选修八Unit3reading阅读-课件

compass
printing
gunpowder paper-making
How many famous inventors do you know?
What did they invent?
Seismograph
Zhang Heng (78—139)
Electric bulb
Thomas Edison America (1847——1931)
Electric shoes The heel of these shoes is a machine that makes electricity with every step you take. You will never need to buy batteries again.
Inflatable bicycle
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Warming up
When we speak of inventions, we can’t help thinking of the four great inventions in ancient China. Can you name them?
（炸药）”.
A. Alfred Nobel
B. Albert Einstein
C. Alexander Bell
What is he famous for?
Issac New ton
艾萨克· 牛顿
discovered
gravity
What is she famous for? Madame Curie
6 Applying for a patent ________ 1 Finding a problem ___________ Doing research _______ 2 Testing the solution ________ 4 Thinking of a creative solution _______ 3 Deciding on the invention________ 5
Airplane
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• It allows you to get a likeness of an object. Camera • When you press the button, it works. When a flash happens, it will copy a scene onto a film. • When the film is developed, the scene you copied appears on a paper-like thing.
invention do you think is the most
important one? Why? How did it change people’s daily lives?
The purpose of inventions is
to make our life more
convenient comfortable
An amphibious car
It’s ________ an invention.
Columbia
It’s ________ a discovery.
1493,3,15
the New Continent
Stephenson’s “Rocket” an invention.
DNA a discovery.
The requirements of getting a Part II (Para___) 2-3 patent. The research on the approaches Part III(Para___) 4-6 to solve the problem. The discovery of the problem of Part IV (Para___) 7-8 the snakes.
Alexander Graham Bell England (1847--1922)
Telephone
Ford
Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, which they patented as a “flying machine”.
A quiz How much do you know the
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
Edible chopsticks
Never throw away or wash chopsticks again. These chopsticks are both delicious and environmentally friendly. Save trees and have a snack at the same time –they come in five different flavours.
You will never have to worry about
having your bike stolen again. If you use
our inflatable bike, you can simply let the
air out and put your bike in a bag.
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• • • •
It is a means of transportation. It has four wheels. People can drive it on land. People can also drive it on water.
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amphibious car
Discussion Among the inventions above, which
invention.
Telephone Light bulb Record player
3. _____ is called “Father of Car”.
A. Rudolf Diesel
B. Karl Benz
C. Thomas Edison
4. ___ is called “ Father of Dynamite
2 8
3
1
4
5 6
7
1 • It is a tool of communication; • It is convenient to take along with you; • You can hear a person’s voice when using it. • You can call up sb now and then;
Reading The problem of the snakes
Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:
The text narrates(说明,叙述) the problem of the _______ snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for ________. _____________ a patent
玛Biblioteka Baidu亚· 斯克沃多夫斯卡-居里
discovered
radium
What is he famous for? Ben Franklin
discovered
Lightning is electricity
An invention is something that created by a human being. is ______
A patent
Choose the right answers
1. The writing purpose of this text is ______
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
A discovery is merely making known something that already exists in nature. _____
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Please look at the following pictures and decide which are discoveries and which are inventions
Read the passage again and divide it into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.
Part I (Para__) 1
The attempts to catch the snakes.
inventors and inventions?
1. Paper, printing, gunpowder and ___ are 4 great inventions in ancient
China.
balance abacus
compass
2. ___ isn’t Thomas Edison’s
gunpowder
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• This invention is made of metal. • This invention looks like a bird. • It makes it possible for people to fly to different places in the world. • It is powered by an engine and is flown by a pilot.
• This invention can help people do some daily work. • It is helpful for housewives. • The machine can move something that you put into it. Washing • It needs soapmachine and water to wash something in it.
mobile phone
2
It’s always equipped in high v buildings;
v It looks like a small room;
People can go up and down in it v instead of climbing steps .
lift /elevator
para1 Find the problem Read and answer the questions.
1) What was the mother upset about? The mother was upset because a family of snakes had made their home near the house.
• It is a kind of make-up invented by French. • It smells good. 3 • Women especially like to use it.
perfume
4
• It is one of the four great inventions in ancient china. • It is black. • People can use it to make bombs.
How to be a good inventor?
Creative Curious Hard-working Imaginative Patient Adventurous …
Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages . Look at the list and work out a suitable order.