北师大版（2019）高中英语选择性必修第四册 Unit12Innovation Reading Club1 精品课件(共15张PPT)

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Reading Club 1
Ancient Chinese Inventions
Read the passage and complete the table
inventions Time Inventor How significance
Paper-making
gunpowder
printing
The Compass
Inven tions Time Inventor How significance
Paper-making
2000
years
ago
made
from
bamboo
Put/
beaten/
dried
one of the first
nations to start
producing
historical records,
maps and
literature
Watch a video and get more information
Inven tions Time Inventor How significance
Gun powder
eighth
century
AD
discovered
how they
could make
something
explode
used in wars
and led to the
development of
many different
kinds of weapons
Inven tions Time Inventor How significance
printing
1045 AD
Bi Sheng
by carving
wooden
blocks with
characters
made it much
quicker and
easier to
reproduce written
work and led to
the first ever
mass production
of books and
literature
Inven tions Time Inventor How Significance
The Compass
by the
third
century
by floating small pins of magnetic metal in bowls of water
By the 11th century, the Chinese were using highly developed compasses to navigate their ships at sea.
Think and share
1. When did these Chinese inventions first appear in history
Paper-making appeared first among the Chinese inventions.
2. Which one do you think is the most important to enhance the quality of life for humans
For me, paper-making is the most important one. Thanks to the invention, we can have historical records and hence we can learn about the ancient civilization, which is of great importance for us to have an understanding of the development of history.
What are China’s Four Great New Inventions Watch the video and give the answer.
The four great new inventions of China in modern times are Alipay, high-speed train, online shopping, and bike sharing.
think and share
Which of the new Chinese inventions do you think is the most important one Why
From my perspective, bike-sharing is the most important one. It is so convenient for me that I usually take it when I go to the nearby places and also it solves the last-mile problem when I take a bus or the underground. Further more, it is a good way to exercise and beneficial to our health.