Printing
gun powder
Chinese Tang Dynasty Exploding war and fireworks
compass
Chinese War Dynasty Knowing the direction
What’s this called in English?
car
Who were the light bulbs invented by?
They were invented by Edison.
What are they used for?
light bulbs
They are used for giving light.
Look at the things. In what order do you think they were invented?
Cai Lun
printing
A: When was …invented?
B: A: B: A: B:
1300 years ago / Song Dynasty
Bisheng
It was invented in… Who was it invented by? It was invented by… What is the … used for? The … is used for doing…
Invention
shoes with special heels shoes with lights hot ice-cream scoop
What is it/are they used for? changing _________ the style of the shoes the dark seeingin _____________
television telephone microwave
oven
calculator light bulb computer
battery
light bulbs
When were they invented?

1879
They were invented in….
Edison invented the light bulb.
A: I think the TV was invented before the car. B: Well, I think the TV was invented after the car.
4
2
1
3
1b Listen and match the inventions with the years.
冰激凌勺， 电力运行
有特殊鞋 跟的鞋子
2a Listen and number the inventions [1–3] in the order you hear them.
3
2 1
2b Listen again and match the items with their inventors and uses.
Unit 6 When was it invented?
Do you know?
What are the Four Great Inventions in ancient China?
paper-making Байду номын сангаас纸术
printing 印刷术
compass 指南针
gunpowder 火 药
A: When was …invented?
1a Look at the things below. In what order do you think they were invented? Discuss them with your group. Then number them [1–4] (1 = first, 4 = last).
____ d 1876 ____ a 1885 ____ c 1927 ____ b 1976
A: When was …invented?
B: A: B: A: B:
in 1885.
Karl Benz
It was invented in… Who was it invented by? It was invented by… What is the … used for? The … is used for doing…
Karl Benz
1885
Steve Jobs Steven Wozniak 1976
Bell
1927
John Baird
1879 Edison
1876
Shoes with lights 有灯光的
鞋子
hot ice cream scoop, 加热的
runs on electricity shoes with special heels
traveling.
A: When was …invented?
B: A: B: A: B:
It was invented in… Who was it invented by? It was invented by… What is the … used for? The … is used for doing…
A: I think the TV was invented before the car. B: Well, I think TV was invented after the car.
A: I think … was invented before … B: Well, I think … was invented after ….
B: A: B: A: B:
It was invented in… Who was it invented by? It was invented by… What is the … used for? The … is used for doing…
paper making
In Han Dynasty record information
The telephone was invented before the TV set.
A: I think … was invented before … B: Well, I think … was invented after ….
The telephone was invented before the computer.