新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》必修5-2.13Whatwillyouthinkofnext?ThomasEdisoninventedtheelectricbulbafterthousandsofunsuccessfulexperiments.Bywatchinghowthesteamraisedthelid,Wattimprovedthesteamengine.JamesWattsteamerWorkinpairs.Imagineyouaretwoinventorsandyouhavedesignedanewproduct,whichyouwanttosell.TalkingonP55First,youneedtodecideonyourproduct;Second,youwillhavetoexplainhowyourproductworks.Third,youneedtoshowthatpeoplewillbewillingtouseit.UsethedescriptionsonP56.ZH:Iunderstandyouhaveinventedsomethingthatwillbereallyusefultofamiliesandsinglepeoplealike.SampletalkingXG:Yes,indeed.It’saself-cleaningshirt,whichworksasyouwearit.Wemadeonethatwouldworkassoonasyouputiton.Itusestheheatfromyourbodytoattractwatervaporfromtheair.ZH:Isn’tthatalittleuncomfortable?XG:No.Wethoughtaboutthat.Wegavethematerialaspecialcoatingtokeepwaterawayfromtheskinandtostoreitinthefibres.Whentheyarefullofwatertheshirtbeginstocleanitself.ZH:Howdoesitdothat?Istheresoappowderinthefibrestoo?XG:Notreally,butwethoughtthefibrescoulddothatjobiftheyhadaspecialanti-pollutantinthem.Itmixeswiththewaterandremovesthedirtfromtheshirt.Thedirtisthencarriedintotheairasthewaterturnsbackintovapor.ZH:Howwillyouknowiftheshirtisdoingitsjob?XG:Iftheshirtisworkingwellitwillappearwhite.Whentheshirtisblue,it’llmeantheshirtistoooldandisn’tworkingproperly.It’llalsomeanit’stimetothrowitaway.Wethinkallourshirtsshouldbeabletodealwithanylevelofwatervaporintheatmosphere.ZH:Well,thatseemsclear.Willitcomeinothercoloursaswellaswhite?XG:Wehopeso.I’mworkingonshirtsthatwilldothesamejobbutaregreen,brown,beigeandgolden.Wehopetobeabletobringthemallontothemarketnextyear.ZH:Theysoundthecoloursforme.I’mafraidwhitedoesn’treallysuitme.Itmakesmelookill.XG:I’msorryaboutthatasIplannedtogiveyouoneasagift.Iwantedyoutotryitandtellyourlistenerswhatyouthink.ZH:Well,I’msureIcouldmakeexceptionjustthisonce.I’dreallyliketogiveoneatry.Thankyou.XG:Andthankyouforbeingsopositiveaboutit.Ihopeyouhavegoodthingstotellmesoon.ZH:SodoI.Goodbye.XG:Goodbye.Inourgroup,weinventanewkindofwallforthefuture.Nowadayswecanseewallsallroundus.Thesewallshavegreatlylimitedoursight,ourlifeandtherelationshipamongpeopleaswell.Incontrasttothe“old”walls,youcannotseeorevenfeeltheexistenceofourwalls.ASamplewriting:Peoplelivefreelyintheworld!Ifyoudon’twantotherstoseesomepartofthehouse,thewallcancovereditjustasifit’spartofthenature!Someonemaybeworried,doesthatmeananyonecancomeintomyhouse?No,thewallcansenseyourcreditwhichpermitsyoutocomeintothehouse.Youdon’thavetouseakeyandyoudon’tneedtobeworriedaboutyourhousebeingbrokeninto.1.Thelightbulbabsorbsfromthesunandstoresit.absorb(1)vt.tokeepinandtakeheat,light,energy,etc.insteadofreflectingit吸收如:LanguagepointsBlackobjectsabsorbheatmore.黑色的物体吸热多。Aspongeabsorbswater.海绵吸水。(2)vt.tointerestsomeoneverymuch吸引某人,使专心Thisworkhadabsorbedhimforseveralyears.【开放思维】beabsorbedin全神贯注于……absorbone’sattention吸引某人的注意力Thestudentswerecompletelyabsorbedintheirreading.学生们专心致志地读书。Judithlayonthesofa,absorbedinherbook.朱迪思躺在沙发上,专心致志地看书。Thevideowastotallyabsorbingthechildren’sattention.录像完全吸引了孩子们的注意力。Homework1.FinishExercise1,P19.Exercise4,P57.2.Imagineyouareyourageof30.Writeapassagetodescribeyourdailylifeoryourexperience.SampleItistheyear2020andIhavejustturned30yearsold.Morethan10yearsage.Ilefthighschoolandwenttostudyatagooduniversity.IwasahistorymajorandIalsoofferedajobteachinghistoryinamiddleschool.Ithoughtthestudentswouldthinkhistorywastooboring.Myfirstyearwasverydifficult.Ididn’tknowmuchaboutteachingandthestudentsdidnotlikemylessons.ButIwaslucky.Oneoftheolderteachersbecamemyfriendandtaughtmealot.
