Section A
The four great inventions of China
gunpowder
paper-making
printing
compass
paper
105 B.C.
printing
1041-1045
It was invented …
When was … invented?
compass
11th Century
gunpowder
9th Century
It was invented …
When was … invented?
Look at the things below. In what order do
you think they were invented? Discuss them with
your group. Then number them 【1-4】
(1= first, 4 = last).
4
1
2
3
1b Listen and match the inventions with the years.
_____ 1876
_____ 1885
_____ 1927
_____ 1971
d
a
c
b
1c make conversations.
A : When was the telephone invented?
B : I think it was invented in 1876.
Baird
1927
Bell
1876
1885
Henry Ford
1971
1976
1907
Wright
Cray
Bill Hewlett
heel
scoop
electricity
2a Listen and number the inventions [1-3]
in the order you hear them.
1
2
3
2b Listen again complete the chart below.
________ the style of the shoes
hot ice-cream scoop
seeing _____________
shoes with lights
_______ really cold ice-cream
shoes with special heels
What is it / are they used for?
Invention
changing
in the dark
serving
2c Make conversations using the information in 2b.
A: What are they used for?
B: They’re used for seeing in the dark.
2d listen and answer the questions.
What invention are they talking about?
Who invented the zipper and when was it invented?
When did the zipper become popular?
The zipper.
It was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893.
Around 1917.
How many kinds of drinks do you know? Can you name some?
coke
water
juice
coffee
tea
the most popular drink in the world (except water)
tea
green tea
How many kinds of tea do you know?
black tea
white tea
白茶
oolong tea
乌龙茶
scented tea
花茶
pu'er tea
3a Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing
How tea spread to other countries
How tea was invented by accident
Some questions about tea:
1. Tea was first invented in _______.
2. Tea comes from ___________.
3. Tea trees mostly grow in the ______ of China.
4. Tea was brought to the Western world in _______________ .
China
tea trees
south
1660
When was tea first drunk?
2. How was tea invented?
3. Who is called “the saint of tea”?
It was first drunk about 5,000 years ago.
Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the boiling drinking water. It produced a nice smell and tasted delicious. This is how tea was invented.
3b Read the passage again and answer
the questions.
Lu Yu.
4. What is Cha Jing about?
5. When was tea brought to other countries?
It describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea.
It was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries and to England around 1660. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.
3c Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
One of the world’s favorite drinks was _________________by accident.
Tea was first _________by Shen Nong about 5,000 years ago.
A nice smell was _______________when the tea leaves dropped into the hot water.
Tea was ___________to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.
Tea is now _______between many different countries.
invented
drunk
produced
brought
traded
完成句子
1. 我只是偶然发现那只丢失的小猫。
I only found the missing cat _______ _______ .
2. 根据最近的一项调查,每年有上百万的人死于与吸烟有关的疾病。
_______ _______ a recent survey, millions of people die from diseases linked to smoking each year.
3. 茶是偶然被发明的。
Tea was _______ _______ _______.
by
accident
According to
Practice
invented by accident
4. 这样,世界上最受欢迎的饮料之一被发明了。
So one of the world’s favorite drinks _______ _______ .
5. 据说神农在室外火炉上烧开水时发现了茶。
______ ______ _______ that Shen Nong__________ tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire.
was
invented
It is said
discovered
Grammar Focus
被动语态 (Passive Voice)
结构: be + V-p.p.
am / are / is +动词的过去分词
was / were +动词的过去分词
一般现在时的被动语态:
一般过去时的被动语态:
Many people speak English. (主动语态)
English is spoken by many people.
The naughty boy broke the window yesterday. (主动语态)
The window was broken ( by the naughty boy) yesterday.
We bought some books.
主动句与被动句之间的转换
Some books were bought ( by us ).
主语 谓语动词主动语态的过去式 宾语
主语 谓语动词被动语态的过去分词 介词+ 宾语
主动句变为被动句所遵循的4个步骤:
1. 把原主动句中的宾语变为被动句的主语。
2. 把动词变为被动形式即be+过去分词,并注意其人称和数随主语的变化而变化,而动词的时态则保持不变。
3. 原主动句的主语如需要则放在by后面以它的宾格形式出现(代词的宾格),如不需要则可省略。
4. 其它的成分(定语、状语)不变。
过去式被动语态的几种句型
肯定句 主语 + be + 过去分词 + (by…)
A sweet song was sung by her on the stage.
2 否定句 主语 + be + not +过去分词 + (by…)
3 一般疑问句 Be + 主语 +过去分词 + (by…)?
A sweet song wasn’t sung by her on the stage.
Was a sweet song sung by her on the stage?
4 特殊疑问句 疑问词 + be + 主语 +过去分词 + (by…)?
Where was a sweet song sung by her?
各种时态的被动语态形式归纳:以give为例
一般时 进行时 完成时
现在 am / is / are given
am / is / are being given
has/have been given
过去 was/were given was/were being given had been given
将来 shall/will be given shall/will have been given
过去将来 should/would be given should/would have been given
含有情态动词 can/should/must/could/may be given
被动语态的运用:
(1) 不知道谁是动作的执行者或没有必要知道谁是动作的执行者时。
The house is quite old. It was built in 1950.
这座房子太旧了,它是1950年建的。
When will the road be opened to traffic?
这条路什么时候通车?
(2) 需要强调动作的对象即宾语时。
Calculator can't be used in the math exam.
计算器不能用于数学考试。
He was awarded first prize in that contest.
他在比赛中获得了第一。
有时为了礼貌等原因不愿说出行为者,这时也常用被动语态。
The construction of the new lab must be completed by the end of next month.
新实验室必须在下个月底前完工。
You are requested to give a performance.
请你给我们
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演一个节目。
(3)
特殊情况:
⑴(含有双宾语的句子变被动语态)
剖析:含双宾语的主动语态的句子变为被动语态时,常把那个指人的间接宾语变为被动语态的主语;也可把那个指物的直接宾语用作主语,但此时必须在间接宾语前加上介词 to或for。
如:He gave me a book.
→I was given a book by him.(人作主语)
→A book was given to me by him. (物作主语)
My father bought me a bike.(变被动语态)
→__________________________(主语是人)
→__________________________(主语是物)
⑵感官动词和使役动词在主动句中其后的动词不定式不带to,但变被动句时必须加上to。
如:The boss made her work for 16 hours a day.
→She was made to work for 16 hours a day.
When was the car invented?
It was invented in 1885.
Who were they invented by?
They were invented by Julie Thompson.
What are they used for?
They are used for seeing in the dark.
Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined parts.
The fridge was sold at a low price.
Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice.
1.They sold the fridge at a low price.
My camera was stolen from my hotel room.
Where were these photos taken ?
2. Somebody stole my camera from my hotel room.
3. Where did you take these photos?
We were advised not to go out alone by our
parents.
The book was translated into different
languages by different writers.
4. Our parents advised us not to go out alone.
5. Different writers translated the book into different languages.
Complete the sentences with the
correct forms of the verbs in the box.
1.You ______________ to the party last night, weren’t you? Why didn’t you go?
2.The earthquake happened all of a sudden, but luckily the villagers ______________ to a safe place.
3.The door ____________ when we arrived, so we _________ the bell.
were invited
were brought
was locked
rang
4.The students _____________ not to eat or drink in class, but Ruby ____________ the rule when she started eating a biscuit in science class.
5.The cookies _____________ by the hungry kids in less than 20 minutes, and they really ________ them.
broke
were told
liked
were eaten
Decide whether active or passive forms should be used in these sentences. Write the correct forms in the blanks.
The telephone ____________ (intent) by Alexander Graham Bell. He _________ (born) in 1847. Mr. Bell ________ (work) on the invention of the telephone with Thomas Watson. In 1875, Mr. Bell _________ (learn) how to send musical notes through an instrument similar to a telephone.
learned
worked
was born
was invented
was invented
was said
was used
Finally, the telephone ________ _ (invent) in 1876. The first sentence
that__________ (say) on the telephone by Mr. Bell was“Mr.Watson, come here; I want to see you.” Today the telephone ____________ (use) around the world.
Section B
crispy and salty
-
-
It tastes
sour
sweet
salty
salty
sweet
sour
salty
1b. Write the name of a different food after each word.
T F
T F
1c Listen and circle T for true or F for false.
1. Potato chips were invented by mistake.
2. They were invented in 1863.
3. 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
T F
T F
The history of Potato Chips
were invented
1853
thin
crispy
1d Listen again. Complete the sentences.
really salty
1e Make a conversation about the invention of
the potato chips. Use the information in 1c and 1d.
They are all NBA players.
NBA = National Basketball Association
(协会)
Do you know them?
2a Do you like basketball?
Do you watch basketball games?
How much do you know about the game?
How many players are there in each team?
How many teams are players divided into (被分成)?
They are divided into two teams.
How many minutes are there in the game?
Forty minutes.
Five.
Para. 1 — Introduction to basketball.
Para. 2 — How the basketball was invented.
Para. 3 — The popularity of basketball today.
2b Read the passage quickly. What is the main idea of each paragraph?
· played inside on a hard ____
· ____ teams
· get _______ into other team’s _____
· invented by __________
· first game on ________
· became Olympic event in ____ in the year _____
· most famous games: ______
· popular games in China: _________
James Naismith
floor
2c Complete the mind map with the information in the passage.
Game
Development
Popularity
· played by people
· over ______ countries
two
the ball
basket
Dec.21, 1891
Berlin
1936
NBA
CBA
more than 100 million
200
1. Who invented basketball and how is it played?
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. There are two teams and players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket.
2d Answer the following questions.
2. When was the first basketball game played in history?
The first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891.
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3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?
The Berlin Olympics was important because basketball became an event at the Olympics.
4. What are the professional basketball groups in America and China?
The professional basketball groups are the CBA in China and the NBA in America.
5. How popular is basketball?
Basketball is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.
2e What do you think o famous basketball player? Make a list of good and difficult things about being a basketball player.
It’s good to be a basketball player because … It’s difficult to be a basketball player because …
It keeps you healthy. You must practice a lot to become good at it.
Problem
quickly taking notes in class
New invention
a special pen
What it is
used for
.......
3a. Think of something that you do not like to
do. Then think of an invention that could help
you. Make notes.
3b 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 byLiu Jie . It has
three colors and is used for…
This special pen was invented by
Liu Jie . It has three colors and is
used for…
This special pen was invented by Liu Jie. It has three colors and is used for taking notes quickly. It is very useful if you have a lot to write down. The pen comes with a microchip that can store a list of common words that you will use. You can program the words you will use often into the microchip’s memory, then assign a short form to each word. When you are writing, you just need to write the short forms with the pen, press a button on the pen and the short forms will change into the actual words. The microchip can contain up to 50 words and you can make changes to the list of words whenever you need to.
Self Check
1. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
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. They think that the inventor used someone else’s idea to create his or her invention. That is why books or ______ usually ________ more than one inventor when giving information about inventions.
invent
nearly
all of a sudden
doubted
websites
mention
2.Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice.
1. 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 by someone .
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 .
3. Find out information about an invention you would like
to know more about and write sentences below.
完成句子。
1. 在200多个国家中,超过一亿人打(篮球),包括中国。
_______ _______ _______ by _______ _______ 100 million people in over 200 countries including China.
2. 篮球是由加拿大一位叫詹姆斯·奈史密斯的博士发明的。
Basketball _______ _______ _______ a Canadian doctor named James Naismith.
It is played
more than
was invented by
3. 人们认为,历史上的首次篮球赛是在1891年12月21日 举行的。
_______ _______ _______ that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played.
4.从那时起,篮球在世界各地的普及程度得到提升。
Since then, the popularity of basketball _______ _______ worldwide.
It
is
believed
has
risen
单项选择
1.—Sorry, I took your umbrella ______ mistake.
—It doesn’t matter.
A. with B. by C. at D. in
2. I know that potato chips ______ by George Crum.
A. invented B. was invented
C. are invented D. were invented
B
D
3.Now the number of Chinese people working in Africa _______ more than one million.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
4. — What _______ the number of the girls in your class?
— About twenty.
A. is B. am C. are D. be
5. During the Spring Festival, the heavy snow stopped
many people from _____ back home.
A. go B. goes
C. went D. going
stop sb. from doing sth.表示“阻止某人做某事”。
A
A
D
6. He is a model for us young people.We all ______ him very much.
A. look up to B. look up
C. look at D. look after
7. The number of ____ in our class ____ fifty.
A. student; is B. the students; are
C. the students; is D. students; are
8. In our school library there _____ a number
of books on science and the number of them
_____ growing larger and larger.
A. is; are B. are; is
C. has; is D. have; are
A
C
B
9. The sport of basketball is a little ____a hundred years old.
A. less than B. more than
C. more or less D. less
10. — How beautiful your hometown is!
— Yes, a number of trees _______ in our hometown every year. Our environment is getting better and better.
A. plant B. is planted
C. are planted D. were planted
B
C
11. Mom added salt to the soup, but it still wasn’t _______ .
A. enough sweet B. sweet enough
C. salty enough D. enough salty
12. This kind of soup should be boiled _______ a long time.
A. for B. in C. with D. at
C
A
13. _______ that a new zoo will be built in our town.
A. That’s said B. This is said
C. It is said D. It said
14. The water level has _______ to the warning stage because of the heavy rain.
A. rise B. rose
C. rising D. risen
C
D
15. Hold on to your dreams, and they may come true _______ .
A. at the end B. by the end
C. in the end D. on the end
16. Now the basketball sport is enjoyed ______ many people _______ fun and exercise.
A. by; for B. with; for
C. to; with D. for; by
17. He created a new game and taught people ______ it.
A. how to play B. how play
C. where to play D. when to play
C
A
A
17. Annie ______ to the party. She had a wonderful time with us.
A. invites B. is invited
C. was invited D. has invited
18. Many houses ______ in the earthquake of April 20, 2013 in Ya’an.
A. is destroyed B. are destroyed
C was destroyed D. were destroyed
19. — “Frog”, Mo Yan's latest novel, please!
— Sorry, it ________ just now. But it will come out again soon.
A. sold out B. is sold out
C. has sold out D. was sold out
C
D
D
20. —Who designed this game?
—It _______ by Tom in 1999.
A. is designed B. designs
C. was designed D. designed
21. —Do you know Earth Day?
—Sure. It _______ in 1970 to tell us to protect our planet.
A. sets up B. set up
C. is set up D. was set up
22. Lots of food and water ______ Ya’an, Sichuan Province immediately after the earthquake happened.
A. were sent B. are sent C. send D. sent
C
D
A
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