人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit3 Inventors and inventions Warming up and reading 课件（共28张PPT）
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课件28张PPT。Unit 3Inventors and inventionsWhen we speak of inventions, we can’t help thinking of the four great inventions in ancient China. Can you name them?Warming uppaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHow many famous inventors do you know? What did they invent?
Zhang Heng
(78—139)SeismographAlexander Graham Bell
England
(1847--1922)Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, which they patented as a “flying machine”. Thomas Edison
America
(1847——1931)A discovery = =An inventionLook at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. An amphibious car(2003)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.The structure of DNAThis 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.A discovery is __________.
finding or learning about something (place, fact) that has already exist for the first time.
An invention is __________.
making or designing something that did not exist before.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 out them in the suitable order.Pre-reading 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 As you read the following passage, check the order you wrote above to see whether it follows the correct stages in producing an invention.ReadingSkim the whole passage and get the main idea:The text narrates _______________________ and presents _____________________
and applying for ________.the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patentFast - readingDivide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each part.Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV(Para.1)The discovery of the problem of the snakes.(Paras2-3)The research on the approaches to solve the problem.(Para. 4-6)The attempts to catch the snakes.(Para.7-8)The requirement of getting a patent.Careful - reading1. 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 patentComprehending2. The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that:A. it makes the snakes move slowly
B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us
C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves
D. it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them3. What instruments were used for catching the snakes?A. a bowl, ice-cubes, male perfume
B. a bowl, a bucket, female perfume
C. a small net, ice-cubes, a bucket
D. a small net, a bucket, powders4. Which statement is true according to the text?A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn't bite the writer at all.
B. Your product must be different from everybody else's if you want to receive a patent.
C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.
D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.5. According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent?A. A new star discovered by a scientist.
B. A new novel written by Huo Da.
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.Discussion:What’s the writing purpose of the writer?
What should we learn from this text?1. What’s the writing purpose of the writer?The writer wants to inform us of the scientific methods to solve present problems so that we students can not only broaden the horizons but become more skilled in discovering and considering carefully the problems in daily life. We are also encouraged by the writer to be creative and hardworking as well as thinking independently.2.What should we learn from this text?We can learn from the text the way of doing scientific researches and how to apply for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great determination persistence to achieve his or her ambition and persistence to achieve his or her ambition in life.HomeworkReview the text and pick out the difficult language points for you.
Find and underline the sentences in the text containing the past participle used as the attribute.
Zhang Heng
(78—139)SeismographAlexander Graham Bell
England
(1847--1922)Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, which they patented as a “flying machine”. Thomas Edison
America
(1847——1931)A discovery = =An inventionLook at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. An amphibious car(2003)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.The structure of DNAThis 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.A discovery is __________.
finding or learning about something (place, fact) that has already exist for the first time.
An invention is __________.
making or designing something that did not exist before.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 out them in the suitable order.Pre-reading 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 As you read the following passage, check the order you wrote above to see whether it follows the correct stages in producing an invention.ReadingSkim the whole passage and get the main idea:The text narrates _______________________ and presents _____________________
and applying for ________.the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patentFast - readingDivide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each part.Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV(Para.1)The discovery of the problem of the snakes.(Paras2-3)The research on the approaches to solve the problem.(Para. 4-6)The attempts to catch the snakes.(Para.7-8)The requirement of getting a patent.Careful - reading1. 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 patentComprehending2. The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that:A. it makes the snakes move slowly
B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us
C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves
D. it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them3. What instruments were used for catching the snakes?A. a bowl, ice-cubes, male perfume
B. a bowl, a bucket, female perfume
C. a small net, ice-cubes, a bucket
D. a small net, a bucket, powders4. Which statement is true according to the text?A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn't bite the writer at all.
B. Your product must be different from everybody else's if you want to receive a patent.
C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.
D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.5. According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent?A. A new star discovered by a scientist.
B. A new novel written by Huo Da.
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.Discussion:What’s the writing purpose of the writer?
What should we learn from this text?1. What’s the writing purpose of the writer?The writer wants to inform us of the scientific methods to solve present problems so that we students can not only broaden the horizons but become more skilled in discovering and considering carefully the problems in daily life. We are also encouraged by the writer to be creative and hardworking as well as thinking independently.2.What should we learn from this text?We can learn from the text the way of doing scientific researches and how to apply for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great determination persistence to achieve his or her ambition and persistence to achieve his or her ambition in life.HomeworkReview the text and pick out the difficult language points for you.
Find and underline the sentences in the text containing the past participle used as the attribute.