1、UNIT 12 INNOVATIONTopic TalkWhatinventionsordiscoveriesaresignificantinWhatinventionsordiscoveriesaresignificantinimprovingthequalityofhumanlife?Whataretheimprovingthequalityofhumanlife?Whataretheinventionsyoucannotlivewithout?Why?inventionsyoucannotlivewithout?Why?HealthandWell-HealthandWell-beingb
2、eingEntertainmentandCommunicationEntertainmentandCommunicationTravelandTransportTravelandTransportVitamintablets_TheInternetAeroplanes1.ReadtheTextBuilder1.ReadtheTextBuildercarefully.carefully.2.Listento2.Listentothethedialoguedialogueandcompleteitbyandcompleteitbyunderliningunderliningthewordsorex
3、pressionsyouthewordsorexpressionsyouhear.hear.YouwilllistentoaninventortalkingaboutYouwilllistentoaninventortalkingaboutherlatestinvention.herlatestinvention.MyinventionisatypeMyinventionisatypeof_of_._.TypesofInventionsTypesofInventionsplasticandplasticandgarbagegatheringgarbagegatheringdevice,labo
4、ur-savingmachine,device,labour-savingmachine,energy-savingequipment,energy-savingequipment,environmentalprotectionenvironmentalprotectiondevice,device,health-carehealth-caretooltoolplasticandplasticandgarbagegarbageThebiggestadvantageThebiggestadvantageisthatitisisthatitis_._.AdvantagesAdvantagesofI
5、nventionsofInventionscheaptoproduceeasytousecheaptoproduceeasytouselightlight,smallsmall,useful,useful,helpful,helpful,convenientconvenient,productive,productive,environment-friendlyenvironment-friendly,fast,fasteasytouseeasytousegatheringdevicegatheringdeviceInnovationInnovationTextBuilderTextBuild
6、erTextBuilderTextBuilderInventorsareInventorsareinterestedininterestedin_and_and_._.Theyare_Theyare_and_.and_.InventorsInventorsInterestsInterestsandQualitiesandQualitiessolvingproblems,solvingproblems,improvingtheimprovingthewell-beingofwell-beingofhumanlifehumanlife,discoveringdiscoveringthemyster
7、iesthemysteriesoftheoftheuniverse,universe,understandingtheunderstandingtheworldhowworldhowourlivesourlivescanbeimprovedcanbeimprovedcreative,creative,curiouscurious,smart,smart,persistentpersistent,hardworking,giftedhardworking,giftedunderstandingtheworldunderstandingtheworldhowourlivescanbehowourl
8、ivescanbeimprovedimprovedcreativecreativecuriouscuriousInventorsInterestsandQualitiesInventorsInterestsandQualitiesTypesofinventionsTypesofinventionsAdvantagesofInventionsAdvantagesofInventionsInnovationInnovationUsetheTextBuilderandtalk.UsetheTextBuilderandtalk.UsetheTextBuildertotalkaboutaninvento
9、rUsetheTextBuildertotalkaboutaninventorandoneparticularinventionthathe/shehasandoneparticularinventionthathe/shehasmade.made.JamesJamesWattWattThomasThomasEdisonEdisonYuanYuanLongpingLongpingListentotheListentothedialogueandfillinblanks.dialogueandfillinblanks.The most useful invention in our everda
10、y life-InternetBefore the Internet1.only_and other_people used computers.2.people had only TV,_and books to get information.3.couldnt _with friends online or _and _emails.Only_calls and letters.when was the internet invented 1.invented in the _.2.wasnt _used until the 1990s.Conclusion Our life has b
11、een _in such a short time.scientiststechnicalnewspaperschatsendreceivetelephone1960swidelytransformedInIn mymy opinion,opinion,thethe mostmost usefuluseful inventioninvention ininouroureverydayeverydaylifelifeisisInternet,Internet,becasuebecasuebeforebeforethetheinternet,.Andinternet,.AndthetheInter
12、netInternet (thethetimetimeofofthetheinventioninvention);Therefore,);Therefore,wewecancansaysaythatthatourourlife.life.1.Before the invention of the Internet,who mainly use computers?2.Where did people get information before the invention of the Internet?Listen to the dialogue.Answer the questions.B
13、efore that,only scientists and other technical people used them.Before the invention of the Internet,people got information from TV,newspapers and books.3.When did the Internet become widely used?It wasnt widely used until the 1990s.QuoteUnquoteQuoteUnquoteGroup work:Read each quote and discuss them
14、 with your partners.What can you learn from these quotes?Everyonceinawhile,anewtechnology,Everyonceinawhile,anewtechnology,anoldproblem,andabiganoldproblem,andabigideaturnideaturnintointoaninnovationaninnovation DeanDeanKamenKamenWhydoesaninnovationneedthesethreeWhydoesaninnovationneedthesethreecond
15、itionstotakeplace?conditionstotakeplace?BecauseyouBecauseyouneedneedsomething(something(aproblem)tocauseanewsolutionaproblem)tocauseanewsolution(idea)andthewayto(idea)andthewaytomaterializeitisthroughnewtechnology.materializeitisthroughnewtechnology.IamoneofthosewhothinklikeNobel,Iamoneofthosewhothi
16、nklikeNobel,thathumanitywilldrawmorethathumanitywilldrawmoregoodgoodthanthanevilfromnewevilfromnewdiscoveries.discoveries.MaryCurieMaryCurieThisquotestressesthefactthatThisquotestressesthefactthatanewanewdiscoverycanbediscoverycanbegoodorgoodorbaddependingbaddependingonhowpeopleuseonhowpeopleuseit.W
17、hatit.Whatarearesomeinstancesthatsomeinstancesthatshowhowshowhowdiscoverieshavebeenuseddiscoverieshavebeenusedforaforagoodgoodpurpose?purpose?ThediscoveryThediscoveryofelectricity,ofelectricity,thethediscoveryofdiscoveryofpenicillin,thepenicillin,thediscoveryofthewheel.discoveryofthewheel.WhatareWha
18、taresomeexamplesthatshowsomeexamplesthatshowhownewhownewdiscoveriesdiscoverieswereusedforwereusedforabadabadpurpose?purpose?TheinventionTheinventionofgunpowderofgunpowderandandtheinventionofthetheinventionoftheatomicbomb.atomicbomb.InnovationdistinguishesbetweenInnovationdistinguishesbetweenaaleader
19、andaleaderandafollower.follower.SteveSteveJobsJobsThespeakersaysthatwhatThespeakersaysthatwhatmakesamakesamanofgreatmanofgreatimportancestandimportancestandoutfromacrowdofpeoplewhooutfromacrowdofpeoplewhoarelessarelesscharismaticisthecharismaticistheabilitytoabilitytothinkdifferentlythinkdifferently
20、andcreatively.Howandcreatively.Howdoesthisdoesthisspeakerslifeillustratehisspeakerslifeillustratehisquote?quote?HeHewasapioneerinwasapioneerincomputerscomputersandstartedandstartedfromverylow.Hefoundedfromverylow.Hefoundedaacompanycompany,whichbecamea,whichbecamealeadercompanyleadercompanyininteleco
21、mmunications.Stevetelecommunications.SteveJobsthoughtaheadofhistimeJobsthoughtaheadofhistimeandlaunchedrevolutionaryandlaunchedrevolutionaryproducts.products.IntelligenceistheabilitytoadapttoIntelligenceistheabilitytoadapttochange.change.StephenHawkingStephenHawkingWhyWhyisisitimportanttobeabletoada
22、pttochange?itimportanttobeabletoadapttochange?BecauseBecausesometimesthatssometimesthatstheonlytheonlywaytomoveforwardandifwewaytomoveforwardandifwedontdont,wewontevolveorendupliving,wewontevolveorenduplivingwithmanywithmanydifficulties.difficulties.HowHowdoesthisquoteapplytothespeakerslife?doesthis
23、quoteapplytothespeakerslife?StephenStephenHawkingHawkingsufferedsufferedfromaseriousillnessthatmadehimunabletomovefromaseriousillnessthatmadehimunabletomoveorevenspeak.orevenspeak.DespitetheseDespitetheseobstacles,hebecameoneofobstacles,hebecameoneofthemostfamousscientistsandsucceededinthemostfamousscientistsandsucceededinhisprofessional,hisprofessional,academicandpersonalacademicandpersonallife.life.Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors interests and qualities in general.Support your opinion with some examples.
