课件35张PPT。Inventors andInventionsUnit 3 ReadingWarming-upInventions come from our life.
Inventing has been a part of
human life as long as humans
have been on earth.1.Paper, printing, gunpowder and ___ are 4 great inventions in ancient China.abacusbalancecompassInventors and inventions2. ________made the first train using a steam engine in 1825.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Henry Ford
C. George Stephenson3. ____ invented the first airplane.
A. Wright Brothers
B. Henry Ford
C. Benjamin Franklin4. ___ is called “ Father of Dynamite (炸药)”. A. Alfred Nobel B. Albert Einstein C. Alexander Bell
Thomas Edison invented the electric bulb.Something that is created by human beings but does not exist in the world before is an________.inventionSomething that is found by people but has already existed in the world is a __________
discoveryActivity2:DiscussingDo you know what an invention is and what a discovery is? Columbus the New ContinentIt’s ___________ a discovery.Please tell whether the following
are inventions or not.DNAIt’s ________ a discovery.An amphibious car 水路两用汽车Pre-reading:
Inventions are interesting and creative.
More importantly, they make people’s life more convenient.
Do you think it easy to invent something
new?
Every inventor must go through some
stages before making an invention.
Here are 6 stages in making an invention.
Put them into the right order:
1. Applying for a patent
2. Finding a problem
3. Doing research
4. Testing the solution
5. Thinking of a creative solution
6. Deciding on the invention
235461Thinking: If some snakes are in your yard…Reading
The problem of the snakesFast reading:
The purpose in writing this text is ___.
A. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them
B. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writer’s new idea
C. to introduce the writer’s new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent
D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patentRead and check whether you have put the stages of making an invention correctly.1234,5,67,8Detailed reading:Para 1: Find a problemWhy was the writer proud to help her mother?Because it was a chance for the writer to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them.Para 2: Do researchThe writer looked for ____________ that might help her and research the ____________ of snakes.productshabitsPara 3: Think of a creative wayWhat’s the writer’s way to catch the snakes?to cool the snakes so that the snakes would become sleepy and could be easily caught.Why did cooling the snakes make them less active? ( )
A. Because snakes are warm-blooded animals.
B. Because snakes like high temperature.
C. Because snakes are cold-blooded animals and they usually hibernate(冬眠)
in winter.Para 4-6: Test solutionice-cream makerFreezeice-cubesThe next
morningthe frozen bowlthe ice-cubesa bucketdisappearedIn the
eveningsleepybitenetpassivereleasePara 7-8: Apply for a patentT or F2. your product must be different from everybody else’s if you want to receive a patent.1. An inventor can easily get the patent for the
invention.3. If your inventions passes the test, your application
for a patent will be published 17 months from the
date you apply.FTFQ 2: According to the requirements, which of the following do you think can be given a patent?
A. A new novel written by Yao Ming.
B. A new star discovered by a scientist.
C. A new way to make dirty water clean.
D. A new kind of grass found in a
mountain which can be used as a
medicine. Is it hard for us to be an inventor?
What qualities should one have to
be an inventor? (adjective words)
2. Suppose you work in a patent office, will you give the writer a patent? Why or why not?
3.Discuss with your partner what are the advantages of getting a patent.Discuss in pairs
clever
brave
Knowledgeable
curious
Imaginative
creativeWhat qualities should one have to be an inventor?
determined(决心的)
exploring spiriting(探索精神 )
hard-working
patient
creative
enthusiastic
persistent…
The advantages of getting a patent.You are recognized as a real inventor.
You can make money if you sell your invention to others.
You will become famous.
You are able to prove that you were the first person to make the invention.
If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. ---- Thomas Alva Edison
如果你希望成功,当以恒心为良友,以经验为参谋,以谨慎为兄弟,以希望为哨兵。---爱迪生
Snakes came near my mother’s house ____________and my mother wanted to ________them without hurting them. So I set about researching the _____ of snakes to find the easiest way _______ (trap) them. I decided on three possible approaches. First, ________ their habitat. Second, _________them into a trap using perfume or food. Third, __________ them sleepy by cooling them. I made up my mind to use the last approach. I tried three times and thenow and then get rid of habits removing to trap attractingmakingRetell the storythird attempt was finally successful. ________ (press) by my friends and relations, I sent my invention to______________ to get recognition for my successful idea. The _______ (criterion )are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted ______ they are truly novel. ___will you receive a patent until a research has been made to find out that your product really is ____________ everybody else’s. PressedcriteriaunlessNorthe patent officeRetell the storydifferent fromHomework: Please write a summary in 30 words.
2. Find out key phrases and sentences in the text.
patent
merciful
distinguish
convenient
expectation
caution
abrupt
seize
valid
file
Words and Expressions专利;专利证书
宽大的;仁慈的;慈悲的
辨别;显示……差异
便利的;方便的;就近的
预料;期待;期望
小心;谨慎
突然的;意外的
抓住;捉住;夺
有效的;确凿的
文件;档案;文件夹Snakes came near my mother’s house ____ ____ _____, which u____ my mother much, and she wanted me to ____ ____ ___them. So I ___ _____ researching the _____ of snakes to find the easiest way to _____ them. I thought of three possible a__________. Firstly, removing their h________; secondly, attracting them into a _____(陷阱); and thirdly cooling them so that they would become s_______ and could be easily caught. I made up my mind to use the third one. I tried three times and the third _______ was finally successful. ________by my friends and relations, I decided to _____ the opportunity, hoping to get a ________ with my invention.getabouthabitstrapsetapproachesattemptPressedpatentridofpsetnowandthen Review
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