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课件网) Innovation Writing Workshop Unit 12 Pre-class task Search online for some information about an inventor and his / her invention that you find amazing. Take notes based on the following questions: Where and when was the inventor born Which of his / her inventions do you find amazing How was the invention made What influence has this invention had on society Warming-up Activity 1: Think and share Warming-up What invention do you think has changed the course of human history Why Activity 2: Complete the quiz What do you know about the invention of steam engine 1. Who is considered the father of the steam engine James Watt. Richard Trevithick Thomas Newcomen. George Stephenson. 2. What was the main purpose of early steam engines Transportation. Powering factories. Heating homes. Pumping water from mines. 3. The steam engine helped to launch what major event in world history. The French Revolution. The Industrial Revolution. The discovery of America. The Civil War. Warming-up Pre-writing Activity 2: Read and answer 1. Who was James Watt 2. What did he improve 3. How did he make the improvement 4. What contribution did he make to human history 1. Who was James Watt James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scotland in 1736. 2. What did he improve He developed and made a great improvement on the Newcomen steam engine, which was commonly used at the time. 3. How did he make the improvement He watched a kettle boiling water and thought deeply about what was happening. He reflected further on the process. Later he began to experiment with steam and eventually developed the steam engine. 4. What contribution did he make to human history His invention changed the course of human history. Steam engines helped to power factories that started the Industrial Revolution. Pre-writing Activity 3: Read for the structure Read and mark the following parts in the essay. a. The influence of the invention b. The inspiration of the invention and the inventor’s research c. The inventor and the invention The inventor and the invention The inspiration of the invention and the inventor’s research The influence of the invention Pre-writing Activity 4: Read, analyze and think Para. 1 James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scotland in 1736. As a child, he was gifted in the areas of maths and science. 1. What information is included in this paragraph James Watt’s profession, birth time, birth place and his early life. 2. What other information can be included in this part The inventor’s personality, social status, family, educational background, appearance... Pre-writing Para. 2 One day when he was 12 years old, he was sitting in his family kitchen watching a kettle boiling water. As the water boiled, the steam made the top of the kettle bounce up and down. He thought deeply about what was happening, as steam was only water but seemed to be powerful enough t ... ...
