课件47张PPT。Book8 Unit3 Listeningfzgjw@21cn.comListening on page 26Listening on page 62Listening on page 67texttexttext Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on a living British inventor called James Dyson. So he telephoned Dyson’s company in England to interview one of its engineers about the great man’s ideas. Situation 1. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear.□ washing machine □ drum
□ refrigerator □ court
□ carpet cleaner □ bicycle√√√√Washing machines at that time do not clean the clothes as well as by hand.He invented a machine using two half drums which move in opposite directions. 2. Listen again and make notes on James Dyson’s invention.Listening textGOOD DESIGN IS PRACTICAL
Zhou Rui is making a telephone call to an engineer who works for Janes Dyson, a famous British inventor. DS: Hello. Can I speak to Zhou Rui, please? This is Dr Smith.
ZR: Gook morning, Dr Smith. How kind of you to ring me back? Do you think you can accept my phone interview now? I’m very interested in James Dyson’s inventions and ideas. DS: Sure. I’m happy to speak about our company and its founder, James Dyson. He is not an inventor who makes something entirely new. He takes everyday products, like washing machines, and makes them work better. ZR: I see. How did he improve the washing machine?
DS: He found that clothes were not as clean from a washing machine as those washed by hand.
ZR: Really? Is that true? DS: Yes, because most machines had one large drum and the clothes went round and round in it.
ZR: So what can you do to improve that?
DS: This is the clever part. James Dyson invented a system with two drums in the same machine. Together they are the same size as the old drum but work differently. One drum goes in one direction and the other goes in the other. So it’s more like hand-washing and the clothes come out cleaner.
ZR: Was it easy to design? DS: No. It took many working models before Mr Dyson was content with the result.
ZR: How long did it take him?
DS: I’m not sure. But I know that when he invented a new carpet cleaner it took five years to design and over 5,000 tests before he was satisfied. ZR: Wow! I didn’t realize it took so long.
DS: Oh, there are more problems even after you get the patent. For example, during the early years James Dyson found that a large company making carpet cleaners in America was copying his ideas. He had to go to the court to protect his invention.
ZR: I hope he won.
DS: Yes, in the end that company had to pay us a lot of money because they had used our ideas illegally. It was an important day for us. ZR: What new ideas does James Dyson have?
DS: I’m sorry but you’ll just have to wait and see!
ZR: Thank you and I’m afraid I shall have to ring off now. Goodbye.
DS: Goodbye.Listening on Page 62Read these questions before listening and discuss them in pairs.1. What functions are already included on a mobile phone?
2. Which ones do you find useful?
3. What else do you expect a mobile phone to do for you?□ a mobile that “think”
□ a mobile that spends your money
□ a mobile that can teach you English
□ a mobile that chooses your holiday Listen to the tape and tick the descriptions you have heard.□ a mobile that makes tea
□ a mobile that is a computer
□ a mobile that wakes you up
□ a mobile that orders your foodListen to the tape again and answer these questions. Which mobile does Mary think she will buy and why?
Mary wants to buy the mobile that turns itself on when it receives important calls. She missed three yesterday when her mobile was switched/turned off.2. What extra applications do mobiles have now?
Mobiles can take photographs and act as a computer now.3. What extra applications will they have with the 3-G mobiles?
They will be able to monitor how you use your phone. They will book holidays, choose the airline, hotel and an appropriate place to stay. They will authorize paying for them too.4. Why is Mary worried?
Mary is worried because it might spend her money.5. What advantages do the 3G mobiles offer?
The advantages are that it helps people who are busy at work to order goods at the cheapest price or book holidays, air tickets, etc.
6. What do you think might go wrong?Listening textWHICH ONE SHOULD I CHOOSE?
Mary Brown is asking her friend,
Zhang Jie, for advice.
MB: Hallo, is that Zhang Jie? This is Mary. I’m thinking of buying a new mobile phone. What do you suggest?ZJ: Hallo Mary. I’m happy to help. It’s lucky you could get through. I’ve been having some trouble with the line and I keep getting cut off. If the line goes dead, ring me back immediately on my mobile and it should be OK. Now what do you want your mobile to do?MB: Well, I’ve heard about mobiles that are computers and can take photographs as well. Do you think they’re a good idea?
ZJ: Mmm. Yes, they’re useful. I can use the Internet even when I’m on the train.MB: So you suggest one like that then?
ZJ: Not necessarily. It seems there’ll be some new mobile phones coming on the market next year. They’re going to be even more powerful than the ones on the market now.MB: What are they going to do?
ZJ: Oh, you’ve no idea what they’re planning! These new phones will be able to organize your life. They’re called 3G phones because they’re the third generation of mobile phones. They “think” for you.MB: How can they do that?
ZJ: Well, they’ll be able to monitor how you use your phone. When you plan a holiday, the phone will know which airline you like to fly with, and will book the seats and the hotel. Then it’ll pay for you.MB: Wow! I’m not sure I’d be happy with that! I don’t like the idea of a machine spending my money.
ZJ: Well, many businesses already use mobile phones to buy goods. They leave them to order goods when they are at their cheapest.MB: Do they really? Well, I never! What I need is a mobile to stop me missing important calls. I missed three yesterday because my mobile was switched off.ZJ: You can have that too. There’s a new mobile coming out soon that will turn itself on when important calls come through.MB: Are you sure? If that’s the case, that’s the one for me! Thank you, Zhang Jie, I think I’ll wait for that one. Goodbye.
ZJ: Goodbye.Listening on Page 67 Listen to the tape and decide if you agree with the people on the tape. What do you think it was? Fill in the chart below with the ideas of the two girls and then make your own suggestions.a roundabout has four wheels and a floor
wheels go forwards and backwards, not round and roundcan move, big enough to carry a family no room to sleep in it, not easy to park at nightthe appearancemade of metal and not clotha caravan a tentI think Leonardo designed an ________ because __________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________early car the picture seems to show a vehicle that can move backwards and forwards, has four wheels and can take people for a ride. It does not have beds or room for beds, so it cannot be a caravan. It is made of metal so it cannot be a tent. It does not go round and round so it cannot be a roundabout.WHAT CAN IT BE?Ellie smith is discussing with one of her friends Tang Ling, what this invention by Leonardo might be. Listening text ES: Look at this drawings! What do you think this is supposed to be?
TL: I don’t know! It doesn’t say, but let’s see if we can work out what it is.
ES: OK. Now let’s see. It looks a bit like a tent but has four wheels underneath.TL: You’re right but when you look at the second picture with the wheels you can see that it had a floor to stand on and wheels below that. Do you think it was a roundabout for children?ES: Good thinking. But the way that he placed the wheels shows that it must have been for going forwards and backwards, not round and round. No, I don’t think it was a roundabout.
TL: Let’s look at it again. Do you think it’s made of metal?
The wheels seem to have handles to move them.ES: In that case it must have been large enough for more than one person. You would have needed four people—one to move each wheel. So it cannot be a tent as that is made of cloth.TL: Yes, I think you’re right.
ES: It also seems to have something like sticks coming out of the body Do you think they are for decoration?
TL: Perhaps. That is possible as we know Leonardo was an artist.ES: Yes and if that were the case, perhaps it was for fun for the family. It could carry four people to move the wheels and then another one or two children to help. Maybe six altogether.
TL: Wow! So it must have been made of metal. Nothing else could carry all that weight.ES: True! The wheels must be made of wood or metal.
TL: Do you think it’s a caravan?
ES: Yes, that makes sense. It would be big enough but there doesn’t seem to be any room to sleep in it. And it wouldn’t be very easy to park for the night. So perhaps it was an early car?TL: Well, let’s look in the guidebook. Oh no—it seems you’re not correct.
ES: Gracious. So what on earth can it be?
TL: Think again about Leonardo’s life. Can’t you guess?
