英国历史文化概况英文版课件董晓波 ISBN9787566305251 PPTUNIT 5.ppt

Unit 5 Industrial Revolution CONTENTS TEACHING AIMS After studying this unit, you are required to: 1. Have a general idea of the Industrial Revolution in UK. 2. Learn something about the effects the Industrial Revolution brought to the United Kingdom. 3. Master the difficult words and expressions. Text A An General Introduction to Industrial Revolution TEXT A Preview 工业革命，又称产业革命，指资本主义工业化的早期历程，即资本主义生产完成了从工厂手工业向机器大工业过渡的阶段。工业革命是以机器取代人力，以大规模工厂化生产取代个体工场手工生产的一场生产与科技革命。由于机器的发明及运用成为了这个时代的标志，因此历史学家称这个时代为“机器时代”。那么在这个时代，都有哪些创新发明吗？ TEXT A Reading Comprehension I. Translate the following phrases into Chinese or English. 1. Unprecedented 2. Sustain 3. Undergo 4. Transition 5. Facilitate 6. 开始，着手 7. 期满；终止 8. 轻视；贬低 9. 生铁 10. 象征；体现 TEXT A Reading Comprehension II. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right. 1. transaction A. 水煮 2. poach B. 水磨 3. epitomise C. 促进；帮助 4. watermill D. 直立 5. erection E. 象征；体现 6. Onset F. 经历，经受 7. facilitate G. 交易；办理 8. underpin H. 开始，着手 9. Transition I. 巩固；支持 10. Undergo J. 过渡；转变 TEXT A Reading Comprehension III. Discussion. What is the significance of the Industrial Revolution on Great Britain? Can you give several examples of innovations during the Industrial Revolution? TEXT A Notes 1. Robert Emerson Lucas, Jr. (born September 15, 1937, Yakima, Washington) is an American economist at the University of Chicago. He received the Nobel Prize