Anh 8 - Unit 2

Welcome to Welcome to the English class! the English class! It It ’s very useful ’s very useful AT HOME AT OFFICE FOR DRIVERS FOR TELEPHONISTS FOR CAPTAINS FOR POLICEMEN for every one every where What is What is it it ? ? [...].. .Unit 2 : MAKING ARRANGEMENTS READ page 2 1 -2 2 English textbook Grade 8 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL On March 3, 184 7, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh He was a Scotsman although later he emigrated, first to Canada and then to The USA in the 187 0s In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University Soon, Bell started experimenting... first to Canada and then to The USA in the 187 0s • to emigrate (v) : xuất cảnh, di cư • Scotsman (n) :người Scot : deaf-mute (n): a person who can’t speak and hear người câm điếc In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University *experiment(n): cuộc thí nghiệm *to experiment(v): làm thí nghiệm over a long distance to transmit (v) : -to pass through -to send to another person/ place/ thing *to... they first introduced in 187 6 Bell said on the phone: “Mr Watson, come here I want you.” This was the first telephone message Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public countless exhibitions, and by 187 7 the first telephone was in commercial use Vocabulary to be born (exp) : được sinh ra Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh on March 3, 184 7 Scotsman (n): native... *over a long distance : qua 1 khỏang xa *speech (n): cuộc nói chuyện Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance This led to the invention of telephone • *to lead-led-led : dẫn dắt, đưa đến *invention (n): phát minh *to invent (v): phát minh assistant (n): trợ lý, phụ tá to conduct (v): thực hiện • Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments... in 187 6 message (n): thông báo, lời nhắn • Bell said on the phone: “Mr Watson, come here I want you.” This was the first telephone message to demonstrate (v) to demonstrate (v): thuyết minh countless (adj): vô số exhibition (n): cuộc triển lãm • Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions to be in commercial use: đưa vào thương mại • By 187 7... countless exhibitions to be in commercial use: đưa vào thương mại • By 187 7 the first telephone was in commercial use VOCABULARY • • • • • • 1 to be born (exp): được sinh ra 2 to emigrate (v): xuất cảnh 3 Scotsman (n): người Scotland 4 deaf-mute (n): người câm điếc 5 experiment (n): cuộc thí nghiệm 6 to experiment (v): làm thí nghiệm . What is it it ? ? Unit 2 : MAKING ARRANGEMENTS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL READ READ page 2 1 -2 2 English textbook Grade 8 On March 3, 184 7, Alexander Graham. although later he emigrated, first to Canada and then to The USA in the 187 0s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways. exhibitions, and by 187 7 the first telephone was in commercial use. Vocabulary Vocabulary to be born (exp) Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh on March 3, 184 7. : ñöôïc sinh ra