2020-2021学年度第38期总第744期
Wearing digital fabric（P6）
山西省灵石县第一中学 任立琴
 
I. Warm up
How do you browse the internet and send messages?
 touching the screen

 clicking the mouse

 typing on the keyboard
 voice messages
How about wearing digital fabric?
cloth, typically produced by weaving or knitting textile fibers.
 
 
II. Read for general information
    What type of writing is this?
A. Narrative       a type of writing that tells a story or has a plot
B. Expository      a type of writing to inform or explain
C. Argumentative  a type of writing to convince or persuade

II. Read for general information
Which of the following topics are mentioned in the article? Please circle them.

history     background      research work
  
disadvantages    advantages    popularity
   
 application  future development      
 
III. Read for details

1. Why does the writer ask a question at the beginning of the text?
A. To show his/her curiosity. 
B. To collect the readers’ answers. 
C. To lead up to the topic of the text. 

Usually, writers use questions in the beginning to arouse readers' interest and lead up to the topic.

2. Which of the following statements is true? 
A. The new type of flexible textile is now widely used.
B. A silver plated yarn can light up and conduct electricity. 
C. The new type of flexible textile was a great achievement after 10 years of research.
  

3. Which is not one of the advantages of the new type of flexible textile?  
A. A person can use it to read, reply and even navigate.  
B. It is comfortable to wear.  
C. It can endure repeated folding and stretching.   
D. It is brighter than other textiles.

4. What can the new type of textile be used for?  
A. Helping people with disabilities. 
B. Helping people with language barriers.  
C. Shaping next-generation electronic devices.
D. All of the above.

 
IV. Post reading 
Try to retell the passage according to the mind map.
Target
A new type of flexible textile with a display system that has multiple applications. 
Research work
Created two functional fibers.
Woven together to form tiny electroluminescent units.
Advantages
A person can use it to read messages, reply and even navigate.  
It is comfortable to wear.  
It can endure repeated folding and stretching.   
Application
Helping people with disabilities. 
Helping people with language barriers.  
Shaping next-generation electronic devices.

V. Language focus
sentence
Research on a new type of flexible textile (织物) with a display system that has multiple applications was published in the journal Nature on March 10.（para 2）
该句的主干_____________________ ; that引导的是______，先行词为__________， 黄色部分为________，红色为________。   

Research was published 
定语从句
a display system
状语
后置定语
释义：3月10日，《自然》杂志刊登了一项关于新型柔性织物显示系统的研究，该系统具有多种应用。

apply  v. 
词形变化
application (n.) 申请
applicant (n.) 申请者
词块积累
apply to sb. for sth. 向某人申请某物
apply sth. to sth.   把......应用到......上
apply to sb. 对......适用
apply oneself to sth. 专注于做某事
 
Translate:
    I am writing to apply for the position of volunteer for our school English association. (2018 浙江书面表达)
    He applied to study composition with the well-known musician. (2013 山东)
    We had to write a paper on how we plan to apply what we would learn in class to our future profession and to our lives. (2018 全国改编)
    Recently, he has applied himself to his studies.

    我写信申请我们学校英语协会志愿者这个职位。
    我们应该把学到的应用到日常生活。
    这部法律适用于所有人。
    近来，他专心学习。

I am writing to apply for the position of volunteer for our school English association.
We should apply what we learn to our daily life.
The law applies to everyone.
Recently, he has applied himself to his studies.

Find the following expressions in the article.
    如果......将会......
    浏览网页
    使......成为现实
    保持不变
    点亮
    在于......
    从......到......区间
    与......互动

    what if
    browse the internet
    make ... a reality
    remain unchanged
    light up
    lie in
    range from ... to ...
    interact with
word family
real (adj.)------________(n.)
apply (v.)------__________(n.)------_________(n. 参加者)
regular (adj.)-------_________(变否定)
breathable (adj.)------_________(v.)------_________(n.)
bright (adj.)------________(n.)
stability (n.)------_________(adj.)
function (n.)------________(adj.)
reality
application
applicant
irregular
breathe
breath
brightness
stable
functional

VI. Further information

Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed (经同行评议的) research in all fields of science and technology. Peng's research was published in it with the title Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems. This is a great achievement.