课件49张PPT。Alexander Graham Belllead-in DiscussionHow do you communicate with others, especially those far away from you?
Computer/ internet/ QQ/ e-mail/Writing letters/telegraph/Telephone…
Do you know who invent the first telephone?an inventor (1819 ~1905) / born in Scotland and later lived in the USA /spent much of his career teaching the deaf/ best known for his invention of the telephone. Companies often have the word "Bell" as part of their name to honor him.
The very first phone call was from Bell to his lab assistant, and he said "Mr. Watson--come here ---I want to see you." Alexander Graham BellReading Task 1: skimming ---5’ some general information of Bell. He was born.His family moved to
Boston, USA. He made his first invention. He made his last invention. He invented the first telephone Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell, ______ (bear) in 1847, is a great inventor. He invented the mircophone ______ (help) deaf people communicate. He once said, “leave the ________ (beat) track occasionally and dive _____ the woods.” It was his curiosity ______ led ____ his most famous invention – the telephone. He was also the man ______ discovered the tetrahedron shape. He was indeed ____ continuing searcher after ___________(practice) solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. _____ great an inventor he is! born to helpbeatenintothat who/thatpractical toaHowTask three---SummarySumming up the text -----about 30 words. (5’)
Key words Alexander Graham Bell
an inventor/ many inventions/the telephone// curiosity / dynamic spirit/ continuing /efforts /in exploring around problemSuggested answerWith countless inventions, Alexander Graham Bell, a great inventor was particularly famous for the invention of telephone. His curiosity, dynamic spirit and continuing efforts in exploring problems is the key to his success.
34 words.1. The text mainly tells us some information
about_______ .
A. Bell and his telephone
B. Bell and his telegraph
C. Bell and his helicopter designs
D. Bell and his inventionsChoose the best answer. D 2. Bell invented ______ by chance according
to the text.
A. Morse code
B. telegraph
C. telephone
D. tetrahedronC 4. According to the text, Bell got such great
achievement thanks to _____.
A. a straw joined to a deaf man’s ear
B. the exploring around problems
C. a moving electrical current
D. his excellent assistant WatsonB What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone?His curiosity and exploring spirit led to his success as an inventor of the telephone.What does Bell’s saying mean to you?His saying means that it is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.What inventions did Bell make?Bell invented the telephone by chance. It is extremely useful and still used today.Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone?He will always be known as the inventor of the telephone because it was a very popular invention and the patent made the most money ever.Useful expressions对…感兴趣
对…好奇
踩出来的路
一心投入
值得思考
导致
开始(做)
一次be/become interested in
be curious
beaten track
dive into
(be) worth thinking
lead to
set out to (do)
at a time同时
发现问题很难解决
注意到
寻找
因…闻名
的确, 事实上at the same time
found the problem
difficult to solve
be aware of
search for
be famous for
Indeed1. He believed that one should always be curious
and his most famous saying was: “Leave the
beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods.
Every time you do you will be certain to find
something that you have never seen before.
Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you
know it, you will have something worth thinking
about to occupy your mind. All really big
discoveries are the result of thought.” 他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心, 他最著名的
一名话是: “偶尔离开平路, 去寻求困境。当
你这么做的时候, 你一定会发现你从未见过
的东西。跟踪下去, 不断探索, 不知不觉中,
你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你
的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是
思考的结果。”____ I see him, the old man is sitting
in the same chair.
A. Every time
B. Every time when
C. At each time
D. Each time that A 4) follow sth. up 追究到底;(乘势)贯彻到底
e.g. That’s an interesting idea, and we’ll
certainly follow it up. 1. At dawn, they set ____ to get ready for the work of the day.
A. off B. about
C. out D. in 2. They set ____ at about 8 o’clock.
A. about to work B. about to working
C. about working D. out work 3. They ____ the mountain at noon.
A. set off to B. set out to
C. set out for D. set off in3. This original telegraph sent a message over distance using Morse code (a series of dots tapped out along a wire in a particular order).
这种原始的电报是在一段距离中用莫尔斯电码传递信息(莫尔斯电码是通过电线发出的以特定的次序敲击出的一串点)。 dot n. 点;小圆点
The train arrived on the dot of three
o'clock.?
那辆火车三点钟准时到达。
on the dot 准时,按时
vt. 打点于…,使…点缀于,星罗棋布于…
The lake was dotted with little boats.?
湖面上布满了小船。tap
n. 轻轻地敲击;水龙头
He cleaned his hands in the cold water
from the tap.
他用自来水龙头流出的凉水把手洗净。
v. 轻打;轻敲;轻拍
That girl tapped her fingers on the desk
impatiently.?
那个女孩不耐烦地用手指轻扣桌面。4. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.
突然间, 他灵光闪现。a flash of inspiration 指“灵感的闪现”
inspiration n. [U]灵感, 启发;
[C]妙想,好主意,鼓舞或激励的人或事物
These events provided the inspiration for
her first book. 这些事是她第一本书的灵感来源。v. inspire 激励; 鼓励
adj. inspired (人作品)得到灵感的;有灵感的
adj. inspiring 鼓励人心的; 激励的 5. If sound wave could be reproduced in a moving
electrical current, they could be sent along a wire.
如果声波能够在移动的电流中复制, 它们就能够被
沿电线传送。1) reproduce vt. 复制; 再现……的形象或声音
The tape recorder reproduced the symphony.
录音机可使这交响曲重现。
2) current
n. 气流; 水流, 洋流; 电流;
(事件、舆论等的)动向,趋势;潮流
adj. 时下的, 当今的, 流行的, 通用的
the current of public opinion 舆论的动向Most of the old are interested in ____________.
大部分老年人都对时事感兴趣。
They are expecting profits of over $2 million in
________________.
他们期望今年的利润超过二百万美元。
The word is no longer _________________.
这个词已不再使用。current events, the current year,
in current usecurrent eventsthe current yearin current useIt is/was not until… that …. 这是强调not
until 引导的时间状语从句句型。
It was not until he finished his homework
that he went to bed.6. The patent was given in 1876, but it was
not until five days later that Bell sent the
first telephone message to his assistant,
Watson.
这项专利是1876年发布的, 但是贝尔是在5
天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。1) It wasn’t until nearly a month later _____
I received the manager’s reply.
A. since B. unless C. as D. that
2) --Did Jack come back early last night?
--Yes, it was not yet eight o’clock ______
he arrived home.
A. before B. when C. that D. that高考链接D B 7. Being very stable, it has proved
invaluable in the design of bridges.
(四面体)十分稳定牢固, 在桥梁设计
领域的价值难以估量。Being very stable, 是Because it is very
stable的省略句, 它在句中作原因状语。stable:
1. The patient’s condition is stable.
2. The ladder doesn’t seem very stable.
3.a stable relationship
4. We need a stable government.牢固的; 稳定的; 安定的
(人、性格)可靠的,可信赖的,稳重的stability n. 稳定; 安定;坚定;稳定性;
(意志的)坚定;稳定;
stabilize vt. 使安定/稳定8. Although he is most often associated with the invention of the telephone, he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life.
虽然人们常把他和发明电话联系起来,但是他的确是一名永不停息的探索家,不断寻求着改善人们生活质量的途径。
associate with 把… 和…联系起来;和…来往
In our minds the Spring Festival is associated with happy family reunions.
在我们心中,春节是和愉快的家庭团聚联系在一起的。
Her parents didn’t like her associating with net friends.
她的父母不喜欢她和网友来往。I didn't want to be associated with it at all. 我根本不想与这事有牵连。
associate n. [C] 伙伴;同事;朋友;合伙人He is one of my associates at the store. 他是我店里的一位同事。
association n. 协会,工会;联想;交往
2) indeed ad. (加强语气) 真正地, 确实, 实在A friend in need is a friend indeed.
(表示让步)诚然, 固然He is indeed young, but he is competent. 3) practical 实际的; 实践的; 实用的
I want some practical advice.
我想要些实际性的建议。
It wouldn’t be practical for us to go all
that way just for the weekend.
我们跑那么远只为了去度个周末实在
很不切实际。
The dictionary is very practical.
这本词典非常实用。1. Everyone in the class hoped that he ____ after
a few days’ treatment.
A. picked up B. took up C. gave up D. made up 5.
2. Kathy ______ a lot of Spanish by playing with the
native boys and girls.
A. picked up B. took up C. gave up D. made up
3. Is this the bike which you wish to have _____?
A. repaired it B. repairing C. repair D. repaired
4. ____ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front
of him.
A. Losing B. To lose C. Lost D. Having lostAADC单项选择5.----It’s cloudy outside. Please take an umbrella.
----_____________.
A. Yes, take it easy B. Well ,it just depends
C. OK, just in case D. All right, you’re welcome
6.While he was investigating ways to improve the
telescope, Newton made _____discovery which
completely changed ___man’s understanding of color.
A.a , / B.a ,the C. / ,the D.the ,a
7.The picture of the park _________ memories of our
class’s trip last year, when Mr. Smith began to take
charge of our class.
A. called up B. reminded
C. looked back on D. turned upCAA8. With ____ leaves ____ in the earth every year,
the soil becomes richer and richer.
A. falling; burying B. fallen; buried
C. fallen; burying D. falling; buried
9. John rushed out in a hurry, ____ the door ____.
A. leaving; unlocked B. leaving; unlocking
C. left; unlocking D. to leave; unlocking
10. The girl ____ forward to buying a new gold
watch.
A. referred to look B. referred to looking
C. referred to looks D. referring to lookBAC1. Go over the language points of the unit.
2. Finish all the exercises in workbook.
3. Write a short passage about
an invention.Homework 1. What led him to invent the microphone?
His interest in helping deaf people communicate and deaf education.
2. What does his most famous saying mean?
Beaten track/ dive into the woods
It means that it is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.3. What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone?
His curiosity and exploring spirit led to his success as an inventor of the telephone.
4. What did he invent?
Besides microphone, he invented the telephone and the tetrahedron shape by chance , both of which are extremely useful and still used today.
5. Why will he be always remembered as the inventor of the telephone?
Because it was very popular.
3 Bell is often associated with the invention of telephone.
【搭配】 be associated with …
be linked to, be connected with 与…..有关
【translation】健康常常和运动有关。
Health is often associated with sports.
【拓展】 People often associate health with sports.
associate A with B 把A和B联系起来
【translation】人们经常把成功和努力联系起来.
People often associate success with hardwork.
Success is often associated with hard work.
【拓展】
(1) Then I got a new job and a great many associates.
(2)?I benefited a lot from my association with him.
associate: n 伙伴,同伴
association : n 联系,联想,协会
【exercise】
“NBA” is short for “National Basketball ____________”.
Association【Quiz】key phrases
(1) They held hands in public ______.
(2) I thought her nice and honest_____I met her.
A.first time B.for the first time
C.the first time D.by the first time
2 After the earthquake, people set _____ rebuilding their homes.
3 Summer _____________ (associate) with swimming.
4 青蛙一下子钻进了水池里。BCabout is associatedAll of a sudden, the frog dived into the pool.【闪光句1】 It was not until five days later that Bell sent his first telephone message to his assistant Watson.
【not until的强调句】
(1) It be + not until n/句子+ that …
(2) Not until five days later did Bell send his first telephone message to his assistant Watson.
Not until n/句子+半倒装
【仿写】(1) We can not leave until 12:00.(强调句和倒装句)
It is not until 12:00 that we can leave.
Not until 12:00 can we leave.
(2) Not until _________________.
A. did I arrive did the meeting begin
B. did I arrive the meeting began.
C. I arrived the meeting began
D. I arrived did the meeting begin
D 【闪光句 2】Being very stable, it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges.
【语法结构】(being) + adj 做原因状语
【仿写】由于生病了,他呆在家里。
(Being) ill, he stayed at home.
【辨析】
________(tire) of the tiring speech, Mr. Smith started to read a novel.
由动词过去分词或现在分词演变而来的形容词-ed/-ing,即使做原因状语,也不加being, 常见的有:
prepared, lost/absorbed, caught/stuck/trapped, seated, dressed …
【仿写】沉迷于思考中,他撞到了一棵树。
Lost/Absorbed in thought, he ran into a tree.Tired 【Quiz】 句型练习
1--Did Jack come back early last night?
--Yes, it was not yet eight o’clock ______
he arrived home. (05 福建)
A. before B. when C. that D. unitl
. ________ to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately.
A. Being determined??B. Having determined C. Determined??????????D. To be determinedBC 【translation】
一天,牛顿在实验室里潜心于研究。
(2) 他一开始做实验就忘记了周围的一切。
(3) 直到下午才意识到自己没吃午饭。
(4) 他正沉迷于思考, 所以把自己的手表放进了锅(pan)里。
(5) 今天人们也常常把牛顿和专注(concentration)联系在一起。 dive into…set out to do, the secondlost in thought….associate A with B
be associated with not until…(1)一天,牛顿在实验室里潜心于研究。(dive into)
One day, Newton dived into research in his lab.
(2) 他一开始做实验就忘记了周围的一切。(set out to do, the second)
The second he set out to do his experiment, he forgot everything around him.
(3) 直到下午才意识到自己没吃午饭。(not until)
It was not until the afternoon that he realized he had not had lunch.(4)他正沉迷于思考, 所以把自己的手表放进了锅里(pan)。( lost in thought )
(Because he was) lost in thought, he put his watch into the pan.
(5) 今天人们也常常把牛顿和专注(concentration)联系在一起。(be associated with, associate A with B)
Newton is often associated with concentration now. One day, Newton dived into research in his lab. The second he set out to do his experiment, he forgot everything around him. It was not until the afternoon that he realized he had not had lunch. Lost in thought, he put his watch into the pan. Newton is often associated with concentration now.