Unit 6 Maker Movement in China

Key to Exercises Opener

Suggested answers for reference

1. Ruler, tape, calculator, hammer, pincers, drill, wrench, saw, etc.

2. I once made a kite with knife, scissors, ruler, tape, wood and paper. At first it didn’t work too well. My father helped me improve the design and then it flew much better. It was so much more satisfying to fly a kite made by myself.

3. There are large worktables in the makerspace. Makers there are using all kinds of materials to build things. And instead of working alone, they are communicating with each other, sharing ideas and learning new skills from one another.

Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization the aim of Seeed Studio / Paras. 9-10 the mission of Xinchejian / Para. 6 the relationship between creation and copying / Para. 11 Ms. Peng, who made a talking tree at Xinchejian/ Paras. 1-3; Para. 12 the definitions maker / Paras. 4-5 of the support from the Chinese government / Para. 8 the significance of the maker movement to Chinese industry /Para. 7 2. Comprehension Check 2.1 Focusing on the main ideas

The maker movement is now gaining ground in China and makerspaces like Xinchejian and Seeed Studio are open to the public. A maker is someone who builds, creates or hacks physical materials. They are different from the traditional inventors who tinkered in garages. Makers often use software to design objects to be produced by desktop machines like 3-D printers. And they often cooperate and share their ideas online. The Chinese government is supporting this movement by building more government-supported innovation houses and organizing maker carnivals. And it is hoped that this movement can help Chinese industry move to a new stage. Although some observers see China’s maker movement as producing copycat goods, Mr. Pan Hao, founder of Seeed Studio, advises patience. 2.2 Digging into detail

1. They can tinker with everything from art projects to robots. 2. It can react to human touch. And it can talk.

3. He defines a maker as someone who builds, creates or hacks physical materials, whether food, clothing or gadgets.

4. He describes makers as “the Web generation creating physical things rather than just pixels on screens.”

5. It is a conduit for people to say “This interactive stuff is not that scary, not that difficult.”

6. They hope that one of the tinkerers may develop the next groundbreaking technology.

7. It specializes in the small-scale manufacturing of experimental, niche-market products.

8. It features a picture of the South American revolutionary Che Guevara, his head sprouting electronic components instead of hair.

9. He wants to show that creating something original starts from learning and copying.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A

II. Focusing on Language in Context

1. Key Words & Expressions 1.1

1. For the time being, this computer system is still in its experimental stages. 2. There is a growing tendency to regard money more highly than quality of life. 3. The following table includes a list of subjects at the frontier of scientific exploration.

4. Computer technology in all its phases from hardware to software has become less expensive.

5. Problem solving, like other mental activities such as creativity, is hard to define but generally easy to recognize.

6. Due to his health problems, Richard has to give up hard physical work on his farm.

7. My storybooks occupy most of the space of my two bookshelves in my bedroom.

8. I am eager to know where my former classmates are now. 9. Online stores are booming and continually increasing their market share. 10. Cloud-based tools enable you to engage and interact with your audience in real-time.

11. It is amazing that Jack built a robot of his own. 12. Human beings are born with a capacity to learn languages. 13. Jack recommended to me a unique restaurant that specializes in seafood. 14. There are three promising candidates for the job. 15. Emily and her partners are working on their classroom presentation. 1.2

1. gaining ground 2. migrate 3. transforming 4. components 5. manufacture 6. executed 7. exhibited 8. sort of (hoping)

1.3

1. Emily takes an interest in making things from all types of materials. 2. This business specializes in the manufacture/manufacturing and retail sales of garden tools.

3. The skin on our body is a good barrier to the virus, unless it is broken or cut. 4. The poster calls for people to put down their smartphones and have more face-to-face communication with each other.

5. It is important to select and hire the best candidates for the post.

2. Word Formation 2.1

collect → collector/collection friend → friendly/friendship impress → impressive/impression experiment → experimental locate → location encourage → encouragement

definite → definitely employ → employer/employee/employment survive → survivor/survival hard → hardship 2.2

1. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the Maker Faire in New York. 2. Below is a list of manufacturers who can turn out custom laser-cut designs and circuit boards.

3. Roger likes reading; he is an active member of the local book club. 4. As a small country, it had to take a new road to its industrialization. 5. Nowadays many women are as successful in business as men. 6. The weather is so changeable high up in the mountains that the forecast is sometimes not reliable.

7. These sensors can monitor speed and distance from the car in front. 8. The director of recruitment for the bank was very busy organizing interviews and career fairs at various universities during the hiring season.

3. Sentence Patterns

3.1

1. The more you give, the more you receive. 2. The more Mike earns, the more he spends. 3. The more you explain, the more confused I am/feel. 3.2

1. John waited at the doorway, his coat dripping water.

2. Diana stood at the end of the diving board, every muscle of her body anticipating action.

3. Jim slipped on the ice-coated steps, his head banged against the ground and his back bruised.

4. Comprehensive Practice 4.1 Cloze

Do you know what I’ve been doing? I’ve been interacting with a tree, getting it to talk. No, don’t laugh. It’s true. I’m not making it up. The tree is the creation of someone in the maker movement. I don’t know if you have taken an interest in the movement, but I find it fascinating. It’s very popular in America and now it is gaining ground in China. It is even receiving encouragement from the government, which hopes it will help to transform the economy. The maker movement brings together traditional craft skills with the very latest in electronic technology to create something new. It does so by providing places where makers can get together to learn new skills from one another. Makers also encourage the sharing of ideas, rather than working in secret. So why not give it a try? If you like tinkering with things you might end up inventing something even more surprising than a talking tree! 4.2 Translation

1. The Maker Faire in New York got together inventors of all ages. 2. Makers exhibited their latest creations.

3. Industrialized nations must take the lead in reducing their carbon emissions. 4. With the right tools and inspiration, makers have the capacity to change the