UNIT12INNOVATIONReadingClub2SimpleInventionsThatChangedtheWorldToreadandunderstandthehistoryofthreeimportantinventionsToreadfordetailandanswerquestionsToanswercriticalthinkingquestions

LearningobjectivesReadtheheadingofthetextandbrainstormsimpleinventionsthatchangedtheworld.ThomasAlvaEdisonWrightBrotherselectriclightairplaneAlexanderGrahamBellKarlFriedrichBenzHamiltonSmithtelephonecar

washingmachineLookatthepicturesanddiscusswhateachinventionisusedforandinwhatwaywaslifedifferentbeforetheseinventions.Whenandwhereweretheclock,therefrigeratorandtheelevatorinvented?Howhavetheseinventionschangedourlives?InventionsWhenWhereInventorsHowtochangeourlivestheclockinthe16thand17thcenturiesEuropeEuropeaninventorsalmosteverypartofourday-to-daylivesisgovernedbytimeourabilitytomeasureitaccuratelyInventionsWhenWhereInventorsHowtochangeourlivestherefrigerator1805OliverEvansit’sacommonobjectinmosthomesandpeoplewouldfinditdifficulttoimaginelivingwithoutitInventionsWhenWhereInventorsHowtochangeourlivestheelevator1880WernervonSiemensElevatorshavechangednotonlyourlivesbymakingitpossibletoliveinbiggerandtallerbuildings,butalsothecityskylines.Germany1.Toillustratethis,let’shavealookatthreesimpleinventions:…illustratevt.tomakethemeaningofsomethingclearerbygivingexamples說(shuō)明,闡明

toputpicturesinabook,articleetc

給(書籍、文章)加插圖e.g.Letmegiveanexampletoillustratethepoint.

讓我舉個(gè)例子來(lái)說(shuō)明這一點(diǎn)。Overahundreddiagrams,tablesandpicturesillustratethebook.這本書有一百多幅圖解﹑表格和圖片。Languagepointsregulatevt.tocontrolanactivityorprocess,especiallybyrules

控制,管理

tomakeamachineoryourbodyworkataparticularspeed,temperatureetc調(diào)整,校準(zhǔn),調(diào)節(jié)

2.Oneregulatesalmosteverythingwedo,…e.g.regulatemarketorder規(guī)范市場(chǎng)秩序Peoplesweattoregulatetheirbodyheat.

人出汗以調(diào)節(jié)體溫。3.Europeaninventorsdevelopedthefirstaccuratemechanicalclocksinthe16thand17thcenturies.accurateadj.correctandtrueineverydetail正確的﹐準(zhǔn)確的e.g.Theevidenceshegavetothecourtwasnotexactlyaccurate.

她向法庭提供的證詞并不完全準(zhǔn)確。accuratelyadv.

精確地;準(zhǔn)確地accuracyn.精確(程度),準(zhǔn)確(性)4.Therefore,preservingfoodhasalwaysbeenanimportantconsiderationforpeople.preservevt.tostorefoodforalongtimeaftertreatingitsothatitwillnotdecay腌制,保存(食物)

tosavesomethingorsomeonefrombeingharmedordestroyed維護(hù),保護(hù)preservesth.fromsth.

tomakesomethingcontinuewithoutchanging

保持,維持

n.asubstancemadefromboilingfruitorvegetableswithsugar,salt,orvinegar

果醬;腌菜e.g.blackolivespreservedinbrine

鹽水黑橄欖

Wemustencouragetheplantingofnewtreesandpreserveourexistingwoodlands.

我們必須鼓勵(lì)栽種新樹(shù)木﹐同時(shí)也要保護(hù)現(xiàn)有的林地。Weshouldtakemeasurestopreservetheenvironmentfrompollution.我們應(yīng)該采取措施保護(hù)環(huán)境免受污染。theresponsibilityofthepolicetopreservethepeace

警察維護(hù)和平的職責(zé)homemadefruitpreserves

自制果醬【語(yǔ)境應(yīng)用】將下面句子翻譯成漢語(yǔ)。1)Itisoneofthedutiesofthepolicetopreservepublicorder.2)Ithinktheseinterestingoldcustomsshouldbepreserved.3)Youcanpreservemeatorfishinsalt.警察的職責(zé)之一是維持公共秩序。我認(rèn)為這些有趣的舊習(xí)俗應(yīng)該保留下來(lái)。你可以用鹽保存肉或魚(yú)。Whichoneofthethreeinventionsdoyouthinkhaschangedpeople’slivesthemost?Why?Whatisthewriterinferringinthelastparagraph?Thewriterisinferringthatthroughoutourdailyroutinewedon’ttrulyacknowledgethebenefitofthesethreeinventionsandhowmuchinspirationandhardworkittooktocreatethem.TrulyUsefulInventionsThatYouNeverKnewYouNeededSpaghettiMeasuringToolToothpasteTubeSqueezerDresserThatKee