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BR_BackgroundInformation1BackgroundInformation(AlexanderGrahamBell)(ModelofAlexanderGrahamBell’sTelephone,1875)BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationInthe1870s,AlexanderGrahamBelldesignedadevicethatwenowcallthetelephone.Bell’sextensiveknowledgeofthenatureofsoundandhisunderstandingofmusicenabledhimtoinventthedevice.BR_BackgroundInformation2Bell’sgreatestsuccesswasachievedonMarch10,1876,markingthebirthofthetelephone.Thefirstsentenceeverspokenoveratelephonewasutteredoverthisdeviceonthatday.Thehistoricwords,“Mr.Watson,comehere;Iwantyou”wereutteredbyBell.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictation(1876LiquidTransmitter)BR_VideoClip1VideoClipSourceFriendship...PutIttotheTest--MeridianGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationVideoClipForvideoscript,pleasescrolldownthepage.BR_VideoClip2Questions:1.2.Thespeakermentionsthreefriends.TheyareAlly,SharleenandCarlos.Apersonwhoisloyal,honestorinterestingislikelytobeafriendofthespeaker’s.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationVideoClipHowmanyfriendsdoesthespeakermentioninthevideoclip?Accordingtothedescriptionofherfriends,whatkindofpersondoyouthinkislikelytobecomethespeaker’sfriend?KeyKeyBR_groupdiscussionGroupDiscussion1.2.Friendshipmaysometimesexertagreatimpactonone’slife.Haveyouheardofanystoriesoffriendship?Doyouthinkyourlifehaseverbeeninfluencedbyyourrelationswithyourfriends?Whatkindofpersondoyouexpectyourfriendtobe?Describeapersonwhoislikelytobeyourfriend.BackgroundInformationSpotDictationVideoClipGroupDiscussionBR_spotdictationSpotDictationThedoghasbeenman’sbestfriendforofyears.Gelertwasahuntingdogtoahunter.Onemorning,thehunterwenthuntingthedog.Onhisreturn,hefoundGelertwithblood.Hisbabywasnotinitsbed.Thinkingthatthedoghadeatenthechild,hekilledthedogwithhissword.Thenoisethebaby,whohadbeenasleep,andunderapileofbedcoverings.Thefatherhearditscryandfoundthebaby.thebedwasfoundawolf,killedbyGelert.Thedoghadsavedthebabybuthislifebecauseofatragicmisunderstanding.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationthousands________belonging________without_____covered______awoke_____safe___sound_____Under_____faithful_____lost___GR_PartDivision..PartDivisionoftheTextThetextcanbedividedintothreeparts:Part1(Paragraph1):Part1isthetopicparagraph,statinggenerallythehelpfulnessoftheoperator.Part2(Paragraphs2-9):Part2illustratesthehelpfulnessandfriendlinessoftheoperatorwithinstances.Part3(Paragraphs10-15):Part3describesatelephoneconversationbetweentheboyandtheoperatormanyyearslater,furtherstatingthefriendshipbetweenthetwopersons.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingWhydidtheyoungboybelievethat“InformationPlease”wasanamazingperson?Whentheboydialedtheoperatorattheairportmanyyearslater,whydidheaskthequestion“Couldyoutellmeplease,howtospelltheword‘fix’?”GR_FurtherUnderstandingFurtherUnderstanding1.2.Itcanbeinferredthattheboymusthaveaskedthesamequestionbeforewhenhewasalittleboy.Heaskedthequestionsothattheoperatorcouldrecognizehimbyaskingthesamequestion.Aswasexpected,theoperatoridentifiedthequestionandrecognizedtheboy.Questions:Becausehebelievedthattherewasnothingshedidnotknow.Shecouldgiveacorrectanswertoanyquestion.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingKeyKeyDR_text1-2_SMyFriend,theTelephoneOperatorWhenIwasquiteyoung,myfamilyhadoneofthefirsttelephonesinourneighborhood.SoonIdiscoveredthatsomewhereinsidethatwonderfuldevicelivedanamazingperson--hernamewas“InformationPlease”andtherewasnothingshedidnotknow.Mymothercouldaskherforanybody’snumber;whenourclockstopped,InformationPleasegaveusthecorrecttimeatonce.Onedaywhilemymotherwasvisitinganeighbor,Ihitmyfingerwithahammer.Thepainwasterribleandtherewasnoonehometooffersympathy.SoIranforthetelephoneandsaid“Informationplease”intothemouthpiece.Afteramoment,asmall,clearvoicespokeintomyear.“Information.”DR_text3-9_S“Ihurtmyfinger…”Icriedintothephone.“Isn’tyourmotherhome?”camethequestion.“Nobody’shomebutme,”Isobbed.“Areyoubleeding?”“No,”Ireplied.“Ihititwiththehammerandithurts.”“Canyouopenyourfridge?”sheasked.IsaidIcould.“Thenbreakalittlepieceoficeandputitonyourfinger.Thatwillstopthehurt.Anddon’tcry,you’llbeallright.”Afterthat,IcalledInformationPleaseforeverything.Iaskedherforhelpwithmylessons.Ievencalledherforcomfortbecausemypetbirddied.WhenIwasnine,wemovedfromSeattletoBostonandImissedmyfrienddeeply.InformationPleasebelongedtotheoldhome,andIneverthoughtoftryingthenewphoneonasmalltableinthehall.DR_text10-14_SManyyearslater,onmywaytocollege,myplanelandedatSeattle.Attheairport,withoutthinkingwhatIwasdoing,Idialedmyhometownoperatorandsaid,“InformationPlease.”ThenIheardagainthesmall,clearvoiceIknewsowell:“Information.”Ihadn’tplannedthis,butIheardmyselfsaying.“Couldyoutellmeplease,howtospelltheword‘fix’?”Therewasalongpause.Thencamethesoftlyspokenanswer.“Iguess,”saidshe,“thatyourfingermusthavegottenbetterbynow.”Ilaughed.“Soit’sreallystillyou,”Isaid.“Iwonderifyouhaveanyideahowmuchyoumeanttomeduringallthattime…”“Iwonder,”shereplied,“ifyouknowhowmuchyoumeanttome.Ineverhadanychildren,andIusedto