Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsUsing Language 1 be/become interested in 2 be curious about 3 beaten track 4 dive into 5 follow up 6 something (be) worth thinking 7 occupy your mind 8 lead to 9 set out to (do) 10 in a particular order 11 at a time 12 at the same time 13 find the problem difficult to solve 14 experiment with 15 a flash of inspiration 16 be fully aware of 17 search for 18 prove invaluable 19 be associated with 20 improve quality of of everybody the tin foil phonograph (留声机)How many inventors do you know? James Wattsteam engine Wright brothers Albert Einstein Theory of RelativityMatch the following two columns.GalileoEinsteinNewtonWattEdisonAlexander graham Belltelephone telescopesteam enginebulbTheory of RelativityNewtons lawTelephones become part of our life. Do you know who invented the first telephone?Alexander Graham Bell 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.”Bells Museum.Para.1Para.6Para.7B. the invention of the telephoneE. a continuing searcherPara.2Para.3Para.4Para.5F. curiosityD. the importance of the telephoneC. the first telephone messageA. a new discovery-the tetrahedron shapeTask 1 SkimmingSkimmingG. life information, interestMatch each paragraph and the main idea1. The text mainly tells us some information about_ .A. Bell and his telephoneB. Bell and his telegraphC. Bell and his helicopter designsD. Bell and his inventionsChoose the best answer. D Scanning 2. Bell invented _ by chance according to the text.A. Morse code B. telegraphC. telephone D. tetrahedronC 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 machines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air.A 4. According to the text, Bell got such great achievements thanks to _.A. a straw joined to a deaf mans earB. the exploring around problemsC. a moving electrical currentD. his excellent assistant WatsonB 5. We can infer from the text that _.A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the telephoneB. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone messageC. in order to make the bridges stronger Bell discovered telephoneD. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaireA Answer the questions.1. What does Bells saying mean to you? It is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subjectyou may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.Detailed reading 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 chance. 4. Find a sentence from the passage which is similar in meaning.You should continue to explore it, and you will think about something new in your brains. Follow it up , explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking aboutto occupy your mind1. He believed that one should always be curious and his most famous saying was: “Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big discoveries are the result of thought.” 他认为人应该保持一颗好奇心, 他最著名的一名话是: “偶尔离开平路, 去寻求困境。当你这么做的时候, 你一定会发现你从未见过的东西。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占据着你的头脑。所有真正伟大的发现都是 思考的结果。”1) dive into跳水(头朝下); 迅速把手伸入; 钻研，探究，探索 He dived into his career and made a great contribution to our country.注意: 1)dive into 作 “潜心于”=devote oneself to sth. 2)但devote oneself to sth. 还有“投身于; 把自己奉献给”袁隆平一生投入到对稻谷的研究之中，对解决世界粮食 问题做出巨大贡献。_ I see him, the old man is sitting in the same chair. A. Every time B. Every time whenC. At each time D. Each time that A 3) follow up 继续下去 e.g. Thats an interesting idea, and well certainly follow it up.set out (to do sth.)开始(做某事), 着手干; 为某个目标而努力set out to do sth. = set about doing sth.=get down to sthset out for = set off for = leave for=be off to2. Bell never set out to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a multiple telegraph. 贝尔从未打算发明电话而是试图设计一种复式电报。They are setting out to do a new experiment.他们正在着手干一项新的试验。Tomorrow Ill set out for Beijing. 明天我将出发去北京。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. U灵感, 启发；C鼓舞或激励的人或事物 These events pro