人教版高中英语选修八Unit3

Unit3InventorsandinventionsWarmingup&ListeningUnit3InventorsandinventionsWarmingup&ListeningWhenwespeakofinventions,wecan’thelpthinkingofthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Canyounamethem?Warminguppaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHowmanyfamousinventorsdoyouknow?Whatdidtheyinvent?ZhangHeng(78—139)SeismographThomasEdisonAmerica(1847——1931)ElectricbulbAlexanderGrahamBellEngland(1847--1922)TelephoneWilburandOrvilleWrightinventedtheairplane,whichtheypatentedasa“flyingmachine”.Whatishefamousfor?IssacNewton艾萨克·牛顿gravitydiscoveredradiumMadameCurie玛丽亚·斯克沃多夫斯卡-居里discoveredWhatisshefamousfor?BenFranklinLightningiselectricitydiscoveredWhatishefamousfor?Adiscoveryismerelymakingknownsomethingthatalready_____innature.Aninventionissomethingthatis______byahumanbeing.createdexists==PleaselookatthefollowingpicturesanddecidewhicharediscoveriesandwhichareinventionsAnamphibiouscarIt’s________aninvention.ColumbiatheNewContinentIt’s________adiscovery.1493,3,15Stephenson’s“Rocket”aninvention.DNAadiscovery.23867541•Itisatoolofcommunication;•Itisconvenienttotakealongwithyou;•Youcanhearaperson’svoicewhenusingit.•Youcancallupsbnowandthen;mobilephone1It’salwaysequippedinhighbuildings;lift/elevatorPeoplecangoupanddowninitinsteadofclimbingsteps.Itlookslikeasmallroom;vvv2•Itisakindofmake-upinventedbyFrench.•Itsmellsgood.•Womenespeciallyliketouseit.perfume3•Itisoneofthefourgreatinventionsinancientchina.•Itisblack.•Peoplecanuseittomakebombs.gunpowder4•Thisinventionismadeofmetal.•Thisinventionlookslikeabird.•Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.•Itispoweredbyanengineandisflownbyapilot.Airplane5•Itallowsyoutogetalikenessofanobject.•Whenyoupressthebutton,itworks.Whenaflashhappens,itwillcopyasceneontoafilm.•Whenthefilmisdeveloped,thesceneyoucopiedappearsonapaper-likething.Camera6•Thisinventioncanhelppeopledosomedailywork.•Itishelpfulforhousewives.•Themachinecanmovesomethingthatyouputintoit.•Itneedssoapandwatertowashsomethinginit.Washingmachine7•Itisameansoftransportation.•Ithasfourwheels.•Peoplecandriveitonland.•Peoplecanalsodriveitonwater.amphibiouscar8Amongtheinventionsabove,whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?Howdiditchangepeople’sdailylives?DiscussionThepurposeofinventionsisconvenientcomfortabletomakeourlifemoreListening:Pleasethinkaboutthequestionsbeforelistening1.Whatfunctionsarealreadyincludedonamobilephone?2.Whatelsedoyouexpectamobilephonetodoforyou?Ⅰ.Listentothetapeandtickthedescriptionsyouhaveheard.amobilethat“thinks”amobilethatdoesvideotapingamobilethatspendsyourmoneyamobilethatisacomputeramobilethatcanteachyouEnglishamobilethatwakesyouupamobilethatplansyourholidayamobilethatordersyourfood√√√√√1.WhatisRuthBacongoingtobuy?A.AwashingmachineB.AmobilephoneC.Acomputer2.The3Gphonescandothefollowingthingsexcept＿A.OrderfoodB.PlanaholidayC.Bookairticketsandhotels3.WhatkindofmobilephonedoesRuthBaconwant?A.OnethatcanordergoodsB.Onethatcan“think”C.OnethatcanturnitselfonwhenitreceivesimportantcallsII.Listentothetapeagainandchoosethebestanswers.Theheeloftheseshoesisamachinethatmakeselectricitywitheverystepyoutake.Youwillneverneedtobuybatteriesagain.ElectricshoesYouwillneverhavetoworryabouthavingyourbikestolenagain.Ifyouuseourinflatablebike,youcansimplylettheairoutandputyourbikeinabag.InflatablebicycleNeverthrowawayorwashchopsticksagain.Thesechopsticksarebothdeliciousandenvironmentallyfriendly.Savetreesandhaveasnackatthesametime–theycomeinfivedifferentflavours.EdiblechopsticksHowtobeagoodinventor?CreativeCuriousHard-workingImaginativePatientAdventurous…Writeapassageaboutamoderninvention.Previewthereadingpassage.