Unit3TheworldofscienceUnderstandingideasLeadinActivity1Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenthepictures?AncienttimesModerntimes1.window(papervsglass)2.Thingsinthekitchen(firewoodvsgas,bucketvselectrickettle)3.Lighteningequipment(candlevsbulb)4.Waytostudy(brushpenvslaptop)Whathaschangedthewaywelive?inventionReadingVI1.Readtheinterview(P26-27)fastandfindoutwhatinventionsarementioned.

GreatinventionsinancientChina:Westerninventions:steamenginetelephoneradiogunpowerpapermakingprintingcompass

1.ReadthepassageonPages26-27quicklyandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.()Paras.1-2A.Theadvancesconnectedwithtechnology.()Paras.3-4B.Thepossibilityofmakingtimemachine.()Paras.5-8 C.Theagesofinventionofalltime.()Paras.9-12 D.Theinspirationtoinventmore.()Paras.13-14 E.GreetingfromtheinterviewerandRichard.ECADB2.ChoosethesentencesthatdescribeDrFairhurst’sopinions.InventionsinAncientChinawerebetterthanthoseintheWest.Alotoftoday’sgreatinventionsaretech-based.Today,mostinventorspreferworkingbythemselves.Thedesiretosolveproblemsinspiresinvention.Atimemachinewilldefinitelybeinventedinthefuture.

inventionsofthepastinspirationforinventionsinventionsoftodayAncientChina1.__________TheWest-2.________________recognising7._________________________8._______________________________wearabletech3._____________replacement4._______________madeby3Dprinters5._________________usingGPS,computingtechnologyand6._____________gunpowder,papermaking,printingandthecompass2thesteamengine,thetelephoneandtheradiotheflexiblebatteryheartsandbonepartsanintelligentwalkinghouseeco-friendlysolartechnologyaproblemthatneedsasolutionanincredibledesiretothinkandcreateActivity4Fillintheblanksinthemindmap.virtualrealityPost-readingVVRetelltheinterviewbycompletingthefollowingblanks.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.goldeninprintinginventionswearablefurtherInaddition,importantadvanceshavebeenmadeinmedicineand7._____(environment)sciencethanks8.

increasingcomputerpower.Newinventionslike3Dprintershavebeenused9.

(make)replacementheartsandboneparts.Interms10.___

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