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Unit 3 Make it happen!
Starting out
英语外研版八年级上册
Learning objectives
通过本节课的学习，学生能够：
1. 看视频，回答问题。了解远古时代的人和现代人的生活方式
的差异，认识到发明对人类生活的影响。
2. 准确识别教材中的4种发明，并谈论我们的生活因此发生的
改变。
3. 对比不同时代生活，体会发明对推动社会进步、改善人类生活
质量的重要作用。
重点
重点
Look and answer
Can you name the inventions What are they used to do
This is a telephone.
It helps people to communicate with each other.
This is an airplane.
It helps people to travel long distances.
This is a light bulb. It helps people to see in the dark.
This is a camera.
People can take photos and keep beautiful moments with it.
Look and answer
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What can you see in the picture
2. What do these stand for
3. What does the picture mean to you
A light bulb. A ladder. A man with a computer.
The light bulb could stand for the invention idea.
The ladder could stand for the steps to make the idea come true. The man with the computer could stand for the person who makes it happen.
It tells me that inventions start from a thought, and with action, they can change our lives.
Brainstorm
In what aspects have inventions changed our lives
House.
Travel.
Health care.
Entertainment.
Work.
Communication.
Look and answer
baseball
Look at the picture and answer the question.
Can you find some obvious differences between
the two people
Clothes are different.
Hairstyles are different.
There is a light on the right, but none on the left.
Watch and answer
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What is daily life like in ancient times
Living conditions: live in the wild; the father has to stand guard at night; a small fire to keep them warm
Clothes: have simple clothes
Food: The mother and children pick fruit from trees, and the father hunts for meat.
Travel: go on foot
Watch and answer
Watch the video and answer the questions.
2. What is daily life like in modern times
Living conditions: live in houses and have clocks to tell the time; at night, turn on the heater, turn off the lights, and lock the door
Clothes: have lots of clothes to choose from
Food: buy food from markets, and cook with gas or electricity
Travel: ride a bicycle, take the bus, drive a car, or even fly
Watch and answer
Think and share
What do you know about the differences between the lives of ancient people and ours
What caused these differences
How has modern life become compared with the past
Watch and answer
Think and share
Ancient people lived simply. We now live in sturdy houses, buy diverse foods, use high-tech tools, and travel by fast vehicles like cars.
These differences come from technology and pared to the past, modern life is far more convenient and comfortable. We have easier access to resources, advanced healthcare, and varied entertainment.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What are these inventions
Compass
Work in groups
Look and answer
Wheel
Computer
Mobile phone
Look and answer
2. How have they changed our lives
The compass has helped people find the right direction when they travel.
The wheel has helped people move faster.
The computer has helped people find information quickly.
The mobile phone has helped people talk and share anywhere and anytime.
Look and say
Make a thinking map
Inventions
Compass
Mobile phone
Computer
Wheel
help people move faster
help people find the right direction when they travel
help people find information quickly
help people talk and share anywhere and anytime
What are they used to do
Look and say
Think and answer
Think of some other important inventions.
How have they changed our lives
Look and say
Introduce and share
Think of some other important inventions.
How have they changed our lives
I’ll introduce the invention of paper/the bicycle/the medicine/ ... With paper/the bicycle/the medicine/ ..., people can write and information can be kept...
Summary
小标题
Inventions
Life then and now
Inventions make our life easier.
Inventions and influences
Living conditions
Clothes
Food
Travel
Compass
Wheel
Computer
Mobile phone
Homework
1. Look up and find more inventions.
2. Ask your family what the most important invention is to them and why and then write a short passage.
Bye-bye!

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