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Unit 3
Unit 3
Make it happen!
学习介绍发明的基本信息，如：名称、发明者、发明时间等
讲述发明产生的过程
理解发明家具备的优秀品质，培养广泛的思考能力
能够使用本单元的核心词汇和短语进行表达
Who is this man
Where is he
What is he doing
a scientist, an inventor, in a lab, doing research, doing experiments.
DID YOU KNOW
Not every invention is created on purpose. Sometimes it’s completely by accident! For example, in 1928, Dr Alexander Fleming forgot to clean his lab before going on a holiday. Later, he discovered penicillin from an uncleaned Petri dish. It’s now one of the most used medicines in the world!
Listen to the news programme. What is its main purpose
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a To encourage young people to become inventors.
b To introduce some different invention exhibitions.
c To invite people to come and see an invention exhibition.
d To explain the history of some inventors and inventions.
Look at the advertisement image for an exhibition and identify the elements it contains.
theme, place, time, ticket prices, special event
theme:
place:
time:
ticket prices:
special event:
Match each element of the advertisement with the information it represents.
where the exhibition is
when the exhibition is open
what you can learn from the exhibition
what activity you can take part in
how much you need to pay to see the exhibition
Work in pairs to predict the missing content.
Place
Time
Tickets
Special event
City Museum
1 May - ___________, 9 am - 5 pm
Adults 30
________ 15
Children under 12 ____
A talk by Mary Brown. You can learn all about the ________ of a successful inventor. It starts at ________ am on 1 May.
Listen again and complete the advertisement.
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Place
Time
Tickets
Special event
City Museum
1 May - ___________, 9 am - 5 pm
Adults 30
________ 15
Children under 12 ____
A talk by Mary Brown. You can learn all about the ________ of a successful inventor. It starts at ________ am on 1 May.
30 May
Students
Free/
free
qualities
10:30
inventors
Work in pairs and have a question-and-answer conversation based on the advertisement content.
A: What is the Unexpected Inventions exhibition about
B: It’s about great inventions and their inventors.
A: When and where is it
B: It takes place at the City Museum. It starts on 1 May and ends on 30 May, from 9 am to 5 pm.
A: How much are the tickets
B: Tickets costs 30 for adults and 15 for students. Children under 12 are free.
A: Is there anything special
B: Yes! On the first day at 10:30 am, there’s a talk by inventor Mary Brown about the qualities of a successful inventor.
Phonetics in use
View the video and learn how to pronounce it.
learn let
remember Mary
Listen and repeat.
look leave light live
right ready very rain
Predict the missing content based on the known information and the image.
adv. 广泛地；普遍地
Invention examples
Spencer Silver invented a type of _________. But it was too weak. Later, Arthur Fry found it perfect for sticking notes to _________. This invention was the Post-it note.
The Wright Brothers learnt from ________ and never lost hope.
A boy left a glass of ________ outside with a stick in it. The next day, he found it was frozen. He tasted it and invented the ice lolly.
Qualities
__________ widely.
Never stop ________.
Some _________.
Think
trying
luck
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Listen to the talk and complete the chart.
glue
books
the mistakes
juice
Listen again. Then talk about how the speaker opens the talk.
Opening a talk or speech
A good start can quickly catch the listeners’ attention. We can start by addressing the listeners directly, asking an interesting question, telling a story or sharing a famous saying.
Listen to the recording and imitate the intonation to read the opening lines aloud.
Act out a conversation about an invention and its inventor.
Name of the invention: bubble wrap
Time: 1957
Inventor: Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes
Invention story: Bubble wrap was first invented as a type of wallpaper. However, the product failed. But the inventor didn’t give up. They started thinking of other uses and found more than 400! Several years later, when they decided to use it as packaging material, they found success. With bubble wrap, a computer company could ship computers safely. Then, a lot of other businesses also started using bubble wrap.
… is a great invention. Do you know the story behind it
Tell me about …
What did it take for … to come up with …
The inventors have got great qualities.
First, they were …
Next, they never …
Finally, they …
Have you heard of …
Yes, it is a(n) …
Can you tell me more about …
Sure, it was invented by …
A: Have you heard of bubble wrap
B: Yes, it's a great invention.
A: Can you tell me more about it
B: Sure. It was invented by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957.
A: How did they come up with the idea
B: They first invented bubble wrap as a type of wallpaper. However, the product failed.
A: Oh, dear! That's a shame.
B: Yes, but they didn't give up. They started thinking of other uses and found more than 400! Several years later, when they decided to use it as packaging material, they found success. A computer company first used it to ship computers, and other businesses soon followed.
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介绍发明的基本信息，如：名称、发明者、发明时间等
讲述发明产生的过程
理解发明家具备的优秀品质，培养广泛的思考能力
使用本单元的核心词汇和短语进行表达
Talk about what you have learnt about the qualities of an inventor in this section.
Preview Reading for writing.

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