高二英語(yǔ)Living with technology課件1

1、 M7 U1 Living with technology TV and audio devices - a reviewWhat are they?TV sets.1.What kind of a TV do you have at home? How big is it? 2.What audio devices do you choose to enjoy music?3.What other functions do you need in an audio device besides playing music?Are there any subtitles? subtitlesa

2、ppear after titles give us more information about the text than the titleshow us how a text is organizedTV and audio devices - a reviewIn chronological orderBy sub-topicsBy concepts How is a text organized?TV and audio devices - a reviewHow is this text organized?You may not need to read the whole t

3、ext if you can find what you are looking for under one or two subtitles.Read the subtitles and find out the answer to this question What is WebTV as fast as possible.It is the TV set combined with the World Wide Web.Part A Read the text quickly and answer the following questions:1.When did regular p

4、ublic TV broadcasting begin around the world?3. What was invented in 1954?1. When did regular public TV broadcasting begin around the world? It began on 11 May 1928 in New York and in London on 20 August 1929.3. What was invented in 1954? The cassette recorder was invented in 1954. 1.Thomas Edison m

5、ade 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. ( )TFFTPart C1lessin 18875.Transistor technology was first used to receive radio

6、 programmes, and then used to develop the cassette recorders. ( )6.CDs were invented about10 years before the MD player was invented. ( )7.MP3 technology began in Germany in1987. ( )TFTfor military use firstRead the text again and choose the best answers according to the text:1)When and where was th

7、e 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.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.

8、John Logie Baird from Scotland. D. It remains uncertain. D. It remains uncertain.3) How many countries have put digital TV into operation according to the passage?A. Only one. B. Already two. C. At most three. D. At least four. B. Already two.4) Who might have attributed to the development of the Wa

9、lkman? A. Two Japanese engineers. B. Three American scientists. C. Thomas Edison. D. Emile Berliner. A. Two Japanese engineers. 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 devel

10、opment of MP3 technology. D. The wide use of Discman. C. The development of MP3 technology. 6) The passage is organized _.A. by paragraphs B. in chronological order C. by concepts D. by sub-topics D. by sub-topics7) Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? BT(T =title = subtit

11、le 1 = subtitle 2 = subtitle 3 = subtitle 4= subtitle 5 ) gramophonerecord playercassette recordertape recorderWalkmanDiscman/CD playerMD player /Mini Disc playerMP3 player8) How many audio devices are mentioned? What are they?Can you work out the timeline for the development of TV and audio devices

12、? Complete the table (C2) !YEAREVENT 1925 1948 1951 1962 1989 1996First public showings of wireless TV transmissions were made in the USA.1948Cable TV began in the USA; Color broadcasts began in the USA.19511962Satellites began to be used to broadcast TV. 19891996International standards for digital

13、TV were established. First WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market. YEAREVENT 1877 1948 1954 1958 1982 1987 1992First recording of a human voice was made.YEAREVENT1948195419583 American scientists invented the transistor.Invention of transistor led to the development of cassette recorders. First LP

14、s came onto the market. 198219871992Development of MP3 technology started in Germany. Development of MD player began. First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available. Can you work out the timeline for the development of TV and audio devices? Complete the table (C2) !YEAREVENT18771

15、925First recording of a human voice was made.First public showings of wireless TV transmissions were made in the USA.19481951Cable TV began in the USA; 3 American scientists invented the transistor.Color broadcasts began in the USA.1954195819621982Invention of transistor led to the development of ca

16、ssette recorders. First LPs came onto the market. Satellites began to be used to broadcast TV. First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available. 1987198919921996Development of MP3 technology started in Germany. International standards for digital TV were established. Development of

17、 MD player began. First WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market. Cloze test1. to 2. dated 3. before 4. was 5. a 6. which 7. birthplace 8. internetE, Page5Fill in the blanks in the excerpt from WangLis report.Answers: 1) wireless 2) broadcasting 3) Britain 4) 65 5) 200 6) households 7) recording 8)

18、recorders 9) compact 10) GermanyD, Page4e d h c g f a b Fill in the blanks with proper words. 1) It was my first chance to use that software to edit the video extracts. I was u_ about how to add background music to it. 2) Bell is c_ to have invented the first telephone.uncertainconsidered3) A lot of

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