B3U3TheworldofsciencePeriod2UnderstandingideasClassifyquestionsoftheinterviewFindouttheinventionsinChinaandforeigncountries,aswellasinancientageandmodernageSummarizethespiritofinventionandshareviewsonit.LearningobjectivesLookandtalk:Lookatthepicturesandtalkabouthowthewaywelivehaschanged.(P34-1)AncienttimesModerntimesthewaywe:cook,dress,learn(write,read),sit,lightWhatarethereasonsbehindthesechanges?InthepastNowadaysPeoplelivedatraditionalandsimplelife.Muchmanualworkisdonebyhand.Besideshardlivingconditions,people

studiedinamorepassiveway.Technologyisoneofthemostimportantfactorstopromoteoursocietytodevelop.Whetheryouareawareofitornot,everydayateverytime,technologyisgreatlyinfluencingthewayweliveandwork.Computersarethebestexamples.Asthegreatestinventionsofhumanbeings,theyarebeingusedmoreandmoreextensivelyintheworldtoday.EspeciallywhentheirfunctionsareamplifiedwiththehelpoftheInternet,computersmayevenmakeeverythingconvenientandpossible.1.What’sthegenreofthetext?It’saninterview.2.Whoarethesetwopeople?Thewomanisthehostess,themanistheguest.3.What’sthetopicabout?It’saboutabooknamed“TheNewAgeofInvention”.Readformainidea:Howwouldyouorganizetheinterview?IntroductionConclusionMainbodygreetingintervieweewelcomeQuestions&Answersthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyinterviewee:Dr.RichardFairhursttheauthorofTheNewAgeofInvention&aninventorWhatisthehostgoingtoaskhim?Why?Answerthequestions.Howmanyquestionsareasked?Whatarethey?Whatistheguest’sanswertoeachquestion?

Readfordetails:1InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.2Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.3Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.4Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.5Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.Readfordetails:ChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.(P36-3)1.WhatkindofbookisthemostprobablythebookTheNewAgeofInvention?A.Atravelguide.B.Asciencefiction.C.Aautobiography.D.Apopularsciencebook.2.HowdoesRichardproveweareinthegreatnewageoftechnology?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bygivingdefinition.D.Bytimeorder.Readfordetails:Answerthefollowingquestions.

inventionsofthepastinspirationforinventionsinventionsoftodayAncientChina1.__________TheWest-2.________________recognising7._________________________8._______________________________virtualrealitywearabletech3._____________replacement4._____________madeby3Dprinters5._________________usingGPS,computingtechnologyand6._____________gunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompassthesteanengine,thetelephoneandtheradiotheflexiblebatteryheartsandbonepartsanintelligentwalkinghousesolartechnologyaproblemthatneedsasolutionanincredibledesiretothinkandcreateReadfordetails:Completethemindmapwithinformationfromthepassage.(P37-4)Therehavebeen1.

(gold)agesofinventionthroughouthistory.Thinkofthefourgreatinventions2.___________AncientChina:gunpowder,papermaking,3._________(print)andthecompass.Thesethingschangedtheworldforever.ThentherewerethegreatWesterninventions:thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradio.Andnowmostofthenewgreat4.____________(invent)aretech-based.Forexample,advancesinvirtualrealityand5._________(wear)tech,aswellastheflexiblebattery,meanweshouldsoonbeseeing6.________(far)developments.goldeninprintinginventionswearablefurtherReadfordetails:Retelltheinterviewbycompletingthefollowingblanks.

Inaddition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadeinmedicineand7.___________________(environment)sciencethanks8.___________increasingcomputerpower.Newinventionslike3Dprintershavebeenused9.___________(make)replacementheartsandboneparts.Interms10.__________theenvironment,itisnowpossibletocreateanintelligentwalkinghouse.

environmentaltotomakeofReadfordetails:Retelltheinterviewbycompletingthefollowingblanks.

Underlinethekeyexpressionstostartaninterview.We’regladtohavesb.here/withus.We’rejoinedbysb.我們很榮幸請到……StartinganinterviewActouttheinterview!Interviewer

Introduceyourguestandthetopic.Askquestionspolitelyandgivenaturalresponse.Endtheinterviewproperly.IntervieweeUse

themindmaptohelporganiseyouranswer.Respondtothequestionfirst.State

youropinionbeforeexplainingindetailPost-reading：

Thinkshare(P21)1.Ifyouweretheinterviewer,whatotherquestionswouldyouaskDrRichardFairhurst?

2.IInyouropinion,whatelseinspirespeopletoinventthings?

1)Wouldthenewinventionshaveanysideeffectsonourhumanbeings?Whatifpeopleusethemascriminaltools?2)Arethereanypossibilitiesforusalltotraveltotheuniverse?Maybetheyhaveastrongdesiretochallengethemselvesandconquertheworld.12345678910Importantlexicalchunkswearabletechflexiblebatterymakeadvancesinthankstointermsof/whenitcomesto/speakingofbecapableofdoing/todoinspiresb.todorecogniseaproblemnewenergyvehiclesbealongwayfrom…可穿戴技術(shù)柔性電池取得進步幸虧，多虧談及；提及有能力做鼓舞某人做某事發(fā)現(xiàn)問題新能源汽車離…