课件13张PPT。More practice*2Mass mediaNewspapers4Before you readWhile you readAfter you readCONTENTS PAGEBefore you read3-1123A1 Do you know who is the man on the 100-dollar note?Benjamin FranklinA2 Benjamin Franklin did a lot of jobs in his life.Tick the jobs he did.3-2123writer ?
inventor ?
traveller ?
president ?
scientist ?
musician ??
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?3-3123B Benjamin Franklin had done a lot of things forthe USA and its citizens. Tick the things he did.invented the lightning conductor ?
set up the first fire company ?
set up the first hospital ?
set up a printer and published newspapers ?
studied the weather ?
studied electricity ??
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?Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the USA on 17 January 1706. He had a very big family—his parents had seventeen children. He was a man of many talents and interests. Among other things, he was a scientist and an inventor. He was naturally curious about how things worked and was always searching for ways to make them better.While you read6-1123A Now, read the newspaper article about Benjamin Franklin.4566-2In 1747, Benjamin began his experiments on electricity with some very simple equipment. Although these experiments led to the discovery of some very important findings on electricity, Benjamin did not actually invent it. However, he did invent the lightning conductor , which protects buildings and ships from damage caused by lightning.123456Benjamin had poor vision and needed glasses. He was tired of always taking them on and off, so he decided to invent a pair of glasses that would let him see both near and far things at the same time. He took the two different types of glasses, cut each lens in half, and then put half of each lens into another frame. Nowadays, this type of glasses is known as bifocals.6-3123456During his life, he travelled across the Atlantic Ocean eight times. These long journeys gave him a lot of time to learn about how ships worked. He developed a way to make them safer and more efficient by inventing watertight bulkheads. Other developments in safety that he made included establishing the first fire company in Philadelphia, USA, and improving the paving and lighting of the city’s streets.6-4123456B Find the words and phrases in Column A in thearticle and match them with the meanings in Column B.chjbdi6-5gfaeAB123456C Decide whether the following statements areT (True) or F (False).6-6Benjamin Franklin had sixteen brothers and sisters. T / F
He was not a very talented man. T / F
He liked to improve the way things worked. T / F
He began his experiments on electricity over two centuries ago. T / F
He travelled across the Pacific Ocean eight times during his life. T / F
Benjamin invented electricity. T / F
He could not see very well without his glasses. T / F
People still use bifocals today. T / F
He never left the USA. T / F
He was interested in the safety of his city. T / F123456After you read Use an encyclopaedia or the Internet to collect information about one of the famous people below or one of your choice. Tell your classmates something about him/her.Albert EinsteinQin Shi-huangThomas EdisonHua Tuo