高中英语必修7Unit 1 Living with technology-Reading

word 1 / 5 Unit 1 Living with technology-Reading

Reading TV and audio devices: a review

Step1: Lead-in

New technology is often used in old ways.Fill in the following chart:

Technology Usage

puter Used as a typewriter/tape recorder/VCD

player/notebook/calendar/telephone/calculator.

The Internet Used as a

library/magazine/TV/telephone/bank/store.

Cellphone Used as a

telephone/watch/calendar/camera/puter.

Meanwhile, with the development of science technology, more functions are added to electric

products. Look at the picture: Have you ever seen such a mouse before?

Whatfunction 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 device?

Are you interested in the development of TV and audio devices? Today, we are going to read

a passage about this topic.

Step2: Fast reading for general ideas

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the threequestions in

part A on Page 2. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.

Answers

A 1 It began on 11 May 1928 inNew York and in London on 20 August 1929.

2 It is the TV set bined with the Word Wide Web.

3 The cassette recorder.

Step3: Detailed reading for important information

1. Let’s read the passage a second time and plete Parts C1 and C2 on page 4. word

2 / 5 Answers

C1 1 T 2 T 3 F4 F5 F 6 T 7 T

C2

Year

Event

1877 First recording of a human voice was made.

1925 First public showings of wireless TV transmissions were made in the

USA.

1948 Cable TV began in

the USA; 3 American scientists invented the

transistor.

1951 Colour broadcasts began in the USA.

1954 Invention of transistor led to the development of cassette recorders.

1958 First LPs(long-play records) came onto the market.

1962 Satellites began to be used to broadcast TV.

1982 First CDs produced by using digital technology were made available.

1987 Development of MP3 technology started in Germany.

1989 International standards for digital TV were established.

1992 Development of MD player began.

1996 First WebTV set-top boxes came onto the market.

2. Listen to the tape and try to correct the wrong sentences in Part C1:

Keys:3. Digital TV is delivered with greater clarity than satellite TV.

4. the first record player was invented in 1877.

3. Read the text again and choose the best answers according to the text:

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 T V?

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 the 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 MPs 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

Keys: 1)-6) DDBACD

Now, read the Reading strategy on page 3. Attention: subtitles appear after titles and provide

more information about the text and subtitle can showhow a text is organized. Read the passage

again and figure out how this text is organized. word 3 / 5 TV Early history of TV

(In order of time) Themodern age: Cable TV, satellite TV, digital TV,…

Audio devices Early history of audio devices

(By types of equipment) Tape recorders and players

Sounds goes digital

Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A. T B. T C. T D. T

(T =title ①= subtitle 1 ②= subtitle 2 ③= subtitle 3 ④= subtitle 4⑤= subtitle 5 )

Key: B

Now we can see that the reading passage is mainly organized in chronological order. A timeline

or a time chart may help you understand the text better. Could you make a timeline by yourselves?

Step 4: Practice:

1. Besides the reading strategy, I’d like to give you another tip on reading. Do not refer to

the dictionary every time you e across a new word. Just guess the meaning from the context. It