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课件网) Unit 7 Invention & Innovation Culture Understanding & Group Work CONTENT Warming up 热身 Culture Understanding 文化理解 Group Work 小组活动 Homework 作业 Culture Understanding There have been many great inventions that change the way we live and allow us to do things we have never dreamed of. The first great invention was the wheel. This invention made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances. The four great inventions of ancient China greatly promoted（促进） the development of our economy, politics and culture at that time and fundamentally（根本地）advanced world civilization as well. Great Inventions Change the World Culture Understanding In the 19th century, many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera and the light bulb. There were more great inventions in the early 20th century, such as the plane, and the movie with sound（有声电影）. Nylon（尼龙） came out in the 1930s and changed the kind of clothes people wear. Starting from the second half of the 20th century, man began looking for ways to go into space. Many countries, including the United States and China, have made their steps into space, too. Great Inventions Change the World Language point analysis 1.promote vt.促进；增进 e.g:The talks will help promote understanding between the two countries. 这些会谈将有助于增进两国间的了解。 Language point analysis 2.fundamentally adv.基本上；根本上 e.g.Your answer is fundamentally correct, although the details are not always right. 你的答案基本上正确，尽管细节并不全对。 Language point analysis 3.movie with sound 有声电影 e.g.When did movie with sound be invented 有声电影发明于什么时候 4.nylon n.尼龙；尼龙线 e.g. Europe's largest producer of nylon is based in Belgium. 欧洲最大的尼龙制造商总部设在比利时。 Language point analysis Language point analysis 5.the second half of the 20th century 20世纪下半叶 e.g.Great changes have taken place in the world in the second half of the 20th century. 20世纪下半叶世界发生了很大的变化。 Great Inventions Change the World What encouraged people to make inventions need，desire，curiousness... Analyse the text: 01 wheel The four great inventions of ancient China in the 19th century the camera and the light bulb 02 03 04 05 06 in the early 20th the plane and the movie with sound the second half of the 20th century go into space in the1930s nylon Group Work 阅读下列新产品的信息，将关键信息填入下列表格中。 Robot waiters are set to serve in the smart restaurant. They can help in different ways such as greeting, ordering, as well as food delivering and checking out. The nursing robot is designed to provide better health service for elderly people who live alone. The elderly can give voice commands to operate the robot for going out, dish washing and playing music, etc. The floor-sweeping robot can mop the floor and clean the carpet. It’s perfect for families with pets because the robot can pick up pet hair and remove i ... ...
