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Unit 3
Unit 3
The world of science
To know some inventions.
To try to imagine some inventions in the future.
To speak out the inventions you think the most useful and give the reason(s).
When you think of science, what will you think of
Some great scientists
Great scientists who have made great contributions to our country.
Qian Xuesen
Yuan Longping
Some great scientific discoveries or inventions.
The Four Great Invention in ancient China
Gunpowder
Printing
Papermaking
the Compass
China’s New Four Great Invention
High-speed rail 高铁
Bike sharing 共享单车
Online shopping 网购
Mobile payment 移动支付
Some most advanced science and technology
3D printing
Artificial Intelligence
(人工智能)
Genetic Engineering (基因工程)
Virtual Reality (虚拟现实)
Space science and technology (空间技术)
Can you image some inventions that will be made in the future
Flying car
Driverless car
Time machine
Man-made organ
…
Read about the inventions from famous novels and choose those that have become a reality.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry threw the cloak around his shoulders… Harry looked down at his feet, but they were gone.
invisibility cloak
Let’s enjoy a short video about it.
Presently I am going to press (v. 按) the lever, and off the machine will go. It will vanish, pass into future time, and disappear.
The Time Machine
现在我要按一下操纵杆，机器就会开动，它会消失，进入未来的时间，然后消失。
《时间机器》
A faint blue light shot across it, darkening to purple, and presently she could see the image of her son, who lived on the other side of the earth, and he could see her.
The Machine Stops
它泛出一道微弱的蓝色的光，那光线暗成紫色。此刻她能看到她儿子的样子，他住在地球的另一边，他也能看到她。
《机器休止》
Information about the writer:
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). In his novels, he made some predictions that come true afterwards.
Instead of being printed, the Earth chronicle is every morning spoken to subscribers, who, in interesting conversations with reporters, statesmen, and scientists, learn the news of the day.
In the Year 2889
《地球纪事》不是印出来的，而会在每天早上与订阅者进行语言上的交流。在与记者、政治家和科学家们饶有风趣的交谈中，订阅者们可以了解当天的新闻。
《未世风云2889》
The third and fourth inventions have become a reality. People nowadays can have video chats with each other via mobile phones and computers connected to the Internet.
And many newspapers have offered their readers free digital editions. Furthermore, live chat rooms make it possible for people to communicate with reporters, statesmen and scientists.
what inventions are mentioned in the video
Watch and say
The inventions mentioned in the video
1 Changeable clothing to keep us feeling comfortable at any time.
2 Pills that make us small enough to explore tiny things.
3 Cars that can fly or go underwater.
4 Special technology applied to our brains to translate any foreign language.
5 The medicines that can easily cure diseases like AIDS and Cancer so we will live much longer.
…
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Which of the inventions in the video interests you most Why
2. Which of the inventions in the video do you think will become a reality
3. Of all the inventions in the world, which do you think is the most useful why
… interests me most, because it can …
I think the … will become a reality.
1. Presently I am going to press the lever, and off the machine will go.
press
n.
v.
新闻报道
出版社
按、压
新闻界
按、压
a firm push against something using the fingers
a business which prints and produces books and similar things
newspapers or journalists viewed collectively
Commentary or coverage especially in newspapers or periodicals
To exert force or pressure.
…off the machine will go. 这台机器即将离开。
表示方位或时间的副词或者介词短语（here, there, then, up, down, in, away, out, off, in the room, on the wall 等）置于句首，且主语是名词时，需要用倒装。
注意：这里是两个条件，一个是表时间或方位的副词介词位于句首了，二是主语必须是名词，第二个条件很容易被忽略。
e.g. Look, here comes the bus.
Oh, here it comes.
shoot ( shot, shot) v. to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire sth from a weapon 开（枪或其他武器）；射击；发射
shoot (sth) (at sb/sth)~ sth (from sth)
e.g. troops shooting at the enemy
向敌人射击的部队
He shot an arrow from his bow.
他张弓射了一箭。
2. A faint blue light shot across it, darkening to purple, and presently she could see the image of her son, who lived on the other side of the earth, and he could see her.
who引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词her son。
darken v. to become dark 变暗，变黑
此处darkening to purple 在句中作状语。
【拓展】
-en在这里是后缀，构成动词或形容词。如：blacken (使变黑)，wooden (木制的)
en-也可构成前缀，表示“使……”，可加在形容词前面构成动词。如：ensure, enrich等。
What changes do you think have modern science and technology brought to our lives
What do you consider the most impressive events in the recent science and technology
