Unit 8 New ideas and inventionsSection oneStep I
Study the new words
Step II
ReadingRead through the whole text and let them do the following simple questions decide T or F
These ancient alchemists made the first explosives
The ancient Chinese realized that the mixture could be used on something different at once
At first the Chinese used new material to make the fireworks
Bacon got credit for making the black powder because he used his invention
Alfred Nobel left his money for prize after he died
Read the text more carefully and then find out the following phases:1
burst into 2
burn down 3
be pleased with 4
over and over 5
look into 6
put one’s mind 7
speed up 8
be connected to 9
stay in shape 10
take in 11
break off 12
so farStep III
Practice1
Translate the fo