UNIT12INNOVATIONTOPICTALK1.Tolistenforspecificinformationandunderstandwordsincontext.2.Towriteashortparagraphaboutinventors.3.Beabletomasternewwordsandusethefollowingwords：entertainment；gifted；productive；innovationLearningobjectives②③⑤⑥①discoveryIsaacNewtonwaslookingatthefallingappleandanideacameintohismind:thepowerofgravity.Lookatthepicturesbelow,discusswhichpicturesshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries,thentellusthereason.Pre-listening①②③④⑤⑥GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailways

whichwerenewatthattime.invention①②③⑤⑥MarieCurieandherhusband_____________thenewchemistryelements—Polonium(釙)andRadium(鐳).discovered①②③⑤⑥Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland(amphibiouscar).Whenmovingonwater,thewheelsofthecarturnsidewaysandmoveintothebody.Theunderneathofthecarisstrongenoughtosailasaboat.invention①②③④⑤⑥FrancisCrickandJamesWatsonwerethefirsttoshowthatourgenesconsistoftwospiralsofDNA(calledthedouble-helix雙螺旋).Thisworkleddirectlytothehumangenomeproject(人類基因工程)in2003,which______________thestructureofDNA.discoveredisrecognizingsomethingthatalreadyexistsforthefirsttime,thatnobodyhasfoundbeforeiscreatingsomethingtotallynewwithone'sownideasanddevelopment.Adiscovery

AninventionWorkouttherulesthatwillhelpyoudecidewhatadiscoveryisandwhataninventionis.Whatinventionsordiscoveriesaresignificantinimprovingthequalityofhumanlife?Whataretheinventionsyoucannotlivewithout?Why?HealthandWell-beingEntertainmentandCommunicationTravelandTransportVitamintablets_________________________________TheInternetAeroplanes

1.ReadtheTextBuildercarefully.2.Listentothedialogueandcompleteitbyunderliningthewordsorexpressionsyouhear.Youwilllistentoaninventortalkingaboutherlatestinvention.While-listeningInnovationTextBuilderInventorsareinterestedin______________________and_______________________________________.Theyare____________and______________.Inventor'sInterestsandQualitiessolvingproblems,improvingthewell-beingofhumanlife,discoveringthemysteriesoftheuniverse,understandingtheworldhowourlivescanbeimprovedcreative,curious,smart,persistent,hardworking,giftedunderstandingtheworldhowourlivescanbeimprovedcreativecuriousMyinventionisatypeof__________________________________________.TypesofInventionsplasticandgarbagegatheringdevice,labour-savingmachine,energy-savingequipment,environmentalprotectiondevice,health-caretoolplasticandgarbageThebiggestadvantageisthatitis_____________.AdvantagesofInventionscheaptoproduceeasytouselight,small,useful,helpful,convenient,productive,environment-friendly,fast

easytousegatheringdevice聽力文本（I=Interviewer

S=SusanLi）I：Goodmorning，everyone!TodayI’mreportingfromtheYoungInventorsoftheYearAwards.Oneoftheyounginventors，SusanLi，isherewithmenow.Susan，whatcharacteristicsdoyouthinkinventorshave?S：Well，Ithinkinventorsareinterestedinunderstandingtheworldandhowourlivescanbeimproved.Theyarecreativeandcurious.Iwouldalsosayinventorsthinkoutsidethebox.Theyseetheworlddifferently.I：Itotallyagree.Sowouldyoupleasetellussomethingaboutyourinvention?S：Myinventionisatypeofplasticandgarbage

gatheringdevice

thatcanbeplacedintotheocean.Itcanhelpsolvewaterpollution.Thebiggestadvantageisthatitiseasytouse.I：Thatsoundsincredible!Arethereanyproblemsyouarestilltryingtosolve?S：Yes，itisexpensivetoproduceatthemoment.I：Ihopeitwillbeputintooperation

soon.Youareagreatinventor!Thankyouforspeakingtous!

ReadtheTextBuildercarefully.Thenlistentothedialogueandcompleteitbyunderliningtheexpressionsyouhear.

Inventors’InterestsandQualitiesTypesofinventionsAdvantagesofInventionsInnovationUsetheTextBuilderandtalk.UsetheTextBuildertotalkaboutaninventorandoneparticularinventionthathe/shehasmade.JamesWattThomasEdisonYuanLongpingThinkaboutaninventionyouusealotorhaveheardofandwereimpressedabout.SpeakingThemostusefulinventioninoureverydaylife---InternetBeforetheInternet1.only_________andother________peopleusedcomputers.2.peoplehadonlyTV,___________andbookstogetinformation.3.couldn’t________withfriendsonlineor_____and________emails.Only_________callsandletters.whenwastheinternetinvented1.inventedinthe__________.2.wasn’t_________useduntilthe1990s.ConclusionOurlifehasbeen______________insuchashorttime.scientiststechnicalnewspaperschatsendreceivetelephone1960swidelytransformedListentothedialogueandfillinblanks.1.BeforetheinventionoftheInternet,whomainlyusecomputers?2.WheredidpeoplegetinformationbeforetheinventionoftheInternet?Listentothedialogueagain.Answerthequestions.

Beforethat,onlyscientistsandothertechnicalpeopleusedthem.BeforetheinventionoftheInternet,peoplegotinformationfromTV,newspapersandbooks.3.WhendidtheInternetbecomewidelyused?Itwasn’twidelyuseduntilthe1990s.Listentothedialogue.Answerthequestions.聽力文本

（CY=ChenYang

CX=ChenXi

L=LiZhen）CY：OK，ChenXiandLiZhen，let’sgetthisprojectstarted!MsDingaskedustothinkofthemostusefulinventioninoureverydaylife.Whatdoyouboththink?CX：Right.Well，forme，itwouldhavetobecomputers.Ispendsomuchtimeonmycomputerstudying，playinggames，chattingwithfriends...L：Computersareagoodchoice，butitreallywastheinventionoftheInternetthatmadethemuseful.Beforethat，onlyscientistsandothertechnicalpeopleusedthem.Now，becauseoftheInternet，thereisareasonforusalltohaveone.CY：Yes，Iagree.TheInternetisanamazing

invention.Beforethat，peoplehadonlyTV，newspapersandbookstogetinformation.CX：AndofcoursebeforetheInternet，youcouldn’tchatwithfriendsonlineorsendandreceiveemails.Onlytelephonecallsandletters.L：Wow，sowhenwastheInternetinvented?Ohwait.Let’scheckonline!CY：Hmmmm.OK...Itwasinventedinthe1960s，butitwasn’twidelyuseduntilthe1990s.CX：Howlifehasbeentransformed（12）insuchashorttime!Imagine（13）what’scominginthenext50years!Quote…UnquoteGroupwork:Readeachquoteanddiscussthemwithyourpartners.Whatcanyoulearnfromthesequotes?Everyonceinawhile,anewtechnology,anoldproblem,andabigideaturnintoaninnovation.―DeanKamenWhydoesaninnovationneedthesethreeconditionstotakeplace?Becauseyouneedsomething(aproblem)tocauseanewsolution(idea)andthewaytomaterializeitisthroughnewtechnology.IamoneofthosewhothinklikeNobel,thathumanitywilldrawmoregoodthanevilfromnewdiscoveries.—MaryCurieThisquotestressesthefactthatanewdiscoverycanbegoodorbaddependingonhowpeopleuseit.Whataresomeinstancesthatshowhowdiscoverieshavebeenusedforagoodpurpose?Thediscoveryofelectricity,thediscoveryofpenicillin,thediscoveryofthewheel.Whataresomeexamplesthatshowhownewdiscoverieswereusedforabadpurpose?Theinventionofgunpowderandtheinventionoftheatomicbomb.Innovationdistinguishesbetweenaleaderandafollower.―SteveJobs

Thespeakersaysthatwhatmakesamanofgreatimportancestandoutfromacrowdofpeoplewhoarelesscharismaticistheabilitytothinkdifferentlyandcreatively.Howdoesthisspeaker'slifeillustratehisquote?Hewasapioneerincomputersandstartedfromverylow.Hefoundedacompany,whichbecamealeadercompanyintelecommunications.SteveJobsthoughtaheadofhistimeandlaunchedrevolutionaryproducts.Intelligenceistheabilitytoadapttochange.―StephenHawkingWhyisitimportanttobeabletoadapttochange?Becausesometimesthat'stheonlywaytomoveforwardandifwedon’t,wewon'tevolveorenduplivingwithmanydifficulties.Howdoesthisquoteapplytothespeaker'slife?StephenHawkingsuffered

fromaseriousillnessthatmadehimunabletomoveorevenspeak.Despitetheseobstacles,hebecameoneofthemostfamousscientistsandsucceededinhisprofessional,academicandpersonallife.教材原句EntertainmentandCommunication娛樂與交流1entertainment

n.娛樂節(jié)目；娛樂活動(dòng)；款待，招待Thetownprovidesawidechoiceofentertainment，whichsometimesdisturbsthelifeoflocalpeople.該鎮(zhèn)提供各種各樣的娛樂活動(dòng)，有時(shí)這會(huì)打擾當(dāng)?shù)厝说纳?。【詞語積累】

單句語法填空（1）Notonlydidtheybringsnacksanddrinks,buttheyalsobroughtcardsfor_____________

（entertain）whentheyhadapicnicintheforest.（2）［詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)］Someguestsmadecomplaintsaboutthepoor

（entertain）andrequiredthemanagertogiveanexplanation.（3）Sheisalwayssofunnyand

（entertain）.（4）Heentertainedusforhours

hisstoriesandjokes.完成句子（5）Acinemaisapublic

（娛樂場(chǎng)所）.

entertainmententertainmententertainingwithplaceofentertainment教材原句curious，smart，persistent，hardworking，gifted有創(chuàng)造力的，好奇的，聰明的，執(zhí)著的，勤奮的，有天賦的2giftedadj.有天賦的，有才華的

（giftn.天賦）

【詞語積累】

begiftedin（doing）...在（做）……方面有天賦begiftedwith...天生具備……

haveagiftfor（=haveatalentfor）有……的天賦talentedadj.有才能的

betalentedin在……方面有才能Shehasagreatgift/talentformusic.她極有音樂天賦。 單句語法填空（1）Thelittleboyis

（gift）inplayingfootball.（2）Hehasagift

music，andevery-bodyadmireshimforhis_

（gift）performance.完成句子（3）［詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)］Nowthatyou

（有……的天賦）music，youaresuretoappealtoyouraudience.gifted

giftedhaveagift/talentforfor

教材原句，helpful，convenient，productive

environment-friendly，fast

有幫助的，方便的，多產(chǎn)的，環(huán)保的，快捷的3productive

adj.多產(chǎn)的；豐饒的；富有成效的Hewashopefulthatthenextroundoftalkswouldalsobeproductive.他對(duì)下一輪會(huì)談也會(huì)富有成效充滿了希望?！驹~語積累】

producevt.生產(chǎn)，制造n.［U］產(chǎn)品；（尤指）農(nóng)產(chǎn)品productn.產(chǎn)品productionn.［U］生產(chǎn)；產(chǎn)量producern.生產(chǎn)商Anyhow，whatweneedtodonowistospeedupproduction.無論如何，我們現(xiàn)在需要做的是加快生產(chǎn)速度。［詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)］ 單句語法填空（1）Itakeitasabasicprincipleofthecompanythatsuppliersofrawmaterialsshouldbegivenafairpricefortheir

（produce）. （2）AsaresultofYuanLongping’sefforts，Chineserice

（produce）roseby47.5percentinthe1990s.（3）They

（produce）morethan5，000carssofarthisyear.（4）［詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)］Idothinkthe

（produce）ofthismovielacksthespiritofinnovation.（5）Mytimespent