Using language高中英语选修8 Unit 3-课件.pptVIP

Unit3;Unit3

Inventorsandinventions;Usinglanguage;AlexanderGrahamBell;Telephonesbecomepartofourlife.Butdoyouknowwhoinventedthetelephone?;Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups:

1.Whatdoyouknowabouttheinventor?

2.Howusefulishisinventiontohuman

society?Why?;Bellisknownformuchofhisworkfordeafeducation.

HebecameaprofessorofvocalphysiologyatBostonUniversity.;Hisjobwastohelpdeafpeopletounderstandspeakingpeopleandtomakethemselvesunderstoodbylearninghowtospeak.Whenheinventedthetelephone,hewastestingamethodofhelpingadeafpersontohear.;Readthepassagequicklyandfindoutthemainideaofit.;Readthepassageagainand

answerthequestions.

1.WhatdoesBell’ssayingmeantoyou?

Hissayingmeansthatitisimportantto

beexperimental.Bybeingcuriousand

exploringaroundasubjectyoumayby

chancecomeupwithsomenewand

originalwaysofsolvingaproblem.;2.Whatdoyouthinkledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone?

Hiscuriosityandexploringspiritledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone.;3.WhatinventionsdidBellmake?;4.Whywillhealwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephone?

Hewillalwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephonebecauseitwasaverypopularinventionandthepatentmadethemostmoneyever.;Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblanks.;;;1.Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.;Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”;他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心，他最著名的一名话是:“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。”

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