新概念英语第二册 Lesson31 课件

Discussion Who are successful in your opinion? Talk about your idol: e.g. My idol is Yao Ming. He is a popular Chinese basketball player in NBA. He… Useful words: gifted/talented 有天赋的, 有才华的 national and international prizes 国内国际大奖 popular successful Hard-working confident courageous He is a Chinese agricultural scientist. He won the World Food Prize in 2004. He was called Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻). He likes playing erhu and swimming in his spare time. Yuan Longping Jacky Chan He is a popular actor in Hongkong. He has made many action movies(动作片) and won many national and international prizes. He is one of the youngest and most famous pianists of our time. He plays for many charities and at big events like the football World Cup. He will play the piano on the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony. Lang lang 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 Thomas 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 our life a lot. For example, the light bulb. Without Edison, we may still use candles today. It is terrible, isn’t 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. That is amazing, isn’t it? Many of his inventions have ________ our life. You may ask ______ Edison was able to make so many _________.That is