2014届广东省揭阳一中高三英语复习课件：b8u3《warmingupandreading》.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 3 Inventors and inventions In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list. Warming up Do you know what these inventions are and when did they happen? Telephone 1876 television 1923 colour television 1940 photocopier 1937 air conditioner 1902 computer 1942 Atomic bomb 1945 Credit cards 1950 Penicillin 1928 = = An invention is ________________________ __________________________________. A discovery is _________________________ __________________________________. existing but not yet known finding out something already by human beings not existing before something that was created Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. Pre-reading An amphibious car(2003) It’s ________ an invention. Stephenson’s “Rocket” (1781-1848) It’s ________ an invention. The structure of DNA It’s ________ a discovery. Newton gravity discovered Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention There are 6 stages in producing an invention. Put them into suitable order: Patent office (专利局) plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can get patens and so be recognized and protected. patents What if some snakes are in your yard？ Task 1: Skim the whole passage and get the main idea: The text narrates _______________________ and presents _____________________ and applying for ________. the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patent Reading Task 2: Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph. Part I Part II Part III Part IV (Para.1) The discovery of the problem of the snakes. (Paras2-3) The research on the approaches to solve the problem. (Para. 4-6) The attempts to catch the snakes. (Para.7-8) The requirement of getting a patent. Task 3: Fill in the blanks: Para. Stages Examples in th