课件19张PPT。人教 课标版选修八 Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsWarming up,Pre-reading,Reading Comprehension
Unit 3Inventors and inventions the four great inventionspaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHow many famous inventors do you know?
What did they invent? A discovery is merely making known something that already _____ in nature. An invention is something that is ______ by a human being.createdexists①②③④⑤⑥Inventions: 1, 2and 3.
Discoveries: 4, 5 and 6.Sort out inventions and discoveries Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages . Look at the list and work out a suitable order.Applying for a patent ________
Finding a problem ___________
Doing research _______
Testing the solution ________
Thinking of a creative solution _______ Deciding on the invention________123456ReadingThe Problem
Of The SnakesSkim 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 patentRead the passage again and divide it into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV(Para__)The discovery of the problem of the snakes.(Para___)The research on the approaches to solve the problem.(Para___)The attempts to catch the snakes.(Para___)The requirements of getting a patent. 4-612-3 7-8 Find out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing process in the passage and find the examples:caughtharmedapproacheshabitsthreelast one1234,5,67,8threerecognizedpost readingC1.How did the writer catch the snakes? ( )
A. using something the snakes were interested to attract them into a trap.
B. taking their habitat to another place.
C. placing the snakes at a low temperature for them to sleep and then caught them.
D. All the above. 3.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 reptiles and their body
temperature depends on the heat around them. C2.The writer was successful to catch the snakes
in ________ attempt.
A. the First B. the second C. the third D. everyC4.Which statement is the TRUE according to the text?
A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second
attempt that they couldn’t bite the write 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 Yao Ming.
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.
Prensentation1.Succeed in catching the snakes
2.Succeed in getting a patent
Write a passage about how to apply for a patent of the flying bike. Have a good day!
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