外研必修第三冊Unit3Period3Listeningandspeaking12Tolistenfortheinformationofaninventionstory,andlearnhowtotellthestorybehindaninvention.Totellstoryofaninvention.教學(xué)目

Lead-inDoyouknowAlzheimer’sdisease?

Didyouknow?Alzheimer’sdiseaseisabraindisorderthatcausesproblemswithmemory,thinkingandbehaviour.ThemajorityofpeoplewithAlzheimer’sare65

andabove.

Itisrecognisedasthemostcommonmentaldiseaseamongolderpeople,andthenumberofsufferersisgrowing.Currently,there’snocureforAlzheimer’s,butscientistsareresearchingwaystoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeoplelivingwiththedisease.目標(biāo)一：Tolistenfortheinformationofaninventionstory,andlearnhowtotellthestorybehindaninvention.Activity1:Listentotheconversationforthefirsttime,getthemainideaofit.Ittalksaboutthestoryoftheinventionofspecialsocks,whichareusedtohelpoldpeoplewithAlzheimer’s.Activity2:Listentotheconversationandnumberthepicturesinthecorrectorder.12345Activity3:Listenagainandcompletethenotes.LearningtolearnExclamatorysentencesexpressstrongemotions,suchassurprise,shock,joy,emphasisandexcitement.Theseareusuallyformedwithwhatorhow,andinwrittenformusuallyendwithanexclamationmark.issenttoamobilephonelikeanalarmwhenthepersonwithitWhatisit?It’s1_________________________________________________.Whowasitinventedby?Itwasinventedby2_________________________calledKenneth.Whoinspiredtheinvention?3_________________________,whohasAlzheimer’s.Howdoesitwork?4_________________issenttoamobile

phonelikeanalarmwhenthepersonwithit

5___________________.apairofsocksdesignedforpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdiseaseastudentfromNewYorkHisgrandfatherAwarninggetsoutofbedNowtalkabouthowthespeakersdescribethestorybehindaninvention.Listenagainifnecessary.Mike:Hey,look!I’vereadaboutacoolinventioninthismagazine!Anna:Apairofsocks.Mike:Yes,butthey’renotordinarysocks.ThisisaproductdesignedforpeoplewithAlzheimer’sdisease.Anna:Ohyes.IsawaTVshowaboutthat.ItwasinventedbyastudentfromNewYorkcalledKenneth.Heevenwonanawardforitatasciencefair!

Mike:Wow!Howdidhecomeupwiththeidea?Anna:Well,hisgrandfatherhasAlzheimer’s.Heforgetsthingsandgetslosteasily.Oncehegotlostinthecityandittookawholedaytofindhim!Thefamilywasalwaysworryingabouthimleavingthehouseandhadtokeepaneyeonhim

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evenatnight!Kennethhadbeentryingtofindasolution.Thenonenight,hewaslookingafterhisgrandfatherandsawhimgetoutofbedandsteponthefloor.Thatmomentinspiredhim,andagoodideacametohismind.Mike:Ididn’tknowthat!Howdidthatmomentinspirehim?Anna:Well,itmadehimthinkofputtingadeviceintoapairofsockstosensepressure.Hestartedbydrawinghisideas,andthenhethoughtabouthowtopowerthedevice.Eventually,hecreatedadevicethesizeofacoin!Mike:Likeacoin?Sohowdoesitwork?Anna:Hegothisgrandfathertowearthesocks.Whenhisfeettouchedthefloor,thedevicesensedanincreaseofpressure,andawarningwassenttotheboy’smobilephone-

likeanalarm.Thatway,hecouldknowhisgrandfatherwasgettingoutofbed

withoutstayingupallnight.Mike:Howamazing!Whatausefulinventionandcaringgrandson!Anna:Yes,youarequiteright.目標(biāo)二:Totellstoryofaninvention.Activity1:Workinpairs.Actouttheconversationabouttheinventionofthetelephone.StudentA:Youaregoingtogiveapresentationabouttheinventionofthetelephone.Aspartofyourresearch,youspeaktoStudentBwhohasjustreadabookaboutit.Askhim/herquestionstofindoutmoreinformation.Informationyou’dliketoknow:?theinventor?yearofinvention?theinventingprocess?thefirstphonecall?otherinterestingthingsabouttheinventionUsefulexpressions?Whoinvented...??Whenwas...invented??Howwas...invented??Whatwasthefirstphonecallabout??Whatotherinterestingthings...?StudentB:You’vejustreadabookabouttheinventionofthetelephone.StudentA,whoisgoingtogiveapresentationonthesametopic,asksyouforinformation.?Inventor:AlexanderGrahamBell?Inventioncreatedin:1876?Background:Bellwasateacherataschoolforthedeaf.Hetriedtoinventamachinetosendmessagesoveranelectronicwire.Thiseventuallyledtotheideaofatelephone.Later,withhisassistant,hecreatedadevicetoproduceandreceivesoundwavesusingelectricalsignals.?Firstphonecall:On10March1876,Bellmadethefirstclearandcompletephonecalltohisassistant,saying,“MrWatson-comehere-Iwanttoseeyou.”?Otherinformation:Bellneverhadatelephoneinhisstudy,wherehewantedtobealonewithhisthoughtsandwork.Usefulexpressions?Thetelephonewasinventedby...in...?When...,he...?Helater...,andfinally...?Thefirstphonecallwasabout...?Itisinterestingthat...Sample:Jack:Hi,Linda!YouknowI’llgiveapresentationabouttheinventionofthetelephone.You’vereadaboutit,right?Linda:Yes,Icantellyousomethingaboutit.Jack:

Thankyou.Sowhoinvented

thetelephone?

Linda:Itwasinventedbyateacherataschoolforthedeaf,whosenameisBell.

Jack:

Whenwas

itinvented?Linda:

Itwasinventedin1876.

Jack:Howwas

itinvented?Linda:

Well,Belltriedtoinventamachinetosendmessagesoveranelectronicwire.Thiseventuallyledtotheideaofatelephone.Later,withhisassistant,hecreatedadevicetoproduceandreceivesoundwavesusingelectricalsignals.Jack:Wow,that’samazing.Whatwasthefirstphonecallabout?

Linda:On10March1876,Bellmadethefirstclearandcompletepho