英语选修八Book8-Unit3-Reading公开课

3. The purpose in writing 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 C. to introduce the writer’s new idea of
◆ attracting the snakes into a
Thinking _tr_ap__ using male or female
of a
perfume or food
creative ◆ _c_o_ol_in_g__ the snakes so that
solution they would become sleepy
apply if your claim passes
all the tests.
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.
1. How did the writer catch the snakes? A. using something the snakes were
gravity
Issac Newton
What is a discovery?
makes known
A discovery merely ____________
something that __a_l_r_e_a_d_y__e_x_i_s_ted
in nature.
What is an invention?
from everyone else’s. Applying ◆ Patent examiners examine
for a
whether your claim is _va_l_id__
__patent or not. __ ◆ Your application for a
__
patent will be published _1_8_ months from the date you
Doing I set out to research the h_a_b_it_s _
research of snakes to find the easiest
way to trap them.
Three possible approaches:
◆ removing the snakes’_ha_b_it_a_t __
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.
and carrying a small _n_e_t _ to
collect them the next morning
The third attempt was a success.
◆ The patent office makes a
search to check that your
product really is _d_if_fe_re_n_t__
and could be easily caught
I decided to use the _l_as_t_/t_hi_rd____ approach.
Three attempts:
◆ putting the frozen bowl over the
snakes’ habitat early in the
a
Part IV (Para.7-8)
b
a.The attempts to catch the snakes.
b.The requirement of getting a patent.
c.The discovery of the proble of the snakes.
d.The research on the approaches to solve the problem.
D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.
What qualities do amazing inventors have?
However hard it is, they never give up.
without killing them
5. Which statement is true according to the text?
A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn’t bite the writer at all.
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
wenku.baidu.com
He is a great inventor of China.
He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes.
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seismograph
Zhang Heng
• The man is from America. • He is one of the father of
inventions. • The inventor invented the bulb.
Edison
She is a great woman. She discovered radium.
Madame Curie
He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground .
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Finding Snakes came near my
a
mother’s house now and then
problem and she wanted me to get rid of them without h_a_rm__in_g__ them.
An Invention is something that is created by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity.
Do you know 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.
B. Your product must be different from everybody else’s 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.
A. it makes the snakes move slowly B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes
without hurting ourselves D. it is easier for us to catch the snakes
How to be a good inventor?
Creation Education Hard-working Practical skills Determination Patience …
NEVER GIVE UP I know you’re going to make it. It may take time and hard work. You may become frustrated, And at times you’ll feel like giving up. Sometimes you may even wonder If it’s really worth it. But I have confidence in you, And I know you’ll make it, if you try.
Finish the short passage p22 in the exercise book
The suitable order: Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution Testing the solution Deciding on the invention
Applying for a patent
morning
Testing ◆ putting the frozen bowl over the
the
snakes’ habitat _in_t_h_e_ev_e_n_in_g___
solution ◆ putting the frozen bowl over the
snakes’ habitat in the evening
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.
What do you use to catch snakes?
Reading The problem of the snakes
Skimming (3m)
Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:
The text tells _t_h_e_p_r_o_b_l_e_m__o_f_t_h_e_s_n_a_k_e_s_ and presentst_h_e_p_r_oc_e_d_u_r_e_s _o_f _ca_t_c_h_in_g_t_hem
and applying for _a__p_a_te_n_t_.
Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.
Part I (Para.1)
c
Part II (Paras2-3)
d
Part III (Para. 4-6)
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
4. The biggest advantage of the writer’s new idea is that _________.