Unit 12 Innovation Writing Workshop选择性必修第四册

WRITINGWORKSHOPUNIT12INNOVATIONLEARNINGOBJECTIVESToreadandtalkaboutwritinganessayaboutaninventorandhis/herinvention;Toreadforgeneralunderstanding;Toreadforspecificinformationanddeepunderstanding;Tocomparepersonalopinionswiththeideasofothers;Tounderstandandlearnwordsandexpressionsincontext;Towriteanessayaboutaninventorandhis/herinvention.KEYPOINTSANDDIFFICULTPOINTSMoretimeisneededtowriteanessayaboutaninventorandhis/herinvention;Toanswerthecomprehensionquestions;Togetgeneralideaandkeyinformationinthetext;Tostrugglewithsentenceconstructionandspelling;Tostrugglewithgrammarrulesandusage;Tocomposewritingthroughoutlining,draftingandediting.LEADINGINWhatinventorshaveyouheard?Canyousaysomeoftheirinventions?LEADINGINWhatinventiondoyouthinkhaschangedthecourseofhumanhistory?Why?GETREADYFORWRITINGPairWorkYouaregoingtowriteaboutaninventorandhis/herinventionthatyoufindamazing.Discussthequestions.1.Whichinventorareyougoingtowriteabout?Whichofhis/herinventionsdoyoufindamazing?2.Howwastheinventionmade?3.Whatinfluencehasthisinventionhadonsociety?GETREADYFORWRITINGWhichinventor?Whichinvention?How?Whatinfluence?medicine?communications?transport?education?entertainment?...medicine?communications?transport?education?entertainment?...Readtheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITINGCanyoupredictwhattheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”isabout?READFORWRITINGJamesWatt’sintroductionJamesWatt’sinventionTheinfluenceofhisinventionReadtheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING1.WhowasJamesWatt?JamesWattwasanengineer,scientistandinventor,whowasborninScotlandin1736.Readtheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING2.Whatdidheimprove?HedevelopedandmadeagreatimprovementontheNewcomensteamengine,whichwascommonlyusedatthetime.Readtheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING3.Howdidhemaketheimprovement?Hewatchedakettleboilingwaterandthoughtdeeplyaboutwhatwashappening.Hereflectedfurtherontheprocess.Laterhebegantoexperimentwithsteamandeventuallydevelopedthesteamengine.Readtheessay“JamesWattandtheSteamEngine”.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING4.Whatcontributiondidhemaketohumanhistory?Hisinventionchangedthecourseofhumanhistory.SteamengineshelpedtopowerfactoriesthatstartedtheIndustrialRevolution. ReadParagraph1.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING1.Whatinformationisincludedinthisparagraph?JamesWatt’sprofession,birthtime,birthplaceandhisearlylife.2.Whatotherinformationcanbeincludedinthispart?Theinventor’spersonality,socialstatus,family,educationalbackground,appearance...ReadParagraph2.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING1.Whatisthewritingorderofthisparagraph?Intheorderoftime.2.Putthefollowingeventsintothecorrectorder.a.Contemplation:Wattthoughtaboutthepowerofsteamtoliftthekettlelid.b.Observationofaboilingkettle:12-year-oldWattwatchedakettleandnoticedthelidbouncingduetosteam.ReadParagraph2.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITING2.Putthefollowingeventsintothecorrectorder.c.Inventionoftheimprovedsteamengine:Hedevelopedasteamenginethatenhanceduponexistingtechnology.d.Experimentalexploration:Wattbeganexperimentingwithsteam.Answer:_______→_______→_______→_______

badcReadParagraph3.Answerthequestions.READFORWRITINGTheparagraphdescribestheprofoundinfluenceofWatt’sinventionon____________.A.industrialrevolutionB.transportationrevolutionC.economyandjobmarket√√√Wecantalkabouttheinfluenceofaninventionfromdifferentaspects.Markthefollowingpartsintheessay.FOCUSONSTRUCTUREANDLANGUAGEa.Theinventorandtheinventionb.Theinspirationoftheinventionandtheinventor’sresearchc.TheinfluenceoftheinventionInfact,theessayhasaspecificstructurethateachparagraphexplainsoneofthepartsabove.Andthesethreepiecesofinformationarepresentedinorder.Para1TheinventorandtheinventionPara2Theinspirationoftheinventionandtheinventor’sresearchPara3TheinfluenceoftheinventionFOCUSONSTRUCTUREANDLANGUAGEMarkthefollowingpartsintheessay.FOCUSONSTRUCTUREANDLANGUAGETheinventorandtheinventionTheinfluenceoftheinventionTheinspirationoftheinventionandtheinventor’sresearchYoucanwriteabout:theinventor’sprofession,birthtime,birthplaceandhisearlylife,personality,socialstatus,family,educationalbackground,appearance...It’simportantto:developthispartintheorderoftime;useavarietyoftimeexpressions;usethepasttense;focusonthemainevents.Youcanwriteaboutitsinfluenceon:economysocietypeople’sdailylife...VOCABULARY1.boilboilingwater沸水(即处于100℃的开水)boiledwater白开水(烧开过的水)boilover发怒boildown归结；煮浓boilup煮滚；烧开

boiledeggs煮鸡蛋

bringtotheboil使沸腾；使事情难于处理；使处于危急关头ontheboil在沸腾,在兴奋中，在激动中,正被积极审议的练习：Sheputsomepotatoesonto_________.boilVOCABULARY2.reflectreflecton/upon思考……bereflectedin映在……中reflectthat...思考……reflectionn.沉思；映像reflectteaching反思性教学;反映出教学reflectwell,badlyonsb./sth.使给人以好的（坏的或其他）印象练习：Thewindowswereshininginthe_____________raysofthesettingsun.reflectedVOCABULARY3.improvementimprovevi.&vt.改进；改善improveEnglish提高英语；提高英语水平；以不同的方式Improveadaptability提高适应性improvein有改进；在某方面有所改进；好些练习：Weshallbelookingforan__________________inyourstudythisterm.improvementVOCABULARY4.liftliftone'sspirits/mood使人精神振奋/心情愉快liftaban解除禁令givesb.alift搭便车liftup升起；提起来；高举；飞起notlift/raiseafinger/hand一点忙也不帮；油瓶倒了都不扶练习：He_______________thecupforthefifthtimethisyear.liftedVOCABULARY5.largeamountoflarge/smallamountsof+不可数名词+复数谓语动词alarge/smallamountof+不可数名词+单数谓语动词agood/greatdealof+不可数名词+单数谓语动词agood/greatmany+可数名词复数+复数谓语动词alarge/greatnumberof+可数名词复数+复数谓语动词quiteafew+可数名词复数+复数谓语动词练习：A____________________moneywasspentonthecelebrations.largeamountofLANGUAGEPOINTS1.Asthewaterboiled,thesteammadethetopofthekettlebounceupanddown.本句是一个含有as引导的时间状语从句的复合句。as意为“随着”。as引导的状语从句（1）引导时间状语从句，意为“当……时;一边……一边……;随着”Ashewassleeping,thephonerang.他在睡觉时，电话响了。（2）引导方式状语从句，意为“正如；就像”YoumustdotheworkasIhavetoldyou.你必须按照我告诉你的做这项工作。LANGUAGEPOINTS1.Asthewaterboiled,thesteammadethetopofthekettlebounceupanddown.本句是一个含有as引导的时间状语从句的复合句。as意为“随着”。as引导的状语从句（3）引导原因状语从句，意为“因为"Astheweatherissobad,wehavetodelayourjourney.因为天气太糟糕，我们不得不推迟旅行。（4）引导比较状语从句，意为“和……一样”​Heworksasefficientlyashiscolleagues.​他的工作效率与同事一样高。LANGUAGEPOINTS1.Asthewaterboiled,thesteammadethetopofthekettlebounceupanddown.本句是一个含有as引导的时间状语从句的复合句。as意为“随着”。as引导的状语从句（5）引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管；虽然”从句应倒装Tiredasheis,heofferstohelpme.尽管他已经很累了，他还是主动提出帮助我。Well-writtenasthebookis,theauthorisnotsatisfiedandpreparedtoreviseit.尽管这本书写得很好，作者还是不满意并打算修改它。LANGUAGEPOINTS2.Withthiscamenewtypesofjobsandtheavailabilityofnewproductsatlowercosts.本句是一个完全倒装句。正常语序的句子为“Newtypesofjobsandtheavailabilityofnewproductsatlowercostscamewiththis.”。完全倒装（1）当表示地点的介词短语，如“onahill，inthevalley，roundthecomer”等位于句首，动词为“be，come，go，lie，stand，walk”等时，句子常用完全倒装，即将整个谓语部分放在主语前面。Roundthecornerofthestreetisaflowershop.在街道拐角处有一家花店。LANGUAGEPOINTS2.Withthiscamenewtypesofjobsandtheavailabilityofnewproductsatlowercosts.完全倒装（2）将下列词置于句首，主语不是代词,且谓语为“be，go，come”等不及物动词时，句子要用完全倒装。①地点副词：here，there等②方位副词：out，in，up，down等③时间副词：now，then等HereisthemoneyIpromisedyou.这是我答应给你的钱。LANGUAGEPOINTS2.Withthiscamenewtypesofjobsandtheavailabilityofnewproductsatlowercosts.完全倒装（3）作表语的形容词、过去分词等较短，而主语相对较长，为了保持句子平衡而将表语前置构成完全倒装。Gonearethe