2015-2016学年 选修8 Unit 3 Period 4 Using Language.pptx

1、Using language Inventors and inventions 2 3 Learning aims: 1.Learn something about Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions by scanning and reading. 2.Practise listening ability. 3.Practise speaking ability 4.Write an application letter. 本课是阅读-听力-写作课，首先用视频和图片引起学生的 兴趣，导入本课的主题，然后是快速阅读和精读。解析重点 语言点和复杂句型

2、后，让学生讨论电话使用的优缺点，从而 实现语言输入向语言输出的转换。 快速阅读部分，让学生快速找到main idea ，为减小难度， 设置了选择题。在精读上，设计了简答题和重点句子讲解， 帮学生深层次的理解课文。听力部分结合教材内容做几道练 习题并练习语言表达。写作部分给出了一些句型，帮助同学 们会写求职信，从而达到提高文章的档次的目的。最后布置 作文作业，巩固所学内容。 What inventions do you think are important in our daily life? why? Give three reasons. Telephones become one par

3、t of our life. But do you know who invented the telephone? A British inventor called Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor that lived between 1847 and 1922. He was born in Scotland and later lived in the U.S. He spent much of his career teaching the deaf. Alexander Graham Bell

4、 invented the telephone in 1876and this is the phone companys way of honoring his achievement! The very first phone call was from Bell to his lab assistant, and he said, “Mr. Watson, come here at once. I want you.” 第一次电话使用的瞬间及简单介绍第一次电话使用的瞬间及简单介绍 ReadingReading Read the passage quickly & quietly and

5、then answer some questions. Reading Task 1 : Get some general information of Bell. Date Information In 1847 He was young 11 years old In 1876 75 years old He was born. His family moved to Boston, USA. He made his first invention. He invented the first telephone. He made his last invention. 1. The te

6、xt mainly tells us some information about_ . A. Bell and his telephone B. Bell and his telegraph C. Bell and his helicopter designs D. Bell and his inventions D Choose the best answer. Choose the best answer. 2. Bell invented _ by chance according to the text. A. Morse code B. telegraph C. telephone

7、 D. tetrahedron C 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 mach

8、ines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air. A 4. According to the text, Bell got such great achievement thanks to _. A. a straw joined to a deaf mans ear B. the exploring around problems C. a moving electrical current D. his excellent assistant Watson B 5. We can infer from the text

9、 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 practic

10、al solutions that he must be a millionaire A Read aloud to the recording. Finish the questions below. Reading 部分的听力 Detailed reading Detailed reading 1. What does Bells saying mean to you? It is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up w

11、ith some new and original ways of solving a problem. Reading Task 2 : Answer the Questions below. 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 ch

12、ance. 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. Discuss the following question: We know Bell invented the phone. It makes us convenient to

13、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? 1.Every time you do you will be certain to find somet

14、hing that you have never seen before. 本句是一个主从复合句，其中every time在此句中引导时间 状语从句；that引导定语从句，先行词为something。此句意为 “每次你这样做的时候，你一定会发现你从未见过的东西”。 2Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. 本句中含有重要结构：“祈使句and(表结果的)简单 句”， 祈使句表示“条件”

15、，简单句表示“结果”，通常用一 般将来时。句型“祈使句and(表结果的)简单句”的意义为 “干某事，那么就会”；“祈使句or/or else/otherwise(表 结果的)简单句”的意义为“干某事，否则就会”，连词or可 用 or else/otherwise替代。此句意为“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盘踞在你的头 脑。”。 3One day as he was experimenting with one end of a straw joined to a deaf mans ear drum and the other to a piece of sm

16、oked glass, Bell noticed that when he spoke into the ear, the straw drew sound waves on the glass. 本句的主语是Bell，谓语是noticed，that引导一个宾语从句， 在这个宾语从句中又有一个由when引导的时间状语从句；as引导 一个时间状语从句，过去分词短语joined to a deaf mans ear drum 作后置定语，修饰straw；the other to a piece of smoked glass是个 省略句，可补充为the other end of the straw

17、 joined to a piece of smoked glass。此句意为“有一天做实验，他把一根干草的一端 和一个聋子的耳鼓膜连接起来，干草的另一端与一块被烟熏过的 玻璃相连接。贝尔发现，当他对着耳朵说话的时候，这根干草就 把声波画在玻璃上”。 4But he found the problem difficult to solve. findn.(宾语)adj.(宾补)to do(to do作状语修饰adj.)是 finditadj.(宾补)to do sth.(it是形式宾语，to do sth.是真 正的宾语)的变式。此句意为“但是他发现这个问题很难解 决”。 注意：“to do”

18、形式中当“do”为不及物动词时，应在后 面加上适当的介词。并且动词不定式使用一般式。例如： The man found the river dangerous to swim in.The man found it dangerous to swim in the river. 这个人发现在这条河里游泳 很危险。 ListeningListening and speakingand speaking Zhou Rui has decided to do a project on a living British inventor called James Dyson. So he teleph

19、oned Dysons company in England to interview one of its engineers about the great mans ideas. Situation James Dyson 工业设计师工业设计师, 发明家发明家 真真 空吸尘器的发明者。戴空吸尘器的发明者。戴 森工业的创始人。森工业的创始人。 1. Listen to the tape and tick the words you hear. washing machine drum refrigerator bicycle carpet cleaner court Listening a

20、nd speaking的音频 Washing machines at that time do not clean the clothes as well as by hand. He invented a machine using two half drums which move in opposite directions. 2. Listen again and make notes on James Dysons invention. 戴森公司简介戴森公司简介 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

21、，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 Dysons 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 ph

22、rases 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. Im sorry, but this phone is out of order. I cant get through. Sorry. He / She isnt here right now. Can I ring back late

23、r? Ill ring him/her up again. I must ring off now because 如何写求职信(Letter of application) 写作指导 求职信属于应用文中的书信类。写作时，要注意书信的一 些基本格式。 首先，要注意开篇交代句、末尾总结句和常识性语句，提 高文章的呼应性。开篇句往往交代得知消息的渠道，并表明求 职心愿。如：Ive learned from the newspaper that you are employing a and Im very interested in it.末尾句往往表达希望 能很快收到答复的迫切愿望并表明感激之情

24、。如：I would be very thankful if you would give me an early reply. WritingWriting 第二，求职信往往需要介绍自己的姓名、年龄、身高、 健康状况、业余爱好、特长、工作态度及人际关系等。常见 的短语有be in good health, be good at, be expert in, have rich working experience, enjoy doing sth. ，in ones spare time, be strict with, be kind to, get on well with等。 此外，要

25、防止遗漏要点。如果是针对广告招聘的求职信， 应认真阅读广告，明确招聘要求，并对照自己的条件，逐一 加以介绍，同时还要注上自己的通讯地址和联系方式。 注意：1. 篇幅不宜太长，要简明扼要。 2. 态度要诚恳，实事求是。 3. 所展示的信息要精炼且有针对性。 4. 语气要客气、礼貌。 5. 可用各种时态，通常用一般现在时和一般过去时。 常用句型 1开头。说明写求职信的缘由与动机。 I would like to apply to become a(an) in your company. In todays newspaper I noticed your advertisement for. I

26、m writing this letter to apply for. 2正文。介绍个人情况。 I graduated from. I am majoring in./My major is. I am experienced in./I have experience of. I have had four years experience in my present post as. I believe that both my education and experience are directly related to your requirements. 3结尾。表达你希望早日得到

27、回音并提供你的联系方式。 I hope to have the pleasure of an interview. I would appreciate your call at. I hope that you will give my application careful attention. An early reply would be appreciated. Thank you. I would be most grateful if my request receives your favorable consideration. 作文话题 假定你是李华，今年七月即将从龙华外语

28、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。 HomeworkHomework 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； 3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：人才周刊Talent Weekly；大学英语六级考试 CET6 Dear Sir/Madam， _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sincerely yours， Li Hua 1. Know something about Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions. 2. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages. 3. Make a phone call. 4. How to write an application letter.