Module 5 Unit 3

What will you think of next?

Thomas Edison invented the electric bulb aft

er thousands of unsuccessful experiments.

By watching how the steam raised the

lid, Watt improved the steam engine.

James Watt steamer

Work in pairs. Imagine you are tw

o inventors and you have designed

a new product,which you want to s

ell.

Talking on P55

First, you need to decide on your

product; Second, you will have to

explain how your product works.

Third, you need to show that people will

be willing to use it.

Use the descriptions on P56.

ZH: I understand you have invented

something that will be really useful

to families and single people alike.

Sample talking

XG: Yes, indeed. It’s a self-cleaning

shirt, which works as you wear it.

We made one that would work as

soon as you put it on. It uses the

heat from your body to attract

water vapor from the air.

ZH: Isn’t that a little uncomfortable?

XG: No. We thought about that. We ga

ve the material a special coating to

keep water away from the skin an

d to store it in the fibres. When th

ey are full of water the shirt begin

s to clean itself.

ZH: How does it do that? Is there soap

powder in the fibres too?

XG: Not really, but we thought the fibres could do that job if they had a special anti-pollutant in them. It mixes with the water and removes the dirt from the shirt. The dirt is then carried into the air as the water turns back into vapor.

ZH: How will you know if the shirt is doing its job?

XG: If the shirt is working well it will appe

ar white. When the shirt is blue, it’ll

mean the shirt is too old and isn’t wor

king properly. It’ll also mean it’s time

to throw it away. We think all our shi

rts should be able to deal with any lev

el of water vapor in the atmosphere.

ZH: Well, that seems clear.Will it come i

n other colours as well as white?

XG: We hope so. I’m working on shirts t

hat will do the same job but are gre

en, brown, beige and golden. We ho

pe to be able to bring them all onto

the market next year.

ZH: They sound the colours for me. I’

m afraid white doesn’t really suit

me. It makes me look ill.

XG: I’m sorry about that as I planned

to give you one as a gift. I wanted

you to try it and tell your listeners

what you think.  

ZH: Well, I’m sure I could make

exception just this once. I’d really

like to give one a try. Thank you.

XG: And thank you for being so

positive about it. I hope you have

good things to tell me soon.

ZH: So do I. Goodbye.

XG: Goodbye.

In our group, we invent a new kind of

wall for the future. Nowadays we can see

walls all round us. These walls have grea

tly limited our sight, our life and the rela

tionship among people as well. In contra

st to the “old”walls, you can not see or ev

en feel the existence of our walls.

A Sample writing:

People live freely in the world! If you

don’t want others to see some part of th

e house, the wall can covered it just as if

it’s part of the nature! Someone may be

worried, does that mean anyone can co

me into my house?

No, the wall can sense your credit

which permits you to come into the

house. You don’t have to use a key and

you don’t need to be worried about

your house being broken into.

1. The light bulb absorbs from the sun

and stores it.

absorb

(1) vt. to keep in and take heat, light,

energy, etc. instead of reflecting it

吸收 如 :

Language points

Black objects absorb heat more.

黑色的物体吸热多。 A sponge absorbs water. 海

绵吸水。(2) vt. to interest someone very much

吸引某人 , 使专心 This work had absorbed him for

several years.

【开放思维】

be absorbed in 全神贯注于……absorb one’s attention

吸引某人的注意力The students were completely absorbed

in their reading.

学生们专心致志地读书。

Judith lay on the sofa, absorbed in her

book.

朱迪思躺在沙发上 , 专心致志地看书。The video was totally absorbing the chil

dren’s attention. 录像完全吸引了孩子们的注意力。

Homework

1. Finish Exercise1, P19.

Exercise4,P57.

2. Imagine you are your age of 30. Write

a passage to describe your daily life or

your experience.

Sample

It is the year 2020 and I have just

turned 30 years old. More than 10 years

age. I left high school and went to study

at a good university. I was a history

major and I also offered a job teaching

history in a middle school.

I thought the students would think

history was too boring. My first year

was very difficult. I didn’t know much

about teaching and the students did

not like my lessons. But I was lucky.

One of the older teachers became my

friend and taught me a lot.