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Unit 5
Power of Ideas
Section A (1a-2d)
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Teaching Objectives
语言能力:学生掌握 plane、camera、laptop等现代发明类核心词汇及 design、produce等动词;听懂关于Super See智能助视眼镜、Smart Cook智能炒菜机及3D打印机的三段对话,准确抓取发明名称、产地、外形、功能与工作原理等关键信息;理解并运用一般现在时被动语态描述物品制作流程,运用"What invention do you like most?"等核心句型完成口语交际。
思维品质:学生通过1a图片匹配激活已有发明类词汇储备,培养分类归纳与联想记忆能力;在1b-1c中通过正误判断训练信息筛选与逻辑辨析能力;在2a-2b环节通过3D打印流程填空梳理操作步骤的先后逻辑,理解被动语态在描述客观流程时的优势;2d讨论环节对比不同发明的作用与价值,引导学生辩证思考科技发明的利弊,培养独立思考与批判性思维能力。
学习能力:学生运用"预读题干—初听抓主旨—再听抠细节"的分层听力策略,提升听力信息定位精准度;通过观察被动语态句式,自主发现并归纳"am/is/are + 过去分词"的语法规则,发展语法探究能力;在对话练习中,借助合作学习实现从听力输入到口语输出的有效迁移;学会将发明话题词汇按类别成组记忆,提升词汇自主习得效率。
文化意识:学生通过中国高铁图片感知中国科技创新成果,增强民族自豪感与文化自信;了解德国Super See智能助视眼镜和中国Smart Cook智能炒菜机等中外创意发明,体会"创意改变生活、科技赋能未来"的深刻内涵;理解发明源于人类解决问题的决心与创造力,尊重科学家的创新探索精神,树立敢于思考、勇于创新、关注社会需求的科学观念与责任意识。
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Teaching Points
教学重点:掌握 plane、camera、laptop、high-speed train 等发明类核心词汇及 design、produce、create、send 等动词的过去分词形式(designed、produced、created、sent);听懂 Super See、Smart Cook 及 3D 打印机三段对话,准确抓取发明名称、产地、外形、功能等关键信息;理解一般现在时被动语态基本结构(am/is/are + 过去分词),能完成 2a 流程填空与 2b 句子补全;运用"What invention do you like most?""It is used for..."等核心句型完成发明话题的口语交际。
教学难点:在真实语境中准确区分主动语态与被动语态的使用场景,避免混淆;正确运用 am/is/are 与主语单复数搭配,规范拼写动词过去分词(如 produced、created、sent);在听力中精准抓取发明的多项细节信息(外形、产地、功能、操作步骤),不遗漏关键点;灵活运用被动语态完整描述物品制作流程,并用英语连贯阐述自己最喜欢的发明及理由,实现从语言输入到口语输出的高质量迁移。
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Section A (1a-2d)
Look and share.
1. What can you see in the photo?
I can see the Yellow Crane Tower, a high-speed train, lots of green trees and a clear blue sky in the photo.
2. How do you feel about the photo?
I feel proud. The photo shows our ancient traditional building and modern high-speed railway together. It's wonderful to see old culture and new technology mix so well.
3. What creative ideas can you find in it?
It creatively puts ancient Chinese architecture and a modern high-speed train in one picture. It shows the perfect combination of traditional culture and modern technology. It tells us our history and rapid modern development exist side by side.
The development of China's railways.
Match the names with the things. Find out when they were invented.
1. _____________
4. _____________
3. _____________
6. _____________
2. _____________
5. _____________
plane camera laptop mobile phone TV high-speed train
high-speed train
camera
TV
mobile phone
plane
laptop
Listen to the conversations. Choose the invention each conversation talks about and find out where they are from.
Conversation 1: ______
Conversation 2: ______
A. Super See, from _________
B. Smart Cook, from _______
A
Germany
B
China
Listen again and circle T for true or F for false.
1. Super See is a pair of sunglasses designed to protect people's eyes.
2. A mini-camera is connected to Super See to help with reading.
3. A button on Smart Cook should be pressed before cooking.
4. All the food is added by Smart Cook itself.
5. Hundreds of kinds of dishes can be made by Smart Cook.
T F
T F
T F
T F
T F
Role-playing 1.
Guide 1: Welcome to the International Exhibition of Inventions! Over here, we have Super See from Germany.
Ella: They look like sunglasses. What are they used for?
Guide 1: They're for people who can't see well. They don't find normal glasses helpful.
Ella: How do they help people to see?
Guide 1: Well, a mini-camera is connected to the front of the glasses. It makes everything look larger. Words can also be turned into sound.
Ella: Cool! So they can help people watch TV and read books.
Guide 1: Yes. They can also control the colour and picture.
Ella: Amazing!
Role-playing 2.
Teng Fei: What smells so delicious?
Guide 2: Come and have a try. Smart Cook from China is cooking some food.
Teng Fei: Really? How does it work?
Guide 2: It's simple! Put food like carrots and onions in the cup on the top of the machine. Then press this button. All the food is cut and fried. The oil and salt are also added by the machine itself.
Teng Fei: Fantastic! How many kinds of dishes can it make?
Guide 2: Hundreds! It has an app with many recipes.
Teng Fei: Great! With this robot, my parents can take a break from cooking.
Guide 2: How nice of you to think so. I'm sure they will love it.
What can the two inventions be used for? Describe them to a partner.
A: What can the special glasses be used for?
B: They're for people who can't see well.
A: How do they work?
B: A mini-camera is connected to the front of the glasses. It makes everything look larger and turns words into sound.
A: Amazing! How about Smart Cook?
B: It is used to help people take a break from cooking. First, we put food in the cup on the top of the machine. Then press a button and all the food is cut and fried. What's more, the oil and salt are also added by the machine itself.
A: That's so great!
Tick the things that you think a 3D printer can make. You can add more.
medicine arms and legs hearts toys
tables shoes computers houses
chairs food ______________________________
model planes, key rings, pens...
Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
1. Where did Han Lin go last weekend?
2. Why was the 3D printer Han Lin's favourite invention?
Han Lin went to the International Exhibition of Inventions.
Because almost everything under the sun can be made by it.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. Then listen again and check your answers.
read design produce create send
First, the object is ________ on the computer.
Then, a file is _______ by the computer.
And the file is _____ to the 3D printer.
Next, the file is _____ by the 3D printer.
Finally, the object is ________ by building up plastic.
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3
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designed
created
sent
read
produced
Role-playing 3.
Ella: Hi, Han Lin! Did you go to the International Exhibition of Inventions last weekend?
Han Lin: Yes, some amazing inventions were shown from all over the world.
Ella: What invention did you like the most?
Han Lin: Oh, the 3D printer was amazing.
Ella: Why?
Han Lin: Almost everything under the sun can be made by it.
Ella: Really? Like what?
Han Lin: Well, all kinds of everyday objects. Toys, chairs, tables, and even houses can all be made by the 3D printer.
Ella: That's cool!
Role-playing 3.
Han Lin: Yeah. And in medicine for example, arms and legs, and even hearts can be created by the 3D printer.
Ella: That's great! How does it work?
Han Lin: Well, first, the object is designed on a computer. Then, a file is created and sent to the 3D printer. The 3D printer reads the file, and after that, the object is produced by building up plastic.
Ella: Is only plastic used?
Han Lin: No, other materials can also be used to produce things. It can even make food.
Ella: Oh, really? I'd love to try 3D-printed food!
List the things you use every day and choose the one that you like the most. Then talk about what it can be used for and its importance.
A: What invention do you like the most?
B: I like ... the most.
A: What can it be used for?
B: It can be used for/to ...
A: Amazing! / Fantastic! Is it important in your daily life?
B: Yes, it ...
Things I use every day
1. laptop
2. pencil
3. desk
4. ______
List the things you use every day and choose the one that you like the most. Then talk about what it can be used for and its importance.
Example 1: laptop
A: What invention do you like the most?
B: I like the laptop the most.
A: What can it be used for?
B: It can be used for studying and searching for information. / It can be used to finish my homework online.
A: Fantastic! Is it important in your daily life?
B: Yes, it helps me learn more knowledge and makes my study convenient.
List the things you use every day and choose the one that you like the most. Then talk about what it can be used for and its importance.
Example 2: smartphone
A: What invention do you like the most?
B: I like the smartphone the most.
A: What can it be used for?
B: It can be used for talking with others and watching videos. / It can be used to get different kinds of news.
A: Amazing! Is it important in your daily life?
B: Yes, it plays an important part in my communication and study.
List the things you use every day and choose the one that you like the most. Then talk about what it can be used for and its importance.
Example 3: pencil
A: What invention do you like the most?
B: I like the pencil the most.
A: What can it be used for?
B: It can be used for writing and drawing. / It can be used to take notes in class.
A: Fantastic! Is it important in your daily life?
B: Yes, it is necessary for my schoolwork every day.
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Vocabulary
invention n.发明,创造,发明物,虚构,编造的故事
the invention of …… 的发明
a great invention 一项伟大的发明
make an invention 做出一项发明
the invention of printing 印刷术的发明
invent v. 发明;编造
inventor n. 发明家,发明者
inventive adj. 善于发明的;有创造力的
易混辨析:invention /discovery
invention:发明,创造出原本不存在的新东西。
discovery:发现,找到原本就已经存在、只是未被人知晓的事物。
hundreds of 数百的,成百上千的
例句:Hundreds of birds live in this area. 成百上千只鸟生活在这个区域。
核心用法:
hundred 前无具体数字,后面加‑s,搭配 of,表泛指,“几百、成百上千”
hundreds of students 成百上千的学生 hundreds of hours 数百小时
前面有基数词(one/two…),hundred 不加 s,不加 of,表确切数字
two hundred students 两百名学生(✅) two hundreds of students(❌错误)
拓展同类结构:
thousands of 成千上万的
millions of 数百万的
billions of 数十亿的
produce v.生产,制造,产出,引起,创作;n.农产品
produce goods 生产商品 farm produce 农产品
produce evidence 出示证据 produce a film 制作一部电影
production n. 生产;产量;作品 mass production 大规模生产
product n. 产品;产物 a new product 一款新产品
producer n. 生产者;制片人 productive adj. 多产的;富有成效的
易混辨析:produce /product/production
produce(n.):不可数,专指农场出产的果蔬、农产品。
product(n.):可数名词,多指工业、商业产出的成品;产物,也可指抽象的成果。
production(n.):表示生产(过程)、产量、文艺作品。
补充:produce 侧重产出、制造出实物/结果;make 泛指普通的制作,使用范围更广。
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Homework
Review the words learned in this class.
Preview the content for the next class.
See you in the next class!
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