
What is Hi ding? What is the bk abut? What des Hi ask L?Why is L s prud f himself?
Lk at the cartn and answer the questins.
He is reading a bk.
It is abut great inventins.
What is the mst imprtant inventin in the wrld?
Because L thinks the rbt is the mst imprtant inventin in the wrld and he himself is a rbt.
Part I Lead-in
Getting ready
These inventins have all changed ur way f life and made ur lives mre cmfrtable.
Which is the mst imprtant inventin t yu? Why?
Part II Pre-Reading
Backgrund infrmatin
A What d yu knw abut
A1 Inventins change ur way f life. Lk at the phts belw. Write the name f each inventin in the blanks.
cmputer light bulb paper telephne train wheel
Cmputers help us find infrmatin easily. ...
A2 Hw d these inventins help us in ur daily lives? In grups, discuss this with yur classmates.
Lk at the phts, the title, the intrductin and the sub-headings(副標(biāo)題) f the article n page 51. Then answer the questins belw.1. What three inventins will the article talk abut? 2. Which inventin d yu think is the greatest inventin? Why?
B Befre yu read
The wheel, the telephne and the light bulb.
Pssible answerI think that the wheel is prbably the greatest inventin. Because travelling became faster and mre cmfrtable after its inventin.
The wheelThe wheel is perhaps the greatest inventin in histry. After its inventin, travelling became faster and mre cmfrtable. A few thusand years ag, peple started t use wheels n carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began t carry passengers. At the start f the 20th century, cars became ppular. Withut the wheel, we wuld nt have these inventins.
Great inventins
Great inventins change the wrld. They help peple live a better life. The fllwing are three f the mst imprtant inventins in histry.
Part III While-Reading
Read the text and answer the questins
The telephneAlexander Graham Bell invented ne f the first practical telephnes in 1876. Since then, peple have been able t speak t each ther ver lng distances. Tday millins f peple acrss the wrld wn mbile phnes. They allw peple t keep in tuch with each ther anytime, anywhere.
The light bulbThmas Edisn develped the first practical light bulb in 1879. Befre the inventin f the light bulb, peple had t use il lamps, gas lamps r candles t see at night. With light bulbs, peple can d as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can yu imagine living withut them?
Skimming means t read an article quickly t get its general idea. T skim an article, yu shuld lk at its intrductin, title, sub-headings, phts r pictures, and the first and last sentences f each paragraph.
Which inventin is prbably the greatest in histry accrding t the article?
When was the first practical light bulb invented?
3 What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
1 Hw d great inventins help peple?
He invented ne f the first practical telephnes.
They help peple live a better life.
I. Skim the article again and answer the fllwing questins.
II. Read the first part f the article and cmplete the table.
A few thusand years ag.
Travelling became faster and mre cmfrtable.
carriages trains cars
The telephne
speak t each ther ver lng distances.
keep in tuch witheach ther anytime, anywhere with mbile phnes.
III. Read the secnd part f the article and cmplete the table.
Alexander Graham Bell.
IV. Read the third part f the article and answer these questins.
The light bulb
1 What did peple use t see at night befre the inventin f the light bulb?
Peple used il lamps, gas lamps r candles.
2 What has life been like after the inventin f the light bulb?
Peple can d as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.
C1 Find wrds frm the article n page 51 that have similar meanings t the wrds in italics belw.
1. My new shes felt nice and sft. (line 7) 2. This mdern city was nly a small village a hundred years ag. (line 10)3. All the peple n the bus gt excited when they arrived at the Great Wall. (line 11)4. The cmpany prduced a new camera last year. (line 24)5. The swimming pl is pen during the day. (line 29)
C2 Cmplete the cnversatin belw with the wrds frm the bx. Change their frms if necessary.
anytime century cmfrtable daytime passenger
Bill: When did peple first start using cars?Maggie: Peple develped the first cars in the 1880s, and they started using cars a lt in the early 20th (1)_________.Bill: I'm sure the peple were very happy because cars are s fast and (2)___________.Maggie: Nt really. These early cars were very slw. They als created a lt f prblems.
Bill: What d yu mean?Maggie: Mst peple still had hrses then, and the new cars made lud nises and frightened them. Als, (3)___________ ften gt very dirty after a lng ride, s many peple didn't use them.Bill: I suppse that peple culd nly drive in the (4)________ because thse cars didn't have lights.Maggie: That's nt true. They had lights, s peple culd drive them (5)________.
passengers
SkimmingSkimming means t read an article quickly t get its main general idea.T skim an article, yu shuld lk at its intrductin, title, sub-headings, phts r pictures, and the first and the last sentences f each paragraph.
Cmprehensin
Alexander Graham Bell
Thmas Edisn
faster and mre cmfrtable
speak t each ther ver lng distances
d as many things in the evenings
D1 Read the article n page 51 and cmplete the table belw.
1. Which f the three things was invented first? _______________________________________2. What inventins did the wheel make pssible? _______________________________________ _______________________________________
D2 Read it again and answer the questins.
The wheel was invented first.
It made the inventins f carriages, trains and cars pssible.
3. Hw d mbile phnes help peple keep in tuch with each ther? _______________________________________ _______________________________________4. Hw did peple see at night befre the inventin f the light bulb? _______________________________________ _______________________________________
They had t use il lamps, gas lamps r candles t see at night.
They allw peple t keep in tuch with each ther anytime, anywhere.
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n. 廣告 p.49adj. 滑稽的;好笑的 p.49v. 創(chuàng)造;創(chuàng)作 p.49
New wrdsGetting ready
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n. 電話;電話機(jī) p.50n. 車輪;輪子 p.50adj. 使人舒服的;舒適的 p.51n. (舊時(shí)載客的)四輪馬車 p.51n. 世紀(jì) p.51n. 乘客;旅客 p.51v. 發(fā)明;創(chuàng)造 p.51
practicalsincedistancembile phneanytimedevelplampcandledaytime
adj. 有用的;適用的 p.51prep. 從……以后;自……以來 p.51n. 距離;間距 p.51n. 移動電話;手機(jī) p.51adv. 在任何時(shí)候;隨便什么時(shí)候 p.51v. 開發(fā);研制 p.51n. 燈 p.51n. 蠟燭 p.51n. 白天;日間 p.51
短 語 收 藏 夾(Reading)帶*的是學(xué)過的短語
since thenkeep in tuch within the daytime*live a better life*in histry*in the early 19th century
自那以來 p.51與……保持聯(lián)系 p.51在白天 p.51過更好的生活在歷史上19世紀(jì)初
*at the start f*each ther*millins f*acrss the wrld*allw sb t d sth*make lud nises
在……開始的時(shí)候互相;彼此大量的;數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的世界各地允許某人做某事制造很大的噪音
1. advertisement n. 廣告put an advertisement in a paper在報(bào)紙上打一個廣告 advertise v. 為……做廣告我們已經(jīng)登廣告找人管理花園了。We have advertised fr smene t lk after the garden.我在電視里看到一個巧克力的廣告。I saw an advertisement n TV fr chclate.
Ntes (Reading)
2. funny adj. 滑稽的;好笑的fun n. 樂趣have great fun = enjy neself 過得愉快,開心我的老師喜歡講那些很好笑的笑話。My teacher likes t tell sme funny jkes.我們在沙灘上玩的很開心。We have great fun n the beach.
3. create v. 創(chuàng)造;創(chuàng)作 creatin n. 創(chuàng)作,作品 creative adj. 有創(chuàng)造力的在這部電影里,他創(chuàng)造了一個很有趣的人。He created a very funny man in this film. 你相信上帝創(chuàng)造世界的說法嗎?D yu believe that Gd created the wrld?
4. telephne n. 電話;電話機(jī) n the telephne 與某人通電話 make a telephne call 打電話 telephne number 電話號碼電話是一個很偉大的發(fā)明。 它使我們的世界變小了。Telephne is a great inventin. It makes ur wrld smaller.電話響了,你接一下行嗎?The telephne is ringing. Can yu answer it?
5. wheel n. 車輪;輪子汽車有四個輪子。There are fur wheels in the car.誰知道車輪的歷史?Wh knws the histry f wheel?
6. They help peple live a better life.它們幫助人們過上更好的生活。live a gd/rich/pr life過好的/富裕的/貧窮的生活我覺得老虎在森林里能生活得更好。 I think tigers can live a better life in the frest.
7. The fllwing are three f the mst imprtant inventins in histry. 下面是歷史上最重要的發(fā)明中的三項(xiàng)。(1)fllwing 在本句中作名詞, 要與定冠詞the連用 ,意為“下列;下述”,單復(fù)數(shù)同形。其作主語時(shí),如果指單數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞,謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式;如果指復(fù)數(shù),謂語動詞則用復(fù)數(shù)形式。例如:全文如下。 The fllwing is the full text. 以下是紐約的一些名勝。The fllwing are sme places f interest in New Yrk.
【拓展】fllwing 也可作形容詞使用,意為“接著的;下列的” 與定冠詞 the 連用,修飾后面的名詞。例如:第二年,他加入了共產(chǎn)黨。The fllwing year, he jined the Cmmunist Party. 你能回答下列問題嗎? Can yu answer the fllwing questins?
一、選擇最佳答案填空。( ) 1. Yu have spken fr tw hurs. The fllwing ____ nt enugh fr Mr Li. A. be B. are C. is D. am( ) 2. These questins are easy, but the fllwing ____ a little mre difficult. Try t wrk them ut. A. be B. are C. is D. am二、根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。3. 下面這些哪個是正確的? Which f ______ ______ ______ crrect?4. 請把下列句子翻譯成英語。 Please translate ___ _________ _________ int English.
the fllwing is
the fllwing sentences
(2) in histry 在歷史上 他將會作為史上最偉大作家之一而留名青史。His?name?will?live?in?histry?as?ne?f?the?greatest?writers?f?all?time.?
8. After its inventin, travelling became faster and mre cmfrtable. 在車輪發(fā)明之后,旅行變得更加迅捷、更加舒適。cmfrtable adj. 使人舒服的;舒適的坐火車旅游比坐小車旅游要舒適點(diǎn) 。Travelling by train is mre cmfrtable than by car.我喜歡在舒適的床上睡覺。I like sleeping in a cmfrtable bed.
9. A few thusand years ag, peple started t use wheels n carriages. 幾千年前,人們開始在馬車上使用輪子。carriage n. 四輪馬車以前人們乘坐四輪馬車旅行。In ld days, peple travelled by carriage.你曾經(jīng)見過馬車嗎?Have yu ever seen a carriage?
10. In the early 19th century, the first trains began t carry passengers. 在十九世紀(jì)初期,首批火車開始搭載乘客。(1) century n. 世紀(jì) in the early 19th century 19世紀(jì)初 in the mid-19th century/in the middle f the 19th century 19世紀(jì)中葉 at the end f the 19th century 19世紀(jì)末 在21世紀(jì),人們用電腦很多。 In the 21st century , peple use cmputers a lt.
(2) 序數(shù)詞后面一般接單數(shù)名詞表示次序,但本句中的 the first trains 是“the +序數(shù)詞+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”的結(jié)構(gòu),表示“第……批……”,此時(shí)是把復(fù)數(shù)名詞看作一個整體。例如:第一批學(xué)生;首批學(xué)生 the first students第二批學(xué)生 the secnd students【拓展】“the first + few / 數(shù)詞+復(fù)數(shù)名詞”意為“最初……;前……”。例如:最初幾天前三天
the first few days
the first three days
一、用英語翻譯下列短語。1. 第一批書 _______________________ 2. 前四分鐘 _____________________ 3. 最初幾個星期 ___________________二、根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。這些是今天上午的第五批游客。These are _____ _____ _____ this mrning.
the first bks
the first fur minutes
the first few weeks
the fifth visitrs
(3) passenger n. 乘客;旅客當(dāng)事故發(fā)生的時(shí)候, 有十個乘客在飛機(jī)上。When the accident happened, there were 10 passengers n the plane.那架飛機(jī)運(yùn)載著200名旅客。The plane was carrying 200 passengers.
11. Alexander Graham Bell invented ne f the first practicaltelephnes in 1876. 亞歷山大·格拉漢姆·貝爾在1876年發(fā)明了第一個實(shí)用的電話。(1) invent v. 發(fā)明;創(chuàng)造 inventr 發(fā)明者,發(fā)明家 inventin 發(fā)明他喜歡發(fā)明生活中的有用的東西。He likes inventing lts f useful things in daily life.愛迪生是一個世界上偉大的發(fā)明家 。Edisn was a great inventr in the wrld.電視機(jī)的發(fā)明使我們的生活豐富了很多。The inventin f TV set makes ur life mre clurful.
(2) practical adj. 有用的;適用的這機(jī)器很實(shí)用。它可以幫我們多很多事情。This machine is very practical. It can help us d lts f things.我不太會做實(shí)際工作。I'm nt a very practical persn.實(shí)際點(diǎn)吧, 我們沒有很多錢。Be practical, we dn't have much mney.
12. Since then, peple have been able t speak t each ther ver lng distances.自那以后,人們可以進(jìn)行遠(yuǎn)距離通話了。(1) since prep. 從……以后;自……以來 since then 自那以后since then 在句中作時(shí)間狀語。句子中如果有 since then 作狀語時(shí),句子的謂語動詞一般要用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),即“have / has + 動詞的過去分詞”,表示那時(shí)所做的動作對現(xiàn)在還有影響。例如:自那以后,他發(fā)明了五件有用的東西。Since then, he has invented five useful things.
選擇最佳答案填空。( ) Since then, great changes ____ place in this twn. A. take B. will take C. takenD. have taken根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。自那以后,我們再也沒見過彼此。____ ____, we ____ never ________ each ther again.
(2) distance n. 距離;間距 in the distance 在遠(yuǎn)處飛機(jī)能在很短的時(shí)間內(nèi)飛很長的距離。Planes can cver a lng distance in a shrt time.學(xué)校和你家之間的距離是多少?What is the distance between yur hme and schl?從我家到車站的距離很短。It's a shrt distance frm my huse t the statin.
13. Tday millins f peple acrss the wrld wn mbile phnes. 今天,遍及世界各地,數(shù)以萬計(jì)的人有自己的手機(jī)。(1) millins f大量的;數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的(2) acrss the wrld世界各地(3) mbile phne n. 移動電話;手機(jī)用手機(jī)打電話是很方便的。It is very cnvenient fr us t make a call withmbile phne.
14. They allw peple t keep in tuch with each ther anytime, anywhere.(1) allw sb t d sth 允許某人做某事(2) keep in tuch with 與……保持聯(lián)系當(dāng)你不在家的時(shí)候要與家里保持聯(lián)系。Keep in tuch with family when yu are away frm hme.我如何與你保持聯(lián)系呢?Hw can I keep in tuch with yu?
(3) anytime adv. 在任何時(shí)候;隨便什么時(shí)候你隨時(shí)都可以來這里的。Yu can cme here anytime yu like.隨便你什么時(shí)候來拜訪我們都?xì)g迎。Yu are welcme t visit us anytime.
15. Thmas Edisn develped the first practical light bulb in1879. 托馬斯·愛迪生在1879年發(fā)明了第一個實(shí)用的燈泡。develp v. 開發(fā);研制develpment n. 發(fā)展develped cuntries 發(fā)達(dá)國家develping cuntries 發(fā)展中國家這公司在幾年內(nèi)已經(jīng)發(fā)展成一個大公司了。The cmpany has develped int a big ne in a few years.
16. Befre the inventin f the light bulb, peple had t use il lamps, gas lamps r candles t see at night. 在發(fā)明燈泡之前,人們?yōu)榱嗽谕砩夏芸吹靡?,不得不使用油燈、汽油燈或蠟燭。(1) lamp n. 燈 turn n the lamp 開燈 turn ff the lamp 關(guān)燈燈能夠在黑夜里給我們光明。Lamp can give us light in the night.
(2) candle n. 蠟燭商店里有很多不同的蠟燭。There are many different candles in this shp.他把蠟燭放在生日蛋糕上。He put the candles n the birthday cake.
17. With light bulbs, peple can d as many things inthe evenings as they can in the daytime.有了電燈,人們可以在晚上像白天一樣做很多事情。(1) with 是介詞,意為“有;帶有”,反義詞為 withut。例如:帶著微笑 with a smile
(2) daytime n. 白天;日間in the daytime在白天 at night在晚上in the night 在晚上 in the mrning 在早上in the evening 在晚上 in the afternn 在下午我愿意白天學(xué)習(xí)晚上出去。I prefer t study in the daytime and g ut in the evening.
18. Can yu imagine living withut them? 你能想像沒有它們的生活嗎?imagine 是動詞,意為“想像”,后面常接名詞、動詞的ing形式,或者構(gòu)成句型“imagine sb ding ...”意為“想像某人做……”。例如:我無法想像沒有電的生活。I can't imagine life withut electricity.在孩提時(shí)候,我想像成為一名畫家。 I imagined becming a painter in my childhd.
選擇最佳答案填空。( ) Can yu imagine ____ yur feet t cntrl a muse?A. use B. using C. used D. t using根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。你這么餓,我能想像到你吃晚飯的樣子。Yu are s hungry. I can ________ ____ _________ dinner.
imagine yu having
19. ... and the new cars made lud nises and frightened them. …… (P52)這些新汽車發(fā)出很大的噪音,讓他們感到害怕。(1) make lud nises 制造很大的噪音(2) frighten 是動詞,意為“使驚恐;使害怕”,后面常接名詞或代詞。例如:突如其來的噪音嚇了我一跳。The sudden nise frightened me.
frighten 的形容詞有兩個:frightened受驚的;害怕的常用來修飾表示人的名詞。常用句型有:be frightened f ...害怕……be frightened t d ...害怕做……frightening 令人恐懼的;引起驚恐的常用來修飾表示事物的名詞。例如:我怕狗。I am frightened f dgs. 那恐怖的聲音是從那間舊房子傳來的。The frightening vice was frm the ld huse.
用英文翻譯下列句子。 這只大狗嚇到了那個小女孩。____________________________________選用 frightened 或 frightening 填空。1. What are yu _________ f?2. Dn't speak t me in a _________ way!
The big dg frightened the little girl.
frightening
1946, ENIAC, the first cmputer
1981, IBM, the first PC
Nw, laptps, tablets
The cmputer
Talk abut the inventin f the cmputer using the infrmatin belw.
Talk abut the cmputer
Part IV Pst-Reading
The cmputer is perhaps the greatest inventin f the 20th century.
After its inventin, …
Since then, …
Befre the inventin f …, …
With …, peple …
Can yu imagine life withut cmputers?
Useful wrds/expressins:invent develpbe able thave tacrss the wrldallw … t d …keep in tuch with
The cmputer
D3 Can yu name any ther great inventins? Why d yu think they are great? Discuss these with yur classmates.
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Part V Review
adj. 有用的;適用的prep. 從······以后;自······以來 n. 距離;間距 n. 移動電話;手機(jī) adv. 在任何時(shí)候;隨便什么時(shí)候 v. 開發(fā);研制 n. 燈 n. 蠟燭 n. 白天;日間
since thenkeep in tuch within the daytimelive a better lifein histryin the early 19th centuryat the start feach thermillins facrss the wrldallw sb t d sthmake lud nises
自那以來 與……保持聯(lián)系 在白天過更好的生活在歷史上19世紀(jì)初在……開始的時(shí)候互相;彼此大量的;數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的世界各地允許某人做某事制造很大的噪音
一、根據(jù)句意和所給首字母寫出所缺單詞。1. Cai Lun i________ paper arund 2,000 years ag in China.2. The cartn was s f_____ that it made all f us laugh happily.3. It's said that Gd c_____ the heaven and the earth in the beginning.4. Mark Twain is ne f the mst famus writers in the nineteenth c______.5. Jane has lived in Guangzhu s____ she left the cllege.
二、根據(jù)句意和所給出的中文提示寫出所缺單詞。1. ______________(廣告) give us infrmatin abut prducts.2. Thugh ur huse is very small, it is ______________(舒服的).3. I dn't think it is a gd idea. It desn't sund _________(適 用的).4. The bus is full f ___________(乘客).5. In the past, peple usually used _______(蠟燭) t light up the huse.
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三、選擇正確的答案。( ) 1. ____ the Sun, nthing wuld grw. A. WithB. WithutC. UnderD. In( ) 2. He hurried dwn t help us ____ acrss the river. A. getB. t gettingC. gettingD. gt( ) 3. There was a big Mn and ____ stars were shining verhead. A. hundredB. hundred f C. ne hundreds fD. hundreds f( ) 4. There's nly ne seat s yu'll ____ sit n my lap. A. must B. have tC. needD. may( ) 5. Since then, Michael ____ an unhappy life. A. liveB. livesC. livedD. has lived
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