Unit 7 Invention and Innovation-Reading and Writing 课件 中职英语高教版

Unit7HowHaveTechnologicalInnovationsChangedourLives?Contents01.GeneralUnderstandingoftheText02.IntensiveReadingTechnologicalInnovationsAreChangingOurLives

Believeitornot,technologyhasleftamarkonourlives.Previously,youhadtogoouttogetfood,andnowyoucanorderonlineandgetitdeliveredtoyourdoorsteps.Inthebeginning,peopleweredoubtfulaboutspendingmoneyonaproductwithoutseeingitfacetoface,butnowmorethan90%ofthempreferonlineshopping.

Everypersonissurroundedbytechnologyinaway.AtypicalexampleisInternetofthings（loT）.Itintroducesthefeaturesofsmarthomeswhereyoucanturnlightsonandoffthroughyoursmartphone.Similarly,itallowsyoutolockthedoorsofyourentirehousebymakingafewclicks.Hence,besidesmakingliveseasier,itispromotingasecureenvironmentathome.TechnologicalInnovationsAreChangingOurLives

Itisamazingtothinkthatwemanagedtogofromthebiglandlinephonestosmallwirelesscomputersinonlyafewdecades.Now,youcanchecktheweb,makecalls,watchvideos,andevenworkonyoursmartphone.

Technologicalinnovationshavetrulychangedourlivesinsomanyways.Theyarebenefitingalmosteveryindustrywhilechangingthewaythingswork.And,ofcourse,innovationhasnotstopped.Youwillsurelywelcomebiggerandbetterinnovationssoonerorlater.Afterall,thefutureisallaboutrobots,smarthomesandself-drivingcars.previouslyadv.先前地Previously,itwasasmallcompany.deliverv.递送，传送，交付，运载Wepromisetodeliverwithin48hours.我们承诺在48小时内送到。doubtfuladj.怀疑的，不确定的Hewasdoubtfulaboutthewholeidea.

他对整个设想持怀疑态度。surroundedadj.被......环绕着的Thehouseissurroundedbyflowers.房子周围布满鲜花allowv.允许，准许Heallowshismindtowander.他听任自己的思绪信马由缰。KeyWordsKeyWordsbesidesprep.除......之外Wehavelotsofthingsincommonbesidesmusic.amazingadj.令人大为惊奇的，令人惊喜的It’samazinghowquicklypeopleadapt.trulyadv.真正，确实It’satrulymemorablething.surelyadv.无疑,必定Thiswillsurelyendinsuccess.KeyPhraseSbelieveitornot信不信由你Believeitornot,heaskedmetomarryhim.leftamarkon给......留下印记，产生影响或效果Technologyhasleftamarkonourlives.bedoubtfulabout对......表示怀疑Peopleweredoubtfulaboutspendingmoneyonaproductwithoutseeingitfacetoface.manageto设法做某事Itisamazingtothinkthatwemanagedtogofromthebiglandlinephonestosmallwirelesscomputersinonlyafewdecades.KeySentenceSPreviously,youhadtogoouttogetfood,andnowyoucanorderonlineandgetitdeliveredtoyourdoorsteps.e.g:Previously,heisnotgoodatsinging,nowheisamasterofit.KeySentenceSTheyarebenefitingalmosteveryindustrywhilechangingthewaythingswork.e.g:YoucangoswimmingwhileI’mhavinglunch.我吃饭的时候你可以去游泳。０PracticeInventionandinnovationhavetrulychangedourlives.Forexample,However,thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasalsobroughtsomeproblems.Inmyopinion,weshouldovercomethedisadvan