1、Lesson 31 Success story,Newton,Bill Gates,Thomas Alva Edison (Feb. 11th, 1847- Oct.18th, 1931) was an American inventor who invented many important inventions.,Phonograph 留声机 Dictaphone 录音机Radio 无线电Electric bulb 电灯泡Autographic printer 印刷机,(more than one thousand),An Inventor with 1,093 Inventions,Th
2、omas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, 1847. When he was twelve years old. He got his first job selling newspapers and sweets on the train. At age 15, he saved the life of a young boy. Edison is called the greatest inventor because he has 1,093 inventions. Of all these inventions, some have changed ou
3、r life a lot. For example, the light bulb. Without Edison, we may still use candles today. It is terrible, isnt it?When people called him a genius, he only said that “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”,Thomas Edison was a famous American _ . During his lifetime he had_ 1,093 inventions.
4、 That is amazing, isnt it? Many of his inventions have _ our life. You may ask _ Edison was able to make so many _.That is because he was the man who never _ up. He always thought that no matter how _ something seemed, he could find the _ . He believed that_ was difficult if you put your heart into
5、it. That is true. When he was a child, he was always asking _ questions and trying out new _ . Many of his questions made his teacher unhappy or angry, because the strange questions had nothing to do _ his lessons. He could not study at school, so his mother _ him at home. He showed great _ in scien
6、ce and _ very fast. _ he was 22, he moved to New York to be an inventor. He worked very _ trying out new ideas. He never gave up.,inventor,made,changed,why,inventions,gave,difficult,answer,nothing,strange,ideas,with,taught,interest,learnt,When,hard,填人一个单词使句子完整,What did he say?,He said he liked peopl
7、e who never give up.,A Famous Person,What do you know about Bill Gates?,下排:Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood, Paul Allen摄于1978年12月7日,Bill and his friends, also his partners,Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955.He was _ William Henry_his father and grandfather. His favourite subjects at school
8、were_and _.He wanted to be a scientist_ _ _. when he was 13 years old, he was _ in a very old computer, he and some of his friends _ lots of time _ unusual things with it.In the end ,they _ _a software program. In 1973.Bill went to Harvard _ .In 1975 Bill began his company with his friend. They thou
9、ght that the computer would be a very important _in a every office and in every home, so they began _software for _computers.They _the software _make it easier for people to _computers.,named,after,science,in the future,maths,interested,spent,doing,worked out,University,tool,developing,personal,impr
10、oved,to,use,Read and find the answers,Brother Wright,The first plane,讲一个你知道成功人的故事,THE FLYER,When you see the birds are flying with their wings, do you want to fly in the sky like them? For thousand of years that was not possible. So some people tried to invent a machine to help them fly in the sky.
11、The first planes were gliders-planes without engines. Until December 17th,1903, two brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first plane with an engine. It was Flyer. Orville Wright lay on the bottom wing of his plane and started the engine, then the Flyer was able to take off with its own power
12、. It rose 10 feet and flew 120 feet. This was a great moment in the history of flying.,James Watt (1736-1819),Steaming Train,The inventor of steaming engine,Read the passage and make notes as follows.Name: Bill Gates Date of birth: Favorite subjects at school: Hobbies: What Gates did at 17:In 1973:
13、In 1975: In 1994: In 1999: Additional information:,Oct. 28, 1955,science and maths,play with computers,Work out a software withhis friends,Went to Harvard University,Began his company,Married Melinda French,Wrote a book,Enjoys reading and playinggolf and bridge,【New words and expressions】 retire v.
14、退休 company n. 公司 bicycle n. 自行车 save v. 积蓄 workshop n. 车间 helper n. 帮手，助手 employ v. 雇佣 grandson n. 孙子,retire v. 退休 retire =stop working =stop doing this He is getting old, He is going to retire. Im going to retire next year. company n. 公司 firm n. 商行 business n. 生意，公司 He works in my business. 他在我的公司工
15、作,save vt. 积蓄 vt. 挽救，救助，拯救 save ones life The doctor saved the childs life. They saved the child from the fire. save ones face 挽会面子 vt. 积蓄，储蓄 He used to save letters. save money 存钱He saved (money) for years to buy a car. 西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱 I have saved up for many years. 我已经存了好几年的钱 Save it f
16、or a rainy day. 未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备 workshop n. 车间 workshop n. 车间（工作并且可以拿出来卖） workhouse n. 感化院（强迫劳动的地方）,helper n. 帮手, 助手 assistant n. 助理employ v. 雇佣 employer n. 雇主 employee n. 雇员 ；trainer n. 教练 ； trainee n. 接受训练的人,Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man. Be
17、fore he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours a day. He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own. In his twenties Fra
18、nk used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a few years the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred and twenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long road to success. He was still smiling when
19、 the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him to repair their grandsons bicycle!,【课文讲解】1、Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop.head是“首领、头目”的意思，“the head of+名词”的意思是“的老板，头”John is the head of the family. 一家之主Frank i
20、s the head of the firm. 弗兰克是那家公司的总裁。workas 作为工作 He used to work as a teacher. as a boy = as he was a boy （as的意思是“当的时候”） as a young man 当他年轻的时候,2、In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts for aeroplanes. in ones -ies 在某人几十岁的时候 in ones twenties/thirties/forties/fifties/nineties，十的倍数的复数形式可用于表达近似的、
21、非确定的数量，与所有格形容词连用时表示大约的年龄。in my fifties 在我五十多岁的时候 In his fifties, he learned the second language. in the 1980s 在二十世纪八十年代 I worked /began the job in the 1990s.,【Key structures】 过去进行时与一般过去时 过去进行时表示过去某个时刻或某段时间正在进行的动作，与一般过去时相比，它更强调动作的持续性，一般过去时则表示比较短暂的动作或事件。 When I was watering the garden, it began to rai
22、n. As I was getting on the bus, I slipped and hurt my foot.used to do used to do表示过去有过但现在已不存在的习惯， He used to be a postman a long time ago. Hes a taxi driver now. 很久以前他曾是个邮递员, 现在他是个出租车司机. I used to collect stamps when I was a boy. 当我还是个小男孩时, 我常搜集邮票.,Experience n. 经历(可数名词) He told me about his experie
23、nces as a young man. n. 经验(不可数名词) They want someone with a lot of experience for this job. Does she have any experience in teaching? vt. 经验，体验 The village has experienced great changes since 1980. experienced adj. 有经验的，经验丰富的John is an experienced driver.,Work and Jobwork和job都翻译为“工作”，job为可数名词，一般与“职业、职位”有关，或表示某人的“份内事”；work作“工作”讲时是不可数名词，常指具体的“劳动、作业”或“（待做的）工作或事务”等，也可能表示“上班”。 John is looking for a new job. Im looking for work as a driver. I am looking for a new job. It was his job to repair bicycles.,Thank you!,See you next time,
