Unit 6 When was it invented Section A 1课件 （新版）人教新目标版.ppt

Which invention are you familiar with? Talk about it with your partner. 10 Most Important Inventions throughout History The Computer The Internet Electricity The Wheel Telephone The Light Bulb Flight Car Penicillin Nuclear Energy 1. invent v. 发明 指经过认识和实践创造出前所未有的事物。 Edison invented the light bulb. 爱迪生发明了电灯泡。 invention和inventor都是名词, 前者意为“发明”, 后者意为“发明家”。 Language points discover, invent和find都是动词, 它们的词义相近, 但是有区别: ★discover意为“发现”, 指发现某种本来存在,但以前未被发现或未为人所知的事物或现象。 The lost bike was discovered at the bus stop. 丢了的自行车在公共汽车站那儿找到了。 ???? Later I discovered that he was so kind.???? 后来我才发现他那么善良。 知识链接 ★invent 意为“发明”, 指发明以前不存在的东西。 ??? Do you know who invented the computer? ???? 你知道谁发明的电脑吗？ ★find 意为“找到, 发现”, 指偶然发现或几乎没有困难地发现。 ???? I found some old photos in that drawer.???? 我在那个抽屉里发现了一些旧照片。 1). Edison _________ the electric lamp. 2). I lost my necklace last night. I haven’t ________ it. 3). Who ___________ America first? invented found discovered 4). The telephone _______ in 1876. A. invented B. was invented C. was found D. was discovered 【点拨】句意：电话是1876年发明的。invent “发明”，且telephone与invent 之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态。故选B。 2. be used for ... 被用来…… 是由“use sth. for sth. / doing sth.”结构转变而来, 介词for在这里表示用途或作用, 后面可以接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。 This machine can be used for cutting grass. 这个机器可以被用来割草。 ★ be used as意为“被用作……，被作为……使用” English is used as a foreign language in China. ★ be used by意为“被……使用” Rubbers are often used by students to correct mistakes. 知识链接 English is widely used _______ many people around the world _______ a second language. A. by；for B. by; as C. as；for D. for；as 【点拨】句意：英语被世界各地的许多人作为第二语言广泛使用。by 意为“被；由……”，用于被动语态中，后跟动作的执行者；as作介词，意为“当作”。故选B。 * Section A Period 1 ( 1a—2d ) Do you know the following inventions? When were they invented? paper 105 A. D. printing 1041-1045 It was invented … compass 11th Century gunpowder 9th Century It was i