高中英语选修八unit-3-Using-language..

ReadingLead-inTelephonesbecomepartofourlife.Butdoyouknowwhoinventedthetelephone?ABritishinventorcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.II.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.BirthBornin1847in________.Inventionsanddiscoveries●Themicrophone:Hisinterestinhelping____peoplecommunicateandindeafeducation________inventthemicrophone.ScotlanddeafledhimtoInventionsanddiscoveries●Thetelephone:Insearchingtoimprovethe________,heinventedthefirsttelephone.telegraphInventionsanddiscoveries●Thetetrahedronshape:Whilesearchingforakitestrongenoughto__________intotheair,heexperiencedputting________togetheranddiscoveredthetetrahedronshape.carryamantrianglesReadingReadthepassageandfinishExinClassroomonP26.1.WhatdoesBell’ssayingmeantoyou?Bybeingcuriousandexploringaroundasubjectyoumaybychancecomeupwithsomenewandoriginalwaysofsolvingaproblem.Reading2.Whatdoyouthinkledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone?Hiscuriosityanddynamicspiritledtohissuccessasaninventorofthetelephone.3.WhatinventionsdidBellmake?Bellinventedthemicrophone,telephoneandthetetrahedronshapebychance.4.Whywillhealwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephone?Hewillalwaysbeknownastheinventorofthetelephonebecauseitwasaverypopularinvention.SummaryThepassagemainlytalksaboutthelifeofAlexanderGrahamBellandhowheinventedthemicrophone,thetelephoneaswellasdiscoveringthetetrahedronbycontinuingresearching.Writeashortsummaryin30words.1）diveintoHedivedintothehistoryofChina．他潜心研究中国历史。Hedivedintohispocketsandgotoutonedollar．他迅速把手伸进口袋拿出了一美元。跳水(头朝下)；迅速把手伸入；(对活动，问题等)全心投入，潜心研究diveinto作“潜心于……”讲时和devoteoneselftosth.的意思一样，但devoteoneselftosth./doingsth还有“投身于……;把自己奉献给……”的意思。2）every/eachtime意为“每次;每当”,此短语在句子中经常作连词,引导时间状语从句。____Iseeshim,theoldmanissittinginthesamechair.A.EverytimeB.EverytimewhenC.AteachtimeD.Eachtimethat3.Suddenlyhehadaflashofinspiration.突然间,他灵光闪现。inspirationn.〔C〕鼓舞或激励的人或事物Theseeventsprovidedtheinspirationforherfirstbook.这些事为她提供了第一本书的灵感来源。〔U〕灵感,启发；inspirev.激励；鼓励inspiredadj.受到鼓舞的inspiringadj.鼓励人心的；激励的4.current(1)n.气流;水流,洋流;电流(2)adj.时下的,当今的,流行的,通用的河中央的水流最急。Thecurrentisstrongestinthemiddleoftheriver．大部分老年人都对时事感兴趣。Mostoftheoldareinterestedincurrentevents．5.practical实际的;实践的;实用的Iwantsomepracticaladvice.我想要些实际性的建议。Itwouldn’tbepracticalforustogoallthatwayjustfortheweekend.我们跑那么远只为了去度个周末实在很不切实际。Thedictionaryisverypractical.这本词典非常实用。