Unit 6 When was it invented?
Section A
Language Goal:
Talk about the history of inventions.
1a
In what order do you think they were invented?
A:I think the TV was invented before the car.

B:Well,I think the TV was invented after the car.
Listen and match the inventions with the years.
______ 1876
______1885
______1927
______1971
1b
d
a
c
b
pairwork
A: When was the _____________ invented?
B: I think it was invented in ________.
1c
telephone
1876
A:What is the _______________ used for?

B: It’s used for _______________________
(talk with others)
telephone
talking with others
pairwork
A: When was the _____________ invented?
B: I think it was invented in ________.
1c
computer
1971
A:What is the _______________ used for?

B: It’s used for _______________________
(study)
computer
studying
umbrella
1200 B.C
keep us away from the
rain
pairwork
pen
1850
write
pairwork
camera
1839
take photos
elevator
1854
take people up and
down
Listen and number the inventions [1--3] in the order you hear them.
2a
______shoes with special heels
______shoes with lights
______hot ice-cream scoop runs on electricity
1
3
2
2b
Listen again and complete the chart below.
Read the conversation and answer the questions
2d
1.Who invented the zipper ?
2.When was the zipper invented ?
It was invented by Whitcomb Judson
in 1893
What will you do if you are really thirsty?
I’d like to drink these drinks.
v 喝 n. 饮料
偶然地
五千年前
据说
在户外的火上
掉入水中
留在那里一段时间
几千年后
据相信
直到......才......
不到100年
发生 举行
毫无疑问
Learning aims:
3a
by accident
five thousand years ago
it is said that
over an open fire
fall into the water
remain there for some time
a few thousand years later
it is believed that
not...until...
less than 100 years
take place
without doubt
1.你知道茶是被偶然发现的吗？
2.许多人相信茶是在5000年前被首次饮用的。
3.书中描述了茶树是如何被种植和如何用于制茶。
4.据相信茶在6世纪和7世纪之间被带到了韩国和日本。
5.虽然许多人了解茶文化，但是中国人无疑是最懂得茶的品性的
3a
Learning aims:
Read the passage quickly and match
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing

How tea spread to other countries

How tea was invented by accident
3a
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
3b
1.When was the tea first drunk?
2.How was tea invented?
3.Who is called "the saint of tea"?
4.What is ChaJing about?
5.When was tea brought to other countries？
complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
1.One of the world's favorite drinks was _________by accident.
2.Tea was first ___________ by ShenNong about 5,000 years ago.
3.A nice smell was ___________ when the tea leaves dropped into the hot water.
4.Tea was ___________ to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.
5.Tea is now ____________between many different countries.
3c

invented
drunk
produced
brought
traded
Grammar
Focus
Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice
2.Somebody stole my camera from my hotel room.

3.Where did you take these photos?

4.Our parents advised us not to go out alone.
5.Different writers translated the book into different
4a
My camera was stolen from my hotel room.
Where were these photos taken?
We were advised by our parents not to go out alone.
The book was translated into different language by different writers.
4b
1.You _____________ to the party last night, weren't you?Why didn't you go?2.The earthquake happened all of a sudden,but quickly the villagers_____________ to a safe place.
3.The door ____________when we arrived,so we _______ the bell.
4.The students___________ not to eat or drink in class, but Ruby________ the rule when she started eating a biscuit in science class.
5.The cookies _____________ by the hungry kids in less than 20 minutes,and they really________ them.
eat lock like ring invite break tell bring
were invited
were brought
was locked
rang
were told
broke
were eaten
liked
The telephone _______________(invent) by Alexander Graham Bell. He _________(born) in 1847. Alexander____________(work) on the invention of the telephone with Thomas Watson. In 1875, Mr.Bell______________(learn) how to send musical notes through an instrument similar to a telephone. Finally, the telephone _____________ (invent) in 1876. The first sentence that___________ (say) ?on the telephone by Alexander was “Mr. Watson, come here; I want to see you.” Today the telephone __________(use) around the world.
was invented
was born
worked
learned
was invented
was said
is used
Unit 6 When was it invented?
Section B
crispy
salty
sour
1a
sweet
salty
Write the name of a different food aftereach word.
sweet:
crispy:
salty:
sour:
candy, banana, apple, cake
potato chips, salad, biscuit,
salt, pizza, french fries,
vinegar, grape, lemon, orange
1b
Listen and circle “T” or “F”.
1c
1. Potato chips were invented by mistake.
2. They were invented in 1863.
3. The customer thought the potatoes weren’t
thin enough.
4. The customer said they weren’t salty
enough.
5. George wanted to make the customer
happy.
6. The customer was happy in the end.
T
F
T
F
F
T
The History of Potato Chips
Did you know that potato chips were invented by mistake? Potato chips _____________ by a cook called George Crum. They were invented in _______. George Crum cut the potato chips really, really _____ and cooked them for a long time until they __________. And he put lots of salt on them so they were _____________.
were invented
1853
were crispy
really salty
Listen again and complete the sentences.
1c
thin
Explanation
1. Potato chips were invented by mistakes.
mistake 作名词 “错误，误会”。也可以作动词 “弄错，犯错”。常见形式有：
make a mistake 出错
e.g. You have made a mistake here.
mistake…for… 错把……当作……
They mistook him for his brother.
by mistake 错误地
e.g. They sent the letter to me by mistake.
2. Geroge wanted to make the customer happy.
make表示“使……怎么样”，其后常带复合宾语。常见结构为：主语+make+宾语+名词/形容词(做宾补)。例如：
The boss can make the young man a rich man.
Exercise
1.顾客最后终于高兴了。
The customer was happy _____ .
2.这个顾客说这个薯条不够脆。
The customer said that the potato chips weren’t ______________ .
3.乔治想让顾客高兴。
George wanted ______ the customer .
in the end
crispy enough
to make
happy
4.薯条是一个名Crum的厨师发明的
The potato chips_________________ a cook___________Crum.
5. 昨天这个厨师往鱼上面撒了许多盐。
The___________lots of salt ____ the fish yesterday.
were invented
called
cook put on
用所给词的正确形式填空。
1. The TV ____________ (invent) around 1927.
2. They are used for _______ (see) in the park.
3. This kite _________ (make) by Uncle Wang.
4. Tea ______________ (discover) a long time
ago.
5. Our classroom _________________
(should clean) every day.
was invented
seeing
was made
was discovered
should be cleaned
Do You Know When Basketball
Was Invented?
Do You Know When Basketball
Was Invented?
Section B 2a-2e
2a-2b
Do you like basketball?
Do you watch basketball games ?
How much do you know about this sport?
new words
the Olympics /əlimpiks/ 奥林匹克运动会
Canadian /kəneidiən/ a. /n.加拿大/人的
divide /divaid/ v. 分开；分散
basket /ˈbɑ:skɪt/ n.篮；筐
popularity /ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti/ n 受欢迎；普及
not only...but also... 不但......而且......
look up to 钦佩；仰慕
hero /'hɪərəʊ/ n. 英雄 男主角
professional /prə'feʃənl/ adj.职业的；专业的
James Naismith 詹姆斯.奈史密斯
divide /divaid/ v. 分开；分散
Please divide these apples into two parts.
Berlin /bə:lin/ 柏林（德国城市）
NBA (National Basketball Association)
美国篮球协会 （美国职业篮球联赛）CBA (China Basketball Association)
中国篮球协会（中国职业篮球联赛）
一个深受喜爱并且积极的运动
为了娱乐和锻炼
200多个国家
超过1亿人
被要求去做...
把......分成......
在同一组
同时
阻止......做......
梦想成为
不但......而且......
......的数量
越来越多
钦佩
鼓励......去做......
a much-loved and active sport
for fun and exercise
over 200 countries
more than 100 million people
be asked to do....
divide...into....
on the same team
at the same time
stop...from doing
dream of
not only...but (also)...
the number of
more and more
look up to
encourage sb to do sth
1.篮球是一项因为乐趣和锻炼深受许多人们喜爱的、积极的运动项目。
2.他被要求想出一个在冬天可以玩的游戏
3.Dr.Naismith 把班上的人分成两队,教他们玩他的新游戏。
4.与此同时,他们需要阻止竞争对手把球投进入自己的篮子里.
5.今天,篮球已在世界各地得到普及,许多年轻人梦想成为著名的运动员。
6.篮球不仅成为一个流行的体育运动,它也成为一种观众爱看的运动.
7.外籍球员的数量在NBA已经变得越来越多.
8. 这些篮球明星鼓励年轻人努力拼搏来实现他们的梦想。
1. Who invented basketball and how is it played?
2. When was the first basketball game played in history?
3.Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?
4.What are the professional basketball groups in America and China?
5.How popular is basketball?
2d
中考链接
( )1. They’re making too much noise here. Let’s
go ____.
A. somewhere quiet B. nowhere quiet
C. everywhere noisy D. anywhere noisy
( )2. —Didn’t he go home last Sunday?
—______.
A. Yes, he did B. No, he did
C. Yes, he didn’t D. No, he doesn’t
( )3. ______ on real ice is very exciting.
A. Skate B. Skates
C. Skated D. Skating
A
A
D
( )4. We have ______ our sports meeting till
next Monday because of the bad weather.
A. put on B. put off
C. put down D. put up
( )5. ______ the students in the primary school
is about three thousand, and ______ of them
are girls.
A. A number of, two third
B. The number of, two thirds
C. A number of, two thirds
D. The number of, two third
B
B
It is often difficult to decide on the inventor of certain inventions. This is because sometimes a few people may ______ things which are _______ the same. It’s hard to tell who came up with the idea first.
invent, doubt, mention, nearly, website, all of sudden
Self Check
1. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
invent
nearly
Some inventions can also lead to other inventions ______________. So some people _______ whether the inventor came up with the idea himself or herself. They think that the inventor used someone else’s idea to create his or her invention. That is why books or _______ usually ________ more than one inventor when giving information about inventions.
all of a sudden
doubt
websites
mention
1. Someone stole my watch.
_________________________________
2. They used five eggs to make this big cake.
__________________________________
3. When did they invent the personal computer?
__________________________________
__________________________________
My watch was stolen (by someone).
When was the personal computer invented?
Five eggs were used to make this big cake.
2. Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice.
4. They asked us not to run in the hallway.
__________________________________
____________ ______________________
5. Someone took the video back to the store.
__________________________________
__________________________________
The video was taken back to the store (by someone).
We were asked not to run in the hallway (by them).
invent, doubt, mention, nearly, website, all of sudden
It is often difficult to decide on the inventor of certain inventions. This is because sometimes a few people may ______ invent things which are _______ nearly the same. It’s hard to tell who came up with the idea first. Some inventions can also lead to other all of a sudden So some people inventions _____________. doubt _____ whether the inventor came up with the idea himself or herself. They think that the inventor used someone else’s idea to create his or her invention. That is why mention more books or websites _______ usually _______ than one inventor when giving information about inventions.