北师大版（2019）选择性必修四 Unit12 Innovation Lesson 5 Topic Talk&Writing workshop 课件（28张PPT）

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UNIT 12 INNOVATION
TOPIC TALK
Activity 1
What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life What are the inventions you cannot live without Why
Health and Well-being
Entertainment and Communication
Travel and Transport
Vitamin tablets
___________
___________
___________
The Internet
Aeroplanes
Activity 2
Inventor’s Interests and Qualities
solving 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, gifted
Inventors are interested in ________ and ____.
They are __________ and ____________.
Text Builder
Listen 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 tool
My invention is a type of _________
Activity 2
Listen and underline the words or expressions.
Advantages of Inventions
cheap to produce, easy to use, light, small, useful, helpful, convenient, productive, environmental-friendly, fast
The biggest advantage is that it is __________
Activity 2
Listen and underline the words or expressions.
Inventors’ Interests and Qualities
Types of inventions
Advantages of Inventions
Innovation
Activity 3
Use the Text Builder and talk.
Use the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he / she has made.
James Watt
Thomas Edison
Yuan Longping
Activity 3
1. Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly use computers
2. Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet
Activity 4
Listen 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 4
Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.
It wasn’t widely used until the 1990s.
3. When did the Internet become widely used
Homework
Use 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 innovation
writing workshop
目录页
contents
Get ready for writing
I
Read for writing
II
III
Structure and language
Compose your writing
IV
Get ready for writing
I
Pair 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 invention made
3. What influence has this invention had on society
Ⅱ
Read for writing
Read for writing
Read 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 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 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 Revolution.
Ⅲ
Structure and language
Structure and the language
Mark the following parts in the essay.
a. The inventor and the invention
b. The inspiration of the invention and the inventor’s
research
c. The influence of the invention
Structure and the language
Sentences Builder
Time Expression (2)
James Watt was an engineer, 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 developed a steam engine.
Structure and the language
Write 2-3 sentences for your essay introducting an inventor and his / her invention. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
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Ⅳ
Compose your writing
Compose your writing
Writing an introduction of an inventor and his / her invention
It’s important to:
make your essay well-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 inventor’s actions in creating the invention.
Writing Help
Compose your writing
Complete the outline of your essay based on Activity 4.
My Outline
Inventor: ____________________
Invention: ___________________
Inspiration and research: ___________________
Influence of the invention: _______________
Compose your writing
Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. Edit your essay in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.