◆ Who was the person?

◆ What did he invent?

◆ Listen to the tape and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

( ) 1.Alexander Graham Bell was born in America

in 1847.

( ) 2.His father and grandfather trained him in public

speaking and teaching the deaf to speak.

( ) 3.Bell had a keen desire to help the deaf because his

grandmother was deaf.

( ) 4.His family moved to the United States and then

settled in Canada.

( ) 5.Bell invented his “electrical speech machine”

because he had an interest in educating deaf people.

( ) 6.The world’s first telephone message was “Mr.

Watson, come here. I want you.”

( ) 7.Bell established the Bell Telephone Company in 1882.

( ) 8.Bell’s invention has paved the way for the Internet.

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◆ Listen to the tape and answer the

questions: Paragraph 1

1.When and where was Bell born?

( In Britain in1847. )

2. What did his father and grandfather train him to do?

(They trained him in public speaking and

teaching the deaf to speak.)

3. Why did he have a keen desire to help the deaf?

( Because his mother was deaf.)

4. When did he move to Canada?

5. When did he settle in the USA? ( In 1871 )

( In 1870 )

◆ Listen to the tape and answer the

questions: Paragraph 2

1. What did Bell do in 1876?

( He invented the telephone )

2. What did he do on March 10, 1876?

(He sent the world’s first telephone message to

his assistant.)

3. What did he do the next year?

( He established the Bell Telephone Company.)

4. When did he become an American citizen?

( In 1882. )

◆ Listen to the tape and answer the

questions: Paragraph 3

1. What happened to Bell in 1922?

( He died. )

2. What can telephone lines help people to do now?

(They can help to send not only sound messages

but also video images.)

3. Can a deaf use a telephone to communicate

today?

4. What must they use when they communicate?

( They must use a special display telephone . )

( Yes, they can.)

Key words and expressions:

1.be born in Britain in 1847

提问： When and where…?

in + 年份、月份、季节

on + 具体某一天 ( 日、星期… )

e.g. A: When and where were you born?

B: I was born in Shanghai in 1997.

The twins were born on February 24th, 1980.

2. interest vt. 引发…的兴趣 n. 兴趣、爱好e.g. The teacher tried his best to interest us in his class.

▲ show great interest in sth. 对…表现出浓厚兴趣e.g. He showed great interest in computers.

interested a. 对…感兴趣的 interesting a. 有趣的▲ be interested in (doing) sth.

区别 become ( 渐渐变得… )

e.g. Are you interested in Chinese or maths?

I used to like singing, but now I have become

interested in dancing.

They are all interested in that interesting film.

His funny story made us interested.

3. Both …and… 谓语动词复数 Both of … 谓语动词复数 Neither … nor … 谓语动词就近原则 Neither of … 谓语动词单数e.g. Both my mother and I are fond of music.

Both of us are fond of music.

Neither my mother nor I am fond of music.

Neither of us is fond of music.

注意：这几个短语不与 not 连用。

4. train vt. 训练 training n. trainer n.

▲ train sb. to do sth.

e.g. We should train children to be good citizens.

The teacher is training his students to read

fluently.

Hard training made him a great runner.

▲ train sb. in (doing) sth.

Both his grandfather and father trained him in public speaking and teaching the deaf to speak

5. the deaf

the + a. → 用作名词，指一类人或事物

e.g. the old / young / rich / poor / sick / dead…

It is difficult for the blind to cross the street,

so we must help them.

We should look after the aged.

The wounded( 受伤的 ) were sent to the

hospital just now.

▲ 这类词作主语，谓语动词用复数

6. with hope for better life,…..

怀着能够得到更好生活的希望

with+ 名词短语

带着。。。。

随着。。。。。

在拥有。。。。（条件下）

Eg. With a polite good-bye, Jane left the classroom.

With the development of China’s economy, more and more international companies have moved their headquarters ( 总部 )to China.

With the help of Internet, the father finally found his missing son.

在很有礼貌地说声再见后， Jane 离开了教室。

随着中国经济的发展，越来越多的跨国公司已经将其总部搬到中国来

在互联网的帮助下，这位父亲最后终于找到他失踪的儿子。

7. News of his invention spread throughout the country.

throughout prep. 遍及 , 贯穿

People _____________________ celebrated the successful launching of the first manned spaceship.

throughout the country

It rained ____________________. ( 雨下了整整一夜。 )

throughout the night

=in every part of

8. The next year Bell established the Bell Telephone Company. 第二年，贝尔成立了贝尔电话公司。the next year 第二年

the next day 第二天

the next morning 第二天早上

这类 the next….. 引导的时间状语，通常用过去时。

但是在宾语从句中用过去将来时。The next day Henry went to have a talk with Peter. They decided to hold a race.

She said she would travel to America the next year.

Let’s take a review

看到哪些时间状语，时态用过去时？yesterday; the day before yesterday

just now ; three years ago

five years later ; in 1980 ( 1973…..)

on a snowy morning ； on March 10,1876( 过去的某个日期 )

last week (year, month...)

when I was five years old, …..

the next day (year/morning) ； the other day;

that day; this morning ( 区别： this evening 将来时 )

I have made a lot of friends since I came here.

Bell had a keen desire to help the deaf, for his mother was deaf.

贝尔有强烈的愿望想要帮助耳聋人，因为他妈妈就是耳聋的。

because of + 名词（短语） because + 从句 （可以放句中，也可以放句首） since (“ 既然，因为” 用句首，原因已知 )

as ( 多用于句首，原因已知，语气较弱 )

for ( 并列连词，无必要说明的原因，语气弱，只能放句子中间，前面用逗号，并且当对方问 Why 的时候，不可以用 for 来代替 because 回答 )

e.g. A: Were you late for school?

B: Yes, I was late for school , for my bike was broken.

A: Why were you late for school?

B: I was late for school because my bike was broken.

e.g. We listened eagerly, _______ he brought news of our families.

Just ____________ I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied.

for since because

for

because

The fax machine is quite useful for business purpose, ______ it can send both pictures and letters in a couple of minutes

for

_________ everyone is here, let’s have a meeting.Since

be born in Britain in 1847

teach sb to do sth.

both A and B

train sb in doing sth.

the deaf

Important phrases and expressions:

1. 1847 年，某人出生在英国

2.教某人做某事

3.A 和 B 都…

4.训练某人做某事

5.聋人

6. Bell 有强烈的愿望想帮助聋人 .

7. 怀着能得到更好生活的希望

8. 定居在美国

9. 一年后

10. 引导他发明了电话机

Bell had a keen desire to help the deaf.

with hope for a better life

settle in the United States of America

a year later

lead him to invent the telephone

11. 关于他发明创造的新闻传遍了全国。

11. News of his invention spread throughout the country.

12. spread to Europe

13. establish the Bell Telephone company

14. an American citizen

15. Since Bell’s death in Canada in 1922, great changes have taken place in the telephone industry.

13. 成立了贝尔电话公司

12. 传到了欧洲

14. 一个美国公民15. 自从 1922 年贝尔在加拿大去世后，电话行业发生了重大的变化。

16. be widely used

17. send not only sound message but also video images

18. use a special display telephone to communicate

19. Also, the quality and speed of telephone communications have greatly improved.

16. 被广泛应用

17. 不仅传送有声信息而且发送可视图像

18. 用一台专门的显视电话机来交流

19.而且，电话通讯的质量和速度有很大提升了。

20. 贝尔的发明为因特网的发展铺平 了道路。

20. Bell’s invention has paved the way for the Internet.