M9-U1 Module 9 Great inventions

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Task 3
Read the summary of the conversation. Underline the wrong information and correct it.
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2 Which one do you think is the most important? 3 What other important inventions can you think
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What do Daming, Betty, and Lingling think of these
Today, people are more likely to use computers for sending e-mails, writing reports, shopping, banking, listening to music, and playing games. You can easily find out information that you need on the Internet.
page n. 页；一页(纸) electronic adj. 电子的
Words review
technology n. 科技；技术 powerful adj. 有影响力的；能控 制他人的
memory n. 存储器；存储量 full adj. 满的；充满的 fix v. 修补；挽救
instructions n. [复数]说明书 lend v. (把某物)借出，借给(某人)
inventions? Listen and complete the sentences.
1. Lingling loves her mobile phone because she can __u_s_e_i_t_a_n_y_w_h__e_re__.
2. All of Daming's friends' numbers are _k_e_p_t_ in his phone.
properly adv. 合适地；正确地
a useful machine, tool, instrument etc that has been produced or designed
Paper Print Press Telephone Light bulb Computer
2nd Century 1439 1712 1876 1877 1878 1903 1941 1990
Task 1
Read and answer the questions.
1. Why does Tony want to borrow a camera? He wants to take some photos on the school visit to the museum next week. 2. What's wrong with the camera? Can Tony deal with it?
Tony: _A_n__y_w_a_y__, about the camera...? Dad: Oh, yes. Here it is. I haven't used it since your mum's
birthday. And the memory card may be full. Tony: OK. _T_h_a_t_c_a_n__b_e__fi_x_e_d_. I've got an empty memory card.
Where are the instructions? Dad: In the camera bag. It's a gift from your mum for my
3. Today's cameras are better than old cameras because they do not _n_e_e_d__fi_lm__ and the photos can _b_e__s_e_n_t_b_y__e_m_a_i_l.
4. Lingling thinks everything _w_a_s__c_h_a_n_g_e_d_ by computers to some degree, so the computer is _t_h_e_m__o_s_t_im__p_o_r_t_a_n_t invention.
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_fr_i_e_n_d_s_a_b_r_o_a_d_._____ _t_h_e_I_n_t_e_rn__et_._I_t_'s_f_a_s_t.
2. No_o_n_l_i_n_e_______ 2. _U_s_e_o_n_l_in_e________
papermaking
printing
gunpowder
compass
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E-commerce
Shared Bicycles
Unit 1 Will computers be used more
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Some people use digital cameras to take photos. The images from digital cameras can be viewed at once.
If he can, how will he deal with it? The memory card may be full. Tony can fix the problem. He has got an empty memory card and he'll change it according to the instructions.
Sometimes, they solve problems you didn’t even know you had.
And sometimes, they just make life more fun.
What do you know about the four greatest ancient Chinese inventions?
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3. _G_o_t_i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n__ 3. G__e_t_in__fo_r_m__a_ti_o_n__o_n
_fr_o_m__p__a_p_e_r_b_o_o_k_s_.__ _th__e_I_n_t_er_n_e_t_._______
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Task 4
Find the sentences in the conversation which mean:
1. Changing the subject, can I get the camera? Anyway, about the camera…?
2. It is not a problem. I will use another memory card. OK. That can be fixed. I've got an empty memory card.
3. I will do what you tell me to do. Promise!
Words review
borrow v. 借入；借来 put up 张贴；公布
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Compass
Steam Engine Phonograph
Airplanes
World Wide Web
Think about it
Are these inventions great? How have they changed people’s lives?
Sometimes, they solve problems you didn’t think could be solved.
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1 How have these inventions changed people's lives?
People are more likely to use mobile phones to communicate with others. WeChat and TikTok are really popular.
3. What difficulty did Tony's dad meet when looking for information? It was hard to get information from paper books because some books were huge ones with thousands of pages.
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Task 2
Read and complete the table: How are people's lives changed by the Internet and the computer?
In the past
Today
1. _W_a_i_t_ed__f_o_r_w__ee_k_s__ 1. _S_e_n_d__a_n_d_r_e_c_e_iv_e__
than books in the future?
What inventions are they? What do you know about them?
computer mobile phone camera
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Tony wants to borrow his father’s camera. What’s their feeling about electronic technology? Listen and read. Finish the following tasks.
Now, fill in the blanks and read the text aloud.
Dad: ... In the past, we mainly got information from paper books. Some were huge ones with thousands of pages. Today, with the invention of the computer and electronic technology, it's easy to get information on the Internet. The Internet is more powerful than books.