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UNIT 12INNOVATIONTopic Talk②③⑤⑥①discoveryIsaac Newton was looking at the falling apple and an idea came into his mind: the power of gravity.Look at the pictures below, discuss which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries, then tell us the reason.①②③④⑤⑥George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time.invention①②③⑤⑥Marie Curie and her husband _____________ the new chemistry elements — Polonium (钋) and Radium (镭). discovered①②③⑤⑥①②③⑤⑥This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land (amphibious car). When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat.invention①②③④⑤⑥Francis Crick and James Watson were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix双螺旋). This work led directly to the human genome project (人类基因工程) in 2003, which ______________ the structure of DNA.discoveredis recognizing something that already exists for the first time, that nobody has found beforeis creating something totally new with one's own ideas and development. A discovery An inventionWork out the rules that will help you decide what a discovery is and what an invention is.What inventions or discoveries are significant in improving the quality of human life? What are the inventions you cannot live without? Why?Penicillin…Vitamin tabletsMobile phone…The InternetHigh-speed rail… AeroplanesThe Internet is an invention that I cannot live without as I use it every day for study, fun and communication.1. Read the Text Builder carefully. 2. Listen to the dialogue and complete it by underlining the words or expressions you hear.You will listen to an inventor talking about her latest invention.InnovationText BuilderInventors are interested in ______________________ and _______________________________________. They are ____________ and ______________.Inventor's Interests and Qualitiessolving problems, improving the well-being of human life, discovering the mysteries of the universe,understanding the world how our lives can be improvedcreative, curious, smart, persistent, hardworking, giftedunderstanding the worldhow our lives can beimprovedcreativecuriousMy invention is a type of __________________________________________.Types of Inventionsplastic and garbage gathering device, labour-saving machine, energy-saving equipment, environmental protection device, health-care toolplastic and garbageThe biggest advantage is that it is _____________.Advantages of Inventionscheap to produce easy to use light, small, useful, helpful, convenient, productive, environment-friendly, fast easy to usegathering deviceUse the Text Builder to talk about an inventor and one particular invention that he / she has made.Think about an invention you use a lot or have heard of and were impressed about.Listen to the dialogue and fill in blanks.scientiststechnicalnewspaperschatsendreceivetelephone1960swidelytransformedIn my opinion, the most useful invention in our everyday life is Internet, becasue before the internet,.......And the Internet (the time of the invention);Therefore, we can say that our life.......Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about inventors’ interests and qualities in general. Support your opinion with some examples.Review Text Builder and the sentences in Activity 2, then write a short paragraph about what inventors are interested and what kind of people they are.Group work:Read each quote and discuss them with your partners. What can you learn from these quotes?Quote … UnquoteEvery once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation―Dean KamenWhy does an innovation need these three conditions to take place? Because you need something (a problem) to cause a new solution (idea) and the way tomaterialize it is through new technology.I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.—Mary CurieThis quote stresses the fact that a new discovery can be good or bad depending on how people use it. What are some instances that show how discoveries have been used for a good purpose? The discovery of electricity, the discovery of penicillin, the discovery of the wheel. What are some examples that show how new discoveries were used for a bad purpose? The invention of gun powder and the invention of the atomic bomb.Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.―Steve Jobs The speaker says that what makes a man of great importance standout from a crowd of people who are less charismatic is the ability to think differently and creatively. How does this speaker's life illustrate his quote? He was a pioneer in computers and started from very low. He founded a company, which became a leader company in telecommunications. Steve Jobs thought ahead of his time and launched revolutionary products.Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.― Stephen HawkingWhy is it important to be able to adapt to change? Because sometimes that's the only way to move forward and if we don’t, we won't evolve or end up living with many difficulties. How does this quote apply to the speaker's life? Stephen Hawkingsuffered from a serious illness that made him unable to move or even speak. Despite these obstacles, he became one of the most famous scientists and succeeded in his professional, academic and personal life.Write a short paragraph about how your life would be different if there aren’t any inventions.