八上牛津版unit4inventionsReading.ppt

1、Reading(I,Great inventions,Look at some pictures and tell me their English names,washing machine,television,air-conditioner,rice cooker,Can you say the two names of Four Great Inventions of Ancient China in the two videos in English,Enjoy videos,Papermaking,Printing,compass,gunpowder,printing,Four G

2、reat Inventions of Ancient China,papermaking,What do you know about .,A1 Inventions change our way of life. Look at the photos below. Write the name of each invention in the blanks,computer light bulb paper telephone train wheel,2 3 _ _ _,5 6 _ _ _,paper light bulb train,wheel telephone computer,p50

3、A,Computers help us find information easily.,A2 How do these inventions help us in our daily lives? In groups, discuss this with your classmates,Look at the photos, the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article on page 51. Then answer the questions below,What three inventions will

4、the article talk about? 2. Which invention do you think is the greatest invention? Why,The wheel, the telephone and the light bulb,I think its the wheel/the telephone/ the light bulb. Because,1. When did people start to use wheels on carriages? A few thousand years ago. 2. Who invented one of the fi

5、rst practical telephones in 1876? Alexander Graham Bell. 3. What did people use to see at night before the invention of the light bulb? Oil lamps, gas lamps or candles,Please read the text and answer the following questions,4. Which of the three things was invented first? _ 5.What inventions did the

6、 wheel make possible? _ _,The wheel was invented first,It made the inventions of carriages, trains and cars possible,6. How do mobile phones help people keep in touch with each other? _ _ 7. How did people see at night before the invention of the light bulb,They allow people to keep in touch with ea

7、ch other anytime, anywhere,They had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night,Summary the article,Dont know,Dont know,Alexander Graham Bell,Thomas Edison,In 1876,In 1879,slow and uncomfortable,couldnt,oil lamps,gas lamps,candles,faster and more comfortable,keep in touch with,anytime and

8、 anywhere,in the daytime,Now listen to the article,The _ is probably the greatest invention in history. Without the wheel, we would not have the _, trains and _. One of the first practical telephones was _ in 1876. People could _ to each other _ long distances. Today we use _ phones to _ _ _ _ each

9、other anytime, anywhere. Before the _ of the light _, people had to use oil lamps, _ lamps or _ to see at night. Now, people can do _ _ things in the evenings _ _ _ in the daytime,Complete the passage according to the text,mobile,wheel,carriages,cars,invented,over,speak,keep in touch with,invention,

10、bulb,gas,candles,as many,as they can,机器自动为爸爸刮胡子，不必涂抹刮胡液,Humorous Inventions,背包载你去上学,变成一身健康的古铜色皮肤只需几秒钟,感冒时，你的鼻子有专“机”护理,即使你在睡觉，机器人也可以帮你锻炼身体,可以不换节目单换一个演员,如果你要去其他大陆，你可以自 己开车去,四条腿的裤子保证你随时随地可以休息,你可以在卫生间里练习冲浪,汽车在停车标志前必须停车,如果你输入不健康词汇，电脑就会惩罚你,医生同时也是魔术师，他可以不用X射线检查你的骨骼,直升机式的帽子可以轻松快速地带你到达目的地,衣服能自动换成时新样式,Guess what these inventions are used for,Show time,Can you imagine