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Module 9
Great inventions
Unit1 Will computers be used more than books in the future
1.To understand the conversation about
inventions.
2.To be able to talk about how inventions have changed people's lives.
Learning objectives
put up
张贴;公布
website
网站
New words
mail
邮件；信件
page
页；一页（纸）
textbook
教科书
electronic
电子的
technology
科技；技术
electronic technology
电子技术
memory
存储器
1. How have these inventions
changed people’s lives
2. Which one do you think is the most important
3. What other important inventions can you think of
Work in pairs.Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
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Lingling loves her mobile phone because she can ________________.
2. All of Daming’s friends’ numbers are ______in his phone.
3. Today’s cameras are better than old cameras because they do not___________ and the photos can ________________.
4. Lingling thinks everything _______________ by computers to some degree, and it is __________________ invention.
use it anywhere
kept
need film
be sent by E-mail
was changed
the most important
Listen and complete the sentences.
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1. Why does Tony borrow is dad's camera
2.Where did people mainly get information in the past What about today
Because he wants to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week.
People mainly got information from paper books. Today, it's easy to get information on the Internet. It's more powerful than books.
Read Part 3 and answer
Tony: Dad, can I borrow your camera
Dad: Why
Tony: I’d like to take some photos on the school visit
to the museum next week. They’ll be put up on the
school website. And they’ll be seen on the Internet
by other classes, even people living in other countries.
Dad: Sounds great! When I was at school, we waited for weeks to hear from our pen friends abroad. But today, we can send and receive photos and mails on the Internet immediately.
Listen and read.
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Tony: I wonder... will computers be used more than books in the future
Dad: Perhaps. In the past, we got information from huge books with thousands of pages.Today, with all these inventions and the new electronic technology, it’s easy to get information on the Internet. The Internet is far bigger and more powerful than books.
Tony: Anyway, about the camera...
Dad: Oh, yes. Here it is. I haven’t used it since your mum’s birthday. And the memory may be full.
Tony: OK. That can be fixed. I’ve got an empty memory card. Where are the instructions
Dad: In the camera bag. Because it’s a gift from your mum for my birthday, you must promise that you will take good care of the camera. If you have to lend it to anyone, tell them to use it properly.
Tony: Promise!
Tony wants to borrow his father’s camera and take some photos of the school dance and the basketball match.The photos will be shown in the school magazine. Tony’s dad lends the camera. He promises Tony to look after it.
on the school visit to
the museum next week.
website
Tony promises his dad
Now read the summary of the conversation. Underline the wrong information and correct it.
1. Changing the subject, can I get the camera
2. It is not a problem. I will use another memory card.
3. I will do what you tell me to do.
Anyway, about the camera...
OK. That can be fixed. I've got an empty memory card.
Promise!
Find the sentences in the conversation which mean:
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electronic, fix, instruction, invention,
lend, mail, page, website
How do you fix a camera if the memory is full
2. When do you need to read the instructions
3. How often do you send messages by mail
4. How many pages does this book have
Answer the questions.
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5. Which website do you often go to when you get online
6. What is an example of electronic technology
7. When you lend something to someone, what do they have to do later
8. What do you think is the most important invention in human history
1. We waited for weeks to hear from our pen friends abroad. 收到国外笔友的来信需要好几周的时间。
hear from 收到…的来信；从…听到
①I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.
我再也没有见过他，也没有收到过他的信。
hear of 听说过某人或者某事
② Have you heard of him before？
你以前听说过他吗？
Language points
Language points
2. We got information from huge books with thousands of pages.过去，我们从大量的书籍中成千上万页中获取信息。
.
thousands of 成千上万的
He donated thousands of pounds to charity.
他向慈善事业数千英镑。
1). 用单数的场合
当这些词与具体数字连用时, 习惯上用单数，而且其后也不接介词of 。
①This project cost two million.
这个工程耗资200万。
②More than a hundred people were injured.
有一百多人受了伤 。
拓展：hundred，thousand 及 million的具体用法
2). 用复数的场合
当这些词不与具体数字连用，而是表示不确定的泛指概数时，则不仅要用复数，而且要 接介词of, 然后才能接名词。
①The sun was shining. Thousands of people were lying on the beach.阳光灿烂，数以千计的人躺在海滩上。
②A careless mistake cost the company millions of pounds.
一个粗心的错误使公司蒙受数百万镑的损失。
3. OK. That can be fixed. 好的，我来修理它。
fix修补，修理。
My watch has stopped. It needs fixing.
我的表停了，需要修理 了。
4. I’ve got an empty memory card.我有一个空储存卡。
现在结构have got在口语中相当于一般现在时have的意义，表示“有”。不 过，在美国英语中常用have,而在英国英语中则常用have got。
He has got a brother. = He has a brother. 他有 一个兄弟。
They’ll be put up on the school website.
And they’ll be seen on the Internet by other classes, even people living in other countries.
2.You must promise that you will take good care of it.
Now listen again and repeat.
Listen and mark the pauses.
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email, mobile phone, TV, washing machine
A: We can use email to send messages.
B: Yes, we can use email to send messages quickly and cheaply.
Now describe how these inventions have influence your life.
Email has great influence on my life …
Work in pairs. Talk about the advantages of these inventions.
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1. __________(成千上万的) of people know her and trust her.
2. I like to read books on __________(电子的)instrument.
3. The bottle is_____(满的) of water.
4. Anyways read the ____________(说明书) before you start taking the medicine.
5. How mush money do we need to do the job__________(合适的)？
Thousands
electronic
full
instructions
properly
Exercise
根据局以及汉语意思完成下列单词
用方框中短语的适当形式完成句子。
wait for, take care of, put up, hear from, next week
Bye! See you___________.
I’m so glad to ___________you.
I’ll________ the photos on the website.
Her work is to ______________the children.
Tell him to__________ us at the gate.
next week
hear from
put up
take care of
wait for
GOOD JOB
