选修8 unit3 Reading.ppt

1、Book8 Unit3,Invention and inventors,compass,paper making,gun powder,printing,Guessing Game,Guess what the invention is or who the inventor is.,Step 1. Warming up,This invention can help people in the street. It looks like a tree standing beside the street. It directs cars and trucks. It uses colored

2、 lights. Red means stopping, green means going.,Traffic lights,30,10,20,40,What is it?,This invention looks like a bird. Its made of metal. 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.,30,10,20,40,What is it?,Airplane,It

3、 is a tool of communication; It is convenient to take along with you; You can hear a persons voice when using it. You can call up sb now and then;,mobile phone,Invention,He was a world-famous inventor from Sweden. Here is one of his photos. He invented dynamite (炸药). A famous prize was named after h

4、im.,Who is he?,40,20,30,50,Alfred Nobellfrid nubel 一位伟大的科学家：他不仅把毕生精力贡献给了科学事业，而且把自己的遗产全部捐献给科学事业，已经成为举世瞩目的最高科学大奖。,The inventor is from America. He is one of the father of inventions. The inventor invented the bulb.,40,20,30,Who is he?,Edison,He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground

5、.,Issac Newton,gravity,She is a great woman. She discovered radium.,Madame Curiemd:m kjuri,He is a great inventor of China.,He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes.,Zhang Heng,saizmgr:f seismograph地震仪,It is one of the four great inventions in ancient china. It is black. People can use it to ma

6、ke bombs.,Gunpowder火药,Invention,It is a kind of make-up invented by French. It smells good. Women especially like to use it.,perfume,Invention,an invention car,An amphibious car,Stephensons “Rocket”,Its _,an invention.,DNA,Its _,a discovery.,What is a discovery?,A discovery is_ _.,finding out someth

7、ing,existing but not yet known,What is an invention?,An invention is_ _.,not existing before,creating something,Discoveries often lead to inventions.,Step 2. Pre-reading Can you put them in right order？,1.The six stages of inventing. Apply for a patent Find a problem Do research Test solution Think

8、of a creative solution Decide on the invention Give the possible order which you think is right. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6),B,C,E,D,A,F,Reading,The Problem Of The Snakes,Step 3. Leading-inIf some snakes in your yard.,1.What kind of writing style is the passage ? _. A. narrative(记叙文) B. argumentative(议论

9、文) C. explanatory(说明文) D. imaginary(想象的),Step 4. Fast reading.,2.Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:,Reading,Summary :,The text narrates the p_ of the snakes and presents the p_ of catching them and applying for a p_.,roblem,rocedures,atent,Step 5. Intensive reading (1) When the writer cal

10、led up her mother in the country on the phone she was very excited. (2) The writer felt very proud that she had a chance to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. (3) The first thing the writer tried to do was to catch the snakes. (4) The writer decided

11、 to remove the snakes habitat.,F,F,T,F,upset,see if there were any products that help me.,I decided to use the last one.,(5) The writer used an ice-maker、a bowl、some jelly、ice-cubes、a bucket and a net to catch the snakes. (6) After three attempts, the writer finally caught the snakes and sent them i

12、nto the wild. (7) The writer himself decided to send her invention to the patent office to get recognition for her successful idea. (8) The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel and are really different from everybody elses.,T,T,T,F,Pres

13、sed by my friends and relations,2. Ask Ss to take the quiz below and see whether Ss can grasp the details of the text. (1) Why did the writer do so much trap the snakes but not hurt them _? A. Because she wanted to eat the snakes. B. Because she planned to apply for a patent. C. Because she obeyed h

14、er parents and wanted to test her new idea. D. Because they were poisonous snakes. (2) The writer set about researching the habits of snakes in order to_ A. know how to drive them off. B. kill them in the easiest way. C. trap them in the easiest way. D. get on well with snakes.,(3) The writer placed

15、 a frozen bowl over the snakes habitats because_. A. The snakes were small. B. She knew the snakes were cold-blooded animals. C. She didnt want to be bitten. D. She wanted to make the snakes passive and caught them easily. (4) Which statement is true according to the text_? A. The writer decided to

16、send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded catching the snakes. B. The snakes were still as active as before in the first attempt. C. The writer could make a lot of money if she succeed. D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately. .,(5) According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent_? A.