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1. “The Man and His Work” The Invention of the Telephone

“The Man
and His
Work”
The Invention of
t h e Te l e p h o n e
Орлова Наталия Викторовна
учитель английского языка
ГБОУ СОШ № 504 с углублённым
изучением английского языка
Кировского района г. Санкт-Петербург
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In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell, an American
engineer, invented telephone.
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4. Listen to the text and then choose the right sentence

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1. In 1780 one of experts at the US Patent Office left his job
because he felt that …
a). Everything had been invented
b). There were too many inventions to register
2. Alexander Graham Bell was born in … .
a). Scotland
b). England
3. After graduating from the university of London Alexander
Bell was a …
a). Scientific worker
b). Teacher
4. Bell’s assistant knew a lot … about electricity than Bell did.
a). less
b). more
5. The telephone was invented in the … century.
a). 19th
b). 20th
6. Bell recited ... monologue when he was demonstrating the
telephone to his guests.
a). Hamlet’s
b). King Lear’s
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6. Alexander Graham Bell

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7. Thomas Watson

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8. The very first telephone

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9. Answer the questions

1. When was electricity first used?
2. What did the 20th century
give
people?
3. What is Bell’s birthplace?
4. Why do you think Alexander Bell was
interested in experiments with human
voices?
5. Where did Bell get education?
6. What was his occupation?
7. What was the name of the machine
that helped Bell in his work?
8. Where was Bell’s invention exhibited?
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10. Decide if the sentences are true or false

The 20th century is a century of great discoveries and inventions.
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The immense use of electricity spread all over the world thanks
to Alexander Bell.
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Alexander Bell was born in Great Britain.
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Bell’s parents were elocution teachers.
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Alexander and his brother didn’t pay any attention to his family
interest.
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After graduating from the university Alexander Bell became a
teacher of elocution.
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Bell’s assistant had more experience working with the deaf.
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Alexander Bell presented hid simple instrument during a big
exhibition in Philadelphia.
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The first public voice transmission was held with the help of the
assistant Thomas Watson.
10. Bell was awarded with the Centennial prize for the telephone.
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11. Make up a story about the famous inventor using the given information

Alexander Graham Bell …
… born in Scotland in a family of …
… spent his youth in England
… and his father became interested in making
experiments with the human voice
… got education in …
… worked at Boston School for the Deaf…
… worked on a phonautograph a key to the invention of
the telephone
… an assistant …
In 1876 during a bid exhibition in Philadelphia …
… received the Centennial Prize
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12. Tell the story using the plan

… born in …
… lived in …
… was interested in …
… worked at …
… made experiments with …
… an assistant …
… a big exhibition in Philadelphia …
… the greatest invention of the time …
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13. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps

A candle flickers in a …………….
Two thousand miles away she waits there
There's a young man …………. by a window
How was she to know just how much he cared
He always knew just what he could do
He always knew that his ………….would come true
Alexander Graham Bell
Well, he knew darned well
That he could find the only ……
To talk across the USA
……………, …………….
Never be on your own
Many-many years ago
He started something with his first “……, ……."
Alexander Graham Bell
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14. Hometask

Ex 12 (B) p 144 (or)
Make up a story about
Alexander Bell
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