Unit 6 When was it invented? Section B

Lead in Talk about the inventions. How many different kinds of inventions do you know? Can you give some examples?

Old inventions Electric stuffs abacus inventions Transportations Food binoculars

Presentation How do they taste? crispy脆的 salty咸的 sweet甜的 bitter苦的 red bayberries peppers hot辣的 sour酸的

cookies lemons tea candy ice cream prune delicious nice sweet sour crispy awful salty

1a The words in the box describe how food can taste 1a The words in the box describe how food can taste.Write them under the correct pictures. Some pictures have more than one word. salty sour sweet salty

salty duck eggs

fruit salad

potato chips

1b Write the name of a different food after each word. sweet crispy bananas apples oranges cakes honey cookies potato chips salty sour grapes lemons popcorns potato chips salty duck eggs

What are needed? The potatoes are cut into slices. The slices are cooked in the pan. The pepper and tomatoes are sprinkled.

chef potato chips George Crum Who were potato chips invented by? When were potato chips invented?

1c Listen and circle “T” (for true) or “F” (for false). Potato chips were invented by mistake. They were invented in 1863. The customer thought the potatoes were not thin enough. 4. The customer said they were not salty enough. 5. George wanted to make the customer happy. 6.The customer was happy in the end. T F T F

The History of Potato Chips 1d Listen again. Complete the sentences. The History of Potato Chips Do you know how potato chips were invented? Potato chips _____________ by a cook called George Crum. They were invented in _______. George Crum cut the potatoes really, really __________and then cooked them for a long time until they were _______. Finally he put lots of salt on them so they were ___________ . were invented 1853 thin crispy really salty

1e Make a conversation about the invention of potato chips 1e Make a conversation about the invention of potato chips. Use the information in 1c and 1d. A: Did you know potato chips were invented by mistake? B: Wow, I didn’t know that. Who invented them? A: ...

2a Pairwork Do you like basketball? Do you watch basketball games? What do you think of this sport? Do you know when basketball was invented? And do you know how it was invented? Discuss the sport with your partner and share your ideas with the class.

Go for it ! A hard floor

Learning strategy: MIND-MAPPING 思维导图 Learning strategy: MIND-MAPPING Changing the information you read into a mind map may help you remember it more easily. 把……变成 记住

2c Complete the mindmap with the information in the passage. Read and complete 2c Complete the mindmap with the information in the passage. Development invented by ________________ first game on_______________ became Olympic event in ________ in the year_______ most famous games:______ popular games in China:_______ James Naismith Game played inside on a hard ______________ ______teams got______________ into other team’s _________ December 21,1891 floor Berlin 1936 two the ball NBA basket CBA Popularity Played by___________ people over ____________countries 100 million 200

Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented? Basketball is much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics. 超过 ；多于 人们相信 奥林匹克 运动会

It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21，1891. 人们认为历史上第一场篮球赛是在1891年12月21日。 It is believed that ...意为“人们认为······”，是固定句型，其中it为形式主语，真正的主语为that引导的从句。其他常见类似的句型还有： It is said that...据说…… It is supposed that...据猜测……

Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James 加拿大的 Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was a college teacher, he was asked to think of a game that could be played in the winter. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor, Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket. 创造 把......分开/分为 stop...from... 阻止......做......

Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the see sb doing sth看到某人正在做某事 受欢迎；普及 Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to watch. Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the NBA games are becoming popular in China. The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. ……的数量

There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA. Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourages young people to work hard to achieve their dreams. 钦佩；仰慕 encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人干某事

1.Basketball is very popular in China. Read 2b quickly again. 判断正误 1.Basketball is very popular in China. 2. Basketball is played by over 100 million people in China. 3. James Naismith was born in 1861. 4. Basketball became an Olympic event in 1936. 5. Chinese team won the match in Berlin Olympics. T F T T F

2d Use what you remember from the mind-map to answer the following questions. 1. Who invented basketball and how is it played? James Naismith. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket. 2. When was the first basketball game in history played? On December 21, 1891.

3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? In 1936 in Berlin, basketball became an Olympic event. 4. What are the professional basketball groups in America and China? America: NBA China: CBA. 5. How popular is basketball? Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players.

CBA NBA

Writing Imagine you are a business person. Write a description of your new invention. Try to sell the invention to the class. This special pen was invented by Liu Jie. It has three colors and is used for...

invent, doubt, mention, nearly, website, all of a sudden Practice 1.Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. invent, doubt, mention, nearly, website, all of a sudden It is often difficult to decide on the inventor of certain inventions. This is because sometimes a few people may _________things which are ________ the same. It’s hard to tell who came up with the idea first. Some inventions can also lead to other inventions_______________. So some people ______ whether the inventor came up with the idea himself or herself. invent nearly doubt all of a sudden

They think that the inventor used someone else’s idea to creat his or her invention. That is why books or __________usually _________ more than one inventor when giving information about inventions. websites mention

2.Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice. Someone stole my watch. _____________________________________________ 2. They used five eggs to make this big cake. 3. When did they invent the personal computer? 4. They asked us not to run in the hallway. 5. Someone took the video back to the store. My watch was stolen. Five eggs were used to make this big cake. When was the personal computer invented? We were asked not to run in the hallway. The video was taken back to the store.

Homework Choose an invention and do research on it. Make a mind-map of the information you find.Then give a report to class.