1、UNIT 12 INNOVATIONTOPIC TALK Activity 1What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life?What are the inventions you cannot live without?Why?Health and Well-beingEntertainment and CommunicationTravel and TransportVitamin tablets _The InternetAeroplanes Activity 2I
2、nventors Interests and Qualitiessolving problems,improving the well-being of human life,discovering the mysteries of the universe,understanding the world how our lives can be improved,creative,curious,smart,persistent,hardworking,giftedInventors are interested in _ and _.They are _ and _.Text Builde
3、rListen and underline the words or expressions.Types of Inventions plastic and garbage gathering device,labour-saving machine,energy-saving equipment,environmental protection device,health-care toolMy invention is a type of _ Activity 2Listen and underline the words or expressions.Advantages of Inve
4、ntionscheap to produce,easy to use,light,small,useful,helpful,convenient,productive,environmental-friendly,fast The biggest advantage is that it is _ Activity 2Listen and underline the words or expressions.Inventors Interests and QualitiesTypes of inventions Advantages of InventionsInnovationActivit
5、y 3Use the Text Builder and talk.Use the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he/she has made.NoImageJames WattThomas EdisonYuan LongpingActivity 31.Before the invention of the Internet,who mainly use computers?2.Where did people get information before the inventi
6、on of the Internet?Activity 4Listen to the dialogue.Answer the questions.Before that,only scientists and other technical people used them.Before the invention of the Internet,people got information from TV,newspapers and books.Activity 4Listen to the dialogue.Answer the questions.It wasnt widely use
7、d until the 1990s.3.When did the Internet become widely used?HomeworkUse the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors interests and qualities in general.Support your opinion with some examples.UNIT 12 INNOVATIONWRITING WORKSHOP目录页contentsGet ready for writingIRead for writ
8、ingIIIIIStructure and languageCompose your writingIVGet ready for writingIPair work You are going to write about an inventor and his/her invention that you find amazing.Discuss the questions.1.Which inventor are you going to write about?Which of his/her inventions do you find amazing?2.How was the i
9、nvention made?3.What influence has this invention had on society?Read for writingRead for writingRead the essay“James Watt and the Steam Engine”.Answer the questions.1.Who was James Watt?2.What did he improve?3.How did he make the improvement?4.What contribution did he make to human history?Read for
10、 writing 1.Who was James Watt?James Watt was an engineer,scientist and inventor,who was born in Scortland in 1736.Read for writing 2.What did he improve?The Steam Engine he invented was a great improvement on the Newcomen steam engine,which was commonly used at the time.Read for writing 3.How did he
11、 make the improvement?He was inspired when he saw the boiling steam was powerful enough to lift a kettle top.Read for writing 4.What contribution did he made to human history?His invention changed the course of human history.Steam engines helped to power factories that started the Industrial Revolut
12、ion.Structure and languageStructure and the languageMark the following parts in the essay.a.The inventor and the inventionb.The inspiration of the invention and the inventors research c.The influence of the inventionStructure and the languageSentences BuilderTime Expression(2)James Watt was an engin
13、eer,scientist and inventor,who was born in Scotland in 1736.One day when he was 12 years old,he was sitting in his family kitchen watching a kettle boiling water.As the water boiled,the steam made the top of the kettle bounce up and down.Later,he began to experiment with steam,and eventually develop
14、ed a steam engine.Structure and the languageWrite 2-3 sentences for your essay introducting an inventor and his/her invention.Use the Sentence Builder to help you._Compose your writingCompose your writingWriting an introduction of an inventor and his/her inventionIts important to:make your essay wel
15、l-structured and include the inventor,the inventing process(inspiration),and the influence of the invention;use a variety of time expressions to introduce how the invention came about;use the past tense to describe the inventors actions in creating the invention.Writing HelpCompose your writingComplete the outline of your essay based on Activity 4.My OutlineInventor:_Invention:_Inspiration and research:_Influence of the invention:_Compose your writingUse your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.Edit your essay in pairs.Then share what you have written in class.
