1、Module 9 Great inventions 学习目标 ：掌握本单元的重点单词和知识点 让学生了解重大发明的优点和缺点 根据本文内容进行有关话题的写作 Do you know four great inventions in ancient China? compass gunpowder papermaking printing compass papermaking gunpowder printing Four great inventions in ancient China make a great contribution(贡献贡献) to us With the devel
2、opment of technology, more and more modern inventions were invented by people. What modern inventions do you know? mobile phone digital camera TV fridge bike/bicycle motorbike car washing machine robot computer Our lives have been changed by these modern inventions. Lots of old things were replaced
3、by these modern inventions. In the past, we mainly got information from paper books . Now, we mainly get information from the Internet. WillWill books books be replacedbe replaced by the Internet?by the Internet? para1 para2 para3 para4 para5 A.The world after the invention of printing B.Life with p
4、aper and printing. C.Technology and books D.The future of books E.The world before printed books. Read the passage quickly and match the main ideas with the paragraphs Step 1. Life with paper and printing Time People What to do Every morning His father Every evening His mother Every day and night Th
5、e writer buys a newspaper on his way to work looks through magazines at home opens his books and starts his lessons, looks at the photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming before going to sleep Step. 2 Read the first part and finish the tasks 1. Lots of people could learn to read before 2000 years ago. 2
6、. Books were only produced one at a time by hand in the past. 3. The printing was invented in Egypt. 4. Knowledge and ideas spread quickly after printing was invented. Read para2 and 3, check T or F Step 3 Read part 2 and part 3 and finish the tasks F T F T Compare paper with printing when later As
7、a result It was created about 2000 years ago in China. It was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Books were only produced one at a time by hand. Books were produced more quickly and cheaply There were not many books and they were expensive. Few people learned to read. More people l
8、earnt to read. Knowledge and ideas spread faster. 1. A large amount of information_in more varied forms. 2. Information can _ much more easily. 3. It is _ and _ than a single book. What are the advantages of the Internet? ( Read para4) can be stored be found smaller lighter Read the fourth and last
9、part and finish the tasks Step4 4.Computer and Internet _ in classrooms now. 5.Newspaper and magazines _ _online. are used are read What else can you do on the Internet ? Shopping online see films chat with friends listen to the music Internet makes our life better. WillWill books books be replacedb
10、e replaced by the Interneby the Internet t Discuss advantages and disadvantages of books and Internet in your group Advantages Disadvantages 1.cheap 2.easy to use 3.light to carry 1.take up space 2.use trees and pollute our environment 1.get the latest news 2.store much more information 1.expensive
11、2.waste electricity 3.be bad for eyes Will books be replaced by the Internet? Wait and see. We must accept that modern inventions make our life much better and play an important part in our everyday life, but they also have a bad influence on us. What do you think of this phenomenon（现象）（现象）? Is it g
12、ood or bad? Why? Discussion Please rememberPlease remember: : 1. Dont depend too much on modern inventions. 2. Sometimes we must put down our mobile phones and get close to nature and our parents ,friends. 3. We must make full use of(充分利用) modern inventions and let us become the owner of them. 网络正逐渐走进我们的生活，而其利弊也 都不同程度地显现了出来。请以 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Internet 为题，写一篇80字左右的短文。 要点提示: 优点 1.我们能够从网络上得到各种各样的信息。 2.网络能够储存很多信息。store( 储存) 3.网络能帮助我们学习。 缺点 1.浪费电 2. 对我的眼睛有害 3.用起来很贵 properly(适当的） 你的观点 The Internet goes into our life ,but Writing:
