新目标九年级英语unit9课件.ppt

Look at the things. In what order Do you think they were invented? * Section A Guessing: What is it? Guessing: What is it? Guessing: What is it? Microwave oven It is used for cooking and heating food (加热) What is it used for? It is used for counting. calculator What are they used for? They are used for giving light. light bulbs 1a 1b Listen and match the inventions with the dates. a b e d c 1876 1885 1927 1971 1976 d a b e c Girl: Life must have been difficult when you were a kid. Woman: Oh, not really. Why do you say that? Girl: Well, you didn’t have many modern inventions. Like, you probably didn’t have a telephone, right? Woman: Of course we did! How old do you think I am? The telephone was invented in 1876. tapescripts Girl: How about cars? I bet cars weren’t invented yet. Woman: Sure they were. Cars were invented in 1885. My family had a car. I think you need to take a history class, Alice. Girl: Ha, ha! Well, did you have a TV? Woman: No, we didn’t. The TV was invented around 1927, I think. Some friends of mine had one. But in those days, tapescripts TVs were really expensive, and we couldn’t afford one. Girl: And I bet you didn’t have calculators and computers and stuff. That’s something I do know. We learned in school that hand-held calculator were invented in 1971 and personal computers were invented in 1976. Woman: You’re right. I didn’t have those things when I was young. But I do now! tapescripts 1876 1885 1927 1971 1976 When was the car invented? It was invented in 1885. Group work: Making copies Chinese Tang Dynasty 朝代 Printing Be used for Who When What alarm clock It’s an annoying invention. Because it wakes me up when I’m sleeping. I think computer is the most helpful invention. Because it helps me search the information that I need. A survey: What do you think is the most helpful/annoying inventions? why Annoying inventions Why Helpful inventions Name Useful exp