译林牛津英语M7unit1 welcomereading.ppt

Unit1 Living with technology Welcome Reading There are many different people contributed to the development of TV. * Technology has seen some amazing developments in the last few decades. Can you give me some examples which are changed by technology in your life? Do TV sets look like exactly the same as old days? Q1: development of TV black-and-white TV colour TV LCD screen How do people listen to music? Q2: development of audio(音响) device Gramophone phonograph tape recorder walkman CD player MP3 MP4 How do people look up a word? Q3: development of dictionary Paper dictionary electronic dictionary books, calendar, addresses, phone numbers, clock, music, games… How do people keep in touch with friends and family members? Q4: development of communication letter/telegram telephone beeper cell phone development of computer desktop laptop Palm How have these inventions improved people’s lives? Personally / In my opinion…, I think these inventions For example, make people’s life become more colorful we can see many funny programmes and learn a lot of things through TV.” How much do you know about these electric devices? A B C (2’) Who is the inventor of the first color TV? A. Vladimir Zworykin B. Philo Farnsworth C. John Logie Baird C (3’) Who made the first recording of a human voice? A. Vladimir Zworykin B. Philo Farnsworth C. Thomas Edison C (4’) When and Where the first tape recorders were made? A. 1928; Germany B. 1925; USA C. 1929; UK A The evolution of video and sound devices Reading Fast Reading 1. Who developed the system used for most early TV broadcasts? 2. Who made the first recording of a human voice? 3. What were developed by the late 1960s? John Logie Baird. Thomas Edison. Portable cassette players and video recorders. Careful Reading 1 1995 1993 1982 1967 1962 1938 1929 1925 1887 The first recording of a human voice was made. 1877 Event Year 1929 1925 1887 The first recording of a human