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Unit 3 Using Language

Alexander Graham Bell

I Analysis of teaching material:

The theme of this unit is inventors and invention. The aim of this reading is to follow the inventing process of a real inventor: Alexander Graham Bell. The passage mainly talks about why and how he came to produce his most invention: the telephone. Through reading the passage, students can know more about Alexander Bell’s life process and his major inventions.

II Teaching aims 1. Aims of the knowledge:

（1）Through reading, students can have a basic understanding of passage.

（2）Learn some useful words expressions and important structures. 2．Aims of the abilities:

（1）Encourage students to use different reading skills such as scanning, skimming etc. to get information needed to solve problems. （2）Encourage students to use the information they get when reading to finish different tasks to develop different abilities.

3．Aims of the emotion:

（1）Help students to develop the sense of cooperation and competition through group works, to develop their personalities and creativities.

(2) Let students know what qualities a great person should have and thus arouse their desire to work hard to achieve their dreams.

III Important and difficult points Students can use reading skills to understand the meaning of the passages and can use the information they get to solve problems.

IV Teaching methods: Task-based approach &. Communicative teaching method

V Teaching Procedure ●

Step 1. Leading in

Ask the students to enjoy the pictures of some creative things and ask the question: What is the most useful invention in communication?

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Step 2. Reading 1. Listening Listen to the tape and tick out what are talked about in the passage. □his curiosity & famous saying □his education background □his invention –telephone □his teachers & assistants □his early interest (life) □a never rest inventor □his marriage

□his interests in other areas 2. Skimming Skim the passage & match each part with the following main ideas. Part 1(Para1-2)

An introduction to Alexander Graham Bell and his life.

Part 2 (Para3-5)

How Bell invented the first telephone successfully

Part 3 (Para6-7)

How Bell devoted himself to improve the quality of everybody’s life

3. Careful reading How did Alexander Bell invent the telephone? Ask the students to read Paragraph 3 carefully and put the following sentences in order. (

) a. reproduced sound waves could be sent along a wire. (

) b. Only one message could g from the original telegraph. (

) c. he designed a machine, which would separate different sound waves and allow multiple conversations. (

) d. he got a patent. (

) e. he experimented and noticed sound waves could be drawn. (

) f. he wanted to improve the original telegraph. (

) h. he invented the first telephone. 4. Blank-filling Read the passage once more and fill in the blanks in a short passage based on their reading. Alexander Graham Bell,

______ (bear) in 1847, is a great inventor. He invented the microphone ______ (help) deaf people communicate. He once said, “leave the ________ (beat) track occasionally and dive

_____ the woods.” It was his curiosity ______ led ____ his most famous invention – the telephone. He was also the man _______ discovered the tetrahedron shape. He was indeed ____ continuing searcher after ___________(practice) solutions to improve the quality of everybody’s life. _____ great an inventor he is!

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Step 3. Writing

Write a letter to Mr. Alexander Bell, applying for a job as a manager at his company. 1. Present a sample letter to students and explain the functional sentences of a letter applying for a post.

2. Invite some students to present their writings to the class.

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Step 4. Homework 1. Swap your writing with your partner and correct it. 2. Polish your composition based on other’s advice.