Unit 12 Innovation Topic Talk课件(共25张PPT，内镶嵌音频) 2024-2025学年高二英语北师版（2019）选择性必修4

(共25张PPT)
UNIT 12
INNOVATION
Topic Talk
To talk about inventions and discoveries
To listen for general understanding
To listen for specific information and understand words in context
To write a short paragraph about inventors
To discuss quotes on inventors
Learning objectives
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discovery
Look at the pictures below, discuss which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries, then tell us the reason.
Isaac Newton was looking at the falling apple and an idea came into his mind: the power of gravity.
Warming-up
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invention
George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time.
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Marie Curie and her husband _____________ the new chemistry elements — Polonium (钋) and Radium (镭).
discovered
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Zhang Heng ___________ the first seismograph(地震仪) — the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened.
invented
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This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land (amphibious car). When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat.
invention
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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 ______________ the structure of DNA.
discovered
things that already exist in nature and people find out about them
things people created
Please explain the difference between Discoveries and Inventions.
Discoveries
Inventions
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
Penicillin
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Vitamin tablets
Entertainment and Communication
Mobile phone
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The Internet
Travel and Transport
High-speed rail
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Aeroplanes
The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication.
Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.
You will listen to an inventor talking about her latest invention.
Innovation
Inventors are interested in ______________________ and __________________
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They are ____________ and ______________.
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
understanding the world
how our lives can be
improved
creative
curious
My invention is a type of _____________________
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Types of Inventions
plastic and garbage gathering device, labour-saving machine, energy-saving equipment, environmental protection device,
health-care tool
plastic and garbage
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
easy to use
gathering device
Use the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he / she has made.
Think about an invention you use a lot or have heard of and were impressed about.
Listen to the dialogue. Answer the questions.
1. Before the invention of the Internet, who mainly used computers
Scientists and other technical people.
2. Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet
TV, newspapers and books.
3. When did the Internet become widely used
The 1990s.
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors’ interests and qualities in general. Support your opinion with some examples.
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.
Group work:
Read each quote and discuss them with your partners. What can you learn from these quotes
Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.
―Dean Kamen
Because you need something (a problem) to cause a new solution (idea) and the way to materialize it is through new technology.
Why does an innovation need these three conditions to take place
I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.
—Mary Curie
The discovery of electricity, the discovery of penicillin, the discovery of the wheel.
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 invention of gun powder and the invention of the atomic bomb.
What are some examples that show how new discoveries were used for a bad purpose
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
―Steve Jobs
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.
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
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
― Stephen Hawking
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.
Why is it important to be able to adapt to change
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.
How does this quote apply to the speaker's life
Write a short paragraph about how your life would be different if there aren’t any inventions.
Homework