JEFC Book 3 Unit 7 Lesson 26.pptVIP

* * Genius is one percent（百分比） inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas Alva Edison THE MAN WHO NEVER GAVE UP In our classroom, which of these do you think is the most useful invention? steam engine （蒸汽机） Thomas Edison light bulb James Watt telephone Bell paper writing brush Meng Tian Cai Lun inventions inventors 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） What do you know about him? Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) the light bulb the phonograph 旧式的留声机 the dictograph 侦听器 the mimeograph （用于印刷的）复写版 the motion pictures projector 放映机 the first silent film What kind of spirit did he have? No matter how hard it was, he never gave up. light bulb He tried over 2,000 times, at last he succeeded. During his lifetime 22 years old 16 years old 15 years old 12 years old 10 years old Young Tom What did he do?(sth. About him.) Age 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. Yong Tom,__________,was in school for_____________because he liked ___________.) 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. (He stated to______,______ and _______his______ newspaper which was ___________on trains.) 15 years old: He saw a little boy playing on the railway tracks. be frightened/`fraitnd/=be afraid safe a. safet