Module 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Warming up
1. Talk about some famous inventors you know.
2. Do you know the following inventors Match them and their inventions.
Thomas Alva Edison telephone
Ernst Werner von Siemens gramophone
Alexander Graham Bell telegraph
Guglielmo Marchese Marconi generator
Alfred Bernhard Nobel seismograph
Fulton explosive
Zhang Heng steamship
2. Among the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most important one Why How did they change people’s daily lives
Pre-reading
Telephones have become part of our life. But do you know anything about the inventor ---- Alexander Graham Bell
Reading
Task 1
Choose the best answer for each of the following question.
The text mainly tells us some information about______
A. Bell and his telephone B. Bell and his telegraph
C. Bell and his helicopter designs D. Bell and his inventions
2. Which statement is true according to the text
A. Bell made a contribution to the deaf education.
B. Bell invented the telephone for the deaf.
C. Bell thought that you should not think too much about something that you had never seen before.
D. Bell invented a lot of flying machines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air.
3. According to the text, Bell got such great achievement thanks to______
A. a straw joined to a deaf man’s ear B. the exploring around problems
C. a moving electrical current D. his excellent assistant Watson
4. We can infer from the text that ______
A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the telephone
B. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone massage.
C. in order to make the bridges stronger Bell discovered telephone
D. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaire
Task 2
Read the passage and answer the questions:
1. What does Bell’s saying mean to you
His saying means that it is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.
2. What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone
His curiosity and exploring spirit led to his success as an inventor of the telephone.
3. What inventions did Bell make
Bell invented the telephone and the tetrahedron shape by chance. Both of these are extremely useful and still used today.
4. Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone
He will always be known as the inventor of the telephone because it was a very popular invention and the patent made the most money ever.Module 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Warming up
1. Talk about some famous inventors you know.
2. Do you know the following inventors Match them and their inventions.
Thomas Alva Edison telephone
Ernst Werner von Siemens gramophone
Alexander Graham Bell telegraph
Guglielmo Marchese Marconi generator
Alfred Bernhard Nobel seismograph
Fulton explosive
Zhang Heng steamship
2. Among the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most important one Why How did they change people’s daily lives
Pre-reading
Telephones have become part of our life. But do you know anything about the inventor ---- Alexander Graham Bell
Reading
Task 1
Choose the best answer for each of the following question.
The text mainly tells us some information about______
A. Bell and his telephone B. Bell and his telegraph
C. Bell and his helicopter designs D. Bell and his inventions
2. Which statement is true according to the text
A. Bell made a contribution to the deaf education.
B. Bell invented the telephone for the deaf.
C. Bell thought that you should not think too much about something that you had never seen before.
D. Bell invented a lot of flying machines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air.
3. According to the text, Bell got such great achievement thanks to______
A. a straw joined to a deaf man’s ear B. the exploring around problems
C. a moving electrical current D. his excellent assistant Watson
4. We can infer from the text that ______
A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the telephone
B. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone massage.
C. in order to make the bridges stronger Bell discovered telephone
D. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaire
Task 2
Read the passage and answer the questions:
1. What does Bell’s saying mean to you
2. What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone
3. What inventions did Bell make
4. Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone (共54张PPT)
Unit 3
Inventors and inventions
Using Language
Talk about some famous inventors you know.
Match the inventors and the inventions.
-- gramophone
Thomas Alva Edison
-- generator
Ernst Werner von Siemens
-- telephone 1876
Alexander Graham Bell
-- telegraph
Guglielmo Marchese Marconi
-- explosive
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
-- steamship
Fulton
-- seismograph
Zhang Heng
Alexander Bell
England
(1847--1922)
telephone
Among the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most popular one Why
Discussion
Telephones have become part of our life. But do you know anything about the inventor -- Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell is a British inventor.
Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor who lived between 1847 and 1922. He was born in Scotland and later lived in the U.S. He spent much of his career teaching the deaf.
Reading Task 1: Get some general information of Bell.
Date Information
In 1847
He was young
11 years old
In 1876
75 years old
He was born.
His family moved to Boston, USA.
He made his first invention.
He invented the first telephone.
He made his last invention.
1. The text mainly tells us some information about ____.
A. Bell and his telephone
B. Bell and his telegraph
C. Bell and his helicopter designs
D. Bell and his inventions
2. Which statement is true according to the text
A. Bell made a contribution to the deaf education.
B. Bell invented the telephone for the deaf.
C. Bell thought that you should not think too much about something that you had never seen before.
D. Bell invented a lot of flying machines while searching for a kite to carry a man into the air.
3. According to the text, Bell got such great achievement thanks to ____.
A. a straw joined to a deaf man’s ear
B. the exploring around problems
C. a moving electrical current
D. his excellent assistant Watson
4. We can infer from the text that ____.
A. doing research in telegraph helped Bell greatly in inventing the telephone
B. Bell was given the patent after he succeeded in sending the first telephone message
C. in order to make the bridges stronger Bell discovered telephone
D. Bell discovered so many practical solutions that he must be a millionaire
Reading for details:
Para. 1. What is his interest when he was young And why
He became interested in helping deaf people communicate and in deaf education. Because his mother was entirely deaf.
He believed that his curiosity was the key to his success.(… one should always be curious…)
Para.2. What did he think was the key to his success as an inventor
Para.3.How was the telephone invented
aim :
want to improve…
designed a machine…
experimented with…
noticed…
suddenly had a flash of inspiration:
invented…
In searching to improve the telegraph, Bell invented the first telephone!
By chance
Para.4 What is the importance of his invention
Friends will talk to each other without leaving home.
Para. 5 What is the first telephone message
“Mr Watson- come here-I want to see you.”
Para. 6 What is his new discovery How did he discover
The tetrahedron shape.
While searching for a kite strong enough to carry a man into the air, Bell experimented putting triangles together and discovered it.
By chance
Para. 7 Why will he always be known as the inventor of the telephone
Because it was a very popular invention and the patent made the most money ever.
Useful expressions
对…感兴趣
对…好奇
踩出来的路
一心投入
值得思考
导致
开始(做)
一次
be/become interested in
be curious
beaten track
dive into
(be) worth thinking
lead to
set out to (do)
at a time
同时
发现问题很难解决
注意到
寻找
因…闻名
的确, 事实上
at the same time
found the problem
difficult to solve
be aware of
search for
be famous for
in truth(共79张PPT)
Unit 3
Inventors and inventions
Reading
How can you divide 13 oranges among 9 children fairly
Make orange juice
Creativity
How to be a good inventor
Creative
Education
Hard-working
Practical skills
Determination
Patience …
In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list.
telephone 1876
airplane 1903
television 1923
colour television 1940
photocopier 1937
air conditioner 1902
electronic digital computer 1942
atomic bomb 1945
credit cards 1950
Penicillin 1928
(青霉素)
X-ray 1960
In pairs discuss which of the following pictures show inventions. Does any of them show discoveries
An amphibious car
This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land. When moving on water, the wheels of the car turn sideways and move into the body. The underneath of the car is strong enough to sail as a boat. It is a prototype and is not yet being produced for sale. This is an interesting modern invention.
Stephenson’s “Rocket”
George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways which were new at that time. It was a great invention
The structure of DNA
This was a discovery of Francis Crick and James Watson and published in 1953. these two scientists were the first to show that our genes consist of two spirals of DNA (called the double-helix). This work led directly to the human genome project in 2003, which discovered the Structure of DNA.
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Work out the rules that will help you decide what a discovery is and what an invention is.
An invention is ____________________
__________________________________.
A discovery is ______________________
__________________________________.
already existing in nature but not yet known
finding out something
created by human beings not existing before
something that was
connection
between
discovery and invention
Discoveries often lead to inventions
Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved Here give you some similar stages used in research, please work them out in the suitable order.
Pre-reading
Applying for a patent
Finding a problem
Doing research
Testing the solution
Thinking of a creative solution
Deciding on the invention
There are 6 stages in producing an invention. Put them into a suitable order:
Look at the pictures, what inventions can you think of
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The problem of the snakes
skimming
What is the text about
The text is about ________________________ and presents ____________________________
and applying for __________.
the problem of the snakes
the procedures of catching them
a patent
1. In this passage, the writer wants to encourage the readers to consider carefully the problems in daily life.
2. The writer was successful to catch the snakes in the second attempt.
3. An inventor can easily get the patent for the invention.
T
True or False
F
F
5. The stages to apply for a patent is that filling in the form for your invention, filling in your patent application with the patent office and waiting for the patent examine.
6. If your invention passes the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply.
T
F
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4. If you have a scientific theory or mathematical model, you can get a patent.
F
Para
Stages in the inventing process Example in this story
1
Find a problem The snakes must be _______ but not _______
2
Do research
Look for ________ of removal; the _______ of snakes
Fill in the chart.
Third reading
removed
harmed
methods
habits
3 Think of a creative solution Identify ___ possible approaches: choose one
4
5
6
Test the solution Try _____ times to make it work efficiently
7
Apply for a patent This means the solution is ________.
three
three
successful
Fill in the chart.
Why the writer tried a new approach There only seemed to be ________ designed to kill snakes but her parents would not like her to ____ these living creatures.
powders
hurt
Three possible approaches Firstly, __________ their habitat;
Secondly, _________ them into a trap ______ male or female perfume or food;
Thirdly, ______ the snakes so that they became _____ and could be easily caught.
removing
attracting
using
cooling
sleepy
Three attempts ① She placed the ______ bowl over the snakes’ habitat and the _________ on top of the bowl and finally covered the whole thing with ____________.
Time: ________
Result: The snakes were _____ active, but were still too fast and ________ into a hole in the wall.
frozen
ice-cubes
a large bucket
2 hours
less
disappeared
Three attempts ② She froze the bowl and ice-cubes again and _______ them. Then she covered the bowl with the ______.
Time: __________
Result: The snakes were _____ sleepy, but once picked up, they tried to _____ her.
placed
bucket
Overnight
very
bite
Three attempts ③ She repeated the earlier __________ and used a small net and _________ carefully.
Time: __________
Result: She collected the _______ snakes and ________ them all back into the wild.
procedure
monitored
Overnight
passive
released
The steps of receiving a patent Fill in the _____ and file the patent __________ with the Patent Office.
Being __________.
Application will be published ____ months.
form
application
examined
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On ______ phone my mother told me that she wanted me to get rid of the snakes ______ came near our house from time to time. Then I started thinking about how to catch the snakes ________ harming them. For my first attempt, I placed a _________(freeze) bowl over the snakes’ hole to cool ________. But when I tried to catch them, they were still too fast for me. ____ I had to adjust my plan. For my second attempt, I did the same thing in the evening and left everything overnight. The next morning, the snakes were very sleepy. But once _______(pick) up, they tried to bite. So I needed to improve my design again. My third attempt ________(repeat) the second procedure. But in the ___________(expect) that the snakes tried to bite, I caught them, one by one using a small net that I carried in my hand. At last, I succeeded __collecting all the snakes and released them back into the wild.
the
which
without
So
frozen
them
picked
in
repeated
expectation
Step 4 summary
1.打电话
2.有时,偶尔
3.摆脱,赶走
4.使自己扬名,显摆自己
5.生物
6.一种新方法
7.着手,开始
8.决定
9.把它们引入陷阱
10.一个制作冰淇淋的器具
11.同时
call up
now and then
get rid of
distinguish oneself
living creatures
a new approach
set about
decide on
attract them into a trap
an ice-cream maker
at the same time
Task –6：phrases and sentences
12.消失在墙壁附近的洞里
13.提起 ,拿起
14.根据
15.温顺的蛇
16.把它们都释放到野外
17.被某人督促
18.专利局
19.填表
20.……的问题
21.这是因为我预料它还
会再咬人。
22.你看看我的银行节余
金额就知道我是否成功了。
disappear into a convenient hole in the wall
pick up
according to
the passive snakes
release them all back into the wild
be pressed by
the patent office
fill in the form
a matter of
This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again.
You will know if I succeed by the size of my bank balance.
