牛津译林版高中英语选修7Unit 1“Living with technology”（Period Two）课件1.pptVIP

Unit 1 Living with technology * * The evolution of video and sound devices Reading: When did regular public TV broadcasting begin around the world? It began on 11 May 1923 in New York and in London on 20 August 1929. What is WebTV? It is the TV set combined with the World Wide Web. What was invented in 1954? The cassette recorder was invented in 1954. 1925 1928 Shortly after 1928 1929 1951 By 1967 Vladimir Zworykin; Philo Farnsworth; John Logie Baird The first wireless TV transmissions The first long-distance TV broadcast Regular public broadcasting The first colour TV Colour broadcasts began in the USA Most broadcasts … more colour TV sets… Early history of TV Satellites were used to broadcast TV in 1962. The modern age: Cable TV Satellite TV Digital TV Web TV Began in 1948 in the USA, but it took 50 years… Why superior to? When standards? How many channels? By 2004 It allows…with clearer pictures. In 1989 200 Digital signals were being received by 55 percent of… When? How ? What ? In 1996, WebTV set-top boxes Combine the TV sets with WWW Play along with game shows, respond to…and chat to… Thomas Edison America (1847——1931) electric bulb recorder Early history of audio devices Who made the first recording of a human voice? When was the first recorder player invented? How did it work? Tape recorders and players 1931 1948 1954 1979 1986 Thomas Edison, in 1877. In 1887 by Emile Berliner. Be wound up by hand. A German company made the first tape recorder Three American scientists…and two young Japanese engineers… Cassette recorders The walkman was …popular Walkman was added to… Sound goes digital CD MD MP3 1982 1986 1988 The first CDs Discman was born. Demand more CDs Small, easy to carry, record music 1987started in Germany, Become popular since 1999 Music websites have sprung up Reading strategy: understanding subtitles Subtitles appear after titles and give you more information about the text than the titles. They can show you ho