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Watch the video. What does the lady give the man?
What did the lady give the man?
A. Her hand.
B. Some seafood.
C. A talk.
D. Help.
Can I give you a hand?
= Can I help you?
She is a helping hand.
帮助, 援手
乐于助人的人, 能提供帮助的人
Watch the video. What does “a helping hand” refer to?
Read the passage on P36 and find out more.
● an artificial arm
● help
● Easton LaChappelle
Read the passage on P36 and answer the questions.
1. What did Easton LaChappelle build at the age of 14?
A. A science fair.
B. A robotic arm.
C. Plastic blocks and fishing line.
D. An artificial arm.
2. What is Jenny like?
A. She’s a girl without arms.
B. She’s a girl with a robotic arm.
C. She lives in a very rich family.
D. She has a simple hook as her arm.
3. What did Easton decide to do after he met Jenny?
A. To sell his artificial arm to people like Jenny for $300.
B. To improve his work and help people like Jenny.
C. To make more money with his invention.
D. To post his design online for money.
4. What isn’t true about Easton’s final aritificial arm?
A. It weighed 0.5 kilograms and cost $500.
B. It was able to move with brain signals of the user.
C. It could fix problems one after another.
D. People can download it and make an artificial arm with their own 3-D printers.
Para.6,L3
Para.5,L4
Para.6,L1
Para.7,L3-4
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1
3
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science fair
without an arm
grow quickly
fishing line
move
weighed
cost
design
She would get a much cheaper and better artificial arm.
To be a kind and helpful person.
To keep trying and improving.
To keep learning and try to fix problems.
What’s the structure of the passage?
inspired 受启发
think and act
share and help
Take notes:
在一个科技展览会上
一个机械手臂
作品
用...材料搭建(它)
人造手臂
更糟的是
一直, 总是
困难的处境
blow sb. away 使某人大为惊讶
= help 帮助,向...伸出援手
try to do 尽力(做...) try doing 尝试(做...)
随着大脑信号移动
够好
形/副 + enough
enough + 名
keep doing 一直/坚持(做)
enjoy/like doing 喜欢(做)
= one by one
一个接一个
获得成功
物 cost 钱
人 pay 钱 for 物
It takes 钱/时间 to do
人spend 钱/时间 doing
决定发布 decide to do
人spend 钱/时间 on 物
(it is)
(Easton is)
The pan cost 83 yuan.
花费
I pay 83 yuan for the pan.
I spend 83 yuan buying the pan.
It takes me 83 yuan to buy the pan.
Check
1. 用...材料搭建... ________________________
2. 更糟的是 _____________________________
3. 一直,总是 _____________________________
4. 使他大为惊讶 _________________________
5. 帮助, 向...伸出援手 _____________________
6. 尽力改善 _____________________________
7. 跑得够快 _____________________________
8. 坚持尝试 _____________________________
9. 喜欢解决问题 _________________________
10. 一个接一个 __________________________
11. 获得成功 ____________________________
Translation:
build... out of...
What’s worse
all the time
blow him away
lend a hand to...
try to improve
run quickly enough
keep trying
enjoy fixing problems
one after another
hit on success
Think: From Easton’s story, how can you invent something useful?
observe
(观察v.)
think and discover problems
act and create
carefulness
curiosity
inspiration
thoughtfulness
knowledge
patience,imagination,
perseverance, hard work, skills, tools...
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
--- Thomas Edison
我并没有失败。我只是找到了一万种行不通的方法。
--- 托马斯·爱迪生(美国发明家)
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