(
课件网) Unit 12 UNIT 12 INNOVATION To talk about inventions and discoveries To listen for general understanding To listen for specific information and understand words in context To write a short paragraph about inventors To discuss quotes on inventors ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ① discovery Look at the pictures below, discuss which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries, then tell us the reason. Isaac Newton was looking at the falling apple and an idea came into his mind: the power of gravity. ⑥ ① ③ ④ ⑤ ② invention George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time. ⑥ ① ② ④ ⑤ Marie Curie and her husband _____ the new chemistry elements — Polonium (钋) and Radium (镭). discovered ③ ① ② ③ ⑤ ④ Zhang Heng _____ the first seismograph(地震仪) — the earliest instrument to tell people where earthquakes happened. invented ⑥ ⑥ ① ② ③ ④ This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land (amphibious car). When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat. invention ⑤ ① ② ④ ⑤ ⑥ ③ Francis Crick and James Watson were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix双螺旋). This work led directly to the human genome project (人类基因工程) in 2003, which _____ the structure of DNA. discovered things that already exist in nature and people find out about them things people created Please explain the difference between Discoveries and Inventions. Discoveries Inventions What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life What are the inventions you cannot live without Why Health and Well-being Penicillin … Vitamin tablets Entertainment and Communication Mobile phone … The Internet Travel and Transport High-speed rail … Aeroplanes The Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication. Read the Text Builder carefully. Then listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear. You will listen to an inventor talking about her latest invention. Innovation Inventors are interested in _____ and _____ _____. They are _____ and _____. Inventor's Interests and Qualities solving problems, improving the well-being of human life, discovering the mysteries of the universe, understanding the world how our lives can be improved creative, curious, smart, persistent, hardworking, gifted understanding the world how our lives can be improved creative curious My invention is a type of _____ _____. Types of Inventions plastic and garbage gathering device, labour-saving machine, energy-saving equipment, environmental protection device, health-care tool plastic and garbage The biggest advantage is that it is _____. Advantages of Inventions cheap to produce easy to use light, s ... ...
