课件23张PPT。Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsReading
What are they famous for?Issac NewtonWhat are they famous for?Madame CurieWhat are they famous for?Thomas EdisonWhat are they famous for?SeismographC ONTENTSLet's checkWhat is an invention?An Invention is something
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Inventing is a scientific activity. that is created by a human beingWhat is a discovery?A discovery merely makes known something that in nature.has already existedDo you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? 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 inventionPre-reading The suitable order:Finding a problemDoing research Thinking of a creative solutionTesting the solutionDeciding on the inventionApplying for a patentReading
The problem of the snakesListen to the recorded file of the text, then try to answer the questions.1.What upset the author's mother ?
2.How many times did the author attempt to remove the snakes?
3.What did the author do after she successfully get rid of the snakes?The snakesThree timesTo apply for a patentThe main idea of the text:The text narrates _____________________ and presents _____________________
and applying for __________.the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patentDivide 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.(Para2-3)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.ScanningFind out whether the girl follows the correct stages in producing an invention.removedharmedmethodshabitsthreeone1234,5,67,8threeefficientlyrecognizedDetailed reading and answer questions. 1.The passage belongs to____
A. narrative(记叙文)
B. argumentative(议论文)
C. explanatory(说明文)
A2.How did the writer catch the snakes?A. Use something the snakes were interested in to attract them into a trap
B. Take their habitat to another place
C. Place the snakes at a low temperature for them to sleep and then catch them
D. All the aboveC3. 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 in winterC4.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 others' 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 immediatelyB5.What does the word “novel” mean in the 7th paragraph?
A.Literary works.
B.Significant.
C.Fresh.
D.Different from anything known before.
DYou are able to prove that you were the first person to make the invention.
You are recognized as a real inventor.
You can make money if you sell your invention to others.What might the advantages be of getting a patent?Thinking and discussingHomework1. Read the text again and try to retell it.
2. Finish the exercises in Comprehending
on Page 21.
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