M7U1_Welcome to the unit Reading.ppt

Warming up Can you make a list of the electrical appliances(电器) and electronic devices(电子设备) you have at home? electrical appliances (电器) : A machine, usually one that is electrical, that is used for doing jobs in the home, such as washing clothes or cooking Washing machines Microwave ovens. electronic devices (电子设备) : a small piece of equipment, especially advanced electronic equipment CD players Mobile phones Microwave ovens Refrigerators TV sets Air conditioners Washing machines Vacuum cleaners Dishwasher Computers CD players Mobile phones Digital camera Electronic dictionaries … audio devices Which do you think is the most useful? Why? Lead-in Where is this piece of writing taken from? What is it about? True or False 1. Some of the first tape recorders used plastic tape(塑料的磁带) to record on（录音）. 2. New technology will soon make many of the things discussed in the text out of date. 1. foresaw 2. drawbacks 3. constructed 4. delayed 5. percentage 6. receiver 7. Eventually 不久以后 为……做贡献 做出重大突破 黑白电视 对……可用的 从……受益 shortly afterwards contribute to sth. make important breakthroughs black-and-white TVs be accessible to sb. benefit from sth. 第一次录制声音 被手动上发条 放唱片 随着数字科技的发展 与……齐步，跟上 make the first recording be wound up by hand play records with the development of digital technology keep pace with Understanding difficult sentences 1. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after, first beginning on 11 May 1928 in New York. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after. Regular public broadcasting first ____ on 11 May 1928 in New York. 4. … adopt many of the principles first discovered by Fransworth. …adopt many of the principles ____ ____ ____ ____by Fransworth. 5. … and so satellite dishes can often be seen distributed throughout the countryside and the remote areas. … and so you can often see ____ ____ ____ throughout the countryside and the remote areas. Language points Homework 1. Read the passage. 2. Write