备课精选2012初中八年级英语广州牛津版下册课件unit 1 《success stories reading .pptVIP

8B Unit 1 Success Stories Reading B More practice B,C Benjamin Franklin was a successful person. How much do you know about him? Let’s do a quiz. Benjamin Franklin was a great _____. a. scientist b. detective c. writer 2. He was _________. a. American b. English c. Australian 3. Which of the following things did he invent? _________ a. Electricity. b. The telephone. c. The lightning conductor. A A C Before-reading lightening lightening conductor Inventor (invent) Experiment Develop; development Fast reading 1 Finish B2. Mark the tips to the questions in the text. 2 Check in pairs. 3 Understand Questions 4 “has nothing to do with…” However, he did invent the lightning conductor. 2nd reading: Complete a table. Name Benjamin Franklin Birthday ________ Jobs A ______ an ______ Inventions __________ and __________ Developments 1 A new way to make ships safer and more efficient. 2 ___________ the first ___________ in Philadelphia 3 Improving the ______________ on the city streets Language study Underline the following expressions and try to explain them in English according to the context. Work in groups of 4. (1) He was a man of many talents and interests. (2) He was curious about how ….was always searching for ways to improve them. (3) These experiments led to a number of very important findings. _____ A. cause…to happen B bring sb. to … (4) protect…from (5) Benjamin had poor sight and need to wear glasses. He was tired of always taking… (6) Nowadays, these glasses are known as bifocals. (How to use be known as… and be known for…) (7) These included setting up the fire fire company… He was cruious about how things worked and was always searching for ways to improve them. 1 be curious about sth. /sb.对…感到好奇 对你周围的世界感到好奇是件好事. It is good to ____________ around you. 我对他一点也不感到好奇. ______________________________ 2 search for sth./sb.寻找 我到处找这本书 I__________________ everywhere. These experiments led to a number of very important findings… Lead to