人教新课标选八unit3inventors and inventionsusing language.pptVIP

Lead-in Telephones become part of our life. But do you know who invented the telephone? Pre-reading Discuss the following questions in groups: 1. What do you know about the inventor? 2. How useful is his invention to human society? Why? Scanning Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of it. Reading I. Read the passage and try to answer the questions. 1. 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. current (1) n. 气流; 水流, 洋流; 电流 The current is strongest in the middle of the river． 河中央的水流最急。 This button switches the current on． 这个电钮接通电流。 R: Hang on a moment. Putting you through, caller! E: Hello. Dr Brown speaking. How can I help you? S : My name is Zhou Rui. I’d like to talk to somebody about joining your company as an engineer. I’d really like to know what I need to work in the James Dyson Company. 1) It wasn’t until nearly a month later __ I received the manager’s reply.(’05全国I) 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. (’05 福建） A. before B. when C. that D. that 高考链接: 6. 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. 患者病情稳定。 2. The ladder doesn’t seem very stable. 这架梯子好像不太稳。 a stable relationship 稳定的关系 adj. firmly fixed; not likely to move, change or fail; steady 稳固的；稳定的；牢固的 7. …, he was indeed a continuing searcher after practical solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. 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