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新北师大选择性必修Book 4
Unit 12 INNOVATION
Topic Talk
Innovation
Warm-up
Isaac Newton was looking at the falling apple and an idea came into his mind: the power of gravity.
A discovery
Discoveries & Inventions
George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time.
An invention
Marie Curie and her husband discovered the new chemistry elements — Polonium (钋) and Radium (镭).
Two discoveries
Francis Crick and James Watson were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix双螺旋). This work led directly to the human genome project (人类基因工程) in 2003, which discovered the structure of DNA.
A discovery
Now let’s figure out what a discovery is and what an invention is.
A discovery is recognizing something that already exists for the first time, that nobody has found before.
An invention is creating something totally new with one's own ideas and development.
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Pair Work. What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life
Health and Well-being
Penicillin
…
Vitamin tablets
Entertainment and Communication
Mobile phone
…
The Internet
Travel and Transport
High-speed rail
…
Aeroplanes
Example
The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication.
What are the inventions you cannot live without Why
Entertainment and Communication
Mobile phone
…
The Internet
Free talk
Do you know any other inventions or discoveries
that are significant in our daily life Share with us.
Text Builder
Innovation
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
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
Inventors are interested in ___________________ and _____________________
_____________________.
They are ____________ and ______________.
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understanding the world
how our lives can be
improved
creative
curious
You will listen to an inventor talking about her latest invention.
My invention is a type of _________________
___________________.
Types of Inventions
plastic and garbage gathering device, labour-saving machine, energy-saving equipment, environmental protection device,
health-care tool
The biggest advantage is that it is _____________.
Advantages of Inventions
cheap to produce
easy to use
light, small, useful, helpful, convenient, productive, environment-friendly, fast
plastic and garbage
gathering device
easy to use
3
Use the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he / she has made.
Tips:
Think about an invention you use a lot or have heard of and were impressed about.
Teacher: Boys and girls, please say something about some important inventors and the importance of their inventions. Any volunteer
Li Ping: As is well known, it was Edison who invented electric light. If he didn’t invent electric light, we would still be living in darkness now.
Teacher: Excellent! Sit down, please. Any others
Read the dialogue and then role play.
Zhang Hui: It is generally considered that Alexander Bell invented the telephone. Without the telephone, it would be very difficult for people to communicate with each other.
Teacher: Fantastic! What’s your opinion, Wei Hua
Wei Hua: In my opinion, the computer whose inventors are Eckert and Mauchly is an important invention because it is playing an important role in our life. We can’t imagine what our life is like but for the computer.
Teacher: I couldn’t agree more. Congratulations on your good performance.
What is the dialogue about
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
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Before the Internet 1. Only_________and other________people used computers.
2. People had only TV,___________and books to get information.
3. couldn’t ________with friends online or _____and ________emails. Only_________calls and letters.
When the Internet was invented 1. invented in the __________.
2. wasn’t _________used until the 1990s.
Conclusion Our life has been ______________in such a short time.
scientists
technical
newspapers
chat
send
receive
telephone
1960s
widely
transformed
Listen again and answer the questions with your own words.
1. Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly used
computers
2. Where did people get information before the
invention of the Internet
3. When did the Internet became widely used
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Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors’ interests and qualities in general. Support your opinion with some examples.
Tips:
Review Text Builder and the sentences in Activity 2, then write a short paragraph about what inventors are interested and what kind of people they are.
“Quote...Unquote”
Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.
―Dean Kamen
Explanation：
Why does an innovation need these three conditions to take place Because you need something (a problem) to cause a new solution (idea) and the way to materialize it is through new technology.
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
—Mary Curie
Explanation：
This quote stresses the fact that a new discovery can be good or bad depending on how people use it. What are some instances that show how discoveries have been used for a good purpose The discovery of electricity, the discovery of penicillin, the discovery of the wheel.
What are some examples that show how new discoveries were used for a bad purpose The invention of gun powder and the invention of the atomic bomb.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
―Steve Jobs
Explanation：
The speaker says that what makes a man of great importance stand out from a crowd of people who are less charismatic is the ability to think differently and creatively. How does this speaker's life illustrate his quote He was a pioneer in computers and started from very low. He founded a company, which became a leader company in telecommunications. Steve Jobs thought ahead of his time and launched revolutionary products.
adj. 有超凡魅力的；（力量）神赐的，（能力）神授的
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
― Stephen Hawking
Explanation：
Why is it important to be able to adapt to change Because sometimes that's the only way to move forward and if we don’t, we won't evolve or end up living with many difficulties.
How does this quote apply to the speaker's life Stephen Hawking
suffered from a serious illness that made him unable to move or even speak. Despite these obstacles, he became one of the most famous scientists and succeeded in his professional, academic and personal life.
Dean Kamen (born in 1951), an American engineer and inventor.
Mary Curie (1867-1934), a Polish-French physicist and chemist who won the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011), an American enterpreneur, inventor and industrial designer.
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), an English theoretical physicist and mathematician who was a researcher at the University of Cambridge.
新北师大选择性必修Book 4
Unit 12 INNOVATION
Language points
1. entertainment n. 娱乐节目 (P50)
entertain vt. 招待，款待；使快乐
entertain ... with ... 逗乐
entertaining adj. 娱乐的，使人愉快的
例句：
1). The park has a lot to offer visitors in the way of entertainment. 这个公园提供给游客很多娱乐方式。
2). I like all kinds of TV programs as long as they’re entertaining.
我喜欢各种各样的电视节目，只要是娱乐的。
3). He entertained the audience with his funny performance.
他用滑稽的表演逗乐观众。
2. gifted adj. 有天赋的，有才华的 (P50)
be gifted in 在……方面有天赋
gift n. 天赋；天才；礼物
have a gift for 有……的天赋
例句：
1). It is believed that he is a uniquely gifted teacher.
人们都认为他是个天赋异禀的教师。
2). I may not be gifted in physics, but I just simply like physics.
我没有物理天赋，却又偏偏喜欢物理。
3). Does your younger sister have a gift for painting
你妹妹有绘画天赋吗？
Thank you！
