内容正文:
Unit 3 Great Ideas
Big Question: What is invention in your eyes?
In this unit, you will learn to:
introduce the great inventions in the world.
be creative in your daily life.
use the text clues to understand the author's viewpoint.
use the reading strategy of rereading.
design your dream invention.
Lesson 6 Oral Communication
Talking about inventions
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
use listening strategies to get information about inventions from the recording;
use the target language to discuss in groups the most important invention and report the results;
use what they have learned to communicate with others.
Free talk
Q1: What do you think is the greatest invention in the world? Why?
I think ________ is the greatest invention, because ____________.
Post-it Notes
Post-it Notes _____________ (develop) in 1968. The glue was weak, so they could __________
(use) again and again. Today they __________
(sell) all over the world.
Q2: Is the sticky note a great invention?
Great ideas are not always big.
were developed
be used
are sold
Lead in
Q: What do you know about them?
noodles
stamps
traditional Chinese food
a long history
many different kinds
send letters
the first — When? Who?
Activity 1
A. Listen to the conversation and answer the question.
(Kangkang is talking with Lingling in the classroom.)
Q: What are they mainly talking about?
A. The long history of Chinese food.
B. The first stamp in the world.
C. The greatest inventions in their eyes.
noodles
stamps
Activity 1
B. Listen to the conversation and match the sentence parts.
stamps
noodles
become more and more popular
record history and nature
have thousands of different kinds
Activity 1
B. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Kangkang thinks noodles are the ________ _________ invention. They are an important part of ______________ Chinese food and they are so delicious. Noodles were invented during the Han Dynasty in China, but ______ ______ knows who invented them.
Lingling said the first stamp was invented in ____________ by Sir Rowland Hill in Britain. It changed the way of _______________. And many people collect stamps as a _____________.
Guess the part of speech before listening.
most adj.
adj.
n. / pron.
年份
n.
n.
Activity 1
B. Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Kangkang thinks noodles are the ________ _________ invention. They are an important part of ______________ Chinese food and they are so delicious. Noodles were invented during the Han Dynasty in China, but ______ ______ knows who invented them.
Lingling said the first stamp was invented in ____________ by Sir Rowland Hill in Britain. It changed the way of _______________. And many people collect stamps as a _____________.
most important
traditional
no one
1840
communication
hobby
Lingling:
Kangkang:
Lingling:
Kangkang:
Lingling:
Kangkang, what do you think is the greatest invention in the world?
Em... noodles! They are an important part of traditional Chinese food and they are so delicious.
I agree. You can find thousands of different kinds of them.
Right. Noodles were invented during the Han Dynasty in China, but nobody knows who invented them.
And now they become more and more popular.
最伟大的发明
中国传统文化的重要组成部分
成千上万不同种类的
越来越受欢迎
Kangkang:
Lingling:
Kangkang:
Lingling:
Kangkang:
Lingling:
What invention do you think is the most important?
The stamp. The first stamp was invented in Britain.
Do you know when it was invented?
It was invented in 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill in Britain. It changed the way of communication and made mailing letters easier and more popular.
Yes, stamps can record history and nature on a small piece of paper.
That's true. And now many people collect stamps as a hobby.
改变沟通方式
让寄信更方便
记录历史与自然
把集邮当爱好
Retell
① the most important
② an important part / different kinds
③ the Han Dynasty / China
④ more and more popular
You may begin like this:
Kangkang thinks _________ are the most important _______________. They are an important part of ___________________ and have ______________________.
Noodles were _______________________. Now _______________________.
noodles
invention
traditional Chinese food
thousands of different kinds
invented during the Han Dynasty in China
they are becoming more and more popular
Retell
① the most important
② change the way of /
mailing letters
③ record ... on a small piece of paper
You may begin like this:
Lingling thinks _____________. It ____________ in 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill in Britain. It _____________________________________ and made
________________________________. It can ___________________________.
the stamp is the most important invention
was invented
mailing letters easier and more popular
changed the way of communication
record history and culture on a small piece of paper.
Activity 2
Group work.
List more inventions in the table, and then discuss ONE invention you think is the most important. The following questions may help you.
What Who When
ballon
telephone
scissors
television
lamp
...
I think _____ is the most important invention.
It was invented by ______ in ______.
It changed the way of ______. It helps / brings _____.
/ It made people's lives ______.
/ It is an important part of ______.
The answer can be:
I think the most important invention is the telephone. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. It changed the way of communication. It helps people talk over a distance and makes communication faster and easier. Without the telephone, our life would be very different.
Checklist
Checklist Yes Not yet
1. I know what invention he / she is talking about.
2. He / She uses the passive voice.
3. He / She uses phrases from the listening text.
4. He / She tells why it is a great invention..
5. I can hear and understand him / her clearly.
Summary:
We learn:
• key information about some famous inventions.
• how to discuss and share opinions about inventions.
We can:
• talk about inventions, including who invented them and when.
• express our opinions and give reasons for our choices.
null
2026-05-30 17:34
83017.43
null
2026-05-30 17:34
79986.93
$