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Unit 7 A man who never gave up Lesson 26 steam engine （蒸汽机） Thomas Edison light bulb James Watt telephone Bell paper writing brush Meng Tian Cai Lun inventions inventors Look at the picture on the right. 1.Who do you think this man is? Thomas Alva Edison. He was a great American inventor. He had made more than 1000 inventions. He invented many things in his lifetime. 2.What do you know about him? No matter how difficult something seemed, he could find out the answer. Light bulb Do you want to be an inventor? What kind of spirit /’spirit/（精神） or characteristic（特点） do you need to be an inventor? careful hardworking like to use hands and head never give up like to ask questions try out new ideas never lost heart/courage… observant（观察敏锐的） Age What did he do?(sth. About him.) Young Tom 10 years old 12 years old in 1862 16 years old 22 years old During his lifetime Task 1 Read the text carefully, then fill in the form in groups of four. Young Tom: He stayed in school for only He learned very fast and became very interested in science. three months. He asked many strange questions which had nothing to do with his lessons. 10 years old: He built a chemistry lab for himself. build-built-built v.建造；建设；建立 building n. 建筑物 12 years old: He started writing his own newspaper. He printed it v. 抄写 n.（报纸、杂志等的）份，册 copy and sold copies on the trains. It was the first newspaper sold on trains in America. In August,1862 He saw a little boy playing on the railway tracks. be frightened/`fraitnd/=be afraid safe a. safety n. dangerous danger When a train was coming near quickly the boy was too frightened to move. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety. 16 years old: He became very good at sending messages by telegraph. And later left home to work in different cities. telegraph /teligra:f/ n.电报 This gave him a new start in life. 22 years old: He moved to New York to be an inventor. He opened up his own lab in New Jersey. Du