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Alexander Graham Bell
Do you know the following scientists and what things they invented? Match the following two columns.
Galileo
Einstein
Newton
Watt
Edison
Alexander graham Bell
telephone
telescope
steam engine
bulb
Theory of Relativity
Newton’s law
Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor that lived between 1819 and 1905. He was born in Scotland and later lived in the . He spent much of his career teaching the deaf.
Have you ever wondered why panies often have the word "Bell" as part of their name?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 - and this is the pany's 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."
1. 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.
2. Read the passage quickly and find out the main idea of every paragraph.
life information,interest
How was the telephone invented?
a continuing searcher
curiosty
importance of his invention-telephone
the first telephone message
a new discovery-the tetrahedron shape
Skimming:
Reading for details:
Para. 1. What is his interest when he was young? And why?
He became interested in helping deaf municate and in education. Because his mother was entirely deaf.
He believed that his curiosity was the key to his ess.(… one should always be curious…)
. What did he think was the key to his ess as an inventor?
How can you understand the sentence “ All really big discoveries are the result of thought.” Explain it.
Bell never_________ to invent the telephone and what he was trying to design was a_________. The original telegraph sent a message _____ distances using Morse code. But only one message could ____ at a time. One day as he was experimenting _____ a straw ________ (join to) a deaf