unit 3 inventors and inventions

1、Period 1 Warming up and readingUnit 3 Inventors and InventionsIs it a discovery or an invention?An amphibious car（水陆两用汽车）（水陆两用汽车）An interesting modern inventionA great inventionDNAA discovery A discovery is _already in nature but not yet knownfinding out something by human beings. And only invention

2、s can get patents and so be recognized and protected by patent office (2) An invention is _somethingCan you tell us what is a discovery or an invention?（existing or created）existingcreatedPatent office (专利局专利局) plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can

3、get patents and so be recognized and protected.patentsApplying for a patentFinding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention Do you want to invent something and get a patent?What ifWhat if some snakes are in some snakes are in your homeyo

4、ur home？What do you use to catch snakes?The Problem of the Snakes蛇蛇 的的 困困 扰扰The text tells the The text tells the p p_ of _ of the snakes and presents the the snakes and presents the p p_ of catching them_ of catching them and applying for a and applying for a p p_._.roblemroblemroceduresroceduresat

5、entatent 2)Answer the questions1.How many possible approaches did the author decide on catching snakes? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five2. The writer succeeded in catching the snakes in the _ attempt. A. first B. second C. third D. fourthAnalyze the following sentences.1.Here was a chance for me to d

6、istinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not hurt them.2.Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office.3.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get

7、new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.4.Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.Read these sentences aloud!仿句练习 刚才我和她谈话的女孩是我的姐姐。 若给更多的注意，这些小树会长的更好。 只有用这种方法你才能学好英语。 毫无疑问，这对我们来说爬那座小山很容易。The little girl who I spoke to just now is my sister.Given more

8、 attention, the trees could grow better.Only in this way can you learn English well.There is no doubt that it is easy for us to climb the hill.Lets have a try? They abrupt) disappeared into a (convenience) hole in the wall. abruptlyconvenientWrite a short passage 一天，一个学生突然打电话突然打电话给我，说他毕业了并开开始始找工作了。（

9、callup, abruptly, set about） 她不能忍受忍受北方严寒的天气，因此想在交通方便的方便的南方城市找份工作。(bear, convenient) 她很幸运，因为有一家公司正好想要一名档案档案管理人员。(files) 只有通过通过面试，她才能得到那份工作。(get through) 她想抓住当前的机会抓住当前的机会，做好充分准备。(seize, current, opportunity)An example for the passage One day, a student called me up abruptly, saying that she graduated

10、and set about hunting for a job. She cant bear the freezing weather in the North. So she wants a job in the southern city where transport is convenient. She is fortunate, because a firm just wants a person to manage files. But only by getting through the interview can she get the job. She wants to s

11、eize the current opportunity and make full preparations.Homework Correct your passage with your partners and then hand it in. Recite the short passage in the morning.Homework for tonight Do the 36th newspaper on page A2,A3,A4 Do the test paper of unit 2Careful reading to solve difficult points典型句式运用

12、典型句式运用1.The next morning I got up early before 1.The next morning I got up early before the sun was hot. the sun was hot.第二天早上，天还不是很第二天早上，天还不是很 热，我就早早地起床了。热，我就早早地起床了。 此句中此句中beforebefore为为 ，译为，译为 “ “ ”，但在不同的语境中，但在不同的语境中beforebefore的的 意思各异，可译为意思各异，可译为“才才；趁；趁；没；没 过多久就过多久就；宁愿；宁愿也不；还没来得也不；还没来得 及及就就”。考点提炼

13、考点提炼从属连词从属连词在在之前之前2.Only after you have had that recognition 2.Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an can you say that you are truly an inventor. inventor.只有在你获得了那种认证后，你才能只有在你获得了那种认证后，你才能 说自己是一个真正的发明家。说自己是一个真正的发明家。 该句为复合句，含有该句为复合句，含有thatthat引导的引导的 ； 修饰句子的时间状语，主句用了

14、修饰句子的时间状语，主句用了 语序。语序。 （1 1）当）当onlyonly所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从所修饰的副词、介词短语或状语从 句放在句首用于加强语气时，句子要用部分倒句放在句首用于加强语气时，句子要用部分倒 装，即助动词、系动词或情态动词提到主语之装，即助动词、系动词或情态动词提到主语之 前。前。 考点提炼考点提炼宾宾语从句语从句onlyonly部分倒装部分倒装 （2 2）如果置于句首的由）如果置于句首的由onlyonly引导的词语不是状引导的词语不是状 语，就不用倒装。语，就不用倒装。 （3 3）如果）如果onlyonly引导从句作状语，注意是其后的引导从句作状语，注意是其后的

15、主句用倒装，从句不用倒装。主句用倒装，从句不用倒装。3.The criteria are so strict that it is 3.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel. unless they are truly novel.（评定）专利（评定）专利 标准是很严格的，除非新的想法真是新颖的，标准是很严格的，除非新的想法真是新颖的， 否则很难被接受。否则很

16、难被接受。 （1 1）“so.that.”so.that.”可引导可引导 。其中的。其中的soso后跟形容词或副词。如果后跟形容词或副词。如果 修饰名词短语，要用修饰名词短语，要用“ ” 的形式。此句型中的的形式。此句型中的soso用于句首时，用于句首时，soso后面的后面的 部分要用倒装语序，但部分要用倒装语序，但thatthat后的从句后的从句 。 （2 2）novelnovel在此是形容词，意思是在此是形容词，意思是“ ”，其名词形式是，其名词形式是 。考点提炼考点提炼结果结果状语从句状语从句so+so+形容词形容词+a(an)+a(an)+名词名词不用倒装不用倒装新的，新颖新的，新颖的

17、，新奇的的，新奇的noveltynovelty4.Im sorry,but this phone is out of order.4.Im sorry,but this phone is out of order. 对不起，这个电话坏了。对不起，这个电话坏了。 out of orderout of order意为意为“ ”，与之相反的短语是，与之相反的短语是 ，意思是，意思是 “ “处于正常状况，情况良好处于正常状况，情况良好”。考点提炼考点提炼坏了，有毛坏了，有毛病病in orderin orderQuizQuizTranslationTranslationQuiz I I placed _

18、 (冰冻的碗冰冻的碗) over the snakes habitat. 2. I carried in my hand a small net _ _ (用来捕鱼的用来捕鱼的). 3. _ (由于朋友和亲戚的敦促由于朋友和亲戚的敦促), I decided to seize the opportunity.the frozen bowlfor catching fishusedPressed by my friends and relations The Hall _ in the 1800s was the most distinguished building at that time.

19、 A. to be completed B. having been completed C. completed D. being completed高考链接高考链接Quiz II 2. Please remain _ until the plane has come to a complete stop. A. to seal B. to be seated C. seating D. seated 3. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them _ in his lectures. A. i

20、nterested B. interesting C. interest D. to interest4. _ by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses. A. Driven B. Being driven C. To drive D. Having driven 6. To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English _ as much as we can. A. speak. B. speaking C.

21、 spoken D. to speakA short passage for fun 我同学的宠物鼠?pet mouse?从笼子里跑出来了。它咬下了我们的纽扣，弄脏了我们的鞋子，在我们的面包上打洞，这让我们焦头烂额。令人更可气的是，它不知从哪找了一位女朋友。白天在我们上课时，它们在我们床上跳舞，有时晚上我们睡觉时，他们制造噪音。他们不仅影响了我们的生活，也影响我们的学习。是到了把他们请出家门的时候了。 我们设计了三种方法才把它们弄走。一，用老鼠夹子?mouse trap)。但她们太小心，从不靠近。二，买药毒死她们，可是，太残忍，不得不放弃。三，我们到玩具店?toy store?买了一个老鼠喜欢

22、的玩具，把玩具放在箱子里。当它们在箱子里玩的高兴，我们把它们送给了卖宠物的人。事后感言，别自找麻烦，除非麻烦找上你。Once a pet ,always a pet? My roomates pet mouse fled from cage, which upset us a lot. It bit our buttons off,dirtied our shoes ,made holes in our bread. What made us angrier was that the mouse found a girl friend and took her home without our permission. When we were attending a lecture in class, they danced on our beds.While we were sleeping,th