ListeningandeverydayEnglish分析.ppt

Paper was a very important invention because it was cheap and people could afford to buy it. Before that time, writers had used expensive materials such as silk. The invention was immediately successful. However, paper didn’t spread to other countries for another 500 year. It was not until 1454 that the first book was printed in Europe. The first time that we hear of a real toothbrush is in a Chinese book of 1498 AD. This toothbrush could clean teeth quickly and well. The toothbrush only reached Europe in the seventeenth century, when it quickly became very popular. 2. A: The Chinese are very clever people. _________________, they’re much better at math than most westerners. B: I agree. A Chinese friend of mine explained a difficult maths problem to me, and __________________ I understand. * Listening and Everyday English 1. Grasp the main idea of the passage. 2. Review the vocabulary in module 5. Teaching Aims Work in pairs. You will hear a passage about important Chinese invention. Decide which words you think you will hear. afford bark chemist clock contribution copy discovery farmer invent invention leaf leather material monk paper print printing silk soft spread toothbrush 5. toothbrush 4. printing 3. paper 2. clock 1. silk Date of invention Invention 3200 BC 1092 AD 105 AD 868 AD 1498 AD Listen to the passage in which five important inventions are described. Match the dates with the invention. 1. The Chinese did not tell other countries ________________. 2. However, we do know that in 1092AD he invented _______________. 3. However, paper didn’t spread to other countries __________________. how silk was made the fist real clock for another 500 years Listen again and complete these sentences. 4. In 1041AD,a chemist called Bi Sheng invented _______________________ ______. 5. This toothbrush could _________ _______________. a type of print that could move clean