unit 6 when was it invented? period 1 section a 1a-1c

Unit 6 When was it invented?

Period 1

Section A 1a-1c

年份的读法两个数字一组，分为前后两组两个数字一组，分为前后两组11

22

1865 eighteen sixty five

1989

千年的读法

2000 two thousand

2001 two thousand and one

nineteen eighty nine

33 前两个数字不为零，后两个数字为零。

1800 eighteen hundred

1900 nineteen hundred

44 非四位数的年份的读法！531 five hundred and thirty-one

翻译下列年代：1 nineteen seventy-one____________

2 eighteen eighty-five__________3. eighteen seventy-six 4.1927_________________ 5.1976______________________ 6. 2008____________________7. 2014

1971 年1971 年1885 年1885 年1876 年1876 年

nineteen twenty-sevennineteen twenty-seven

nineteen seventy-sixnineteen seventy-sixtwo thousand and eighttwo thousand and eighttwenty fourteentwenty fourteen

What are the Four Great Inventions

in ancient China?

Do you know?

Chinese four great ancient inventionscompass

gun powder printing

paper making

modern inventions:modern inventions:

calculator[‘kælkjuleitə]

1a1a Look at the things below. In what order do you think they were invented? Number them[1-4] (1=first,4=last).

Look at the things below. In what order do you think they were invented? Number them[1-4] (1=first,4=last).

A: I think the TV was invented before the car.

Talk about with your partner.

B: Well, I think the TV was invented after the car.

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2

3

4

1a1a

1876

1885

1927

1971

Cars were invented in 1885.

The telephone was invented in 1876.

Personal computers were invented in 1976.

The TV was invented around 1927.

Alice: Was your life very difficult when you were a kid?

Grandma: Oh, not really. Why?Alice: Well, you didn’t have modern

inventions like a , right?Grandma: Of course we did! How old do

you think I am? The telephone was in 1876. You need to take a history class, Alice!

Alice: Haha! How about ? They weren’t invented yet, were they?

Grandma: Yes, they were. Cars were invented in 1885. My family had a car.

telephonetelephone

carcar

Alice: Well, did you have a TV?Grandma: No, we couldn’t one.

They were expensive in those days. The TV was invented around 1927, I think.

Alice: Well, I know that you didn’t have a because we learned in school that personal computers were invented in 1976.

Grandma: You’re right. But I have now!

affordafford

computercomputer

modern inventionsbe invented inneed totake a history classcouldn’t afford onein those dayspersonal computers

现代发明在某年、某地发明需要做某事上历史课买不起在过去个人电脑

现代发明在某年、某地发明需要做某事上历史课买不起在过去个人电脑

telephone

手机：

mobile phone

cellphone

A: When was the …invented?B: It was invented in _____.

1c1c

TV television

A: When was the … invented?B: It was invented in _____.

computer

私人电脑笔记本电脑

personal computernotebook computer

A: When was the … invented?B: It was invented in _____.

car Benz( 奔驰 )

A: When was the … invented?B: It was invented in _____.

Language points 1.discover 是“发现”的意思，是指发现

原来就有而一直没被发现，如发现电、煤、石油等矿藏及新星、星系或科学真理等。

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

1492 年哥伦布发现了新大陆。Recently they have discovered a

comet. 最近他们发现了一颗彗星。

2.find 的意思是“寻找”，强调找的结果，并不指发现。

I've tried to find another copy but couldn't find one.  我试图再找一本，但没能弄到。

3.create 指有目的地把原材料制成新产品，也指创造出原来不存在的或与众不同的事物。

Man creates himself. 人类创造了自己。A novelist creates characters and a

plot. 小说家塑造人物并设计情节。

Exercise 用 invent, discover ， find 或 create

的形式填空，完成句子。1.When _____ the stream engine

（蒸汽机） ___ ?2.I can’t ____ my bike, I’m looking

for it. 3. Scientists are now trying to ___ if this is possible.

findfind

waswasinventedinvented

discoverdiscover

4. Do you know who______ the plane ？

5. He ____ quite a number of wonderful characters in his play.

inventedinvented

createdcreated

用所给单词的正确形式填空：1. When the telephone

(invent) ?

2. The computer can us do math problems (help).

inventedinvented

waswas

helphelp

1. In those day, the woman couldn't (afford) a TV because they were really expensive.

2. A friend of (I) came to see me last week.

3. I think you need (take) a history class.

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minemine

to taketo take

单项选择（ ） 1.The kind of cup is

used_______drinking. A.to B.as C.by D.for（ ） 2.My mother and my sister

kept on talking, but my father________silent all the time.

A.got B.kept C.turned D.looked

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BB

（ ） 3.I think the short story ______by Lu Xun.

A.is writing B.is written C.written D.was written（ ） 4.--Who_____the electric light lamp_____?

—Edison. A.was;invented B.is;invented C.was;invented by D.did;invented

by

DD

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