1、8A Unit 7 Will people have robots?9 Unit 6 When was it invented?Technology and InventionsIn what ways is our life getting more convenient?Why?Guessing game:guess my favorite invention!p When?p Who?p How?p What?p In 1905Frank Eppersonby mistake mixed a bottle of soda water left outside on a cold nigh
2、t the mixture frozen with the mixing stick in the middle pulled out?inventorsinventionstimehistoryusageWho was it invented by?It was invented by When was it invented?It was invented in How was it invented?What is it used for?Its used for passive voice:be doneDo you remember the history of these inve
3、ntions?p When?p Who?p How?p What?p George CrumIn 1853 cut thin cooked until put salt on James NaismithIn 1891 played inside divided Whitcomb JudsonIn 1893Shen Nong5,000 years ago boiled/fell into produced Pair workWhat other inventions do you think is helpful in our lives?Tips:p Analyze what kind of
4、 words are needed.p Predict some of the answers.misunderstandingMany people think Thats not true,either.Henry did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the worlds first car.1885What Henry Ford did was to make the production line work better and
5、 better.improvementThis change had a great influence on the development of cars.was greatly influencedPeople could just pay 600 dollars for a car which cost less than before.dropped/decreasedWhat do you think of the invention of cars?pollutiontraffic jam?There will be less pollution.Will there be mo
6、re new kinds of cars?How will people go to work or travel?People will take a rocket to travel.There will be ironman suits.There will be fewer traffic accidents.Technology and inventions can change our future life.In what other aspects will they change our future life?Talk about how technology and in
7、ventions will change our future life.Introduce the inventions that will be used in the future.There will/wont be(less/fewer/more)Will there be?Will people?Pair workless+u.n.fewer+c.n.more+c.n./u.n.Scientists have invented different kinds of robots.What can robots do now?Some worry that robots will r
8、eplace humans and that technology can bring dangers to us.Read a passage about peoples worries.Write T for true and F for false.Tip:p Underline the supporting details.TFTTFTheir biggest worry is that criminals could use AI for wrongful purposes.The question naturally comes out:Who will be responsibl
9、e when they do something wrong?Manufacturers(制造商制造商)?Users?Programmers?What influence does it have on our lives?If it brings some risks,how can we avoid them?DiscussionTechnology and inventions can help us,but also cause us harm.Technology and inventions are like a double-edged sword.We should use them in a proper and smart way.Homeworkwrite an article to introduce one useful invention or an invention you design for the future,and then talk about its influence on future life.
