课件18张PPT。Reading
Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsOn May 5,2017, the C919 that China's first domestically produced single-aisle passenger jet took to the air for the first time.Patent office (专利局) plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can get patents and so be recognized and protected.patents Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Pre-reading The suitable order:Finding a problemDoing research Thinking of a creative solutionTesting the solutionDeciding on the inventionApplying for a patentThe problem of the snakesRead the text fast and answer questions. 1.The passage belongs to____
A. narrative(记叙文)
B. argumentative(议论文)
C. explanatory(说明文)
A2.What was the mother upset about?
There are some snakes in their courtyard. And some snakes come near the house now and then.3.What are the possible approaches?
a. removing their habitat
b. attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food
c. cooling them so that they would become sleepy and could be easily caught4.which approach did the author choose?
The last one5.What did she do at her first attempt?
a.bought an ice-cream maker which made of stainless steel
b.put the bowl into the fridge
c.prepare some ice-cubes
d.place the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat
e.cover the whole thing with a large bucket
6.What changes did she make for the second attempt ?
She froze the bowl and the ice-cubes again but placed them over the snakes’ habitat in the evening
7.What about the third attempt?
She used a small net to catch the snake instead of using her hand.8. Is it easy to apply for a patent?
The criteria are so strict that it is
difficult for new ideas to be accepted
unless they are truly novel.
Let’s divide the passage into four parts.Part I (Para 1): the discovery of the problem of the snakes.the research on the approaches to solve
the problem.Part II (Paras 2-3):Segmentation and summarythe attempts to catch the snakes.the requirements of getting a patent.Part III (Paras4-6):Part IV (Paras7-8):1. Read the text again.
2. Finish the exercises in Comprehending
on Page 21.Homework