1、 Module 7 Unit 1 living with technology Word PowerA guessing gameA household appliance that can be stationed on the wall and can make our room warm in winter and cool in summer. What is it? ( )An air-conditioner A usually automatic machine for washing clothes and linens. What is it? ( )A washing mac

2、hine An electrical appliance that cleans surfaces by suction(吸力, 抽氣). What is it? ( )A vacuum cleaner A TVAn appliance, a cabinet, or a room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature. What is it? ( )a refrigerator An appliance with different channels for providing different programs

3、to enjoy, such as The Outlook on channel 10. What is it? ( )air-conditionersTVswashing machinesrefrigeratorsvacuum cleaners household appliances Words related to electronic and electrical goodsA. Su Mei is starting a new job in a big department store. She will be working on the third floor, and the

4、section manager is showing her the goods and explaining what she needs to know.We have two sections here electronic goods and household appliances. lets start with the electronic goods. This is a very popular section because many of the products are for entertainment. A lot of customers are older pe

5、ople trying to buy gifts for relatives, but they dont always know much about the various devices, so you need to study the different manuals(手冊(cè)手冊(cè), 指指南南) to be able to explain how they function.Over here we have audio devicesdigital music players like portable CD players and MD players, and the ones

6、that can be linked to the Internet like MP3 players. Then we have quite a lot of video cameras and, of course, digital cameras. They are very popular now, especially the ones that have a video function, which can take up to three minutes of video.Over here, near the computers, are educational produc

7、ts. This is where educational software is found, and here we have electronic dictionaries and electronic translators. Oh, and of course, there is a section for mobile phones. If anyone from the USA asks for them, they will call them cell phones. The most expensive ones have cameras and Internet acce

8、ss as well as games and all sorts of other functions. Audio devicesEducational product CD playersMD playersMP3 playersMP4 playerseducational softwareelectronic dictionarieselectronic translatorsVideo devicesvideo camerasdigital camerasB. In the household appliances section, Su Mei is shown the follo

9、wing consumer goods._can have a freezer section at the top or the bottom._have been popular for a long time. They can also be used to cook other things.RefrigeratorsElectric rice cookers_are useful for both cooking and reheating food.Modern washing machines use digital controls.Microwave ovens_are u

10、sually coated with Teflon and easy to clean.Vacuum cleaners are the best way to keep carpets clean.Electric woksWords extension While having a traveldigital cameravideo camerasend pictures to friendssend pictures to friends printer faxscannercamcorder 可攜式攝像機(jī)可攜式攝像機(jī) MDwalkmanCD playerMP3MP4mobile phon

11、epalmtop computerlaptop computerflashlightaccutronAt homeTV setremote controlDVDdiscmicrophonevideo game playerdesktopU-Discmouse“virtual” keyboards (虛擬鍵盤虛擬鍵盤)telephone video phoneelectric fanelectric heater air-conditionerelectric foot warmer +heating wire electric blanket+ electrical machinery(電機(jī)）

12、電機(jī)）+ storage battery electrically operated bikeradiogramelectric shaver electronic oven electric iron While having a class.tape recorderprojectorloud-speaker electric calculator electronic dictionaryC. Su Mei has gone home after her first day at work, and is telling her family about what she learnt

13、during the day. Fill in the blanks with suitable expressions from part A and B.I work one the floor where they sell (1)_ in one section, and (2)_ in another section, so I need to learn a lot of new things. There are all sorts of portable (3)_ in the electronics section and most of them seem to be fo

14、r music like(4)_, (5)_ and(6) _players. Of course, I knew about digital cameras before, but I didnt know that some of them electronic goodshousehold appliancesaudio devicesCD playersMD playersMP3have a (7)_and can take up to three minutes of video. There are many models of video cameras I have to be

15、 able to talk about. Then there are all the products that use(8)_ like the electronic dictionaries and the (9)_.I think the other section, with the household appliances, will be much easier to work in. The refrigerators are pretty easy. They have one model with the (10)_ at the top, and another with

16、 it at the bottom, video cameraseducational softwaretranslatorsfreezer sectionand the only other difference is the size. The (11)_are also there, but since their only function is to collect dirt and dust from the floor, there is not much to explain there.I think it would be really good if I could ea

17、rn enough money to buy a (12) _ from the store. We can prepare food very quickly in them, and that would save us all a lot of time.vacuum cleanersmicrowave ovenD Think about how useful electrical appliances and electronic devices are in various ways in our lives. Which appliances are the most useful

18、? Complete the following table with as many as you can think of, placing the items in order of importance (with the most important one first). Compare your list with a partner and see if you agree. For study For entertainment For the householdelectronic dictionaryelectric calculatortape recordereducational softwareelectronic translatorsprojectorloud-putermobile phoneMP4MP3T