课件30张PPT。Module 9
Great inventionsUnit 1
Will computers be used more than books in the future?compassgunpowderWhat are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China?Warming-upprintingpapermakingWho invented them?Common people invented compass.Ge Hong invented gunpowder in his practice of alchemy (炼金术). Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty invented movable type printing (活字印刷) in the 1040s.Cai Lun developed the paper-making technique in Han Dynasty. telephone television the steam engine
蒸汽机 automobile
汽车 the light bulb Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
PresentationWork in pairs.1. How have these inventions changed people’s lives?
2. Which one do you think is the most important?
3. What other important inventions can you think of? Tony wants to borrow his father’s camera and take some photos of the school dance and the basketball match. The photos will be shown in the school magazine. Tony’s dad lends the camera. He promises Tony to look after it.to the museumon the school visit on the school website Tony Dad Read the summary of the conversation. Underline the wrong information and correct it. borrows Find the sentences in the conversation which mean:Changing the subject, can I get the camera?
2. It is not a problem. I will use another memory card.
3. I will do what you tell me to do.Anyway, about the camera?OK. That can be fixed. I’ve got an empty memory card.Promise!Answer the questions. electronic fix instruction invention lend mail page website 1. How do you fix a camera if the memory card is full?
If my memory card is full, I will copy some pictures to my computer.3. How often do you send messages by mail?I send messages by mail every day.I need to read the instructions before I use a new machine or I meet some problems.2. When do you need to read the instructions?4. How many pages does this book have?This book has 162 pages.5. Which website do you often go to when
you get online?
6. What is an example of electronic
technology?I often go to www.yahoo.com when I get online.Camera is an example of electronic technology.7. When you lend something to someone, what do they have to do later?
8. What do you think is the most
important invention in human history?They should take good care of it before they give it back to me.I think fire is the most important invention in human history.1. They’ll be put up on the school website.
它们(照片)将被公布在学校的网站上。put up意为“张贴;公布;挂起”。e.g.You can put up the notice on the noticeboard.
你可以把通知贴在布告栏上。
We’ve put up some new curtains in the living room.
我们在客厅里挂了一些新窗帘。Language points2. Some were huge ones with thousands of pages.
有的书甚至有几千页厚。thousands?of?后接可数名词的复数形式,表示不确定的数字,意为“成千上万的;数以千计的”,不能和数词连用。e.g.Thousands of people lost their homes in the earthquake.
在地震中,成千上万的人失去了他们的家园。3. If you have to lend it to anyone, tell them to use it properly.
如果一定要借给其他人的话,你要告诉他们如何正确使用它。(1)lend作动词,意为“借给”,强调“借出”。常用短语lend?sb.?sth.相当于lend?sth.?to?sb.,意为“把某物借给某人”。e.g. Can?you?lend?me?your?bike??
=?Can?you?lend?your?bike?to?me??
你能把你的自行车借给我吗?(2)其反义词borrow意为“借;借用”,强调“借入”。常用短语为borrow sth. from sb./sp.,意思是“从某人/某地借来某物”。e.g.Can?I?borrow?a?book?from?the?library?at?
weekends??
我周末可以从图书馆借本书吗?练习:
— Peter, can you _______ twenty yuan ______ me? I want to buy a new pen.
— Of course.
A. lends; from B. borrow; to
C. borrow; from D. lend; toDTalk about the advantages of these inventions. email mobile phone TV washing machine— We can use email to send messages.
— Yes, we can use email to send messages quickly and cheaply.Work in pairs.Now describe how these inventions have influenced your life.
Email has great influence on my life…Ⅰ. 选择恰当的介词完成句子。
1. We were ______ a visit to the Science Museum then.
2. Alice agreed to lend her bike _______ me just now.
3. We can get lots of information _______ the Internet.
4. She wanted to borrow some money ______ me.ontofromfromExercisesⅡ. 用方框中合适词的正确形式填空。 powerful properly mainly mail full1. The theatre is ______. I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for the next show.
2. The President is the most _______ man in the country.
3. Make sure the job is done _______.
4. Her illness was caused _______ by worry and stress.
5. Did you get any _______ this morning?fullpowerfulproperlymainlymail1. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 2.
2. Search on the Internet and make a list of the advantages of books and the Internet.Homework