SectionB3a—3bSelfcheck (10)

1、Unit 6,Unit 6 When was it invented?,Section B 2 3a-Self Check,Learning Objectives,1. To learn to write a description of new invention 2. To check yourself,Have you ever come across any difficulties in your daily life?,I am not able to take notes quickly in class.,Its very hard for me to get up early

2、.,Im worried about my everyday homework.,Can we invent something new to solve those difficulties?,It is often difficult to decide on the inventor of certain inventions. This is because sometimes a few people may _ things which are nearly the same. Its hard to tell who came up with the idea first.,in

3、vent, doubt, mention, website, all of sudden,Self Check,I. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.,invent,Some inventions can also lead to other inventions _. So some people _ whether the inventor came up with the idea himself or herself. They think that the inventor use

4、d someone elses idea to create his or her invention. That is why books or _ usually _ more than one inventor when giving information about inventions.,all of a sudden,doubt,websites,mention,invent, doubt, mention, website, all of sudden,1. Someone stole my watch. _ 2. They used five eggs to make thi

5、s big cake. _ 3. When did they invent the personal computer? _ _,My watch was stolen (by someone).,When was the personal computer invented?,Five eggs were used to make this big cake.,II. Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice.,4. They asked us not to run in the hallway. _ _ 5. Someone took

6、the video back to the store. _ _,The video was taken back to the store (by someone).,We were asked not to run in the hallway (by them).,Invention: _ When: _ Who: _ Purpose: _,in 2013,umbrella with a light,Li Meng,III. Find out information about an invention you would like to know more about and writ

7、e sentences below.,seeing in the rain in the dark,1. Problem: _ New invention: _ What it is used for: _,3a,Think of something that you do not like to do. Then think of an invention that could help you. Make notes.,a special pen,quickly taking notes in class,taking notes in class,2. Problem: _ New in

8、vention: _ What it is used for: _ 3. Problem: _ New invention: _ What it is used for: _ _,a special clock,getting up early,waking me up,doing homework,a robot,doing homework with me It can be my favorite homework partner,This special pen was invented by Liu Jie. It has three colors and is used for .

9、,Imagine you are a business person. Write a description of your new invention. Try to sell the invention to the class.,3b,Useful sentences 1. I think is a very useful invention. 我认为是一项很有用的发明。 2. was invented by 是由 (某人)发明的 3. was invented in 是在 (某时间)发明的 4. It was used for 它被用来 5. is made of 是由(材料)制成的

10、,One possible version:,This special pen was invented by Liu Jie. It has three colors and is used for taking notes quickly in class. It is very useful if you have a lot to write down. The pen comes with a microchip that can store a list of common words that you will use. You can program the words you

11、 will use often to each word. When you are writing, you just need to,write the short forms with the pen, press a button on the pen and all short forms will change into the actual words. The microchip can contain up to 50 words and you can make changes to the list of words whenever you need to.,将有6位同

12、学扮演“推销商”上台向同学们“推销”自己的发明，台下的每位同学都有一票选择权，得票最多的“推销商”获胜。,Play a game,谁的发明最畅销？！,Invention,What is the invention?,What is it used for?,Who invented it?,When was it invented?,Summary,我们在推销一件产品的时候，通常会从哪几个方面去描述呢？,阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的词并用其适 当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。,translate, Canada, pleasure, sudden, mention, somebody,Dear

13、Marcus, How are you in the UK? In your last e-mail you (1) _ Pam. You want to know something about this girl, yes? Of course I know a lot about her.,mentioned,translate, Canada, pleasure, sudden, mention, somebody,Pam is a (2) _ girl. Shes smart. Her hobby is writing. Four years ago, she wrote a boo

14、k. In 2015, it came out. It was popular with many people. And it was (3) _ into many different languages. Pam has become a successful and young writer. Pams hobby has brought her (4) _ and success. Many people love Pam and Im among of them. Im proud to know her.,Canadian,translated,pleasure,translate, Canada, pleasure, sudden, mention, somebody,To be exact, I also want to be (5) _ like her. Oh, Marcus, something always happened all of a (6) _. My light went off.