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2014~2015 南侨中学

高二英语选修八Unit3 Reading

Unit3 Inventors and inventions

[ Using Language]

Alexander Graham Bell Step1

Lead in Telephones become part of our life. But do you know who invented the telephone?

Step2

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? Step 3 Choose the best answers.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Alexander Graham Bell.

B. The telephone.

C. The life of Alexander Graham Bell and how he made the great inventions.

D. Alexander Graham Bell’s great thoughts. 2. What did Alexander Graham Bell think was the key to his success as an inventor?

A. Curiosity.

B. Courage.

C. Perseverance.

D. Diligence. 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A. Bell successfully invented Morse.

B. Bell invented the telephone by chance.

C. Bell invented the first telegraph. D. Bell often spoke to a deaf man through a straw. Step 4

Fill in the blanks. Birth Born in 1847 in ______________. ● The microphone:

His interest in helping __________ people communicate and in deaf education ______________ invent the microphone. Inventions

and

discoveries ● The telephone:

In searching to improve the

___________ , he invented the first telephone. ● The tetrahedron shape:

While searching for ____________ strong enough to carry

a man into the air, he experimented putting ____________ together and discovered the tetrahedron shape. Step 5 Answer the following questions

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2014~2015 南侨中学

高二英语选修八Unit3 Reading

1.What does Bell’s saying mean to you? 2. What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone? 3. What inventions did Bell make? 4. Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone?

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