8A,Unit4 Reading

1、Welcome,Great inventions,8A, Unit 4 Reading,Lets count!,Memory Test,How many pictures？,12,Guessing Game,Lets guess！,1,2,3,4,5,6,Wheels are important in our life.,New words,Lets learn!,wi:l n.,The bed is very comfortable.,kmftbl adj.,People use carriage to carry passengers.,krid n.,psind n.,There is

2、a long distance between Beijing and Macao.,distns n.,This knife is very practical.,prktikl adj.,People use lamp or candle at night.,lmp n.,kndl n.,Four great inventions of ancient China,paper,printing,gunpowder,compass,Finish the exercises in A1:,paper,light bulb,train,wheel,telephone,computer,Look

3、at the pictures, title, introduction and the sub- headings(副標(biāo)題）of the article on page 51. Then answer the questions below. 1. What are the three inventions will the article talk about? 2. Which invention do you think is the greatest invention? Why?,Before you read,light bulb telephone wheel,Skill 1:

4、 Skimming,Read through the passage fast, then match the following events. ( ) 1. In 1867, ( ) 2. In 1879, ( ) 3. In the early 19th century, ( ) 4. At the start of the 20th century, Cars became popular. Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones. c. The first trains began to

5、 carry passengers. d. Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb.,Lets read!,T or F or DK,1. People invented wheels a few thousand years ago. 2. People used wheels to make carriages, trains and cars at the same time. 3. In 1876, telephone were the most popular. 4. Now, people can use mob

6、ile phone to talk with each other anytime, anywhere. 5. Newton invented the first light bulb. 6. With the light bulb, people can do a lot of things at night.,T,DK,T,T,F,F,Detailed reading,Dont know,Alexander Graham Bel,Thomas Edison,A few thousand years ago,In 1876,In 1879,faster,more comfortable,ke

7、ep in touch with,do as many things,第二課時(shí),A quiz,1. The story is very f_. 2. The great inventor i_ many inventions long long ago. (invent) 3. Bell invented the t_. 4. A c_ is a hundred years. 5. A_helps us to sell goods(商品).,6. Human beings c_ the computer, so we are cleverer. 7. My car has a broken w

8、_, it cant go anywhere. 8. Travelling by plane is mort c_ than by train. 9. A car crashed into a bus. Luckily, only one p_ got hurt. 10. I want to buy a one-horse c_.,1. Which of the three things was invented first? _ 2. What inventions did the wheel make possible? _ 3. How do mobile phones help peo

9、ple keep in touch with each other? _ 4. How did people see at night before the invention of the light bulb? _ _,D2. Read again and answer questions,The wheel. L4,Carriage, train and cars. L9-12,People had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. L26-27,People have been able to speak t

10、o each other over long distances anytime, anywhere. L17-19 L22,Detailed reading,Competition !,Each has a picture about funny invention. Please choose one and tell us what it is. Just try! Good Luck!,A,C,B,E,D,+ 3 point,A,speaker,B,+ 2 point,umbrella,C,+ 5 points,pillow,D,+ 2 points,apple cutter,+ 3

11、points,E,hand towel,Lets discuss!,Group work,which is the most interesting invention? which is the most useful invention? What is it used for? Discuss and then make a report.,Rules: 1. Each group discuss together, then try to make a report. 2. The more ideas you give, the higher marks youll get. 3.

12、Time : 5 minutes. 4. You can use the tips to help you. . .,competition,My favourite invention In my opinion, the greatest invention is _ because_ . It helps people_. When we _, we _. We cant _without it. How interesting useful it is!,hand towel,speaker,umbrella,pillow,apple cutter,Self-assessment(自我

13、評(píng)價(jià)）,=Great!,=Pity! Try to be better!,生活得更好 在歷史上 開始做某事 19世紀(jì)初期 在 的開始 從那時(shí)起 能夠做某事 在很長(zhǎng)的距離內(nèi) 允許做 和某人保持聯(lián)系 在白天,live a better life in history start to do=start doing in the early 19th century at the start of= at the beginning of since then be able to do over long distances allow sb to do sth keep in touch wit

14、h sb in the daytime,Important Phrases,Language point:,Part 1: 1.perhaps/maybe may be maybe= perhaps 副詞“可能，也許，大概” 一般放句首 perhaps的可能性比maybe大。perhaps 是英國(guó)英語;maybe 是美國(guó)英語 may be 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞+動(dòng)詞原形 “可能是” 2.after/before the invention of,在.發(fā)明之前/之后,3.become faster and more comfortable 4.a few thousand years =thousands

15、of years（幾千年） 5.in the early/late 19th century at the start/beginning of the 20th century (in the 1990s/1880s) 6.without 反義 with 沒有筆我們不能寫。We cant write _pens.,變得更好、更舒適（形容詞的比較級(jí)）,在十九世紀(jì)早/晚期,在二十世紀(jì)初,在.世紀(jì).年代,介詞 （沒有/ 有）,part 2:,7.practise (v) ; practice(n) ; practical(adj) 練習(xí)/實(shí)踐（動(dòng)詞）（名詞） 有用的（形容詞） 8.since th

16、en 9. long distances 10.across the world =all over the world 11.allow to,自那以來,長(zhǎng)途,世界各地,允許.做.,12.keep in touch with 13.each other 與 one another each other 相互（指兩者之間） one another 相互，彼此（三者或三者以上之間） 14.anytime anywhere anyone/anybody,與.保持聯(lián)系,副詞（任何時(shí)間、任何地方）,代詞（任何人）,part 3:,15.useto do sth = use .for sth 用.做. 16. in the daytime 反義 at night 17.as many things as they can as many +可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)形式+as. as much +不可數(shù)名詞 + as.,在白天,盡可能多