Unit3《Inventors_and_Inventions》选修8课件

1、 Unit 3 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventors and inventions inventionsWords preview patent courtyard walnutdistinguishmercifulproduct powder n. 专利证书；专利权专利证书；专利权 n. 院子；庭院；天井院子；庭院；天井 n. 胡桃；胡桃木胡桃；胡桃木vi. & vt. 显示显示差别；差别； 使使有所不同；辨别有所不同；辨别a. 宽大的宽大的;仁慈的仁慈的;慈悲的慈悲的n. 产品产品n. 粉末；火药粉末；火药 criteria valid file ripestrin

2、g n. 标准；尺度标准；尺度 adj. 有效的；确凿的有效的；确凿的 n. 文件；档案；文件夹文件；档案；文件夹 vt. 把把归档；提交归档；提交 a 熟的；成熟的熟的；成熟的 n 线；绳子；一串线；绳子；一串Words previewExpressions preview call up now and then set about in case给给打电话打电话偶尔；有时偶尔；有时开始；着手开始；着手（以防）万一（以防）万一A quizHow much do you know the inventors and inventions? _ is called “Father of Car

3、”. A. Rudolf Diesel B. Karl Benz C. Thomas EdisonQ u i zPaper, printing, gunpowder and _ are 4 great inventions in ancient China.abacusbalancecompassQ u i z Marconi (马可尼马可尼) invented the first _ in the world. A. TV B. Radio C. Typewriter Q u i zWhat is it? Can you guess?System of transmitting the hu

4、man voice to a distance by wire or radio.Alexander Belltelephonetelephone Instrument for detecting earthquakes and recording how strong they are and how long they last.What is it? Can you guess? seismograph Pear-shaped glass container for the filament灯丝灯丝 of an electric light.What is it? Can you gue

5、ss?Thomas EdisonAmerica (18471931) Record playerbulb/light bulbbulb/light bulbQuiz Gorge Stephenson made the first _ using a (n)_ engine. A. car, electric B. bus, powerful C train, steam D. plan, steam?1 How do people come up with ideas for 1 How do people come up with ideas for new inventions? new

6、inventions? 2 Are some people born creative? 2 Are some people born creative? 3 Is it possible to learn how to be creative? How can we be creative?What good qualities should an inventor have?creative curious patient imaginative hard-working adventurous challengeable ThinkingListen to the recorded fi

7、le of the text,then try to answer the questions. 1.What upset the authers mother? The snakes. 2.How many times did the auther attempt to remove the snakes? Three times. 3.What did the auther do after he successfully get rid of the snakes? To apply for a patent.use something the snakes were intereste

8、d to attract them into a trap.B. take their habitat to another place.C. place the snakes at a low temperature for them to sleep and then catch them.D. All the above. C2.Why did cooling the snakes make them less active? A. Because snakes are warm-blooded animals.B. Because snakes like high temperatur

9、e.C. Because snakes are cold-blooded animals and they usually hibernate(冬眠冬眠) in winter.C3.Which statement is TRUE according to the text? The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldnt bite the write at all.B. Your product must be different from everybody elses if you want to rece

10、ive a patent.C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.B4. According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent?A. A ne

11、w star discovered by a scientist.B. A new novel written by Yao Ming.C. A new way to make dirty water clean.D. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine.C5.The purpose of the text is _. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill themB. to tell people how to apply

12、for a patent of the writers new ideaC. to introduce the writers new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patentD. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patentC Would you like to disscuss difficult sentences in groups so as to have a good understanding of the text?

13、Then try to decide whether the following statements is wrong or not.True or False (1) In this passage, the writer wants to encourage the readers to consider carefully the problems in daily life and to be creative and hardworking as well as thinking intelligently.(2) The writer was successful in catc

14、hing the snakes in the second attempt.(3) An inventor can easily get the patent for the invention.(4) If you have a scientific theory or mathematical model, you can get a patent(专利专利).(5). The stages to apply for a patent is to fill in the form for your invention, file your patent application with t

15、he patent office and wait for the patent examination.(6). If your invention passes the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply. Translate the following sentences.1.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch s

16、nakes but not hurt them. 2.The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that might help me,but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes. 3.Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the opportunity to get rcognition for my successful idea by sending my inven

17、tion to the patent office. 4.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.The problem of the snakes in our yard u_ us all the time. My mother wanted me to get r_ of the snakes. I thought of three possible a_ to catch them. Firstly, removing th

18、eir h_; secondly, attracting them into a _（陷（陷阱阱); and thirdly cooling them so that they would become s_ and could be easily caught. But all these _(努努力）力）failed. So I had to a_ my plan. psetidpproachesabitattrapleepyattempts/ effortsdjustMy last attempt proved to be successful. The snakes were caught and the next day they were all r_ back into the wild. Encouraged by my successful idea, I decided to fill in the form to get a _(专