(
课件网) Unit 12 Innovation Topic Talk By the end of the period, you will be able to: 1. talk about innovations and discoveries; 2. listen for general understanding; 3. listen for specific information and understand words in context. Name the four ancient Chinese inventions Printing Paper-making Gunpowder The compass Lead-in Listen to Dialogue 1. Pair work What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life What are the inventions you cannot live without Why Pre-listening Healthy and Well-being Vitamin tablets _____... Entertainment and Communication The Internet _____ ... Travel and Transport Aeroplanes _____... Example The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication. I think Dr Yuan Longping’s hybrid rice is an important invention, because it helps ease the world’s hunger problem. In my opinion, the aeroplane is really of great significance, because it can take us wherever we want to go in a very short time. Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer. 1. What is the Susan Li A. She is a young student. B. She is a young inventor. C. She is a young professor. 2. What is the function of her invention A. It can clean plastic and garbage on the ground. B. It can be used in the ocean. C. It can help solve water pollution. 3. What is the disadvantage of her invention A. It is easy to use. B. It is very expensive. C. It can be put into operation soon. √ √ √ While-listening Task 2: Listen again and answer the questions. 1.What characteristics does Susan Li think inventors have 2.What do we know about Susan Li’s invention 1.What characteristics does Susan Li think inventors have ▲Inventors are interested in _____ _____and_____. ▲They are _____and _____. ▲They always think _____. understanding how our lives can be improved creative curious outside the box the world Check your answers 2.What do we know about Susan Li’s invention ▲Her invention is a type of _____ _____. ▲The biggest advantage is that it is ____ _____. ▲However, it is _____to produce at the moment. plastic and to use expensive garbage gathering device easy Check your answers Listen to Dialogue 2. 1. What are the speakers doing A. They are talking about computers. B. They are doing a school project. C. They are chatting with friends. 2. What is the relationship between them A. Classmates. B. Teachers and students. C. Friends. 3. When did the Internet become widely used In the 1960s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the 1990s. Before listening, look through the following questions and get the key information. Pre-listening Task 1: Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer. 1. What are the speakers doing A. They are talking about computers. B. They are doing a school project. C. They are chatting with friends. 2. What is the relationship between them A. Classmates. B. Teachers and students. C. Friends. 3. Whe ... ...
