unit3-Alexander-Graham-Bell(Reading)

1、Lead-in Telephones become part of our life. But do you know who invented the telephone? A British inventor called Alexander Graham Bell.How useful is his invention to How useful is his invention to human society? human society? Pre-reading Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of it.Sc

2、anning It mainly talks about the life of Alexander Graham Bell and how he made the great inventions.Reading for details:Para. 1. What was his interest when he was young? And why?He became interested in helping deaf people communicate and in education. Because his mother was entirely deaf.He believed

3、 that his curiosity was the key to his success.( one should always be curious)Para.2. What did he think was the key to his success as an inventor?aim :wanted to improvedesigned a machineexperimented withnoticedsuddenly had a flash of inspiration:inventedIn searching to improve the telegraph, Bell in

4、vented the first telephone!By chancePara.4-7 What is the importance of his invention?Friends will talk to each other without leaving home.What was his new discovery? The tetrahedron shape.By chance1. He found that by pressing his lips against his mothers forehead, he could make his mother understand

5、 what he was saying.他发现当他把嘴唇放在母亲的前额上，他他发现当他把嘴唇放在母亲的前额上，他就会让他母亲明白他说的话。就会让他母亲明白他说的话。 2. “Leave the beaten track occasionally and Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive intodive into the woods. the woods. EveryEvery timetime you do you you do you will be certain to find something that you will be

6、 certain to find something that you have never seen before. have never seen before. FollowFollow it it upup, explore , explore all around it, and before you know it, you all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about will have something worth thinking about to oc

7、cupy your mind.to occupy your mind. All really big All really big discoveries are the result of thought.”discoveries are the result of thought.” “偶尔离开平路，去寻求困境。当你这么做偶尔离开平路，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，你就会发现某种值得思考的东西占据着你的头脑。的头脑。所有真正

8、伟大的发现都是所有真正伟大的发现都是思考的结果。思考的结果。”1) dive intoe.g. He dived into his pockets and fished out one dollar他迅速把手伸进口袋掏出了他迅速把手伸进口袋掏出了一美元。一美元。 迅速把手伸入迅速把手伸入跳水跳水(头朝下头朝下)e.g. The boy dived into the river from the bridge.这男孩从桥上跳人河中。这男孩从桥上跳人河中。注意注意: dive into 作作 “潜心于潜心于” 讲时和讲时和devote oneself to sth. 的意思一样，但的意思一样，但d

9、evote oneself to sth. 还有还有“投身于投身于; 把自己奉献给把自己奉献给” 的意思。的意思。 (对活动，问题等对活动，问题等) 全心全心 投入，潜心研究投入，潜心研究e.g. He dived into the history of China他潜心研究中国历史。他潜心研究中国历史。 He _ his career and made a greatcontribution to our country. A. dived himself into B. devoted himself to C. dived into D. devoted to2) follow up 继

10、续下去继续下去e.g. Thats an interesting idea, and well certainly follow it up.the first time 第一次第一次the instant / moment / minute3) every / each time 意为意为“每次每次; 每当每当”, 此短此短 语在句子中经常作连记词语在句子中经常作连记词, 引导时间状语引导时间状语 从句做连词的名词从句做连词的名词, 引导时间状语从句。引导时间状语从句。 能用做连词的名词短语还有：能用做连词的名词短语还有： _ I listen to your advice, I get i

11、nto trouble. A. Every time B. Every time when C. At each time D. Each time that 5. Bell never set out to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph. 贝尔从未打算发明电话而是试图设计一贝尔从未打算发明电话而是试图设计一 种复种复式电报。式电报。set out (to do sth.)开始（做某事）开始（做某事）,着手干着手干; 为某个目标为某个目标而努力而努力They are

12、setting out to do a new experiment.译译: 他们正在着手干一项新的试验。他们正在着手干一项新的试验。set out to do sth. = set about doing sth.set out for = leave for“出发到出发到去去”Lets set out before dark.我们天黑前动身吧。我们天黑前动身吧。Tomorrow Ill set out for Beijing.明天我将出发去北京。明天我将出发去北京。 1. At dawn, they set _ to get ready for the work of the day. A

13、. off B. about C. out D. in 2. They set _ at about 8 oclock. 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 in6. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration. 突然间突然间, 他灵光闪现。他灵光闪现。U灵感灵感, 启发；启发；a flash o

14、f inspiration “灵感的闪现灵感的闪现”inspirationC鼓舞或激励的人或事物鼓舞或激励的人或事物e.g. These events provided the inspiration for her first book.这些事是她第一本书的灵感来源。这些事是她第一本书的灵感来源。 5. 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. 这项专利是这项专利是

15、1876年发布的，但年发布的，但是贝尔是在是贝尔是在5 天之后才跟他的助手华生通天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。了第一次电话。It is/was not until that . 这是强调这是强调not until 引导的时间状语从句句型。引导的时间状语从句句型。It was not until he finished his homework that he went to bed.1) It wasnt until nearly a month later _ I received the managers reply.(05全国全国I)A. since B. unless C. a

16、s D. that 2) Did Jack come back early last night? -Yes, it was not yet eight oclock _he arrived home. (05 福建）福建）A. before B. when C. that D. that高考链接高考链接:8. Being very stable, it has proved invaluable in the design of bridges. (四面体四面体)十分稳定牢固十分稳定牢固, 在桥梁设计领域的在桥梁设计领域的价值难以估量。价值难以估量。 Being very stable, 是是Because it is very stable的省略句的省略句, 它在句中作原因状语。它在句中作原因状语。 _ outside, he put on his coat.A. It being cold B. It coldC. Being cold D. It