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课件网) Unit 3 Make it happen! Starting out 英语外研版八年级上册 Learning objectives 通过本节课的学习，学生能够： 1. 看视频，回答问题。了解远古时代的人和现代人的生活方式 的差异，认识到发明对人类生活的影响。 2. 准确识别教材中的4种发明，并谈论我们的生活因此发生的 改变。 3. 对比不同时代生活，体会发明对推动社会进步、改善人类生活 质量的重要作用。 重点 重点 Look and answer Can you name the inventions What are they used to do This is a telephone. It helps people to communicate with each other. This is an airplane. It helps people to travel long distances. This is a light bulb. It helps people to see in the dark. This is a camera. People can take photos and keep beautiful moments with it. Look and answer Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. What can you see in the picture 2. What do these stand for 3. What does the picture mean to you A light bulb. A ladder. A man with a computer. The light bulb could stand for the invention idea. The ladder could stand for the steps to make the idea come true. The man with the computer could stand for the person who makes it happen. It tells me that inventions start from a thought, and with action, they can change our lives. Brainstorm In what aspects have inventions changed our lives House. Travel. Health care. Entertainment. Work. Communication. Look and answer baseball Look at the picture and answer the question. Can you find some obvious differences between the two people Clothes are different. Hairstyles are different. There is a light on the right, but none on the left. Watch and answer Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What is daily life like in ancient times Living conditions: live in the wild; the father has to stand guard at night; a small fire to keep them warm Clothes: have simple clothes Food: The mother and children pick fruit from trees, and the father hunts for meat. Travel: go on foot Watch and answer Watch the video and answer the questions. 2. What is daily life like in modern times Living conditions: live in houses and have clocks to tell the time; at night, turn on the heater, turn off the lights, and lock the door Clothes: have lots of clothes to choose from Food: buy food from markets, and cook with gas or electricity Travel: ride a bicycle, take the bus, drive a car, or even fly Watch and answer Think and share What do you know about the differences between the lives of ancient people and ours What caused these differences How has modern life become compared with the past Watch and answer Think and share Ancient people lived simply. We now live in sturdy houses, buy diverse foods, use high-tech tools, and travel by fast vehicles like cars. These differences come from technology and pared to the past, modern life is far more convenient and comfortable. We have easier access to resources, advanced healthcare, and varied entertainment. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1. What are these inventions Compass Wo ... ...
