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Headings are helpful! If a text has headings, these are the first things to look at.
Careful-reading
TV
Early history of TV
The morden age: satellite TV
Living with technology
Lead in

Can you make a list of the electrical appliances and electronic devices you have at home?

electrical appliance(家用电器) electronic device(电子设备)
The VCD was born.
The DVD was invented.
C1:True or false
1.
Colour TV became popular just a few years after it was invented.
2. People without satellite do not benefit at all from satellite TV broadcasts. 3. Some of the first tape recorders used plastic tape to record on. 4. Records and cassettes do not offer as good a sound quality as CDs.
In the early 1950s Most tape recorders began using plastic tape. By the late 1960s Portable cassette players and video recorders
were developed. By the late 1970s Video recorders small and cheap enough for home use were introduced. 1982 The first CDs were made available. 1993 1995

5. New technology will soon make many of the things talked about in the article out of date.
discussion

1.More and more people are using computers for information and entertainment. Do you think we still need books and TVs in the future? Why or why not? 2. Do you have any inconvenience or needs which are not satisfied in your life? Do you think what kind of appliances or devices could solve your problem?

2.What are the functions of headings in a passage?

What are the functions of headings in a passage?
(1). They can help you obtain the specific information quickly. (2). They can show you how a text is organized. (3). They give an idea as to the contents of each section
computer
refrigerator
Washing machine
TV mobile phone
TVs
Sound and video devices
Fast-reading

How many parts are there in this passage?
There are 6 parts in this passage.
Sound and video
The future
Early history of sound recorders Sound and video recorders Sound and video go digital
careful-reading:
specific years
the events
1938 _______ 1951 1967
1962
________________began to be used to broadcast TV. Satellites
careful-reading: specific years
audio devices
Sound and video devices

When were satellites first used to broadcast TV?
Satellite were usedБайду номын сангаасto broadcast TV beginning in 1962.

Who made the first recording of a human voice?
Year
1877
Event
The first recording of a human voice was made.
1887 1928
Emile Berliner invented a record player that used discs to record on. The first tape recorders were made in Germany, which often employed steel tape or paper tape.
It is Thomas Edison who made the first recording of a human voice.
Reading-strategy Understanding headings
Early history of TV The morden age: satellite TV Early history of sound recorders Sound and video recorders Sound and video digital The future 1.Where do headings often appear in a passage?
history of TV
Year
1925 1928
Event
broadcasts The first public TV _____________were made in the USA.
long-distance TV were made between the UK The first_______________ regular public broadcasting followed and the USA, and _________ shortly afterwards.
constructed in 1928, Although the first color TV were _______________ it was not until 1938 that the first color TV programme was broadcast.
Regular color TV broadcasts began in the USA. Regular color TV broadcasts began in the UK.