北师大版（2019） 选择性必修第四册 Unit 12 Innovation Topic talk_ lnnovation 课件（45张PPT）

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选择性必修四
UNIT 12 INNOVATION (1)
TOPIC TALK
innovation
n. a new idea, method, or invention
新观念，新方法，新发明；革新，创新
Inventions and Discoveries
I
D
I
the computer
FAST
射电望远镜
Sinan, the ancient
Chinese compass
D
Radium
D
DNA
I
a fossil
Inventions and Discoveries
What is the difference between the two terms
Useful machines, tools, instruments etc. that people created
Facts or things that already exist in nature and that people find out about
inventions
discoveries
Inventions and Discoveries
What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life
Health and Well-being
Entertainment and Communication
Travel and Transport
well-being: n. a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy
舒适，健康，幸福
Inventions and Discoveries
What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life
Health and Well-being
Entertainment and Communication
Travel and Transport
entertainment: n. things such as films, TV, performances etc. that are intended to amuse or interest people 娱乐节目
Health and Well-being
Vitamin tablets
______…
Entertainment and Communication
The Internet
______…
Travel and Transport
Aeroplanes
______
…
Health and Well-being
Vitamin tablets
Treadmill
Electric kettle
Mobile phone
The Internet
Entertainment and Communication
Television
High-speed railway
Aeroplane
R.V.
(Recreational Vehicle 房车)
Travel and Transport
What are the inventions you cannot live without Why
Entertainment and Communication
The Internet
______…
The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication.
Example:
What are the inventions you cannot live without Why
Give your answer and reasons.
Listen for Main Idea
Listen to Dialogue 12.1 and answer the questions.
What is the dialogue about
What could be the relationship between the man and the woman
Father and daughter
Teacher and student
Interviewer and Interviewee
Listen for Main Idea
What is the dialogue about
This dialogue is about inventors and inventions.
To be more specific, they talk about the characteristics of inventors and the advantages and problems of the girl’s invention.
What could be the relationship between the man and the woman
Father and daughter
Teacher and student
Interviewer and Interviewee
Listen for Main Idea
Listen for Details
Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.
Where does the dialogue take place
What is the use of the girl’s invention
What is the problem of the girl’s invention
Listen for Details
Where does the dialogue take place
It takes place at the Young Inventors of the Year Awards.
Listen for Details
What is the use of the girl’s invention
It is used to collect plastic and garbage in the ocean and can help solve water pollution.
Listen for Details
What is the problem of the girl’s invention
It is expensive to produce.
Text Builder: Innovation
Read the Text Builder on Page 50 carefully.
Inventor’s Interests and Qualities
solving problems
improving the well-being of human life
discovering the mysteries of the universe
understanding the world and how our lives can be improved
creative, curious, smart, persistent, hardworking, gifted
persistent: adj. continuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it 坚持不懈的
mystery: n. sth. that is difficult to understand and that people want to learn about 秘密，奥秘
Types of Inventions
plastic and garbage gathering device
labour-saving machine
energy-saving equipment
environmental protection device
health-care tool
labour-saving: adj. making it easier for you to do a particular job
节省劳力的
device: n. a machine or tool that does a special job 设备，装置
Advantages of Inventions
cheap to produce
easy to use
light, small, useful, helpful, convenient, productive, environment-friendly, fast
Text Builder: Innovation
Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the expressions you hear.
Inventors are interested in __________________ and __________________________.
They are ___________ and ___________.
My invention is a type of __________________ _______________.
The biggest advantage is that it is ___________.
understanding the world
how our lives can be improved
creative curious
plastic and garbage
gathering device
easy to use
Useful Expressions
think outside the box
to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition
跳出固有思维模式，打破常规进行思考
Examples:
To solve this puzzle, you’ll have to think outside the box.
We need to think outside the box and find a different solution.
Useful Expressions
incredible
adj. extremely good, large, or great; very difficult to believe
难以置信的，惊人的
That sounds incredible!
= That’s hard to believe!
Useful Expressions
put sth. into operation / sth. be put into operation
to use sth. in actual situations
使生效，投入使用
Examples:
I hope it will be put into operation soon.
The new airport will be put into operation by the end of the year.
Text Builder: Innovation
Use the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he / she has made.
Bell and the telephone
Edison and the light bulb
Carrier and the air conditioner A.C. 空调
Example:
Willis Carrier is the father of air conditioning. When he was young, he always dreamed of being a great engineer and his hard work and persistence finally paid off.
Example:
Air conditioners really improved the well-being of human life. Nobody can live without an A.C. in a hot summer. With the development of modern technology, more and more environment-friendly A.C.s have been invented. They are also much lighter and smaller than the old ones.
Listen for Main Idea
Listen to Dialogue 12.2 and figure out what the speakers are talking about.
They are talking about the most useful invention in their everyday life.
Listen to it again and answer the questions:
Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly used computers
Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet
When did the Internet become widely used
Listen for Details
Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly used computers
Only scientists and other technical people used computers before the invention of the Internet.
Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet
TV, newspapers and books.
When did the Internet become widely used
In the 1990s.
(It wasn’t widely used until the 1990s.)
How often do you use the Internet
What do you use if for
Example:
I spend around 3 hours online every day. I usually use the Internet to take online courses, chat with my friends, search information, and listen to music.
Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.
— Dean Kamen
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
— Marie Curie
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
— Stephen Hawking
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
— Steve Jobs
Quote… Unquote
What do you know about these people
How do you understand the quotes
Choose one of them to share your idea.
Quote… Unquote
Marie Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish-French physicist and chemist who won the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics for her study into the spontaneous radiation(自发辐射), and the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of her work in radioactivity(放射性).
Marie Curie
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
— Marie Curie
draw… from = get… from
This quote stresses the fact that a new discovery can be good or bad depending on how people use it.
Marie Curie
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
— Marie Curie
Marie Curie
What are some examples that show how discoveries have been used for good / bad purposes
Good:
the discovery of gravity, electricity, artemisinin（青蒿素）, etc.
Bad:
the invention of drugs, gun powder, the atomic bomb, etc.
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors’ interests and qualities in general. Support your opinion with some examples.
Homework