Unit1LivingwithtechnologyReading2Teachingaims:Studentswilllearntousesomeimportantphrasesandkeywords.Teachingprocedures:Step1Importantphrases•Theevolutionofvideoandsounddevices•shortlyafterwards•contributedtothedevelopmentofTV•wasveryprimitiveandhadmanydrawbacks•madeimportantbreakthroughsinthedevelopmentoftheTV•inthelate1920sandearly1930s•adoptmanyoftheprinciples•constructedthefirstcolourTV•regularcolourTVbroadcastsweredelayed•withinashorttime•SatellitesallowliveTVprogrammestobebroadcast•overvastdistances•makeTVaccessibletopeoplewholivefarawayfromcities•throughoutthecountrysideandtheremoteareas•asmallpercentageofpeople•benefitfromsatelliteTV•broadcastthesignals•madethefirstrecordingofahumanvoice•usedroundtubestorecordon•useddiscsasalternativetotubes•bewoundupbyhand•Timessurehavechanged!•employedsteeltapetorecordon•papertapealsotoreeasily•bythelate1960s•Soundandvideogoesdigital.•ThefirstCDsweremadeavailable.•withtheadaptationofdigitaltechnology•make…thingsofthepast•keeppacewith•foreseewhatthefuturewillbringStep2Keywords1.contribute(v.)1)togivemoney,help,ideasetctosomethingthatalotofotherpeoplearealsoinvolvedincontributeto/towardsCityemployeescannotcontributetopoliticalcampaigns.contributesth.to/towardssth.Thevolunteerscontributetheirowntimetotheproject.2)tohelptomakesomethinghappencontributetoAlcoholcontributesto100,000deathsayearintheUS.3)towritearticles,stories,poemsetcforanewspaperormagazinecontributetooneofseveralauthorscontributingtothebook2.adopt(v.)1)tostarttodealwithorthinkaboutsomethinginaparticularwayadoptanapproach/policy/attitudeetc.Thecourtswereaskedtoadoptamoreflexibleapproachtoyoungoffenders.2)totakesomeoneelse'schildintoyourhomeandlegallybecomeitsparentThecoupleareunabletohavechildrenoftheirown,buthopetoadoptagirl.3.delay(v.)1)towaituntilalatertimetodosomethingHedelayedhisdecisiononwhethertocallanelection.delaydoingsth.Bigcompaniesoftendelaypayingtheirbills.delaysth.untilsth.TheopeningofthissectionoftheroadisdelayeduntilSeptember.2)tomakesomeoneorsomethinglateseriously/badly/slightlyetcdelayedTheflightwasbadlydelayedbecauseoffog.4.accessible(adj.)1)easytoobtainoruseaccessibletotheneedforanefficienthealthservicethatisaccessibletoalleasily/readilyaccessibleComputersshouldbemadereadilyaccessibletoteachersandpupils.2)aplace,building,orobjectthatisaccessibleiseasytoreachorgetintoTheislandisonlyaccessiblebyboat.Thereisachurchwhichiseasilyaccessiblefrommyhome.3)someonewhoisaccessibleiseasytomeetandtalkto,eveniftheyareveryimportantorpowerfulIthinkthatyou'llfindshe'sveryaccessible.4)abook,poem,paintingetcthatisaccessibleiseasytounderstandandenjoyHewantshismusictobeaccessibletoeveryone.access(n.)1)therighttoenteraplace,usesomething,seesomeoneetcaccesstoAccesstothepapersisrestrictedtoseniormanagement.Catsshouldalwayshaveaccesstofresh,cleanwater.2)howeasyordifficultitisforpeopletoenterapublicbuilding,toreachaplace,ortalktosomeoneaccesstoahousewitheasyaccesstothesea3)tosucceedinenteringaplaceorinseeingsomeoneorsomethinggain/getaccess(tosth.)Thepolicemanagedtogainaccessthroughanupstairswindow.access(vt.)•tofindinformation,especiallyonacomputerUserscanaccesstheirvoicemailremotely.•5.wind(v.)(wound,wound)1)toturnortwistsomethingseveraltimesaroundsomethingelsewindsth.around/roundsth.Thehairisdividedintosectionsandwoundaroundheatedrods.2)to...
