Section A
Unit6 When was it invented?
invent v. 发明
invention n. 发明（物）
inventor n. 发明家
Talk about the history of inventions.
The passive voice.
年份的读法
两个数字一组，分为前后两组
1
2
1865 eighteen sixty five
1989
千年的读法
two thousand
2001
two thousand and one
nineteen eighty nine
3
前两个数字不为零，后两个数字为零。
eighteen hundred

1900
nineteen hundred
4
非四位数的年份的读法！
531 five hundred and thirty-one
Look at the things. In what order
do you think they were invented?
1a
A: I think the TV was invented before the car.
B: Well, I think the TV was invented after the car.
A: I think … was invented before …
B: Well, I think … was invented after ….
game
The telephone was invented before the car.
A: I think … was invented before …
B: Well, I think … was invented after ….
game
The car was invented before the television.
A: I think … was invented before …
B: Well, I think … was invented after ….
game
The television was invented before the computer.
1
2
3
4
1a
Listening
__ 1876
__ 1885
__ 1927
__ 1971
d
a
c
b
1b
c
Pairwork
A: When ____the telephone _______?
B: I think it was ________ _____ 1876.
1c
was
invented
invented
in
A: When was the car invented?
B: I think it ___ ____ ___1930.
A: When ____ the TV _____?
B: I think it was invented in 1927.
A: When was the computer invented?
B: I think it _____ ________ in 1976.
was invented by .
The telephone_______________
Bell.
Who was the telephone invented by ？
Look and Say
Bell
Do you want to know more?!
Karl Benz
Edison
Bell
Baird
Wright brothers
Fisher
inventors
inventions
television
plane
washing machine
light bulb
car
telephone
Match and Say
--Who was ________ invented by?
--It was invented by…
[bʌlb]
Chinese inventions
paper making
= Cai Lun invented the paper making.
The paper making Cai lun.
was invented by
Who was the paper making invented by?
It Bi Sheng.
was invented by
They Chinese people.
were invented by
A: What is the _______ used for?
B: I think it is used for ___________________.
talking with people
watching Tv programme
searching the information.
driving to the other places
Guessing
--What is it used for?
--It is used for…
eating
eat
telling the date
tell the date
Interesting Inventions
eating
eat
telling the date
tell the date
Guessing
--What is it used for?
--It is used for…
holding water
seeing in the dark
scooping
holding water
seeing in the dark
scooping
Guessing
--What is it used for?
--It is used for…
drawing lines.
--What is it used for?
--It is used for…
calling.
Guessing
A: What is the car used for?
B: The car is used for traveling.
A: What is the _______ used for?
B: I think it is used for _______________
.
talking with people
A: What is the
used for?
B: I think it is used for ________.(work)
working
A: What is the
used for?

B: I think it is used for _____.(ride)
riding
be used for doing sth.
被用来做某事
be used to do sth.
be invented in 1885
于1885年被发明
be invented by sb.
被某人发明
When was the car invented ?
It’s was invented in 1885.

Who was the car invented by?
It’s was invented by Karl Benz .

What is it used for?
It’s used for ____
thank you
A: Who was it invented by?
B: It was invented by Cleve.
A: When was it invented ?
B: It was invented in 1971.
A: What is it used for?
B: It is used for counting.
I think it’s a helpful invention.
What invention is it?
Read and guess
A: Who was it invented by?
B: It was invented by John.
A: When was it invented ?
B: It was invented in 1976.
A: What is it used for?
B: It is used for searching the information.
I think it’s a wonderful invention.
What invention is it?
Read and guess
A: Who was it invented by?
B: It was invented by Cai Lun.
A: When was it invented ?
B: It was invented in Han Dynasty (汉朝).
A: What is it used for?
B: It is used for making papers.
I think it’s a great invention of China.
What invention is it?
Read and guess
paper making
Tell the history of some inventions you know with your partner and make your own conversations.
A: Look, what’s this?
B: …
A: Who was it invented by?
B: It was invented by _____(name).
A: When was it invented
B: It was invented in ______ (year).
A: What is it used for?
B: It is used for _______.
______________
______________
______
_____it__________
____it_________ ?
___it_____
Wright Brothers
1903
Baird 1927
Bell 1876
Listening
3
1
2
2a

Listen again. Match the inventions with their inventors and uses.
Invention
shoes with special heels

Shoes with
lights
hot ice-cream scoop
What is it/ are they used for

___________ the style of the shoes

Seeing_________________

_____________really cold ice-cream
2b
in the dark
serving
changing
2d Role-play the conversation.
Paul : Hey Roy, the subject _____my school project is
“Small inventions ____ changed the world”. Can
you help me _______ an invention?
Roy:__________. Let me think …hmm…I know!
The zipper!
Paul:The zipper? Is it really ____a great invention?
Roy: Think about how often it’s used in our daily
lives. You can see zippers on dresses, trousers,
shoes, bags…almost everywhere!
Paul: Well, you do seem to ____________…
for
that
think of
My pleasure
such
have a point
Roy: Of course! I thought about it because I saw a
website last week. The pioneers of different
inventions_________ there. For example, it
mentioned that the zipper________________
Whitcomb Judson in 1893. But at that time,
it __________ widely.
Paul: Really? So when did it become popular?
Roy: ________1917.
Were listed
Was invented by
Wasn’t used
Around
The passive voice.
被动语态
英语中动词有主动语态和被动语态两种语态. 主动语
态表示主语是动作的执行者,被动语态表示主语是动作的
承受者, 在被动语态中动作的执行者有时用by短语表示
出来.
被动语态的构成:
助动词be+ (动词的) 过去分词
一般现在时
一般过去时
The passive voice.
被动语态
主动语态变被动语态的结构图:
Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876.
主语
谓语动词过去时
宾语
时间状语
主语
谓语动词的过去分词
宾语
时间状语
The passive voice.
被动语态
主动语态改被动语态:
Bell
invented
the telephone
in 1876.
was
by
The telephone
请把下列的主动句变为被动句（注意时态的一致）
1. Jack waters the flowers every day.
The flowers are watered by Jack every day.
2. Mary sent two e-mails yesterday.
Two e-mails were sent by Mary yesterday.
3. They should wear uniforms at school.
Uniforms should be worn by them at school.
4. I invented a new pen.
A new pen was invented by me.
5. He didn’t see the film last night.
The film wasn’t seen by him last night.
Exercise
Complete the dialogue

A: Look! This looks so interesting!
B: Ah, it’s a great invention of China.
A: Really? When ______it _________ ?
B: I think it ______ _________
in Han Dynasty. (汉朝) ['daɪnəstɪ]
A: Who ____ it _________by?
B: It ____ _________ by Zhang Heng.
A: What _____it _______ for?
B: Guess!
A: ____it ________ for holding water?
B: No. It ____ ________ for testing earthquake.
A: Wow! It’s really amazing! ['ə:θkweik]
was
invented
was
invented
is
used
used
Is
is
used
invented
was
invented
was
1. 世界上许多国家都讲英文。
Make sentences
English
is spoken
in many countries
all over the world .
2. 纸是中国发明的。
Paper
was invented
3. 这栋大楼是去年建造的。
The building
was built
in China.
last year.
4. 他父亲不会让他娶玛丽为妻的。
He
won’t be allowed
, by his father,
to marry Mary.
5. 他们毕业后将被派往广州。
They
will be sent
after they finish school.
6. 这本小说已被译成了几种语言。
This novel
has been translated
into several languages.
to Guangzhou
Search an invention you like on the
internet, and then write it down.
HOMEWORK