unit-4-Great-Inventions-(reading)

UNIT4GreatinventionsReadingByPhoebeinventionLead-indiscoveryCanyoutellthedifferencebetweenthem?Lead-inMatchtherelevant(相关的)peopleandthings.ThomasEdisonBisheng(毕昇)KarlBenzWhatarethese?InventionsPre-readingLookatthetittleandthepictureofthispassage,thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatthreeinventionswillthispassagetalkingabout?2.Whichinventionsdoyouthinkisthegreatestinvention?Why?While-readingCloseyourbooks,andlistentothepassage.Thenmatchthetimewiththeevents.Task1ThewheelThewheelisperhapsthegreatestinventioninhistory.Afteritsinvention,travellingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable.Afewthousandyearsago,peoplestartedtousewheelsoncarriages.Intheearly19thcentury,thefirsttrainsbegantocarrypassengers.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,carsbecamepopular.Withoutthewheel,wewouldnothavetheseinventions.GreatinventionsGreatinventionschangetheworld.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory.ThetelephoneAlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephonesin1876.Sincethen,peoplehavebeenabletospeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Todaymillionsofpeopleacrosstheworldownmobilephones.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.ThelightbulbThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpracticallightbulbin1879.Beforetheinventionofthelightbulb,peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandlestoseeatnight.Withlightbulbs,peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycaninthedaytime.Canyouimaginelivingwithoutthem?While-reading1.In1867,2.In1879,3.Intheearly19thcentury,4.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,a.carsbecamepopular.b.AlexanderGrahamBellinventedoneofthefirstpractical.c.thefirsttrainbegantocarrypassengers.d.ThomasEdisondevelopedthefirstpracticallightbulb.abcdWhile-readingTask2Completethetablebelow.InventionThewheelThetelephoneThelightbulbinventorWhenwasitinventedLifebeforetheinventionLifeaftertheinventionDon’tknow.AlexanderGrahamBellThomasEdisonAfewthousandyearsago.18761879Travellingwasverydifficult.Peoplecouldnotspeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.Peoplehadtouseoillamps,gaslamporcandlestoseeatnight.Travellingbecamefasterandmorecomfortable•Carriages•Trains•Cars•Peoplecanspeaktoeachotheroverlongdistances.•Peoplecankeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywherewithmobilephones.Peoplecandoasmanythingsintheeveningsastheycanseeinthedaytime.Readthetextcarefullyforthethirdtimethendiscussthefollowingquestionsingroupof4.While-readingTask31Howdogreatinventionshelppeople?2Whichinventionisprobablythegreatestinhistoryaccordingtothearticle?3WhatdidAlexanderGrahamBellinvent?4Whenwasthefirstpracticallightbulbinvented?5Whichofthethreethingswasinventedfirst?6Whatinventionsdidthewheelmakepossible?7Howdomobilephoneshelppeoplekeepintouchwitheachother?8Howdidpeopleseeatnightbeforetheinventionofthelightbulb?2Whichinventionisprobablythegreatestinhistoryaccordingtothearticle?4Whenwasthefirstpracticallightbulbinvented?3WhatdidAlexanderGrahamBellinvent?1Howdogreatinventionshelppeople?Thewheel.Heinventedoneofthefirstpracticaltelephones.In1879.Theyhelppeopleliveabetterlife.4Howdidpeopleseeatnightbeforetheinventionofthelightbulb?1Whichofthethreethingswasinventedfirst?Thewheelwasinventedfirst.Theyallowpeopletokeepintouchwitheachotheranytime,anywhere.Theyhadtouseoillamps,gaslampsorcandlestoseeatnight.2Whatinventionsdidthewheelmakepossible?3Howdomobilephoneshelppeoplekeepintouchwitheachother?Itmadetheinventionsofcarriages,trainsandcarspossible.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Ithinkthewheelisthe(1)_______invention.Itmakesthetravelbecome(2)________and(3)_______________.Peoplestartedtousewheelson(4)________sinceafewthousandyearsago.Intheearly19thcentury,peoplebegantotakethe(5)_________totravel.Whatismore,carhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularthingsatthe(6)_______of20thcentury.greatestfasterstartmorecomfortablecarriagestrainFillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.Thefirst(1)__________telephonewas(2)__________byAlexanderGrahamBellin(3)__________.People(4)_________speaktoeachotheroverlong(5)_________.Nowadays,manypeopleown(6)_____________.Ifyouwanttotalktootherpeopleat(7)________,(8)________,telephoneisyourbestfriend.practicalinvented1876candistancesmobilephonesanytimeanywhereFillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.(1)_________________istheinventorofthelightbulb.Thelightbulbhastakenplaceof(2)_________,gaslampsor(3)_________.Withthelightbulb,peoplecandoalotofthingstheywantinthe(4)__________.ThomasEdisonoillampscandleseveningsPost-readingLookatsomeinterestinginventions.Haveadiscussioningroup.(talkaboutthefunctionsandtheinfluenceonourlife)Post-readingLookatsomeinterestinginventions.Haveadiscussioningroup.(talkaboutthefunctionsandtheinfluenceonourlife)A:Whatcanpeopledowithit?B:Peopleuseitto______________________.A:Whatwaslifelikebeforetheinventionofit?B:___________________________________.Whatwaslifelikeaftertheinventionofit?A:___________________________________.B:Doyoulikeit?A:_________________.homeworkWriteashortparagraphtodescribeoneofthestrangeinventions.