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Unit 4 Inventions
Section 1 Reading 阅读优质课
沪教版（2024）八年级
上
Learning objectives
1
Lead in
Pre-reading
3
While-reading
Vocabulary practice
5
Post-reading
Summary
7
Assessment
2
4
6
8
Homework
9
By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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2
3
know about the history, usage and importance of wheels;
master how to annotate a passage；
understand the the features of great inventions.
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
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Lead in
01
Great inventions
Great inventions
in history
Feathers of
great inventions
New ways of living because of inventions
First thoughts
What’s the features of great inventions
They can be used in many ways.
They solve big problems.
They last a long time.
They inspire new inventions.
……
They adapt适应 to new needs.
They can help a lot of people.
Great inventions
Lead in
01
Pre-reading
02
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car hot-air balloon plane safety bicycle wheel
Complete the timeline of different forms of transport with the words and phrases on page 53.
wheel
hot-air balloon
steam
locomotive
蒸汽机车
载人航天器
safety bicycle
car
plane
Pre-reading
02
Discuss in pairs which invention is the most important and why.
Which do you think is the most important invention Why
I think … is the most important invention because …
Pre-reading
02
Li Bai is interested in wheels.
Let’s read an article with him.
While-reading
03
Match the headings to the paragraphs with the information from the article on pages 52-53.
Paragraph 1 ________
Paragraph 2 ________
Paragraph 3 ________
Paragraph 4 ________
a. Wheels are everywhere
b. New roads and faster travel
c.Travelling was hard work
d. A world - changing invention
c
d
b
a
1
While-reading
03
2
Read the article again and answer the questions below.
(1) How did people travel before the invention of the wheel
Before the invention of the wheel, people raveled on foot or by riding horses.
While-reading
03
(2) What changes did the invention of the wheel bring about
The wheel changed the way villages, towns and even countries did business with each other, and promoted（促进) new road-building techniques. It also allowed us to build all types of amazing machines.
导致，引起
(3) Why is the wheel an important invention
While-reading
03
Because the wheel makes our life more convenient and efficient.
（答案不唯一，仅供参考）
Read paragraph 1 and fill in the table.
While-reading
03
time transportation
feature
over 1000，000 years ago
about 6,000 years ago
on foot
ride horses
to search for ____________
and _______________
to travel __________ and ______________
new places to live
better sources of food
further
faster
While-reading
03
Guess the meaning of the phrases in paragraph 1 .
发生
1.take place
2.for instance
3.in search of
4.on foot
5.large amounts of
6.a number of
例如
寻找
步行
大量
几个；若干
几个；若干
...的数量
“the number of+可数名词复数”作主语时，谓语用单数。
“a number of+可数名词复数 作主语时，谓语用复数。
take place
happen
常指根据安排或计划发生，含有事先预料或计划的意思。
常指具体客观事件的发生，有偶然性，未能预见。
the number of
a number of
Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.
While-reading
03
1. What were wheels first used to do
2. How do inventors improve transportation with wheels
3. What’s the influence of this invention
They were used to make pottery.
They attached wheels to horse-pulled vehicles.
It increased national and international trade.
陶器
attach 把......固定
pull 拉；拽
国际贸易
While-reading
03
Read paragraph 3 and choose true （T）or false（F).
1.The wheel changed the way villages, towns and countries did business with each other. ( )
2.The wheel was a perfect invention when it first appeared. ( )
3. The Germans invented new road-building techniques. ( )
T
F
F
not
Romans
technique 技术 n.
与......做生意
While-reading
03
Read paragraph 4 and try to annotate(做注释) it.
连接词
remind sb... of ... 提醒某人......
While-reading
03
The wheel not only changed the way humans move, but it also allowed us to build all types of amazing machines. Windmills, clocks and other machines all use wheels, and the Industrial Revolution depended on the wheel. Even in our digitalized world, we still use wheels in devices
such as 3D printers. Without doubt, the wheel is one of the most important inventions of all time.
doubt n.疑惑；疑问
without doubt 毫无疑问
there is no doubt that...毫无疑问......
depend on 依靠
有史以来
各种类型的
风车
Vocabulary practice
04
1 Find the words and the phrase in the article on pages 52-53
and match them with their meanings.
(1)attach(line 13)
(2)pull (line 13)
(3)path (line 17)
(4)depend on(line 24)
(5)doubt (line 26)
a a feeling of not being sure about something
b a way made by a lot of people walking on it
c to need something in order for something
else to happen
d to join one thing to another
e to move something in a certain direction
2 Complete the conversation with the words and the phrase from Exercise 1.Change the form if necessary.
Vocabulary practice
04
Interviewer:Hello Dr Li!You wrote a book about the history of the
wheel.How did the wheel change people's lives
Dr Li:Before the wheel,people(1)___________animals to carry heavy
things,or they carried things themselves.
Interviewer:Did people continue to use animals to move things after
the invention of the wheel
Dr Li:Yes.That's how horse-pulled vehicles came about.They put
things in the vehicles,(2)___________the horses and off
depended on
pulled
发生，产生
Vocabulary practice
04
they went!It was so much easier for a horse to (3)
__________something than carry it on its back.
Interviewer:How were the roads back then
Dr Li:Terrible!The roads were really just(4) ___________from
people walking the same way for years.
Interviewer:Thank you for the information!
Dr Li:You're welcome.There is no(5)_________that the wheel is
the greatest invention of all time!
attach
paths
doubt
Post-reading
05
Work in groups and discuss the questions below.
(1) Why do you think people invented new ways of travelling
(2) Look around you. Can you see any wheels Where are they
(1) Why do you think people invented new ways of travelling
To travel faster and save time.
To increase trade between different regions.
To promote cultural and social communication.
To meet curiosity of exploration.
Post-reading
05
(2) Look around you. Can you see any wheels Where are they
Post-reading
05
roller skates
suitcase
wheelchair
Please work in groups and try to design an invention based on wheels.
Requirements
1. Draw a picture of your invention.
2. Use at least 5 sentences to describe your design.
What problem it solves.
What role wheels play (e.g., for movement, support, rotation).
Any features or functions that make it unique.
Wheel - Powered Innovation Challenge
Post-reading
05
Show Time
Assessment
Be correct（语言正确）
Be creative（有创造力）
Be reasonable（设计合理）
Post-reading
05
Inventions changed the ways of our living.
1.发生_____ _____
2. 例如____ _______
3. 依靠_____ _____
4.无疑 _____ _____
5. 自古以来_____ _____ _____
take place
for instance
depend on
no doubt
of all time
6. 产生_____ _____
7.各种类型的_____ _____ ____
8.寻找_____ ________ _____
9.几个___ ________ _____
10.大量_____ ________ _____
11.与...做生意 _____ ________ _____
come about
all types of
in search of
a number of
large amounts of
The phrases we have learned
Summary
06
do business with
一.单项选择
1.The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention______history.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
2.After its invention, travelling became ___________.
A. fast and comfortable B. faster and more comfortable
C. fastest and most comfortable D. the fastest and the most comfortable
3.In China, a number of birthday persons_____ cakes with candles.
The number of candles ____ the person’s age.
A. has；is B. eats; are C. eat; is D. have; are
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Exercises
A
B
C
Summary
Our school has many _____________ (national) students from different countries.
The __________ (centre) park is a popular place for people to relax.
Thomas Edison was a famous __________ (invent) who created the incandescent light bulb.
The stores sell all _________ (type) of books, from novels to textbooks.
二.根据所给词适当形式填空。
Exercises
06
international
Central
inventor
types
Summary
Unit 4 Inventions
Section 1 Reading
1.发生_____ _____
2. 例如____ _______
3. 依靠_____ _____
4.无疑 _____ _____
5. 自古以来_____ _____ _____
6. 产生_____ _____
7.各种类型的_____ _____ ____
8.寻找_____ ________ _____
9.几个___ ________ _____
10.大量_____ ________ _____
11.与...做生意 _____ ________ _____
take place
for instance
depend on
no doubt
of all time
come about
all types of
in search of
a number of
large amounts of
do business with
Assessment
08
Self-assessment
I can know about the history, usage and importance of wheels.
I can master how to annotate a passage.
I can understand the the features of great inventions .
Basic (基础)
Write usage and importance of wheels.
Improving(提升)
Do 3 in Vocabulary practice.
Extend (拓展)
Find out more inventions you like and share.
Homework
09
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