高中英语选修8 unit3 Reading课件(共18页)

Testing the solution Deciding on the invention Applying for a patent
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.
c. cooling them so that they would become sleepy and could be easily caught
3.what approaches did the author choose?
The last one
4.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
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
On May 5,2017, the C919 that China's first domestically produced single-aisle passenger jet took to the air for the first time.
Pre-reading
Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved?
The suitable order:
Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution
5.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
6.What about the third attempt? She used a small net to catch the snake instead of using her hand.
7. 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.
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The problem of the snakes
Read the text fast and answer questions.
1.The passage belongs to____ A
A. narrative(记叙文)
B. argumentative(议论文)
C. explanatory(说明文)
2. Finish the exercises in Comprehending
on Page 21.
Let’s divide the passage into four parts.
Fast Reading
Part I (Para 1):
the discovery of the problem of the snakes.
Part II (Paras 2-3):
the research on the approaches to solve the problem.
2.What was the mother upset about? There are some snakes in their courtyard.
2.what is the possible approaches? a. removing their habitat
b. attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food
Fast Reading
Part III (Paras4-6):
the attempts to catch the snakes. Part IV (Paras7, 8): the requirements of getting a patent.
Homework
1. Read the text again.