car
clock
television
mobile phone
computer
When was the computer invented?
computer
TV
car
telephone
mobile phone
Presentation
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)
2d Role-play the conversation.
Read the passage quickly and answer the questions.
1. What is the subject for their school project?
Small inventions that changed the world.
2b Listen again and complete the chart below.
Invention
What is it/are they used for?
shoes with special heels c_h_a_ng_i_n_g the style of the shoes
shoes with lights hot ice-cream scoop
2a Listen and number the inventions[1-3] in the order you hear them.
3___ shoes with
special heels
1___ shoes
with lights
_2__ hot ice-cream
scoop runs on
electricity
mention
提到
Homework
1.Practice reading the conversation in activity 2d. 2.Finish the exercises in the workbook. 3.Preview the next period.
seeing _in__th_e__da_r_k_ _s_er_v_in_g__really cold ice-cream
2c Make conversations using the information in 2b.
A: What are they used for? B: They’re used for...
2. What kind of invention does Roy think of?
The zipper.
3. Why does Roy think it is a great invention?
Because it is often used in our daily lives.
4. Who and when was the zipper invented?
Whitcomb Judson in 1893.
5. When did the zipper becቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱme popular?
Around 1917.
Language points
the style of
……的样式/风格
My pleasure
不客气
daily
日常的
think about
思考
you do seem to have point… 你说得很对…...
4
2
1
3
1b Listen and match the inventions with the years.
b
c
a
d
1876 d 1885 a 1927 c 1971 b
1c PAIRWORK
A: When was the telephone invented ? B:I think it was invented in 1876.
Unit 6
When was it invented?
Section A (1a---2d)
Lead in
Talk about the inventions(发明).
Which one do you think is the most helpful in our daily life?
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