book8 unit3 reading

and applying for a p______. atent
Scanning
Find out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing steps and fill in the blanks
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6.The writer was successful to catch the snakes in ________ attempt. A.the first B.the second C.the third D.every 7.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.
1 2 3 4,5,6 7,8
Find a problem
caught The snake must be _________ harmed but not_________.
habits of Research the ________ snakes. three possible Think of a Identify ______ one creative solution approaches and choose_______. three times to make it Test the solution Try_______ Efficiently/successfully several times work____________.
Inventions are ___often_____ ___ discoveries. based on
Pre-reading
steps every inventor must go through
Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention
Careful reading
Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What was the mother upset about? The mother was upset because a family of snakes had made their home in their courtyard. 2. Why was the writer happy to help her mother? The writer was happy because it gave her a chance to help her mother and invent something to catch the snakes without hurting them at the same time.
Disscuss in groups
5.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’ habitat in the morning ______________. ②to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat in the evening _______________. ③to put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habit in the evening a net to collect the ______________and carry______ snakes without harming them the next morning.
• He was a world-famous inventor from Sweden.
50
40 is one of his photos. • Here 30invented dynamite (炸药). • He
• A famous prize was named after him.
20
Who is he?
a discovery. It’s ___________
Mar.15 , 1493
Columbus
the New Continent
an is car
水陆两用汽车
an invention. It’s ________
Stephenson’s “Rocket”
• It uses colored lights. Red means stopping, 10 green means going.
What is it?
Traffic lights
40 made of plastics and metal. It’s It looks like a small box with a 30 screen and buttons on it. • With 20 the invention you can contact someone while you are walking. • •
3.How many approaches did the writer think about? What are they? Three. Firstly ….secondly….thirdly….. 4.Which approaches did the writer use? The third one.
Reading
The problem of the snakes
What if some snakes are in your home？
What do you use to catch snakes?
skimming What’s the main idea of the text?
The text narrates the p______ roblem of the snakes and presents the p_________ rocedures of catching them
What is it?
Mobile phone
• 40 The inventor is from America.
• 30 He is one of the father of inventions. • 20 The inventor invented the bulb.
Who is he?
Edison
a discovery. It’s ________
DNA
It’s an ___________ invention.
Zhang Heng
Seismograph (地震仪)
Difference between a discovery and an invention
existing A discovery is something________
What is it?
elevator
50 It is a kind of make-up invented by
30
20
French. It smell good.
Women especially like to use it.
What is it?
perfume
Group
Please tell whether the following are discoveries or inventions.
What is it?
Papermaking
50 It’s always equipped in high buildings.
It looks like a room. 30
People can go up and down in it instead of 20 climbing steps.
Paragraph Steps Find a problem Do research Think of a creative solution Test the solution Apply for a patent
1 2 3 4,5,6
7,8
Para. Stages
Examples in this story
Alfred Nobel
It is one of the four great inventions in 50 ancient China.
40 It is used by people everyday now
Before it was invented, people wrote 30 characters on tortoise shells, animal bones. 20 It was invented by Cai Lun
known in nature but not yet _______. created An invention is something_______ by human beings.
Connection between discoveries and inventions？
lead ___inventions. to Discoveries often ____
What is it?
Airplane
• This invention can help people in the street.
40
30 • It looks like a tree standing beside the street. 20 • It directs cars and trucks.
Unit 3
Activity 1
Guess what the invention is or who the inventor is.
• This invention looks like a bird.
• 30 It’s made of metal.
40
• It makes it possible for people to fly to 20 different places in the world. • It is powered by an engine and is flown by a 10 pilot.
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________ 3.___________________________ 4.___________________________ 5.___________________________ 6.___________________________
Do research Apply for a patent This means the solution is recognized _____________.
Choice:
The purpose of the 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 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