Using LanguageⅡ第二课时教案

Unit3 Inventors and inventions Period 4

Using language---Reading 安徽省界首中学

刘淑琳

教学设计

Step 1 Leading–in and Warming -up 1.

Show some pictures about the development of phones . 2.

Introduction of telephone and its inventor Alexander Graham Bell . ⑴Telephones have become part of our life. But do you know who invented the telephone?

(Alexander Graham Bell) ⑵ Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 ----and this the phone company’s way of honoring his achievements ! The very first phone call was from Bell to his lab assistant , and he said ,〝Mr. Watson, come here at once . I want you .〞(Show a video about Bell and his invention of telephone .) Step 2 Reading

1.

Fast-reading

Read the passage quickly and quietly and the do the following . ⑴Reading Task 1 : Get some general information of Bell. Date

In 1847 Information He was young 11 years old

In 1876 75 years old

⑵Choose the best answer.

① The text mainly tells us something about ________ .

A.

Bell and his telephone

B.

Bell and his telegraph

C.

Bell and his helicopter design

D.

Bell and his inventions

② Bell invented ______ by chance according

to the text.

A. Morse code

B. telegraph

C. telephone

D. tetrahedron ③ Which statement is true according to the

text?

A. Bell made a contribution to the deaf

education.

B. Bell invented the telephone for the deaf.

C. Bell thought that you should not think

too much about something that you had never seen before.

D. Bell invented a lot of flying machines while searching for a kite

to carry a man into the air. ④ We can infer from the text that ______.

A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the telephone

B. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone message to his assistant Watson.

C. in order to make the bridges stronger Bell discovered telephone

D. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaire 2. Detailed reading

Read aloud to the recording and finish the questions below. Reading Task 2 : Answer the questions below . 1. What does Bell’s saying mean to you?

(It is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.) 2. What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone? (His curiosity and exploring spirit.) 3. What inventions did Bell make? (Bell invented the telephone and the tetrahedron shape by chance. ) 4. Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone? (He will always be known as the inventor of the telephone because it was

a very popular invention and the patent made the most money ever.) Step3 Reciting of beautiful sentences

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 .”

(他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心, 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。”)

Step4 Discussion

Ask students to discuss the following question: We know Bell invented the phone , which makes it convenient for us to communicate with each other.

Today more and more students have a mobile phone. But some students use it in the school, even in the class. Do you think whether the advantages outweigh the

disadvantages or the

disadvantages outweigh the advantages? Why? Step5 Homework Ask students to finish the following home work after class . 作文话题

假定你是李华，今年七月即将从龙华外语学校毕业，从《人才周刊》上看到了某公司的招聘广告，请根据以下内容用英语写一封求职信。

1．即将毕业，主修商务英语专业；

2．通过了大学英语六级考试，擅长文字处理；

3．热情乐观，容易相处。