Unit3InventorsandinventionsReading学案 人教版高中英语选修八.docx

高二级英语学科导学稿（学生版） 主编人： 审稿人： 定稿日： 使用人：高二级全体学生一、课 题：M8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions二、学习目标：1.通过阅读帮助学生了解科学发现与发明创造的区别以及发明产生的过程和专利认定的标准。2.运用略读和找读策略迅速获取信息，并能够精读文章获取信息和分析信息。三、学习过程：Pre-reading1. Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. 2. Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages to those used in scientific research. 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 invention1. _ 2._ 3._4._ 5. _ 6._While-readingStep1: Skimming:1. Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:The text narrates _ and presents _ and applying for _.2. Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.:Part I (Para_) The attempts to catch the snakes.Part II (Para_) The requirement of getting a patent.Part III (Para_) The discovery of the problem of the snakes.Part IV (Para_) The research on the approaches to solve the problem.Step2: ScanningFind out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing process in the passage and find the examples:paragraphStages Examples in this story Find a problemThe snake must be _ but not _ Do researchLook for _ of removal; the _ of snakes Think of a creative solutionIdentify _ possible approaches: choose_. Test the solution several timesTry_times to make it work _ Apply for a patent Fill in the form and filed patent application with the Paten OfficeStep 3. Detailed reading:1) Answer the following questions:1. What was the mother upset about?2. Why was the writer happy to help her mother?3. What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them?4. Why did cooling make the snakes less active?+5. Discuss with your partner what the advantages might be of getting a patent.2) Choose the best answer:1. The purpose in writing this text isA. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill themB. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writer's new ideaC. to introduce the writer's new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patentD. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent2. The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that:A. it makes the snakes move slowlyB. it makes the snakes hardly bite usC. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselvesD. 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 perfumeB. a bowl, a bucket, female perfumeC. a small net, ice-cubes, a bucketD. 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.After-readingSummary(根据课文内容，依据语法规则完成短文)1_ (prepare) with some research findings，I decided 2_ three possible approaches： firstly，removing 3_ habitat; secondly，4 _ (attract) them into a trap using male or female perfume or food; and thirdly，cooling them so that they _ become 6 _ (sleep) and could be easily caught.I decided to use 7 _ last one. I bought an ice-cream maker which was made of 8_ (stain) steel. Between the outside and the inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly，9_ freezes when 10_ (cool). I put the bowl into the fridge and waited for 24 hours.At the same time I prepared some ice-cubes. Discussions:1. Whats the writing purpose of the writer?2. What should we learn from this text?Apply what we learn:In pairs look at the following problems. Choose one and use the scientific stages to design a new invention to solve it. Remember to include one change to your invention in case it doesnt work the first time.Problem 1: the apples growing on your apple tree are too high for you to reach them. What can you invent to pick your apples in comfort?Problem 2: You need to make a house but you only have fishing nets and many plastic bottles. How can you solve it?Problem 3: You want to catch fish but not hurt them when you do so. Design a fishing rod that will solve this problem.3学科网（北京）股份有限公司