Unit3TheworldofScienceStartingoutUnderstandingideas課件高中英語(yǔ)

Startingout&UnderstandingideasUnit3

TheworldofscienceWhenyouthinkofscience,whatwillyouthinkof?SomegreatscientistsStartingoutEinsteinNewtonEdisonGreatscientistswhohavemadegreatcontributionstoourcountry.QianXuesenYuanLongpingTuYouyouTheFourGreatInventioninancientChinaGunpowderCompassPapermakingPrintingTechniqueOnlineshopping網(wǎng)購(gòu)China’sNewFourGreatInventionsHigh-speedrail高鐵bikesharing共享單車Mobilepayment移動(dòng)支付Readabouttheinventionsfromfamousnovelsandchoosethosethathavebecomeareality.(P33)Readabouttheinventionsfromfamousnovelsandchoosethosethathavebecomeareality.HarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sStoneHarrythrewthecloakaroundhisshoulders…Harrylookeddownathisfeet,buttheyweregone.invisibilitycloakActivity1PresentlyIamgoingtopress(v.按)thelever,andoffthemachinewillgo.Itwillvanish,passintofuturetime,anddisappear.

TheTimeMachine現(xiàn)在我要按一下操縱桿，接著機(jī)器就會(huì)啟動(dòng)。它會(huì)立即消失，進(jìn)入未來(lái)的時(shí)間后不復(fù)存在?！稌r(shí)間機(jī)器》Afaintbluelightshotacrossit,darkeningtopurple,andpresentlyshecouldseetheimageofherson,wholivedontheothersideoftheearth,andhecouldseeher.TheMachineStops它泛出一道微弱的藍(lán)色的光，那光線漸暗成紫色。此刻她能看到她住在地球另一邊的兒子的模樣，兒子也能看到她。《機(jī)器休止》Insteadofbeingprinted,theEarthchronicleiseverymorningspokentosubscribers,who,ininterestingconversationswithreporters,statesmen,andscientists,learnthenewsoftheday.IntheYear2889《地球紀(jì)事》不是打印出來(lái)的，而是每天早上與訂閱者進(jìn)行語(yǔ)言上的交流。訂閱者們通過(guò)與記者、政治家和科學(xué)家們有趣的交談中當(dāng)天的新聞?！段词里L(fēng)云2889》

Thethirdandfourthinventionshavebecomeareality.videochatdigitaleditionslivestreamingTheinventionsmentionedinthevideo1_________tokeepusfeelingcomfortableatanytime.2_____thatmakeus____enoughtoexploretinythings.3_____thatcanflyorgounderwater.4Specialtechnologyappliedtoourbrainsto_____________________.5The______thatcaneasily________likeAIDSandCancersowewilllivemuchlonger.…Howmanyinventionsarementionedinthevideo?Trytowritedowntheirnames.WatchandsayTheinventionsmentionedinthevideo1Changeableclothingtokeepusfeelingcomfortableatanytime.2Pillsthatmakeussmallenoughtoexploretinythings.3Carsthatcanflyorgounderwater.4Specialtechnologyappliedtoourbrainstotranslate

anyforeignlanguage.5Themedicines

thatcaneasilycurediseaseslikeAIDSandCancersowewilllivemuchlonger.…1.Whichoftheinventionsinthevideointerestsyoumost?Why?2.Whichoftheinventionsinthevideodoyouthinkwillbecomeareality?3.Ofalltheinventionsintheworld,whichdoyouthinkisthemostuseful?why?…interestsmemost,becauseitcan…Ithinkthe…willbecomeareality.UnderstandingideasTheNewAgeofInventionLeadinActivity1Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenthepictures?AncienttimesModerntimes1.window(papervsglass)2.Thingsinthekitchen(firewoodvsgas,bucketvselectrickettle)3.Lighteningequipment(candlevsbulb)4.Waytostudy(brushpenvslaptop)Whathaschangedthewaywelive?invention

Readthetextfastforthe1sttimeandfinishtask1.1.Matchthemainideaswiththeparagraphs:1.Paragraphs1-2

A．Newgreattech-basedinventionstoday.2.Paragraphs3-4 B．Thepossibilityofmakingatimemachine.3.Paragraphs5-8 C．Thegoldenagesofinventionofalltime.4.Paragraphs9-12 D．Theinspirationstoinventnewthings.5.Paragraphs13-14 E．GreetingsbetweentheinterviewerandRichard.2.WhatkindofbookisthemostprobablyTheNewAgeofInvention?

A.atextbookB.asciencefictionC.aself-biographyD.apopularsciencebook

Fastreading-Task1-4minsDGreetingbetweentheinterviewerandRichardInventionsofthepastInventionsoftodayTheinspirationformoreinventionsThepossibilityofmakingtimemachineWhatdidtheytalkaboutduringtheinterview?Task2Interviewer:Goodevening,andwelcometoBetweenthe

Pages.Thisevening,I’llbetalkingtoDrRichardFairhurst,

whosenewbookTheNewAgeofInventionhasjustbeen

published.Welcome,Richard!Richard:Thankyou.It’sapleasuretobehere.Para1-2Interviewer:Iguessyouhavebeenaskedaboutthetitleof

yourbookbefore.Itsuggeststhatthepresentdayisanew

ageforinventions,butmanypeoplemightthinkthatthe

greatageofinventionisover.Richard:

Well,that’saninterestingpoint.Therehavebeen

goldenagesofinventionthroughouthistory.Thinkof

thefourgreatinventionsinAncientChina:gunpowder,

papermaking,printingandthecompass.Thesethings

changedtheworldforever.Thentherewerethegreat

Westerninventions:thesteamengine,thetelephoneand

theradio.Andnow,wefindourselves

inthegreatnewageoftechnology.(Para3-4)Readtheinterviewandunderlinealltheinventionsthatarementioned.TheFourGreatInventioninancientChinaGunpowder,Printing,Papermaking,theCompassinventionsofthepastSomewesterninventions:thesteamenginethetelephonetheradioInventionsofthepastAncientChina—_________________________________________theWest_____________________________________________________

gunpowder,papermaking,printing,compass

thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradioInterviewer:Soaremostofthenew

greatinventionstech-based?Richard:

Alot,yes.Forexample,

advancesinvirtualrealityand

wearabletech,aswellastheflexiblebattery,meanweshouldsoonbeseeingfurtherdevelopments.Inaddition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadeinmedicineandenvironmentalsciencethankstoincreasingcomputerpower.Interviewer:Canyougiveussomeexamples?Richard:Sure.Newinventionslike3Dprintershavebeenusedtomakereplacementheartsandboneparts.Intermsoftheenvironment,itisnowpossibletocreateanintelligentwalkinghouse.ItiscapableofusingGPStechnologytotraveltodifferentplaces,withcomputingtechnologycontrollingits“l(fā)egs”.What’smore,hugeadvancesinsolartechnologymeanitcanbeeco-friendly,too.(Para5-8)Somenewtech-basedinventions:inventionsoftoday(p5-8)VR(virtualreality)wearabletechtheflexiblebatterySomenewinventionsinmedicineandenvironmentalscience:the3D-printertheintelligentwalkinghousethewheel,thecar,newenergyvehicles,timemachine.virtualreality________________Inventionsoftodaywearabletechreplacemen_________________madeby3Dprinterstheflexiblebattery_________________________usingGPS,computingtechnologyand____________heartsandbonepartsanintelligentwalkinghousesolartechnologyInterviewer:Impressivestuff!I’vealsobeentold

thatyou’reaninventoryourself.Isthatcorrect?Richard:Yes,Iam,butI’monlyonememberofabigteam–mostinventorsnowworkaspartofbig

internationalteams.Interviewer:Isee.Sowhatisitthatinspiresusto

inventthings?Richard:Mostinventionsstartwithrecognisingaproblemthatneedsasolution.Thiswasnodoubtthereasonbehindtheinventionofthewheelinancienttimes,whichmuchlaterdevelopedintothecar.Now,reducedenergysuppliesandenvironmentalpollutionhaveledtomoreadvancesinthetechnologyofnewenergyvehicles.Butwhatremainsimportantisthatwehaveanincredibledesiretothinkandcreate,andthat’stherealspiritofinvention.(Para9-12)Inspirationforinventionsrecognising__________________________________________________________________________________________________aproblemthatneedsasolutionanincredibledesiretothinkandcreateInterviewer:Onelastquestion.Thisistheone

everyonereallywantstoknow:willanybody

everinventatimemachine?Richard:Ithinkyou’vebeenwatchingtoomany

movies!Nothinglikethishasbeeninventedyet

andI’dsaywe’realongwayfromaninvention

likethatatthemoment!But,astheysay,“Never

saynever!”(Para13-14)1．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．TheintroductionofRichard’snewbook.B．Therealmotivationtoinventsomething.C．Thenewchangesintheinventiontoday.D．FourgreatinventionsinAncientChina.2．WhydoesRichardmentionthefourgreatinventionsinAncientChina?A．Toprovethegoldenagesofinventioninhistory.B．Totellustheimportanceofthefourinventions.C．TocomparethemwiththegreatWesterninventions.D．Tosharehisknowledgeaboutthefourinventions.Readtheinterviewcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.3．Whatdoweknowaboutthenewgreatinventionstoday?A．Allofthemarebasedontechnology.B．Computertechnologyhelpsthemalot.C．Thesolartechnologyisalwayseco-friendly.D．Awayofsolvingaproblemisaninvention.4．WhatisRichard’sattitudetowardsinventingatimemachine?A．Supportive.B．Optimistic.C．Critical.

D．Negative.ChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.1.InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2.Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3.Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4.Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5.Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.Readtheinterviewagainandfillintheblanks.DrRichardFairhurst,(1)______newbookTheNewAgeofInventionhasjustbeenpublished,isan(2)________(invent)himself.Hethinkstherehavebeen_________(gold)agesofinventionthroughouthistoryandthepresentdayis(4)__newageforinventions.Mostofthenewgreatinventionsare(5)_____(base)onadvancesinvirtualreality,wearabletech,theflexiblebattery,medicineand(6)____________(environment)science,3Dprintershavebeenusedtomakereplacementheartsandboneparts.(7)___termsoftheenvironment,itisnowpossible(8)________(create)anintelligentwalkinghouse.ItiscapableofusingGPStechnologytotraveltodifferentplaces,withcomputingtechnology(9)____________(control)its“l(fā)egs".Solartechnologycanbeeco-friendly,too.Mostinventionsstartwithrecognisingaproblemthat(10)_______(need)asolution.Peoplehaveanincrediblede