Unit3 Inventors and Inventions

The text tells the p______ of the snakes and roblem rocedures presents the p________ of catching them and applying foratent a p_____.
The purpose of the text is ____
v v
It’s always equipped in high buildings;
It looks like a small room;
v People
can go up and down in it instead of climbing steps.
lift /elevator
vIt
is a kind of make-up invented by French. v It smells good. vWomen especially like to use it. perfume
caught. I put a bowl with some jelly into fridge the_____ and prepared some ice-cubes. I made attempts three _______ and the last one succeeded. Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided seize patent to______ the opportunity to apply for a ______. The criteria are very strict. I have filled in the filed form and _____ my patent application. Now it’s a matter of waiting and hoping.
A.to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them B. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writer’s new idea C. to introduce the writer’s new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent
水陆两用汽车
It’s an invention __________
Stephenson’s “Rocket”
a discovery It’s ___________
Mar.15 , 1493
The New Continent
When we speak of inventions, we the four can’t help thinking of great inventions in ancient China.
Read the passage quickly to find
the main idea of each part.
Part I (P1)
The requirement of getting a patent. The attempts to catch the snakes. The discovery of the problem of the snakes. The research on the approaches to solve the problem.
4. Testing the solution
5. Thinking of a creative solution 6. Deciding on the invention
Unit 3 The problem of the snakes
Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:
Do you know the stages eges every inventor must go through
1.Applying for a patent
2. Finding a problem
3. Doing research
4. 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 kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine. D. A new way to make dirty water clean
Part II (P2-3) Part III(P4-6) Part IV (P7-8)
True or False
1. In this passage, the writer wants to encourage the readers to consider carefully the problems in daily life. 2. The writer was successful in catching the snakes in the ____ attempt. second
What’s the connection between discovery and invention？
lead to Discoveries often __________ inventions. Inventions are oftenbased on discoveries. _____________ The purpose of inventions is to make our life onvenient omfortable more c_________________ and c_________________
Unit3 Inventors and inventions
It’s ___________ a discovery
The structure of DNA (Called the double-helix) 双螺旋结构
an invention It’s __________
An amphibious car
Now, Let’s make a summary of the passage
When I called up my mother in the countryside, _______ she was upset. The reason was that snakes came now and then near the house ___________. My mother wanted me to help her and I agreed.
3. If you have a scientific theory or mathematical
model, you can get a patent(专利).
4. If your inventions pass the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from _____ the date you apply.
To choose the right answer
1. How did the writer catch the snakes? A. Using something to attract the snakes into a trap. B. Taking their habitat to another place. C. Cooling the snakes so that they became sleepy. D. All the above.
Can you name them?
compass
printing
gunpowder paper-making
Work out two rules:
An invention is something that is create by a human being. ______ d A discovery is merely making known something that alreadyexists _____ in nature.
distinguish I thought this was a chance for me to _________ set about myself. I ________ researching the habits of snakes and decided to cool them so that they would sleepy become_____ and could be easily
What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them?
① to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ in the morning habitat____________. ②to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ in the evening habitat____________. ③to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habit in the evening and carry a net collect the snakes ___________ ____to without harming them the next morning.