Unit 1 Living with technology Reading(1)课件（26张）

课件26张PPT。Unit 1
Living with technology
Reading
The evolution of video and sound devices
ReadingWhat are they?TV setsLeading-in:What does the TV in your home look like?
How big is it? Is it in color or in black and white?
What audio devices do you choose to enjoy music?
What functions else do you need in an audio device besides playing music?Do you want to know more
about TV and audio devices? Let's know more
about theseFast readingRead the text quickly and answer the
following questions:Who made the first recording of a human voice?
Who developed the system used for most early TV broadcasts?
What were developed in the late 1960s? 1. When did regular public TV
broadcasting begin around the world?
It began on 11 May 1928 in New York
and in London on 20 August 1929.
2. What is satelite TV?
Satellites allow live TV to be broadcast over vast distances, with everyone receiving the same broadcast at the same time. 3. What was available in 1982?
The the first CDs were made available. Scan the text and choose the best answers.
1．When and where were the first public TV broadcasts made?
A．In 1925 in the USA.　 B．In 1925 in the UK. C．In 1928 in the UK. D．In 1928 in the USA.
答案：A2．Satellites were used to broadcast TV beginning ________.
A．In 1967 B．In 1962
C．In 1951 D．In 1938
答案：B
3．Who made the first recording of a human voice?
A．Emile Berliner B．Thomas Edison
C．John Logie Baird D．Farnsworth
答案：B4．What are CDs often used for?
A．Copying sound.　　　　 B．Communication.
C．Storing and playing music.
D．Broadcasting.
答案：C Detailed readingColour TV became popular within just a few years after it was invented. ( )
Until 1972, most people used black-and-white TV. ( )
People without satellite dishes do not benefit at all from satellite TV broadcasts. ( )
Some of the first tape recorders used plastic tape to record on. ( )FFFTReading5. Records and cassettes do not offer as good a sound quality as CDs. ( )
6. New technology will soon make many of the things talked about in the article out of date. ( )
TTFirst recording of a human voice was made.The modern record player was born. Reading(PartC2):The first public TV broadcasts
were made .Regular public broadcasting first beginning in London .The first colour TV programme was
broadcast. Satellites began to be used to
broadcast TV.Regular colour TV broadcasts were
began in the UK . First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available. The VCD was born . the DVD was invented . 3.Read the text again and fill in the form below.
The evolution of video and sound devicescontributionshelpconstructBroadcastingliveaccessalternativescopyingstandardforeseeheadings appear after titles and give
your more information about the text.
They can show you how a text is
organized.
You may not need to read the whole
text if you can find what you are
looking for under one or two
Headings (subtitles).Reading Strategy:If you could own only one electronic device, what would you choose? Why?
More and more people are using computers for information and entertainment. Do you think
we still need books and TVs
in the future? Why or why
not?DiscussionWhat are some possible disadvantages of having a lot of technology in our lives?Homework1. Read the text and underline the important phrases in it.
2. Read the article in Part A on page 100 and in Part B on page 104 of the Work.