.
To solve the problem of heavier-than-air flight, the Wright brothers began working with gliders. There were two main challenges. The first was how to get the glider into the air. The second was how to control it once it was flying. For both problems, they found their solutions by looking at how birds flew. After they solved these problems, they added an engine to the glider. Then, in December 1903, the world’s first plane flights were made.
The invention of the plane has made our travels around the world much easier and faster. Journeys that once took days, weeks, or even months, can now be made in only a few hours. As a result, communication among people in different countries is now much easier, and the world has become a much smaller place.
3a Read the text and complete the chart.
Paragraph
1
Paragraph
2
Paragraph
3
What was invented?
Who were the inventors?
Why was it invented?
How was it invented?
When was it invented?
What challenges were met?
What was its effect?
The plane.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright.
They just wanted to fly like birds.
How to get the glider into the air and how to control it once it was flying.
They found their solutions by looking at how birds flew and added an engine to the glider.
In December 1903.
It has made our travels around the world much easier and faster. Communication among people in different countries is now much easier, and the world has become a much smaller place.
Retell the text using the chart.
Show time
language correct form(形式正确)
accurate meaning(意义精确)
proper use(使用恰当)
performance gentle(仪态文雅)
confidence (自信)
OK Good Excellent
Show time
language correct form(形式正确)
accurate meaning(意义精确)
proper use(使用恰当)
performance gentle(仪态文雅)
confidence (自信)
OK Good Excellent
was invented by in .
It was invented because .
It was made of/from .
The inventor had difficulties in .
The invention was responsible for/led to .
3b Choose a great invention you are interested in. Do some research and make notes about it.
The car
Karl Benz
1885
metal (like steel), rubber (for tires), and wood (for some parts)
people needed a faster and more convenient means of transport
designing a lightweight but powerful engine
people’s convenient lives
3c Write about the invention you have chosen using the information from 3b.
The car was invented by Karl Benz in 1885 which is a great invention. Back then, people needed a faster and more convenient means of transport. But it was a challenge to create a car. Finally, Benz struggled to design a lightweight but powerful engine and succeeded in making the car. It was made of metal, rubber and wood. The car led to people’s more convenient lives, making travel quicker.
Creativity is thinking what no one else has ever thought.
Project
4a Read the school notice. Choose one area you want to make improvements in.
Inventions Needed
Do you have any ideas about what could make the world a better place? Share them in the school's invention exhibition!
We are looking for inventions in the following areas:
green technology health farming
natural disasters education
taking care of elderly people
Your invention should meet the following requirements:
inexpensive
easy to operate
beneficial to people and society
If you have an invention like this, apply now!
4b Work in groups. Discuss what inventions could help in your chosen area.
4c Make a poster about your invention. The poster should include:
the name of the invention
a picture of it
what it is made of/from
what it is used for
what effect it has on people's lives
4d Present your poster in the exhibition.Vote for your favourite ones.
Reflecting
1.Which invention and inventor in this unit impressed you the most, and why?
3.Can you use the passive voice to talk about inventions?
4.How do inventors make an idea come true?
The plane and Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. Because the plane truly changed people's lives. And it made people's lives more convenient.
Yes, I can.
They usually try many times.
2.How can inventions change people's lives?
Usually inventions can make people's lives easier. It can help people in many aspects.
invention /ɪnˈvenʃn/ n. 发明;创造
例句:
The invention of the plane has greatly changed the world.
(飞机的发明极大地改变了世界。)
搭配拓展:
the invention of...(…… 的发明)
词汇拓展:
invent(v. 发明);inventor(n. 发明家)
solve /sɒlv/ v. 解决;解答
例句:
To solve the problem of heavier-than-air flight, the Wright brothers began working with gliders.
(为了解决重于空气的飞行问题,赖特兄弟开始研究滑翔机。)
搭配拓展:
solve a problem(解决问题)
词汇拓展:
solution(n. 解决办法)
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ n. 挑战;困难
例句:
There were two main challenges for the Wright brothers.
(赖特兄弟面临两个主要挑战。)
搭配拓展:
face a challenge(面对挑战)
词汇拓展:
challenging(adj. 有挑战性的)
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ v. & n. 控制;支配
例句:
The second challenge was how to control the glider.
(第二个挑战是如何控制滑翔机。)
搭配拓展:
control sth.(控制某物);lose control(失控)
communication /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃn/ n. 交流;沟通
例句:
Communication among people in different countries is easier now.
(不同国家人们之间的交流现在更便捷了。)
搭配拓展:
face-to-face communication(面对面交流)
词汇拓展:
communicate(v. 交流)
seem /siːm/ v. 似乎;好像
例句:
However, it seems that its inventors, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were not looking to change the world at all.
(然而,似乎它的发明者奥维尔・赖特和威尔伯・赖特根本没打算改变世界。)
搭配拓展:
seem to do sth.(似乎做某事);it seems that...(似乎……)
1. For both problems, they found their solutions by looking at how birds flew.
(对于这两个问题,他们通过观察鸟类的飞行方式找到了办法。)
解析:
“for both problems”(对于这两个问题);
“by doing sth.”(通过做某事)表方式;
“how birds flew” 是宾语从句,作 “looking at” 的宾语。
2. As a result, communication among people in different countries is now much easier, and the world has become a much smaller place.
(因此,不同国家人们之间的交流现在便捷多了,世界也变成了一个小得多的地方。)
解析:
“as a result”(因此)表结果;
“much + 比较级”(比…… 得多)
3. The second was how to control it once it was flying.
(第二个挑战是一旦滑翔机起飞,该如何控制它。)
解析:
“how to control it” 是 “疑问词 + 不定式” 结构;
“once” 是连词,意为 “一旦”;
句中 “was” 前省略了 “challenge”(承接前文 “two main challenges”),完整表述为 “The second challenge was...”。
Review the words.
发明家 inventor
发明 invention
挑战;困难 challenge
似乎;好像 seem
交流;沟通 communication
解决;解答 solve
解决办法 solution
控制;支配 control
1.The _______ (invent) of the plane has greatly _______ (change)
the world.
2.There were two main __________ (challenge).
3.For both problems, they found their solutions by ________ (look)
at how birds flew.
4.Then, in December 1903, the world’s first plane flights were
________ (make).
Complete the blanks.
invention
changed
challenges
looking
made
1.飞机的发明极大的改变了这个世界。
___________________________________________________________
2.在他们解决完这些问题之后,他们给滑翔机加了一个发动机。
___________________________________________________________
3. 飞机的发明使全球各地之间的旅行变得又简单又快捷。
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Translation.
The invention of the plane has made our travels around the world much
easier and faster.
The invention of the plane has greatly changed the world.
After they solved these problems, they added an engine to the glider.
Basic homework
Practical homework
Extended homework
Review the words and sentences.
Learn about an inventor’s story.
Try to retell the story about the invention of the plane.
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