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the tin foil phonograph (留声机) How many inventors do you know? James Watt steam engine Wright brothers Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity Do you know the following scientists and what things they invented? Match the following two columns. Galileo Einstein Newton Watt Edison Alexander graham Bell telephone telescope steam engine bulb Theory of Relativity Newton’s law Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor that lived between 1819 and 1905. He was born in Scotland and later lived in the U.S. He spent much of his career teaching the deaf. Have you ever wondered why telephone companies often have the word Bell as part of their name? Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 - and this is the phone companys way of honoring his achievement! The very first phone call was from Bell to his lab assistant, and he said Mr. Watson, come here at once. I want you. Reading Task 1: Get some general information of Bell. Date Information In 1847 He was young 11 years old In 1876 75 years old He was born. His family moved to Boston, USA. He made his first invention. He invented the first telephone. He made his last invention. 1.What does Bell’s saying mean to you? 贝尔的话对你有什么意义 2.What do you think Led to his success as an inventor of telephone? 你认为是什么让他能够成功发明电话的？ 3.What inventions did Bell make? 贝尔都发明了什么？ 4.Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone? 为什么他总被认为是电话的发明者 1.What does Bell’s saying mean to you? 1. 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.” 他认为一个人应当具有好奇心，他最著名的一句话是：“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。