Unit18InventionsPeriodOneListeningandspeakingI.Teachingaims1.Talkaboutsometopicsaboutinventionsandpractisesupportinganopinion.2.Learnandmastersomeusefulwordsandexpressions.Keywordsandphrases1.edible;flavour;laptop;vest;inflatable;heel;patent;petrol2.throwaway;haveasnack;betiredof;let…out;takeeverystep;environmentallyfriendly;applyforapatentforsth;thepatentofficerUsefulexpressions1.Thisinventioncanhelppeople…2.Thisisanewwayof…3.Whatdoesitlooklike?4.Howdoesitwork?5.Whatisitmadeof?6.Thisnewinventionwillmakeitpossibleforpeopleto…7.Howwouldpeopleuseit?II.TeachingproceduresActivity1.AbriefintroductiontoInventionsToday’stopicisinvention.Whenwespeakofinvention,wecan’thelpthinkingofthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Whatarethey?Meanwhile,withthedevelopmentofsciencemoreinventionshavecomeabout.Theseinventionsarewonderful.Nowwhatinventiondoyouthinkisthemostuseful?Why?However,someinventionsaresocommonthatweoftenforgethowwonderfultheyare.Forexample,zippersareveryuseful,buttheyareforgotten.Almostnoneofusknowwhoinventedthem.Doyouthinkso?Doyouthinkitisimportanttoknowhowthingswereinvented?Ifyouwanttoinventsomething,youneedtotrainyourselftohavecreativethinkingtothinkabouttheminadifferentwaybasedonthepresentthings.Nowlet’sdosomeriddlestoseehowcleveryouare?1)WhatisitthatAdamhasnoneEvehastwoandeveryonehasthree?2)Whatisitthatthedeadeatandthatthelivingwoulddieiftheyate?3)Whatisitthatyouuseyourheadtoyourtoesandthemoreitworksthethinneritgets?4)Whatisitthatisnotanairplanebutmovesthroughtheskynotariverbutisfullof用心爱心专心water?Activity2.Takethequizonp57andseehowmuchthestudentsknow.Suggestedanswers:1)Electricshoes.Youneverneedtobuybatteries.2)Edible.3)Anose-topcomputerfitscomfortablyonyournose.Usethekeyboardvestwhenyouwanttotypesomething.4)Abikethatisfilledwithair.Itcanbefoldedupandputinabag.Activity3.Pre-listeningDiscussion:Whichoftheseinventionsdoyouthinkwouldbeuseful?Why?Hintsforreference:1.Isthereanythingyouwouldliketoinvent?Ifso,whatandwhy?2.Ithink…/…wouldbethemostusefulinventionbecausebyusing…/wecan…Activity4.ListeningpracticeFinishExercises1&2onp58.Activity5.PairworkYou’veknownhowtoapplyforapatent.NowyouareinapatentofficeLet’splayagame.Eachofyouwillbegivenarolecard.Workingroupoffive:fourinventorsandonepatentofficer.Eachinventorshouldexplainhowtheinventionworksandwhyitisuseful.Thepatentofficershouldaskquestionsanddecideifeachinventionisagoodideaornot.Andusetheusefulexpressionsatthebottomofthispage.Someusefulexpressionsforthepatentofficer:I’mmuchimpressedby…;Ithinkyourinventionis…;That’sreallyagoodidea…;I’mafraiditmightnot…;I’msorry,butIcan’tgiveyouapatentfor…;Ithinkyoucanhavethepatentfor…Activity6.DiscussionSupposeyouhaveanideaforanewGuinnessworldrecordandwanttoshareitwithyourpartner.Homework:1.Previewwordsandexpressionsinthisunit.2.PreviewREADINGonp59-p60.用心爱心专心
