Unit4theinventionofthemicrowaveoven汇编.pptx

Unit 4 Reading and Writing 2 Passage B The Invention of the Microwave Oven Lead in a microwave oven Percy Spencer Fast reading When was the microwave oven invented? In 1946. Careful reading Sum up the important events in the invention of the microwave oven,using the clues on the left. chocolate bar popcorn kernels egg metal box Clues Events It started to melt when it got too close to an electronic tube. Popcorn was popping out over the lab floor when placed near the elecctronic tube. It started to shake and in the end exploded and splashed all over spencers colleagues face. The microwave oven was invented. Careful reading Read the passage again and choose the best answer. 1. Spencers chocolate bar started to melt when it was_____________ . a.near an electronic oven b.far away from an electronic tube c. near an electronic tube 2. What event confirmed Spencer that microwave energy could cook food quickly? a. The exploding egg. b. The popcorn kernels. c. The colleague. 3.What did Spencer feed into the mmetal box besides food? a. High pressure. b. An electromagnetic field. c. Microwave power. 4.What happened when food was placed in the box and microwave energy was fed in ? a.The temperature of the food rose. b.The temperature of the food remained the same. c.The temperature of the food dropped. New words and expressions 1.genergate 2.high-frequency 3.melt 4.engineer 5.curious 6.rise(rose,risen) 7.explode(explosion) 8.light(lighted/lit,lighted/lit) 9.scientific 10.concusion 11.exposure 12.thus 13.practical 14.domestic 15.feed (fed,fed) New words and expressions 1.have no idea 2.get close to 3.pop out 4.be joined by.... 5.light up 6.work on 7.large quantities of 8.come on the market 1.不知道 2.靠近 3.喷出 4.和......一道 5.闪亮，发光 6.从事 7.大量的 8.面市，上市 1.Intrigued,Spencer placed popcorn kernels near the electronic tube,soon popcorn was popping out over the lab floor