人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit3 Inventors and inventions reading 课件 （共23张）

课件23张PPT。Unit3 Inventors and Inventions1. ____ isn’t Thomas Edison’s
invention.Light bulbRecord player“Rocket”A quiz2.Paper, printing, gunpowder and ___ are 4 great inventions in ancient China.abacusbalancecompass3. ________made the first train using a steam engine in 1825.
A. Alexander Bell
B. Henry Ford
C. George Stephenson4. ____ invented the first airplane.
A. Wright Brothers
B. Henry Ford
C. Benjamin Franklin5. ___ is called “ Father of Dynamite （炸药）”. A. Alfred Nobel B. Albert Einstein C. Alexander Bell
How can you divide 13 oranges
between 9 children fairly?Make orange juice.creativeThe man is from America.
He is one of the father of inventions.
The inventor invented the bulb.
Edison Guessing GameHe is a Italian navigator . He is the first European to discover the Americas.
①②③④⑤⑥Inventions: 1, 2,and 3.
Discoveries: 4, 5 and 6.Sort out inventions and discoveries Work out two rules:A discovery is __________.
Finding or learning about something (place, fact) that has already exist for the first time.
An invention is __________.
Discoveries often lead to inventions.Making or designing something that did not exist before.
Put the stages of inventionin suitable order1. 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 invention235461ReadingThe Problem
Of The SnakesPrevisionWhat does the writer mainly tell us about?
A. Introduces what the problem of snakes is
B. Tells us how to get patents
C. Introduces what the problem of snake is and her mother wants her to catch them.
D. Introduces her idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent
The structure of the text1234,5,67,8ScanningPart 1 (Para 1)
What was the mother upset about?
2. Why was the writer happy to help her mother?
The mother was upset because a family of snakes had made their home in their courtyard.The writer was happy because it gave her a chance to help
her mother and invent something to catch the snakes
without hurting them at the same time.Part 2 (Para2)
How did the writer do the research? She researched the habits of snakes.
Part 3 (Para3)1.The writer decided to catch the snakes in ___ possible approach .
A. the first B. the second
C. the third D. every
2. ____ wasn’t used for catching the snakes in the writer’s original plans.
a bowl B. ice-cubes
C. perfume D. a small net
① to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat
______________.
②to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat
_______________.
③to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habit
______________and carry______ to collect the snakes without harming them the next morning.in the morningin the eveningin the eveninga netPara4 ( Para 4-6) 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.
1.True or False
(1). Only a scientific theory or mathematical model can be applied for a patent.
(2). The criteria of your patent is hard to get because it must be creative.
(3) If your inventions passes the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply.
2.What does the sentence “You’ll know if I succeed by the size of my bank balance!” mean?×√×Part 4 (Para 7&8)The writer can make money if her patent is recognized .
caught harmedhabits124,5,67,83threeefficiently/successfullyrecognizedthreeone
What are the requirements of the character of an inventor? Give some details examples.
Discussion
patient & persistent .
The author tried three times and finally she succeeded.
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