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课件网) Unit 4 Inventions Focusing on culture& Cross-curricular connection&Project 阅读文化拓展与与跨学科项目化优质课 沪教版（2024）八年级 上 Learning objectives 1 Lead in Focusing culture 3 Cross-curricular connection Project 5 Summary Assessment 7 Homework 2 4 6 8 By the end of the lesson, I will be able to... 1 2 3 know something about the development of the steam engine. describe the steps of printing a book with movable type； know about more great inventions of ancient China； 00 Learning objectives https://www.21cnjy.com二一教育 Lead in 01 https://www.21cnjy.com二一教育 Watch and think. Lead in 01 What are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China movable type gunpowder compass papermaking https://www.21cnjy.com二一教育 The famous four great inventions of ancient China have had a huge impact on the whole world.Let's learn about one of them. Read the story about Jane’s encounter with a great inventor from ancient China. Focus on culture 02 Focus on culture 02 Movable type: a dream come true It was nearly ten o’clock at night. Jane was in bed. She was reading a book about the history of printing when she fell asleep. Suddenly, Jane found herself inside a big room. She could see an open fire and a big desk with lots of strange tools. There was a man by the desk, and he was working with clay. He was so busy that he didn’t notice her. fall asleep 入睡 work with clay 用粘土工作 Focus on culture 02 “Excuse me, what are you doing ” asked Jane. “I’m going to print a book, so I’m making type,” the man replied. “Type What is it Could you tell me more about it ” asked Jane. “Sure. First, I cut characters into pieces of clay. Then I bake them with fire to make them hard. These ones are ready now—look, each character is a single piece of type. I need to make thousands of these before I can print the book,” said the man. “Could you show me how to print with them ” asked Jane. 把字符刻在泥块上 用火烤它们 Focus on culture 02 “First, spread out a mixture of pine gum (松脂), wax and paper ash (灰) on a metal plate. Next, put each piece of type on the plate and fix them with a frame (框架). After that, heat it up so that the mixture will melt. Then press down on the clay characters with a board to make sure the surface is even. Finally, brush the characters with ink (油墨)—now, it’s ready to print,” he explained. heat ... up 加热 press v. （被）压 词汇变形：pressure n. 压力；压强；压迫 常见搭配：press down 压下 铺开 加热确保表面平整 Focus on culture 02 “Oh, you must be Bi Sheng (毕昇),” Jane said. “I learnt about you in the book. You invented movable type. You know what, the German craftsman (工匠) Gutenberg improved your invention and introduced metal movable type to Europe about 400 years later.” Bi Sheng smiled. At that moment, Jane woke up. It was only a dream ...! She looked at the book in her hands and smiled. Bi Sheng was a craftsman and engineer in the Song dynasty. Some ... ...
