What are the four great inventions of ancient times?,Paper was invented by Cai Lun about 2,000 years ago.,Printing was invented by Bi Sheng in the 1040s.,printing,+,Books are published.,paper,E-book,website,memory card,Homework Help,Unit 1 Will computers be used more than books in the future?,Will computers be used more than books in the future?,借来 v.,borrow,主要地 adv.,mainly,mail,邮件 n.,textbook,课本 n.,website,网站 n.,put up,张贴,New words and expressions,页 n.,page,powerful,有影响力的,technology /,科技 n.,electronic /,电子的 adj.,thousands of,成千上万,(复数)说明书 n.,instructions,properly,正确地 adj.,lend,v. (lent /lent) (把某物)借出,fix,修补 v.,充满的 adv.,full,memory,存储量 n.,Listening and vocabulary,Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answerthe questions.,1. How have these inventions changed peoples lives? 2.Which one do you think is the most important? 3.What other important inventionscan you think of?,2. Listen and complete the sentences.,Lingling loves her mobile phone because she can _. 2.All of Damings friends numbers are _ in his phone. 3.Todays cameras are better than old cameras because they do not_ and the photos can _. 4.Lingling thinks everything _ by computers to some degree, and it is _ invention.,use it anywhere,kept,need film,be sent by E-mail,was changed,the most important,1.What does Tony want to borrow from his dad?A. mobile phone B. camera C. computer 2.Tonys dad thinks that the books are_Internet.A. more powerful thanB. less powerful thanC. as powerful as,Listen and choose,Reading,Tony: Dad, can I borrow your camera? Dad: Why? Tony: Id like to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week. Theyll be put up on the school website. And they can be seen on the Internet by other classes, even people living in other countries. Dad: Sounds great! When I was at school, we waited forweeks to hear from our pen friends abroad. But today, we can send and receive photos and mails on the Internet, and its really fast.,Tony:Yes, the Internet and the computer have changedour lives. We even use online textbooks in our class.I wonder. Will computers be used more than books in the future? Dad:Perhaps. In the past, we mainly got informationfrom paper books. Some were huge ones with thousands of pages. Today, with the invention of the computer and electronic technology, its easy to get information on the Internet. The Internet is more powerful than books.,Tony:Anyway, about the camera.? Dad: Oh, yes. Here it is. I havent used it since your mums birthday. And the memory card may be full. Tony:OK. That can be fixed. Ive got an empty memory card. Where are the instructions? Dad:In the camera bag. Its a gift from your mum for mybirthday, so you must promise that you will takegood care of it. If you have to lend it to anyone, tell them to use it properly. Tony:Promise!,Now read the summary of the conversation. Underline the wrong information and correct it.,Tony wants to borrow his fathers camera and take some photos of the school dance and the basketball match. The photos will be shown in the school magazine. Tonys dad lends the camera. He promises Tony to look after it.,museum.,visit to the,on,website.,Tony promises him,Everyday English,I wonder. Perhaps. Here it is. Promise!,4.Find the sentences in the conversationwhich mean:,1. Changing the subject, can I get the camera? 2. It is not a problem. I will use another memory card.3. I will do what you tell me to do.,Anyway, about the camera.?,OK. That can be fixed. Ive got an empty memory card.,Promise.,5. Answer the questions.,electronic, fix, instruction, invention, lend, mail, page, website,How do you fix a camera if the memory card is full? 2. When do you need to read the instructions? 3. How often do you send messages by mail? 4. How many pages does this book have?,5.Which website do you often go to when you getonline? 6.What is an example of electronic technology? 7.When you lend something to someone, what dothey have to do later? 8.What do you think is the most important invention in human history?,electronic, fix, instruction, invention, lend, mail, page, website,Pronunciation and speaking,6. Listen and mark the pauses.,Theyll be put up on the school website. And they can be seen on the Internet by other classes, even people living in other countries. 2.You must promise that you will take good care of it.,Now listen again and repeat.,7.Work in pairs. Talk about the advantages of these inventions.,email, mobile phone, TV, washing machine,- We can use email to send messages. - Yes, we can use email to send messages quickly and cheaply.,Now describe how these inventions have influenced your life. Email has great influence on my life ,Mr Kubi is mending my shoes.,mend“修理”的对象是一些琐碎的物品。如粘贴的小用具、玩具，要缝补的衣物等,Dad is fixing my bike.,fix用于需要重新“调”物体的结构，把松散的部件固定结实，将分离的物体各部分装配起来。,Mr Daomeis car need to be repaired.,repair的对象着重于破损、毁坏或发生故障不能正常使用的物体。,