Unit3InventorsandinventionsWarming-upandreadingUnit3InventorsandinventionsWhenwespeakofinventions,wecan’thelpthinkofthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Canyounamethem?WarmingupWhenwespeakofinventions,wpaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderpaper-makingprintingcompassgunHowmanyfamousinventorsdoyouknow?Whatdidtheyinvent?Howmanyfamousinventorsdoy

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ThomasEdisonAmerica(1847——1931)ThomasEdisonAlexanderGrahamBellEngland(1847--1922)AlexanderGrahamBell

KarlFriedrichBenzGermany(1884--1929)KarlFriedrichBenzWilburandOrvilleWrightinventedtheairplane,whichtheypatentedasa“flyingmachine”.WilburandOrvilleWrightinveChooseyourluckynumberandplayagame.ChooseyourluckynumberandpAirplaneThisinvention

ismadeofmetal.Thisinventionlookslikeabird.Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.Itispoweredbyanengineandisflownbyapilot.AirplaneThisinventionismadeThisinventioncanhelppeopledosomedailywork.Itishelpfulforhousewives.Themachinecanmovesomethingthatyouputintoit.Itneedssoapandwatertowashsomethinginit.WashingmachineThisinventioncanhelppeopleItallowsyoutogetalikenessofanobject.

Whenyoupressthebutton,itworks.Whenaflashhappens,itwillcopyasceneontoafilm.Whenthefilmisdeveloped,thesceneyoucopiedappearsonapaper-likething.CameraItallowsyoutogetalikenesTheinventionlookslikeachair.

Ithasapipethroughwhichthewastecango.Peopleuseittogetridofwasteintheirbodies.Itisusuallymadeofchinatheseyears.ToiletTheinventionlookslikeachaYearInventionInventor(s)1902AirconditionerWillisCarrie1903Gas-motoredandmannedplaneWrightbrothers1910ThefirsttalkingfilmThomasEdison1923TelevisionLogieBaird1928Penicillin(青霉素)AlexanderFleming1937Photocopier(影印機)ChesterFCarlson1940ColourtelevisionPeterGoldmark1942ElectricdigitalcomputerAmericanscientists1945AtomicbombAmericanscientists1950CreditcardsRalphSchneider1985WindowsOSMicrosoftCompany1990WorldWideWebTimBerners-LeeYearInventionInventor(s)1902AiAmongtheinventionsabove,whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?Andhowdiditchangepeople’slife?Amongtheinventionsabove,whAdiscovery==AninventionAdiscovery==AninventionMakeadifferencebetweeninventionanddiscoveryaccordingthesituations.Situation1ColumbusfoundTomatoinAmericain1492.Situation2TheStructureofDNAwasfirstdescribedbyJamesWatsonandFrancisCrickin1953.MakeadifferencebetweeninveAdiscoveryis__________.

makingordesigningsomethingthatdidnotexistbefore.Aninventionis__________.

findingorlearningaboutsomething(place,fact)thathasalreadyexistforthefirsttime.Discoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Adiscoveryis__________.DiscReadingTheProblemoftheSnakesReadingTheProblemoftheSnakIfsomesnakesareinyouryard,howdoyoudealwiththem?IfsomesnakesareinyouryarFast-readingThetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.What’sthemainideaofthetext?Fast-readingThetextnarrateDividethetextintofourpartsandworkoutthemainideaforeachpart.PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIV(Para.1)Thediscoveryoftheproblemofthesnakes.(Paras2-3)Theresearchontheapproachestosolvetheproblem.(Para.4-6)Theattemptstocatchthesnakes.(Para.7-8)Therequirementofgettingapatent.Careful-readingDividethetextintofourpart1.Thepurposeofwritingthistextis_____.

A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthem B.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter'snewidea C.tointroducethewriter'snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatentChoosethebestanswers.C1.Thepurposeofwritingthis2.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snew

ideaisthat____.A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthemD2.Thebiggestadvantageofth3.Whatinstrumentswereusedfor

catchingthesnakes?A.Abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfume.B.Abowl,abucket,femaleperfume.C.Asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucket.D.Asmallnet,abucket,powders.B3.Whatinstrumentswereused4.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn'tbitethewriteratall.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse'sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.B4.Whichstatementistrueacc5.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdo

youthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyHuoDa.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.C5.Accordingtothetext,whicDiscussionWhydoyouthinkthemotherdidn’ttrytocatchthesnakesherself?2.Whydoyouthinkthewriterfeltshehadachancetodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifultocatchthesnakesbutnotharmthem?3.Whydoyouthinkthewriterchosethiswayofsolvingtheproblem?Wouldyoudothesame?4.Whydoyouthinkshefailedthefirsttime?DiscussionWhydoyouthinktheHomeworkReviewthetextandpickoutthedifficultlanguagepointsforyou.Findandunderlinethesentencesinthetextcontainingthepastparticipleusedastheattribute.HomeworkReviewthetextandpiUnit3InventorsandinventionsWarming-upandreadingUnit3InventorsandinventionsWhenwespeakofinventions,wecan’thelpthinkofthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Canyounamethem?WarmingupWhenwespeakofinventions,wpaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderpaper-makingprintingcompassgunHowmanyfamousinventorsdoyouknow?Whatdidtheyinvent?Howmanyfamousinventorsdoy

ZhangHeng(78—139)SeismographZhangHengSeismograph

ThomasEdisonAmerica(1847——1931)ThomasEdisonAlexanderGrahamBellEngland(1847--1922)AlexanderGrahamBell

KarlFriedrichBenzGermany(1884--1929)KarlFriedrichBenzWilburandOrvilleWrightinventedtheairplane,whichtheypatentedasa“flyingmachine”.WilburandOrvilleWrightinveChooseyourluckynumberandplayagame.ChooseyourluckynumberandpAirplaneThisinvention

ismadeofmetal.Thisinventionlookslikeabird.Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.Itispoweredbyanengineandisflownbyapilot.AirplaneThisinventionismadeThisinventioncanhelppeopledosomedailywork.Itishelpfulforhousewives.Themachinecanmovesomethingthatyouputintoit.Itneedssoapandwatertowashsomethinginit.WashingmachineThisinventioncanhelppeopleItallowsyoutogetalikenessofanobject.

Whenyoupressthebutton,itworks.Whenaflashhappens,itwillcopyasceneontoafilm.Whenthefilmisdeveloped,thesceneyoucopiedappearsonapaper-likething.CameraItallowsyoutogetalikenesTheinventionlookslikeachair.

Ithasapipethroughwhichthewastecango.Peopleuseittogetridofwasteintheirbodies.Itisusuallymadeofchinatheseyears.ToiletTheinventionlookslikeachaYearInventionInventor(s)1902AirconditionerWillisCarrie1903Gas-motoredandmannedplaneWrightbrothers1910ThefirsttalkingfilmThomasEdison1923TelevisionLogieBaird1928Penicillin(青霉素)AlexanderFleming1937Photocopier(影印機)ChesterFCarlson1940ColourtelevisionPeterGoldmark1942ElectricdigitalcomputerAmericanscientists1945AtomicbombAmericanscientists1950CreditcardsRalphSchneider1985WindowsOSMicrosoftCompany1990WorldWideWebTimBerners-LeeYearInventionInventor(s)1902AiAmongtheinventionsabove,whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?Andhowdiditchangepeople’slife?Amongtheinventionsabove,whAdiscovery==AninventionAdiscovery==AninventionMakeadifferencebetweeninventionanddiscoveryaccordingthesituations.Situation1ColumbusfoundTomatoinAmericain1492.Situation2TheStructureofDNAwasfirstdescribedbyJamesWatsonandFrancisCrickin1953.MakeadifferencebetweeninveAdiscoveryis__________.

makingordesigningsomethingthatdidnotexistbefore.Aninventionis__________.

findingorlearningaboutsomething(place,fact)thathasalreadyexistforthefirsttime.Discoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Adiscoveryis__________.DiscReadingTheProblemoftheSnakesReadingTheProblemoftheSnakIfsomesnakesareinyouryard,howdoyoudealwiththem?IfsomesnakesareinyouryarFast-readingThetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.What’sthemainideaofthetext?Fast-readingThetextnarrateDividethetextintofourpartsandworkoutthemainideaforeachpart.PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIV(Para.1)Thediscoveryoftheproblemofthesnakes.(Paras2-3)Theresearchontheapproachestosolvetheproblem.(Para.4-6)Theattemptstocatchthesnakes.(Para.7-8)Therequirementofgettingapatent.Careful-readingDividethetextintofourpart1.Thepurposeofwritingthistextis_____.

A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthem B.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter'snewidea C.tointroducethewriter'snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatentChoosethebestanswers.C1.Thepurposeofwritingthis2.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snew

ideaisthat____.A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthemD2.Thebiggestadvantageofth3.Whatinstrumentswereusedfor

catchingthesnakes?A.Abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfume.B.Abowl,abucket,femaleperfume.C.Asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucket.D.Asmallnet,abucket,powders.B3.Whatinstrumentswereused4.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyintheseconda