新北师大版高中英语选择性必修四Unit12Innovation-Writing Workshop课件

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新北师大版高中英语选择性必修四Unit12 InnovationWriting WorkshopGet ready for writingPair work You are going to write about an inventor and his / her invention that you find amazing. Discuss the questions.1. Which inventor are you going to write about? Which of his / her inventions do you find amazing?2. How was the invention made?3. What influence has this invention had on society?Read for writingRead for writingRead the essay “James Watt and the Steam Engine”. Answer the questions.1. Who was James Watt?2. What did he improve?3. How did he make the improvement?4. What contribution did he make to human history?Read for writing 1. Who was James Watt?James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scortland in 1736.Read for writing 2. What did he improve?The Steam Engine he invented was a great improvement on the Newcomen steam engine, which was commonly used at the time.Read for writing 3. How did he make the improvement?He was inspired when he saw the boiling steam was powerful enough to lift a kettle top.Read for writing 4. What contribution did he made to human history?His invention changed the course of human history. Steam engines helped to power factories that started the Industrial Revolution.Compose your writingMark the following parts in the essay. a The inventor and the invention b The inspiration of the invention and the inventor’s research c The influence of the inventionIn fact, the essay has a specific structure that each paragraph explains one of the parts above. And these three pieces of information are presented in order.Write 2-3 sentences for your essay introducing an inventor and his / her invention. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.Sentence BuilderTime Expressions (2)James Watt was an engineer, scientist and inventor, who was born in Scotland in 1736.One day when he was 12 years old, he was sitting in his family kitchen watching a kettle boiling water.As the water boiled, the steam made the top of the kettle bounce up and down.Later, he began to experiment with steam, and eventually developed a steam engine.Search online for more information about the inventor and the invention you are going to write about.Take notes of the information in order of time.Focus on the most important and interesting facts.OutliningComplete the outline of your essay based on Activity 4.My OutlineInventor: ______________Invention: ______________Inspiration and research: _____________Influence of the invention:_____________DraftingUse your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.Writing an Introduction of an Inventor and His / Her InventionIt’s important to:make your essay well-structured and include the inventor, the inventing process (inspiration), and the influence of the inventionWriting HelpWriting an Introduction of an Inventor and His/Her InventionIt’s important to:use a variety of time expressions to introduce how the invention came about;use the past tense to describe the inventor’s actions in creating the invention.Writing HelpAlexander Graham Bell is one of the most famous inventors in the world.Born in Scotland in 1847, Bell became a knowledgeable person by learning continuously. After years of experimenting, in the year of 1876, he invented the telephone, which is widely used and has a great influence on our daily life today.Although the invention of the telephone made Bell wealthy, he never stopped his research. He continued to work and invented a lot of other useful equipment. Moreover, he was also a successful teacher of the deaf.In 1992, Bell died in Canada. However, his attitude towards science and his love for the deaf still inspire us today.Editing. Edit your essay in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.Editing SheetLanguage Points1.steam /s tiː m/ n.水蒸气；蒸汽动力the steam engine 蒸汽机2.kettle /ˈke tl/ n.水壶，壶3.boil /bɔ ɪ l/ vi.& vt. (使)沸腾，煮沸；(用开水)煮 n.沸腾 4.improvement /ɪm ˈp ruː v mənt/ n.改善，改进，5.revolution /ˌre və ˈluː ʃən/ n.彻底变革，革命the Industrial Revolution 工业革命 6.availability /ə ˌveɪ lə 'bɪ lə ti/ n.可能性available adj.可用的，可获得的；有空的，有闲暇的；未婚的，单身的 7.fibre /ˈfaɪ bə/ n. (木材、碳等天然材料的)纤维8.explode /ɪ k ˈs p ləʊ d/ vi.& vt. (使)爆炸；急剧增长explosion n 爆炸， 爆破9.mass /mæ s/ n.大量，大宗；adj.大量的massive adj 大而重的，结实的；非常严重的；大量的，大规模的；特别成功的，非常有影响的；10.sailor /ˈseɪ lə/ n.水手，海员11.regulate /ˈre ɡjə leɪ t/ vt.控制，管理regulation n 规章制度，法规12.illustrate /ˈɪ lə s treɪ t/ vt.说明，阐明；给(书籍、文章等)加插图illustration n 示例，实例mechanical /mɪ ˈkæ nɪ kl/ adj.机械的13.preserve /p rɪ ˈzɜː v/ vt.保存(食物)，腌制；维护，保护；n.腌菜，果酱preservation n 保护， 保存14.specifically /s pɪ ˈsɪ fɪ kə lɪ/ adv.特定地，专门地15.accurate /ˈæ kjə rə t/ adj.正确的，准确的16.electric /ɪ ˈle k trɪ k/ adj.用电的，带电的，电动的electricity n 电， 电能Finish your introduction and make some improvements according to your peer’s opinion.