英语选修八Book8-Unit3-Reading公开课课件.ppt

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1、Unit 3 Inventors and inventions He is a great inventor of China.He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes.Zhang Hengseismographsazmgr:f The man is from America.He is one of the father of inventions.The inventor invented the bulb.Edison Edison She is a great woman.She discovered radium.Madame Cur

2、ie He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground.Issac Newton gravityWhat is a discovery?A discovery merely _ something that _ in nature.makes knownalready existedWhat is an invention?An Invention is something that is created by a human being.Inventing is a scientific activity.Do you k

3、now 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 following list and work out a suitable order.The suitable order:Finding a problemDoing researc

4、h Thinking of a creative solutionTesting the solutionDeciding on the inventionApplying for a patentWhat do you use to catch snakes?ReadingThe problem of the snakesSkim the whole passage and get the main idea:The text tells _ and presents _ and applying for _.the problem of the snakes the procedures

5、of catching them a patentSkimming(3m)Skimming(3m)Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.Part I Part IIPart IIIPart IV(Para.1)c.The discovery of the problem of the snakes.(Paras2-3)d.The research on the approaches to solve the problem.(Para.4-6)a.The attempts to

6、 catch the snakes.(Para.7-8)b.The requirement of getting a patent.cadbRead the text carefully and fill in the blanks.Finding a problemSnakes came near my mothers house now and then and she wanted me to get rid of them without _ them.Doing researchI set out to research the _ of snakes to find the eas

7、iest way to trap them.harminghabitsThinking of a creative solutionThree possible approaches:removing the snakes_ attracting the snakes into a _ using male or female perfume or food _ the snakes so that they would become sleepy and could be easily caughtI decided to use the _ approach.habitattrapcool

8、inglast/thirdTesting the solutionThree attempts:putting the frozen bowl over the snakes habitat early in the morning putting the frozen bowl over the snakes habitat _ putting the frozen bowl over the snakes habitat in the evening and carrying a small _ to collect them the next morningThe third attem

9、pt was a success.in the eveningnetApplying for a_ The patent office makes a search to check that your product really is _ from everyone elses.Patent examiners examine whether your claim is _ or not.Your application for a patent will be published _ months from the date you apply if your claim passes

10、all the tests.patentdifferentvalid181.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.C Read the text

11、carefully and choose the best answer.2.Which of the following may get a patent according to the text?A.A computer programme.B.A new animal variety.C.A work of literature.D.A truly novel and useful invention.D3.The purpose in writing this text is _.A.to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill

12、themB.to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writers new ideaC.to introduce the writers 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 patentC4.The biggest advantage of the writers new idea is that _.A.it makes the s

13、nakes 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 themD5.Which statement is true according to the text?A.The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldnt bi

14、te the writer at all.B.Your product must be different from everybody elses 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 imme

15、diately.BWhat qualities do amazing inventors have?However hard it is,they never give up.Creation Education Hard-working Practical skills DeterminationPatience How to be a good inventor?NEVER GIVE UPI know youre going to make it.It may take time and hard work.You may become frustrated,And at times youll feel like giving up.Sometimes you may even wonder If its really worth it.But I have confidence in you,And I know youll make it,if you try.Finish the short passage p22 in the exercise book