人教新目标版九年级全一册英语UNIT 6 When was it invented?课文音频

UNIT 6 翻译：第 6 单元

Section A 翻译：A 部分

When was it invented? 翻译：它是什么时候发明的？

Language Goal: Talk about the history of Inventions 翻译：语言目标：谈论发明的历史

1a. Look at the things below. 翻译：1a.看看下面的物件。

In what order do you think they were invented? Discuss them with your group. 翻译：你认为它们被发明的顺序是什么？与小组讨论一下。

Then number them [1-4] (1 = first, 4 = last). 翻译：然后给它们编号 1-4（1 = 第一个，4 = 最后一个）。

I think the TV was invented before the car. 翻译：我认为电视是在汽车之前被发明的。

Well, I think the TV was invented after the car. 翻译：嗯，我想电视是在汽车之后被发明的。

1b. Listen and match the inventions with the years. 翻译：1b.听录音并将这些发明和年份相匹配。

Alice: Was your life very difficult when you were a kid? Grandma: Oh, not really. Why? 翻译：艾丽斯：当你还是孩子时，你的生活困难吗？ 奶奶：哦，并不。为什么这么问？

Alice: Well, you didn't have modern inventions like a telephone, right? Grandma: Of course we did! 翻译： 艾丽斯：嗯，你们那时没有像电话这样的现代发明，对吗？ 奶奶：我们当然有！

How old do you think I am? The telephone was invented in 1876. 翻译：你以为我有多老？电话是在 1876 年被发明的。

You need to take a history class, Alice! Alice: Haha! How about cars? 翻译：你需要好好上一节历史课了，艾丽斯！ 艾丽斯：哈哈！那小轿车呢？

They weren't invented yet, were they? Grandma: Yes, they were. Cars were invented in 1885. 翻译：它们那时还没被发明出来，是吗？ 奶奶：不，它们被发明了。汽车是在 1885 年被发明的。

My family had a car. Alice: Well, did you have a TV? Grandma: No, we couldn't afford one. 翻译：我家就有一辆。 艾丽斯：嗯，你那时有电视吗？ 奶奶：没有，我们买不起。

They were expensive in those days. The TV was invented around 1927, I think. 翻译：那时候它们很贵。我想电视是大约 1927 年被发明的。

Alice: Well, I know that you didn't have a computer, because we learned in school that personal computers were invented in 1971. 翻译： 艾丽斯：嗯，我知道你那时没有电脑，因为我们在学校学过，私人电脑是在 1971 年被发明的。

Grandma: You're right. But I have one now! 翻译： 奶奶：你说对了。但是我现在有一台！

1c. Student B, cover the dates. 翻译：1c.学生 B 遮住日期。

Student A, ask Student B when the things in the picture in 1b were invented. Then change roles and practice again. 翻译：学生 A 问学生 B，1b 图中的东西是什么时候发明的。然后互换角色再练习。

When was the telephone invented? 翻译：电话是什么时候被发明的？

I think it was invented in 1876. 翻译：我想它是 1876 年被发明的。

2a. 翻译：2a.

Listen and number the inventions [1-3] in the order you hear them. 翻译：听录音，按你听到的顺序给这些发明编号 1-3。

Alex: Hi, Carol. Wow, what are those? Carol: Hello, Alex. 翻译：艾利克斯：嗨，卡罗尔。哇，那些是什么？ 卡罗尔：你好，艾利克斯。

Oh, these are some of the interesting inventions that I'm writing about for my English homework. 翻译：哦，这些是一些有趣的发明，我正在写它们的故事作为我的英语家庭作业。

Alex: I see ... What's that, then? Carol: They're shoes with lights. 翻译： 艾利克斯：我明白了⋯⋯那么，那是什么呢？ 卡罗尔：它们是装有灯的鞋子。

You use them for seeing in the dark when you get up at night. Alex: Oh, that's a cool idea! 翻译：当你夜间起床时，你可以穿它们以便在黑暗中看清东西。 艾利克斯：哦，那真是一个很酷的想法！

I always hit my toe against something on the way to the bathroom at night. 翻译：我夜间起床上厕所时总是撞到我的脚趾。

Carol: Next is a special ice-cream scoop. This is my favorite invention. It runs on electricity and becomes hot. 翻译： 卡罗尔：下一个是特别的冰淇淋勺。这是我最喜欢的发明。它用电，会变热。

Alex: I know what it's for! It's used for serving really cold ice-cream. Carol: Yes, that's right! 翻译： 艾利克斯：我知道它是用来干嘛的！它用来吃非常凉的冰淇淋。 卡罗尔：是的，说对了！

The last invention I'm going to write about is shoes with special heels. 翻译：最后一个我要写的发明是有特殊跟的鞋。

You can move the heels up and down. 翻译：你可以上下调节鞋跟。

Alex: What are they used for? Carol: Well, you can change the style of your shoes. 翻译： 艾利克斯：它们用来干什么？ 卡罗尔：嗯，你可以变化鞋子的款式。

You can raise the heels if you are going to a party or lower them if you are just going out for shopping. 翻译：当去参加派对时，你可以调高鞋跟；当外出购物时，你可以调矮鞋跟。

2b. Listen again and complete the chart below. 翻译：2b.再听一遍，完成下面的表格。

Alex: Hi, Carol. Wow, what are those? Carol: Hello, Alex. 翻译：艾利克斯：嗨，卡罗尔。哇，那些是什么？ 卡罗尔：嗨，艾利克斯。

Oh, these are some of the interesting inventions that I'm writing about for my English homework. 翻译：哦，这些是一些有趣的发明，我正在写它们的故事作为英语家庭作业。

Alex: I see ... What's that, then? Carol: They're shoes with lights. 翻译： 艾利克斯：我明白了⋯⋯那么，那是什么呢？ 卡罗尔：它们是装有灯的鞋子。

You use them for seeing in the dark when you get up at night. Alex: Oh, that's a cool idea! 翻译：当你夜间起床时，你可以穿它们以便在黑暗中看清东西。 艾利克斯：哦，那真是个酷酷的主意！

I always hit my toe against something on the way to the bathroom at night. 翻译：我夜间起床上厕所时总是撞到我的脚趾。

Carol: Next is a special ice-cream scoop. This is my favorite invention. It runs on electricity and becomes hot. 翻译： 卡罗尔：下一个是特别的冰淇淋勺。这是我最喜欢的发明。它用电，还会变热。

Alex: I know what it's for! It's used for serving really cold ice-cream. Carol: Yes, that's right! 翻译： 艾利克斯：我知道它是用来干嘛的！它用来吃非常凉的冰淇淋。 卡罗尔：是的，说对了！

The last invention I'm going to write about is shoes with special heels. 翻译：最后一个我要写的发明是有特殊跟的鞋。

You can move the heels up and down. 翻译：你可以上下调节鞋跟。

Alex: What are they used for? Carol: Well, you can change the style of your shoes. 翻译： 艾利克斯：它们用来干什么？ 卡罗尔：嗯，你可以变化鞋子的款式。

You can raise the heels if you are going to a party or lower them if you are just going out for shopping. 翻译：当去参加派对时，你可以调高鞋跟；当外出购物时，你可以调矮鞋跟。

2c. Make conversations using the information in 2b. 翻译：2c.使用 2b 中的信息进行对话。

What are they used for? 翻译：它们是用来干什么的？

They're used for ... 翻译：它们用来⋯⋯

2d. Role-play the conversation. 翻译：2d.分角色表演对话。

Hey Roy, the subject for my school project 翻译：嘿，罗伊，这次我们学校的项目任务的主题

is 'Small inventions that changed the world.' Can you help me think of an invention? 翻译：是“改变世界的小发明”。你能帮我想一个发明吗？

With pleasure! Let me think ... hmm ... I know! The zipper! 翻译：我很乐意！让我想想⋯⋯嗯⋯⋯有啦！拉链！

The zipper? Is it really such a great invention? 翻译：拉链？它真是这样一项了不起的发明吗？

Think about how often it's used in our daily lives. 翻译：想想在我们的日常生活中会多么频繁地使用它吧。

You can see zippers on dresses, trousers, shoes, bags ... almost everywhere! 翻译：你能看见裙子、裤子、鞋子、背包上都有拉链⋯⋯几乎无处不在！

Well, you do seem to have a point ... 翻译：嗯，看来你说的确实有点道理⋯⋯

Of course! I thought about it because I saw a website last week. The pioneers of different inventions were listed there. 翻译：当然！我想到它是因为我上周看见一个网站。不同发明的创始者都被列在上面。

For example, it mentioned that the zipper was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1893. 翻译：比如说，它提到拉链是在 1893 年被惠特科姆 · 贾德森发明的。

But at that time, it wasn't used widely. 翻译：不过那时候它并没有被广泛使用。

Really? So when did it become popular? 翻译：真的吗？那它是什么时候开始流行起来的？

Around 1917. 翻译：1917 年左右。

3a. 翻译：3a.

Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea. 翻译：快速阅读短文，将段落和其大意相匹配。

Paragraph 1 翻译：第 1 段

Paragraph 2 翻译：第 2 段

Paragraph 3 翻译：第 3 段

Lu Yu and his book Cha Jing 翻译：陆羽及其著作《茶经》

How tea spread to other countries 翻译：茶是如何传播到其它国家的

How tea was invented by accident 翻译：茶是如何偶然发明的

An Accidental Invention 翻译：一项偶然的发明

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? 翻译：你知道茶，作为世界上最受欢迎的饮料（仅次于水），是一项偶然的发明吗？

Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. 翻译：许多人都认为大约在 5000 年以前就开始了饮茶。

It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. 翻译：据说一位叫作神农的中国统治者最早发现了茶可以饮用。

One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. 翻译：一天，神农在户外的炉火上烧水。

Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. 翻译：茶树上有几片叶子掉入水里并在里面煮了一会。

It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. 翻译：水散发出怡人的香味，于是神农品尝了这褐色的水。

It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite drinks was invented. 翻译：它非常香醇，就这样，世界上最受欢迎的饮品之一被发明了。

A few thousand years later, 翻译：数千年后，

Lu Yu, 'the sage of tea', mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. 翻译：“茶圣”陆羽在他的《茶经》一书中提到了神农。

The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. 翻译：该书描述了如何种植茶树和泡茶。

It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. 翻译：它还讨论了什么地方出产最好的茶叶，而且应该使用什么样的水来泡茶。

It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. 翻译：人们认为茶是在公元六至七世纪传播到了日本和朝鲜。

In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, 翻译：在英国，大约直到1660 年茶才出现，

but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. 翻译：但不到100 年的时间里，茶已成为国饮。

The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. 翻译：从中国到西方国家的茶叶贸易始于19世纪。

This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. 翻译：这使得茶树和茶叶传播到世界上更多的地方，使之深受欢迎。

Even though many people now know about tea culture, 翻译：虽然现在有很多人都了解一些茶文化，

the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea. 翻译：但毫无疑问，中国人才最了解茶之本质（精髓）。。

3b. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 翻译：3b.再次阅读短文并回答问题。

1. When was tea first drunk? 翻译：1. 茶第一次被喝是什么时候？

2. How was tea invented? 翻译：2. 茶是如何被发明的？

3. Who is called 'the sage of tea'? 翻译：3. 谁被称为“茶圣”？

4. What is Cha Jing about? 翻译：4. 《茶经》是关于什么的？

5. When was tea brought to other countries? 翻译：5. 茶是什么时候被带到其他国家的？

3c. 翻译：3c.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 翻译：用方框中动词的正确形式完成句子。

invent 翻译：发明

drink 翻译：喝

bring 翻译：带来

produce 翻译：生产

trade 翻译：贸易

Grammar Focus 翻译：语法聚焦

When was the zipper invented? 翻译：拉链是什么时候发明的？

It was invented in 1893. 翻译：它是 1893 年被发明的。

Who was it invented by? 翻译：它是由谁发明的？

It was invented by Whitcomb Judson. 翻译：它是由惠特科姆·贾德森发明的。

When was tea brought to Korea? 翻译：茶什么时候被带到韩国的？

It was brought to Korea during the 6th and 7th centuries. 翻译：它在 6 世纪和 7 世纪被带到朝鲜。

What is the hot ice-cream scoop used for? 翻译：热冰淇淋勺是用来干什么的？

It's used for serving really cold ice-cream. 翻译：它用来吃很凉的冰激凌。

Active Voice: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. 翻译：主动语态：亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔于 1876 年发明了电话。

Passive Voice: The telephone was invented (by Alexander Graham Bell) in 1876. 翻译： 被动语态：电话于 1876 年由亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔发明。

4a. Rewrite the sentences using the passive voice. 翻译：4a.用被动语态改写句子。

1. They sold the fridge at a low price. 翻译：1. 他们以低价出售了这台冰箱。

The fridge was sold at a low price 翻译： 这台冰箱被以低价出售了。

2. Somebody stole my camera from my hotel room. 翻译：2. 有人从我的旅馆房间偷走了我的相机。

3. Where did you take the photos of these wolves? 翻译：3. 你在哪里拍的这些狼的照片？

4. The guide warned them not to climb the mountain in bad weather. 翻译：4. 导游警告他们天气不好不要爬山。

5. Different writers translated the book into different languages. 翻译：5.不同的作家把这本书翻译成不同的语言。

4b. 翻译：4b.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 翻译：用方框中动词的正确形式完成句子。

eat 翻译：吃

lock 翻译：锁

like 翻译：喜欢

ring 翻译：戒指

invite 翻译：邀请

break 翻译：打破

tell 翻译：告诉

bring 翻译：带来

4c. Decide whether active or passive forms should be used in these sentences. 翻译：4c.确定在这些句子中应使用主动语态还是被动语态。

Write the correct forms in the blanks. 翻译：在空中写出正确的形式。

Section B 翻译：B 部分

1a. The words in the box describe how food can taste. 翻译：1a.方框里的单词描述了食物的味道。

Write them under the correct pictures. Some pictures have more than one word. 翻译：把它们写在正确的图片下面。有些图片不止一个单词。

sweet 翻译：甜的

crispy 翻译：脆的

salty 翻译：咸的

sour 翻译：酸的

1b. Write the name of a different food after each word. 翻译：1b.在每个单词后写下不同食物的名称。

sweet, banana 翻译：甜的；香蕉

crispy 翻译：脆的

salty 翻译：咸的

sour 翻译：酸的

1c. Listen and circle T for true or F for false. 翻译：1c.听录音并圈出正（T）误（F）。

Boy 1: Hey, did you know that potato chips were invented by mistake? 翻译：男孩 1：嘿，薯片是被意外发明出来的，你知道吗？

Boy 2: Really? What do you mean? Boy 1: Well, here on the bag it says that they were invented by a cook called George Crum. 翻译： 男孩 2：真的吗？你指的是什么？ 男孩 1：嗯，这个袋子上写着薯片是由一名叫乔治·克拉姆的厨师发明的。

Boy 2: When was that? Boy 1: Oh, it was back in 1853. 翻译： 男孩 2：什么时候的事？ 男孩 1：哦，这要追溯到 1853 年。

Boy 2: So, why was it an accident? Boy 1: Well, one day, 翻译： 男孩 2：所以，为什么说是个意外？ 男孩 1：嗯，有一天，

a customer came into the restaurant where George worked. 翻译：一名顾客来到乔治工作的餐厅。

He ordered a plate of fried potatoes. When the potatoes came, he said they were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. 翻译：他点了一盘炸土豆。当炸土豆端上来后，他说土豆切得太厚，然后退回了厨房。

Boy 2: So what happened? Boy 1: Well, George was angry, so he cut the potatoes really, really thin, and he cooked them for a long time until they were crispy. 翻译： 男孩 2：所以发生了什么？ 男孩 1：嗯，乔治很生气，于是他把土豆切得很薄很薄，然后炸了很长一段时间，直到脆脆的。

And he put lots of salt on them so they were really salty. 翻译：而且他还撒了很多盐在上面，因此土豆片变得非常咸。

He thought the customer would hate them. Boy 2: And? 翻译：他原以为顾客应该会讨厌这盘土豆片。 男孩 2：然后呢？

Boy 1: And the customer loved them and asked for more. 翻译： 男孩 1：然后顾客非常喜欢吃，还想吃更多。

He told the other customers about them, and soon everyone was ordering thinly cut, crispy, salty potato chips. 翻译：他告诉其他顾客土豆片的事，很快，所有人都在点薄切、脆脆的、咸咸的土豆片。

Boy 2: And we're still eating them today. What a cool story! 翻译： 男孩 2：而且我们现在仍然在吃。这个故事真酷！

1d. Listen again. Complete the sentences. 翻译：1d.再听一遍录音。完成句子。

Boy 1: Hey, did you know that potato chips were invented by mistake? 翻译：男孩 1：嘿，薯片是被意外发明出来的，你知道吗？

Boy 2: Really? What do you mean? Boy 1: Well, here on the bag it says that they were invented by a cook called George Crum. 翻译： 男孩 2：真的吗？你指的是什么？ 男孩 1：嗯，这个袋子上写着薯片是由一名叫乔治·克拉姆的厨师发明的。

Boy 2: When was that? Boy 1: Oh, it was back in 1853. 翻译： 男孩 2：什么时候的事？ 男孩 1：哦，这要追溯到 1853 年。

Boy 2: So, why was it an accident? Boy 1: Well, one day, 翻译： 男孩 2：所以，为什么说是个意外？ 男孩 1：嗯，有一天，

a customer came into the restaurant where George worked. 翻译：一名顾客来到乔治工作的餐厅。

He ordered a plate of fried potatoes. When the potatoes came, he said they were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. 翻译：他点了一盘炸土豆。当炸土豆端上来后，他说土豆切得太厚，然后退回了厨房。

Boy 2: So what happened? Boy 1: Well, George was angry, so he cut the potatoes really, really thin, and he cooked them for a long time until they were crispy. 翻译： 男孩 2：所以发生了什么？ 男孩 1：嗯，乔治很生气，于是他把土豆切得很薄很薄，然后炸了很长一段时间，直到脆脆的。

And he put lots of salt on them so they were really salty. 翻译：而且他还撒了很多盐在上面，因此土豆片变得非常咸。

He thought the customer would hate them. Boy 2: And? 翻译：他原以为顾客应该会讨厌这盘土豆片。 男孩 2：然后呢？

Boy 1: And the customer loved them and asked for more. 翻译： 男孩 1：然后顾客非常喜欢吃，还想吃更多。

He told the other customers about them, and soon everyone was ordering thinly cut, crispy, salty potato chips. 翻译：他告诉其他顾客土豆片的事，很快，所有人都在点薄切、脆脆的、咸咸的土豆片。

Boy 2: And we're still eating them today. What a cool story! 翻译： 男孩 2：而且我们现在仍然在吃。这个故事真酷！

1e. Make a conversation about the invention of potato chips. 翻译：1e.编一段关于薯片发明的对话。

Use the information in 1c and 1d. 翻译：使用 1c 和 1d 中的信息。

Did you know potato chips were invented by mistake? 翻译：你知道薯片是被意外发明的吗？

Wow, I didn't know that. Who invented them? 翻译：哇，我不知道。是谁发明的？

2a. Do you like basketball? 翻译：2a.你喜欢篮球吗？

Do you watch basketball games? How much do you know about this sport? 翻译：你看篮球比赛吗？你对这项运动了解多少？

Discuss the sport with your partner and share your ideas with the class. 翻译：与你的同伴讨论这项运动，并与全班分享你的想法。

2b. Read the passage quickly. 翻译：2b.快速阅读短文。

What is the main idea of each paragraph? 翻译：每段的主旨大意是什么？

MIND-MAPPING Changing the information you read into a mind map 翻译：思维导图 将你读到的信息转换成思维导图

may help you remember it more easily. 翻译：可能会帮助你更容易记住它。

Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented? 翻译：你知道篮球是什么时候被发明的吗？

Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. 翻译：篮球是一项许多人都喜爱的积极运动，它既有趣又能健身。

It is over 100 years old and is played by million of people all over the world. 翻译：篮球有 100 多年的历史，而且全世界玩篮球的人不计其数。

It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891. 翻译：普遍认为1891年的12月21日是历史上第一场篮球比赛的日子。

Then in 1936 in Berlin, 翻译：然后在 1936 年的柏林，

it became an event at the Olympics. 翻译：篮球成为了奥运会比赛项目。

Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. 翻译：篮球是由一位名叫詹姆斯・奈史密斯的加拿大医生发明的，他出生于 1861 年。

When he was a college teacher, 翻译：当他在大学任教时，

he was asked to think of a game that could be played in the winter. 翻译：被要求发明一项能让人冬天玩的游戏。

Dr. Naismith created a game to be played inside on a hard floor. 翻译：于是奈史密斯医生创造出一种能在室内硬地板上玩的游戏。

Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. 翻译：他把他班级里的人分成两队，教他们玩他的新游戏。

Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team's basket. 翻译：同一个队的成员必须一起努力把球投进对方篮筐。

At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket. 翻译：同时，他们还要阻止对方把球投进自己队的篮筐。

Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. 翻译：如今，篮球在世界各地越来越普及，许多年轻人都梦想成为著名的篮球运动员。

In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories. 翻译：在中国，有时你能看见人们在公园、学校甚至工厂打篮球。

Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, 翻译：篮球不仅成为一项人们喜欢玩的运动，

but it has also become a popular sport to watch. 翻译：也成为了一项人们喜欢看的运动。

Although America's NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. 翻译：虽然美国的NBA 比赛是最著名的，但中国的CBA 比赛也越来越受欢迎。

The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. 翻译：NBA 中的外国球员数量有所增加，其中也包括中国球员。

There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA. 翻译：也有越来越多的外籍球员加入 到CBA的赛事中。

Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. 翻译：许多年轻人都仰慕这些篮球英雄，并想成为像他们一样的人。

These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams. 翻译：这些球星也鼓励着年轻人为实现自己的梦想而努力。

2c. Complete the mind map with the information in the passage. 翻译：2c.用短文中的信息完成思维导图。

What else can you add to the mind map? 翻译：你还能在思维导图中添加些什么？

2d. Use the mind map to summarize what you and your partner remember about the development of basketball. 翻译：2d.关于篮球的发展，你和你的搭档记住了哪些，使用思维导图总结一下。

Use the following questions to help you. 翻译：使用以下问题作为辅助。

1. Who invented basketball and how is it played? 翻译：1. 谁发明了篮球？篮球是怎么打的？

2. When was the first basketball game in history played? 翻译：2. 历史上第一场篮球赛是什么时候进行的？

3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? 翻译：3. 为什么柏林奥运会对篮球很重要？

4. What are the professional basketball groups in America and China? 翻译：4. 美国和中国的职业篮球团体分别是什么？

5. How popular is basketball? 翻译：5.篮球有多受欢迎？

2e. What do you think of famous basketball players? 翻译：2e.你觉得著名的篮球运动员怎么样？

Make a list of good and difficult things about being a famous basketball player. 翻译：列一个清单，指出成为一名著名篮球运动员的好处和困难。

3a. Think of something that you do not like to do. 翻译：3a.想想你不喜欢做的事情。

Then think of an invention that could help you. Make notes. 翻译：然后想出一个可以帮助你的发明。做下笔记。

3b. Imagine you are a business person. 翻译：3b.想象你是一个商人。

Write a description of your new invention. Try to sell the invention to the class. 翻译：写一篇关于你新发明的描述。试着把这项发明卖给全班同学。

Self Check 翻译：自我检查

1. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. 翻译：1. 用方框中单词的正确形式填空。

invent 翻译：发明

doubt 翻译：怀疑

mention 翻译：提到

website 翻译：网站

all of a sudden 翻译：突然

2. Rewrite these sentences using the passive voice. 翻译：2. 用被动语态改写这些句子。

1. Someone stole my watch. 翻译：1. 有人偷了我的手表。

2. They used five eggs to make this big cake. 翻译：2. 他们用了五个鸡蛋做了这个大蛋糕。

3. When did they invent the personal computer? 翻译：3. 他们是什么时候发明个人电脑的？

4. They asked us not to run in the hallway. 翻译：4. 他们叫我们不要在走廊里跑。

5. Someone took the video back to the store. 翻译：5. 有人把录像带带回了商店。

3. Find out information about an invention you would like to know more about 翻译：3. 找出你想知道的发明的更多信息，

and write sentences below. 翻译：并在下面写下句子。