unit 3 Inventors and inventions-listening and speaking ppt课件（新人教版高中英语选修8）.ppt

Listening text GOOD DESIGN IS PRACTICAL Zhou Rui (ZR) made a phone call to Dr Smith (S), an engineer who works for James Dyson, a famous British inventor. Now Dr smith is ringing him back. E: Good. Well, you need at least a first degree in a subject related to technology or science. We’d need to look at your CV because we offer many kinds of jobs. S: Oh, that’s great! I have that. Thank you so much. E: Let me send you an application form and then we can go from there. I’ll ring you again when we get all your information. S: Thank you so much. Goodbye. E: Goodbye. * Unit 3 Using language-listening and speaking Train the students’ listening and speaking abilities. P26 2 Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear. Washing machine drum refrigerator bicycle carpet cleaner court 3. Listen again and make notes on James Dyson’s invention. object The problem James Dyson’s improvement Washing machine Washing machines at that time do not clean the clothes as well as by hand. He invented a machine using two drums which move in opposite directions. S: Hello. Can I speak to Zhou Rui, please? This is Dr Smith. ZR: Good morning, Dr Smith. How kind of you to ring me back! Would you mind if I asked you a few questions about James Dyson’s inventions? S: Not at all. I’d be happy to talk about our company and our founder, James Dyson. He’s an inventor who takes everyday products, like washing machines, and makes them work better. ZR: I see. why did he improve the washing machine? S: He found that clothes were not as clean from a washing machine as those washed by hand. ZR: Really? Is that true? S: Yes, because most machines have one large drum and the clothes go round and round in it. ZR: So what did he do to improve that? S: This is the clever part. James Dyson invented a system with two drums in the same machine. Together they are the same size as the old drum, but they work differently. One drum goes in one direction and the other goes in