广州牛津八年级上学期PPT课件

1、(1)What is Hi doing? (2)What is the book about? Read the cartoon and answer the questionsHe is reading a book.Great inventions.第1页/共26页Gunpowder/gnpad(r)/Papermaking skill /skl Typography/tapgrfi/Compass/kmps/The Four Great Inventions of Ancient China第2页/共26页2Modern inventions/kmftbl/第3页/共26页Word st

2、udya wheela carriage/krd/a train At first, we invented the wheel.And then, we developed the wheel into the carriage.So without the wheel, we could not have the train. /dvelp/第4页/共26页Word studya telephonea mobile phone we developed the telephone into the mobile phone. So people can keep in touch with

3、 each other anywhere and anytime.第5页/共26页Word studya light bulb3 candlesa lampWith the light bulb, we can do as many thing in the evening as in the daytime. 第6页/共26页computer light bulb mobile phone paper telephone train wheel7These inventions help us in many ways in our daily lives. We may use them

4、anytime, anywhere.They are very practical./prktkl/第7页/共26页One sentence for eachComputers help us (to) find information easily.Mobile phones help us .easily.Mobile phones help us (to) talk to each other over long distances easily. talk to each other第8页/共26页One sentence for eachPaper helps usLight bul

5、bs help us .Paper helps us (to) write something on it. write something do many things in the evening. Light bulbs help us (to) do as many things in the evenings as we can in the daytime. 第9页/共26页One sentence for eachWheels help us Wheels help us (to) create cars and trains to carry passengers./kret/

6、create cars and trains第10页/共26页读句子猜生词，选出一个与划线的词意思相近的选项. (1) His funny jokes made us laugh. _ A. sad B. interesting (2) Human beings are cleverer than computers, because we can create new ideas. _ A. produce B. provide (3) An accident happened to a running bus last night. Luckily, all the passengers

7、were safe. _ A. drivers B. people on the bus (4) Doctors are working hard to develop a new kind of medicine for disease Ebola. _ A. produce, invent B. buy (5) Cell phones are very practical. People all over the world use them every day. _ A. careful B. useful第11页/共26页Skimming means to read an articl

8、e quickly to get its general idea. To skim an article, you should look at its introduction, title, sub-headings, photos or pictures, and the first and last sentences of each paragraph.1. What three inventions will the article talk about?2. Which invention do you think is the greatest? Why?第12页/共26页R

9、eading tasksReading tasksuReading task 1: Learning Plan uReading task 2: Learning Plan You have 10 minutes to go!第13页/共26页Reading Firstly, skim the title and the introduction and try to answer the following questions. 1. What is the article about? A. Great People B. the World C. Great changes D. Gre

10、at inventions 2. How many great inventions will be mentioned in the article? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. FiveDB第14页/共26页Reading Secondly, skim the sub-headings, photos or pictures and answer the following questions. 3. Which three inventions will be mentioned in the article? A. The wheel, the car and

11、 the telephone B. The wheel, the telephone and the light C The wheel, the telephone and the light bulb D. the wheel and the light bulbC第15页/共26页Reading Thirdly, skim the first and the last sentences of each paragraph and answer the following questions: 4. _ may be the greatest invention in history.

12、A. The wheel B. The telephone C. The light bulb D. We dont know 5. We would not have _ if we had not have the wheel. A. The telephone B. The light bulb C. The train D. The plane 6. When was the first practical telephone invented? A. In 1867 B. In 1786 C. In 1876 D. In 1678 7. Who invented developed

13、the first practical light bulb in 1879? A. Alexander Graham B. Thomas Erikson C. Thomas Edison D. NobodyACCC第16页/共26页wheelhistoryfastermore comfortablecenturypopularpracticalmillions ofdevelopedcandles第17页/共26页 1. Which of the following is Not the name of a company? A. WobbleWorks B. Dilworth C. Ank

14、i D. Nest 2. According to the article, what can we learn about Anki A. It is a company from the UK. B. It is a factory that makes toys for children. C. The sensors of its toy cars can connect with iphones. D. The Anki Car can change the movement of other cars in the race. 3. Who would probably be mo

15、st interested in the 3D printing pen? A. An artist B. A writer C. A driver D. An athlete. 4. What will the smart alarm do when it is almost out of power? A. It will give you a call B. It will change batteries itself C. It will tell you in a human voice D. It will leave a message on your phone. 5. What is the article mainly about? A. Some rich companies in the world B. Some amazing ph