新概念英语第二册第31课

1、Success storySuccess storyLesson 31Lesson 31 1.Describe some of the things you used to do when you were young?2. What is your dream when you are a child?3. What qualities must a person have to build up a successful business?4. What kind of success would you like to have in life?NewtonBill Gates Thom

2、as Alva Edison (Feb. 11th, 1847- Oct.18th, 1931) was an American inventor who invented many importantinventions. Phonograph 留声机留声机 Dictaphone 录音机录音机 Radio 无线电无线电 Electric bulb 电灯泡电灯泡 Autographic printer 印刷机印刷机(more than one thousand)Questions:What was Thomas Edison?Was he clever when he was a pupil?

3、 how do you know?Why didnt his teacher want to teach him any more?How did he learn after he left school?What happened one day in August,1862?How old was he when he became an inventor?Why was Edison able to make so many inventions?What do you think you can learn from Edison? Thomas Edison was a famou

4、s American _ . During his lifetime he had_ 1,093 inventions. 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 _ .

5、 He believed that_ was difficult if you put your heart into 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 sch

6、ool, so his mother _ him at home. He showed great _ in science 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.inventormadechangedwhyinventionsgavedifficultanswernothingstrangeideaswithtaughtinterestlearntWhenhard填人一个单词使句子

7、完整填人一个单词使句子完整An Inventor with 1,093 An Inventor with 1,093 InventionsInventions 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 inven

8、tor 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, isnt it? When people called him a genius, he only said that “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”Wha

9、t did he say?He said he liked people who never give up.What do you know about Bill Gates? 1955/10/28 出生在西雅图出生在西雅图1973年进入哈佛大学法律系，年进入哈佛大学法律系，19岁退学，与同伴岁退学，与同伴创办电脑公司。后改名微软公司，自任董事长、创办电脑公司。后改名微软公司，自任董事长、总裁兼首席执行官。总裁兼首席执行官。1988年年1月，将总裁一职让给史蒂夫月，将总裁一职让给史蒂夫-鲍尔默。鲍尔默。盖茨被誉为电脑奇才、盖茨被誉为电脑奇才、20世纪最伟大的计算机软世纪最伟大的计算机软件行业

10、巨人。件行业巨人。36岁成为世界最年轻的亿万富翁。岁成为世界最年轻的亿万富翁。1999年年福布斯福布斯评选，盖茨居世界亿万富翁首评选，盖茨居世界亿万富翁首位，纯资产位，纯资产850亿美元亿美元,被被时代时代周刊评为在数周刊评为在数字技术领域影响重大的字技术领域影响重大的50人之一。人之一。下排下排:Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood, Paul Allen 摄于摄于1978年年12月月7日日Bill and his friends, also his partners Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955.He w

11、as _ William Henry_his father and grandfather.His favourite subjects at school 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.Bil

12、l went to Harvard _ .In 1975 Bill began his company with his friend. They thought 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. namedaftersciencein the futuremathsi

13、nterestedspentdoingworked outUniversitytooldevelopingpersonalimprovedtouseRead the passage and make notes as follows.Name: Bill GatesDate of birth:Favorite subjects at school:Hobbies:What Gates did at 17:In 1973:In 1975:In 1994:In 1999:Additional information:Oct. 28, 1955science and mathsplay with c

14、omputersWork out a software with his friendsWent to Harvard UniversityBegan his companyMarried Melinda FrenchWrote a bookEnjoys reading and playing golf and bridge1.Why can Frank be said to be successful in business?2. What was Franks job in a small shop?3. What did Frank do in 1958?4. What did Fran

15、ks wife want him to do?1.tell about 2. experience3. used to do sth. / be used to doing sth.4. work, job Its ones job to do sth.5. save money, save time, save ones life, save water6.Of ones own7. in ones twenties8. make spare parts for9. a large factory which employed seven hundred定语从句定语从句10. long ro

16、ad to successBrother WrightThe first planeTHE 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. The first planes were gliders-planes wit

17、hout 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. It rose 10 feet and flew 120 feet. Thi

18、s was a great moment in the history of flying.James Watt(1736-1819)Steaming TrainThe inventor of The inventor of steaming enginesteaming engineAn English Inventor Watt Watt was born in a small town, Watt was born in a small town, ScotlandScotland, in , in 1736. His family was not rich, but quite poo

19、r. 1736. His family was not rich, but quite poor. But his father likes learning science. His mother But his father likes learning science. His mother taught young Watt how to read and write. She taught young Watt how to read and write. She also taught him a lot of science also taught him a lot of sc