Unit1 Living with technology.

高二选修 7

Questionnaire:

1.Do you have a MP3?

Yes No

2.Do you always take it with you even at school?

Always Sometimes Never

3.Do you agree to take MP3 at school?

Yes No

4.How long do you spend listening to your MP3 a day?

More than 2 hours

About 1 hour Below 30 mins.

Technology Usage

Computer

The Internet

Cellphone

New technology is often used in old ways.

as a typewriter/tape recorder/VCDplayer/notebook/calendar/telephone/calculator

as a library/magazine/TV/telephone/bank/store

as a telephone/watch/calendar/camera/computer

Have you ever seen such a mouse before? What function do you think it has? It can also act as a CD player. What functions do you need in a TV set or an audio devices? Are you interested in the development of TV and audio devices?

TV and audio devices: a review

Reading strategy: understanding subtitles

Subtitles appear after titles and give you more information about the text than the titles.

types

_______history of audio devices

Tape recorders and players________goes digital

TV

Audio devices

Early

time

modern

Early

Sounds

______history of TV

age: Cable TV, satellite TV, digital TV,…

The

in order of ________

(By _______ of equipment)

_______

First reading: read the text and finishPart A on P2

• 1. When did regular public TV broadcasting begin around the world?

• 2. What is WebTV?

• 3. What was invented in 1954?

It began on 11 May 1928 in New York and in London on 20 August 1929.

It is the TV set combined with the World Wide Web.

The cassette recorder.

Careful reading:

Read the text again and complete Parts C1 and C2.

C1:True or false exercises

1. Thomas Edison made the first recording of a human voice.

2. Until 1972, most people used black-and-white TV.

3. Satellite TV is delivered with greater clarity than digital TV.

4. The first record player was invented before 1877.

5. Transistor technology was first used to receive radio programmers,

and then to develop cassette recorders.

6. CDs were invented about ten years before the MD player was

invented.

7. MP3 technology began in Germany in 1987.

Digital TV satellite TV

after

for military use

C2: Fill in the form

Year Event

1877 First recording of a human voice was made

1925

1948

1951

1954

1958

First public showings of wireless TV transmissions were made in the USA.Cable TV began in the USA; 3 American scientists invented the transistor.

Colour broadcasts began in the USA.Invention of transistor led to the development of cassette recorders.First LPs(long-play records) came onto the market.

C2: Fill in the form

Year Event

1962

1982

1987

1989

1992

1996

Satellites began to be used to broadcast TV.First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available.

Development of MP3 technology started in Germany.

International standards for digital TV were established.

Development of MD player began.

First WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market.

1. When and where was the first long-distance TV broadcast made?

A. In 1925 in the USA. B. In 1926 in the UK.

C. In 1928 in the UK.

D. In 1928 in both the USA and the UK.

2. Who might be the inventor of the first TV?

A. Vladimir Zworykin from Russia.

B. Philo Farnsworth in the USA.

C. John Logie Baird from Scotland.

D. It remains uncertain.

3. How many countries have put digital TV into operation according to t

he passage?

A.Only one. B. Already two.

C. At most three. D. At least four.

4. Who might have attributed to the development of the Walkman?

A. Two Japanese engineers.

B. Three American scientists.

C. Thomas Edison. D. Emile Berliner.

5. What is the main factor that causes the spring up of music websites all

over the Internet?

A. The popularity of Walkman.

B. The development of the MD player.

C. The development of MP3 technology.

D. The wide use of Discman.

6. How is the passage organized ________________.

A. by paragraphs B. in chronological order

C. by concepts D. by sub-topics

Part D: Match the following words with the correct definitions.1. review

2. uncertain

3. superior

4. questionnaires

5. wound up

6. patent

7. portable

8. demanding

a. able to be carried

b. asking for sth, firmly

c. a written list of questions for finding

information or opinions

d. not sure, feeling doubt about sth.

e. a report on sth. that shows a sequence

of events

f. a paper that proves you are the only

person or company able to produce a

certain product.

g. made to move around itself or sth.

else. h. better

___

e

d

h

c

g

f

a

b

Part E:Fill in the blanks with words given in the box.broadcasting Germany households recording 200recorders wireless compact Britain 65

I was really surprised to find out that the first public showings of (1)__________ TV transmissions took place way back in 1925. It took another three yearsbefore there are any regular public(2)____________, first in the USA and in the following year in (3)______.Personally,I think people must have found it quite a delight when colour TV was first broadcast in 1929.However, within the next (4)_________ years, peoplewould be able to choose what to match from a varietyof (5)_________ different channels because of cableTV. It is reported that in 1998, 66 per cent of (6)____________ in the USA had cable TV.

wireless

broadcastingBritain

65

200

households

The other information I got was about the evolution of audio devices, starting with Thomas Edison’s first (7)__________, then moving on to different kinds of tape(8)__________ and finally CDs (meaning (9)__________ discs), which were introducedin the 1980s. I was also really surprised tolearn that (10)___________ was the birthplace of MP3, not Japan or the USA as I had Assumed they would be. These things all bring great convenience and delight to people’s lives.

recording

recorders

compact

Germany

• 1.More and more people are using computers for information and entertainment. Do you think we will still need books and TVs in the future? Why or why not?

• 2.What are the possible disadvantages of having a lot of technology in our lives?

Discussion:

Language Points

1. Because of this, it is still uncertain who invented TV. (lines 6-7)

• I was uncertain about how to add background music to it.

• Don’t take his words seriously. He is a person of uncertain temper.

• The light is uncertain

未确定的

易变的忽明忽暗的

I am uncertain what job I am going to take in the future.

我不确定将来我要做什么工作。

2. Some consider digital TV to be superior to satellite TV …(line19-20)

• Who do you consider to be the most important person in history ？• They are considering moving to another city since they get a new j

ob there.

consider: 1).to think of someone or something as or to believe someone or something to be 2).consider to carefully think about

• 如果你考虑过她所受的良好训练，你对她的成功就不会惊讶了。

• 贝尔被认为是世上第一个发明电话的人。Bell is considered to have invented the first telephone.

Her success is not surprising if you consider her excellent training.

be superior to ： better in quality or value “ 比 ……好 , 比… .. 强” ；地位高的；高傲的；自大的

• 在我看来 , 手工制作的裤子要比机器加工的好 .

• 就这两本书而言 , 我认为这本比那本更好 .

• 这家西餐馆比我们上星期去的那一家好。

In my opinion, trousers made by hand are superior to those made by machines.

Of the two books, I think this one is superior to that.

This western restaurant is superior to the one we went to last week.

• superior n. “ 上级” , “ 长者”• 我们需要一 封你们领导写的推荐信 .

We will need a letter of recommendation from one of your superiors.

be inferior to 比…差的，劣的；地位低的A captain is inferior to a major.上尉的级别低于少校。

3.consumers in the USA had access to 200 channel.(line 22) access: the possibility of reaching a place or the right to use

something

• The only access to the old castle is a bridge.• Students have free access to the library in our school.• Only a few people have access to the lecture hall to deliver a

speech.

4. In 1996, a completely new concept was introduced when the first WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market.(lines 24-25)

• come onto the market to appear or to be sold in the market

Many things need to be done before a new product comes onto the market.

• 当一个新的产品进入市场的时候，很快就脱销了。

• 这款新的 MP4 面世之后，他很快就在年轻人中很流行。

When a new product comes onto the market,it is soon out of stock.

After this new type of MP3 player came

onto the market, it soon became popular

among young people.

5. This combines the TV set with the world Wide Web.(line 25)

• combine…with…/ be combined with: to join something together with

理论应该和实践结合起来。

教孩子的一种好方法是把教学与快乐结合起来。A good way of teaching children is to combine teaching with pleasure.

Theory should be combined with practice.

6. At that time, the record player had to be wound up by hand and only played a record for two minutes. (lines 31-32)

• wind n. 风，气流 , 打嗝• wind v. （ winded, winded ）使（某人）气急，打嗝 • wind v. (wound, wound)to turn or twist • 蜿蜒， 缠绕 , 上发条，卷起

We were winded by the steep climb.The nurse wound a bandage around my fingerso that bleeding could be stopped.Remember to wind the clock every night before you go to bed if you do not want it to stop.

小男孩用手环着妈妈的腰，不让她走。 The little boy wound his arms around his mother’s waist and prevented her leaving.

wind down ： 1)To diminish gradually in energy, intensity, or scope: 渐减：能量、强度或范围上渐渐减少： e.g. The party wound down as guests began to leave.

2)To relax; unwind. 放松；松弛 e.g. This year is rather busy for me---I need a holiday to wind down.

7. They bought the patent and applied the technology to create the transistor radio.(lines39-40)

• apply v. 1). to bring or put into use or operation (to) 生效，应用，运用

2).make a formal request(for) 申请，请求Scientific discoveries are often applied to industrial processes.I want to apply to the boss for this task.

• 这项研究成果将应用于肺癌的治疗 .

• 我们已经向市政会申请改善住房的拨款（ a home improvement grant ） .

The results of this research will be applied to the treatment of lung cancer.

We’ve applied to the council for a home

improvement grant.

8.and in 1988, for the first time ever, people were demanding More CDs than Lps (line 49)

ever adv. 1).At all times; always: 一直：在所有时间；总是：It was the best result they've ever had.2).At any time: 曾经：在某一时间 ( 常用于疑问句 ) ：Have you ever been to Europe?3).In any way; at all: 以任何方式；到底（用于疑问句）How did they ever manage? 4).To a great extent or degree. Used for emphasis often with so : 在很大程度上，用于强调，常于 so 连用： How ever do you find the time to learn cooking?

demand (n. v.)need, to need in order to be successful demand+n/pronoun/to infinitive/ object clause(subjunctive

mood)

e.g.1)Work of this nature demands many personal sacrifices.

2).She demanded to speak to the manager.

• 教师的工作需要极大的细心和耐心 .

• 他要求将一切都告诉他 .

He demands that he (should) be told everything.

The work of a teacher demands great care and patience.

9. …that major corporations are taking over the portable music player market with MP3 players. (Line 55-56)

take over 把 ... 从一地带到另一地 , 接收 , 接管hand over 移交The son _________ the restaurant from his father.Mike’s father ____________ his restaurant to Mike.

took over

handed over

take over take in take up take on

take down take back take off take away

1. Could you help me to _____ the curtain ____.2. Two hamburgers and chips ___________ , please!3. The plane ___________ at 14:30 every day.4. Her eyes _______a hurt expression after my words.5. Has the party ______________by extremists?6. The bed _________ much room in my bedroom.7. We only ______goods _____if customers find quality problems within a week.8. Don’t ___________ by his charming manner, he’s completely rude.

take downto take away

takes offtook on

been taken overtakes uptake back

be taken in

10. the popularity of MP3 has increased to such a degree that… (lines 53-56)

• degree

孩子的能力高低各不相同 .

对他们能信任到什么程度 .

The children have different degrees of ability.

To what degree can they be trusted?

11. Because of the popularity of MP3 players, music websites have sprung up all over the Internet …(lines 57-58)

• spring （ sprang,sprung) v. to grow or to start up quickly • spring up 突然出现，涌现，迅猛发展• Many new businesses have sprung up with the development of

the Internet.• Shops selling souvenirs to the travelers soon sprang up along t

he riverside.• The problem sprang up very suddenly.

spring n.春天；泉水；弹簧

12. Germany was the birthplace of MP3, not Japan or the USA as I had assumedthey would be. (Page 5)

vt. 1).accept sth. as true before there is a proof 假定，设想e.g. We can’t assume anything in this case. 2).pretend 装出，装作e.g.The look of innocence she assumed had us all fooled. 3). undertake; take on 开始从事，承担，呈现e.g.He assumes his new responsibilities next month.

assumption n.

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