研究生英语下第8单元.ppt

高等院校研究生英语系列教材;*; Content;Task 1 Work in groups and solve the following crossword puzzle involving words describing things that have emerged in recent years with the improvement of science and technology, e.g. email, surfing the Net, search engine, cell phone, etc. ;;;The Internet is without any doubt one of the greatest inventions in history. Now let’s watch a witty (措辞巧妙的; 诙谐的)speech on “If I Controlled the Internet” and find out about what if the speaker ran the Internet.;Task 2 Step One Directions: Work in pairs to match inventors in Column A with inventions in Column B. (P96) ;1) Tim Berners-Lee (England) → 2) Alexander Graham Bell (US, born in Scotland) → 3) Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright (US) → 4) Thomas Alva Edison (US) → 5) Cai Lun (China) → 6) Alexander Fleming (England) → 7) Leo Baekeland (US, born in Belgium) → 8) Chester Floyd Carlson (US) → 9) Wilhelm Conrad von R?ntgen (Germany) → 10) Willis Carrier (US) → ; Step Two Directions: Choose two of the inventions mentioned above and talk about their importance. Sample: I think one of the most important inventions is the electric light bulb. The importance of this invention becomes most apparent when there is a power outage(储运损耗) and we have to feel for everything in darkness. Another most important invention is the airplane. The invention of airplanes has enabled human beings to fulfill their dream of flying like birds. It is the fastest means of transportation so far. Modern tourism also owes much to the invention of the airplane. Airplanes have shortened the distance between people and made the world smaller. Thanks to the invention of the airplane, people can now travel around the world and enjoy different things in exotic destinations. ; Is Google Making Us Stupid?;;Complete the following extract with information from the text. on page 103 Over the past few years, I’ve had an 1) _____________ feeling that I’m not thinking the way I used to think, particularly when