Unit3TheworldofScienceUnderstandingideas课件高中英语1

Unit3TheworldofscienceUnderstandingideasTheNewAgeofInventionActivity1:Game:Lookatthepicturesandfindthedifferencesbetweenthepastandnow.candlebrushpenfirewoodbucketlamplaptopgas(cooker)electrickettlewhythewaywelivehaschangedovertime.Reasons:_______________________________________Thedevelopmentofscientifictechnologyandthenewinventions.TheNewAgeofInventionActivity2:Prediction:Readthetitleandlookatthepicturesinthepassage.Thenpredict(预测)

whatthispassageismainlyabout.1.Howmanyquestionsdoestheinterviewerask?2.WhatisDrRichardFairhurst?Five.Heisawriterandinventor.TheFourGreatInventioninancientChinaGunpowderCompassPapermakingPrintingTechniqueActivity3:Readtheinterviewandunderlinealltheinventionsthatarementioned.Somewesterninventions:thesteamenginethetelephonetheradioHaveyouheardofsomestoriesabouttheseinventions?Somenewtech-basedinventions:VR(virtualreality)虚拟现实wearabletech可穿戴技术theflexiblebattery软性电池Somenewinventionsinmedicineandenvironmentalscience:the3D-printertheintelligentwalkinghouse智能步行屋thewheel,thecar,newenergyvehicles,timemachine.Activity4:Completethemindmap(P28)withinformationfromthepassage.

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todividethepassageaccordingtothemap.InventionsofthepastAncientChinaThewestgunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompassthesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradio1_________________________________________2___________________________________________virtualreality________________wearabletechreplacemen_________________madeby3Dprinterstheflexiblebattery_________________________usingGPS,computingtechnologyand____________heartsandbonepartsanintelligentwalkinghouseeco-friendlysolartechnologyInventionsoftodayrecognising__________________________________________________________________________________________________aproblemthatneedsasolutioanincredibledesiretothinkandcreateInspirationforinventionsPart1:Q&A____Part2:Q&A____Part3:Q&A____theinventionsofthepastthe__________forinventionstheinventionsof_______Activity5:Matchthemainideaofeachpart.1-23-45-6todayinspirationActivity6:DecidethefollowingDrFairhurst’sopinionsaretrueorfalseandwhy?1.InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2.Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3.Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4.Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5.Atimemachinewilldefinitely(肯定地)beinventedinthefuture.FTFTFNotmentionedWorkingaspartofbiginternationalteamsActivity7:Furtherreading1.WhatkindofbookisthemostprobablythebookTheNewAgeofInvention?A.Atravelguide.B.Asciencefiction.(科幻小说)C.Aautobiography.（自传）D.Apopularsciencebook.

2．WhatisRichard’sattitudetowardsinventingatimemachine?A．Supportive.（支持的）B．Optimistic.C．Critical.（批判地）D．Negative.(消极的)Activity8:Readtheinterviewagainandfillintheblanks.DrRichardFairhurst,(1)______newbookTheNewAgeofInventionhasjustbeenpublished,isan(2)________(invent)himself.Hethinkstherehavebeengoldenagesof(3)__________(invent)throughouthistoryandthepresentdayis(4)__newageforinventions.Mostofthenewgreatinventionsare(5)_____(base)onadvancesinvirtualreality,wearabletech,theflexiblebattery,medicineand(6)_____________(environment)science,3Dprintershavebeenusedtomakereplacementheartsandboneparts.(7)___termsoftheenvironment,itisnowpossible(8)________(create)anintelligentwalkinghouse.ItiscapableofusingGPStechnologytotraveltodifferentplaces,withcomputingtechnology(9)__________(control)its“legs".Solartechnologycanbeeco-friendly,too.Mostinventionsstartwithrecognisingaproblemthat(10)_______(need)asolution.Peoplehaveanincredibledesiretothinkandcreate,andthatistherealspiritofinvention.whoseinventorinventionabasedenvironmentalIntocreatecontrollingneedsWhatelseinspirespeopletoinventthings?Activity9:StudentA:Youareareporter（记者）Role-play:InterviewStudentB:Youareaninterviewee（被采访者）inventingsomethingfortheyear3000.umbrellamaskcookerAsampleforyouStudentA:Nicetoseeyou.Iheardyouinventedsomethingwonderful.Canyouintroduceittous？StudentB:It’smypleasure.Iinvented