八上牛津版unit-4-invetions-Reading.pptVIP

* * * * * Reading(I) Great inventions Look at some pictures and tell me their English names. washing machine television air-conditioner rice cooker Can you say the two names of Four Great Inventions of Ancient China in the two videos in English? Enjoy videos compass gunpowder printing Four Great Inventions of Ancient China papermaking A1 Inventions change our way of life. Look at the photos below. Write the name of each invention in the blanks. computer light bulb paper telephone train wheel 2 3 _________ __________ ________ 5 6 _________ ___________ _________ paper light bulb train wheel telephone computer p50A Computers help us find information easily. … A2 How do these inventions help us in our daily lives? In groups, discuss this with your classmates. Look at the photos, the title, the introduction and the sub-headings of the article on page 51. Then answer the questions below. What three inventions will the article talk about? 2. Which invention do you think is the greatest invention? Why? The wheel, the telephone and the light bulb. I think it’s the wheel/the telephone/ the light bulb. Because… 1. When did people start to use wheels on carriages? A few thousand years ago. 2. Who invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876? Alexander Graham Bell.　 3. What did people use to see at night before the invention of the light bulb? Oil lamps, gas lamps or candles.　　　　　　　　　　　　 Please read the text and answer the following questions. 4. Which of the three things was invented first? ___________________________________ 5.What inventions did the wheel make possible? ___________________________________ ______________________ The wheel was invented first. It made the inventions of carriages, trains and cars possible. 6. How do mobile phones help people keep in touch with each