Telephones become part of our life.

But do you know who invented the

telephone?

A British inventor called

Alexander Graham Bell.

Read the passage quickly and find

out the main idea of it.

It mainly talks about the life of

Alexander Graham Bell and how he

made the great inventions.

Read the passage again and

answer the questions.

1. What does Bell’s saying mean to you?

His saying means that 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

led to his success as an inventor of

the telephone.

Read the passage carefully and fill

in the blanks.

Birth Born in 1847 in ________.

Inventions

and

discoveries

• The microphone:

His interest in helping ____

people communicate and in

deaf education ___________

invent the microphone.

Scotland

deaf

led him to

• The telephone:

In searching to improve the

_________, he invented the

first telephone.

telegraph

• The tetrahedron shape:

While searching for a kite

strong enough to __________

into the air, he experienced

putting ________ together

and discovered the

tetrahedron shape.

carry a man

triangles

1) dive into

e.g. He dived into the history of China.

他潜心研究中国历史。 He dived into his pockets and fished

out one dollar.

他迅速把手伸进口袋掏出了一美元。

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

2) every / each time 意为“每次 ; 每当” , 此短语在句子中经常作连接词 ,

引导时间状语从句 , 做连词的名词。能用做连词的名词短语还有：the first time 第一次 last time 上次next time 下次 the instant / moment / minute /

second … that 一 ……就……

____ I see him, the old man is

sitting in the same chair.

A. Every time

B. Every time when

C. At each time

D. Each time that

3. Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

突然间 , 他灵光闪现。a flash of inspiration 指“灵感的闪现”inspiration n.

〔 C 〕鼓舞激励的人或事物e.g. These events provided the

inspiration for her first book.

这些事是她第一本书的灵感来源。

〔 U 〕灵感 , 启发；

4. If sound waves could be reproduced in

a moving electrical current, they could

be sent along a wire.

如果声波能够在移动的电流中复制 , 它们就能够被沿电线传送。reproduce vt. 复制 ; 再现形象或声音e.g. The tape recorder reproduced the

symphony.

录音机可使这交响曲重现。

5. The patent was given in 1876, but it

was not until five days later that Bell

sent his first telephone message to his

assistant, Watson.

这项专利是 1876年发布的，但是贝尔是在 5天之后才跟他的助手华生通了第一次电话。

6. Being very stable, it has proved

invaluable in the design of bridges.

( 四面体 ) 十分稳定牢固 , 在桥梁设计 领域的价值难以估量。Being very stable, 是 Because it is

very stable 的省略句 , 它在句中作原因状语。

Object The Problem James Dyson’s improvement

Washing machine

Washing machines at that time do not clean the clothes as well as by hand.

He invented a machine using two drums which move in opposite directions.

2. Listen again and make notes on James Dyson’s invention.

戴森公司简介 戴森公司是一家总部设在英国的工程技术创新公司，其产品行销全球 45 个国家。在创始人詹姆斯 · 戴森的领导下，戴森公司为吸尘器，洗衣机，自动吸尘器以及手持吸尘器设计并研发新技术，目前其全球销售额已超过 60 亿美金。戴森公司于 2006

年进入中国，在南京建立生产基地，生产由数字电机驱动的干手机产品。 2008 年，戴森北京分公司成立。

You want to apply for a job in James

Dyson’s company. So you ring up one

of his engineers to ask what kind of

person he needs. Remember to ask for

as much information as you can. Here

are some phrases that may be useful

for you to make a telephone call.

Dialogue

Which extension…, please?

Can I speak to …, please?

Hold the line, please.

Hang on, please.

Just a moment, please.

I’m sorry, but this phone is out of order.

I can’t get through.

Sorry. He/She isn’t here right

now.

Can I ring back later?

I’ll ring him/her up again.

I must ring off now because …

get through

设法联系上 ( 尤指打通电话 ) ；做完。[ 考例 1]

I couldn’t _______. The line was busy.

A. go by B. go around

C. get in D. get through

[ 点拨 ] get through 在此意为“打通电话”。 go by 过去 , 经过 ; go around 到处走 , ( 疾病 ) 流传 , ( 谣言 ) 传开 ; get in 收割。

R: James Dyson’s Company. Which

extension do you want please?

S: I’m sorry I don’t know. Can I speak

to someone about working as an

engineer in James Dyson’s Company?

Is that possible?

Sample dialogue:

R= receptionist E= engineer S= student

R: Yes, I’m sure it is. Hold the line please

while I try to put you through. I’m

sorry I cannot connect you to Dr

Smith. Either he isn’t there at the

moment or his phone’s out of order.

Can you ring back later?

S: No, I’m sorry I can’t. Is there anybody

else I can speak to?

R: Hang on a moment. Putting you through, caller!

E: Hello. Dr Brown speaking. How can I help you?

S : My name is Zhou Rui. I’d like to talk to somebody about joining your company as an engineer. I’d really like to know what I need to work in the James Dyson Company.

E: Good. Well, you need at least a first

degree in a subject related to

technology or science. We’d need to

look at your CV because we offer

many kinds of jobs.

S: Oh, that’s great! I have that. Thank

you so much.

E: Let me send you an application form

and then we can go from there. I’ll

ring you again when we get all your

information.

S: Thank you so much. Goodbye.

E: Goodbye.

1. Go over the language points of

the unit.

2. Finish all the exercises on

workbook.