高二英语人教版选修八课件 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions- reading1 .pptVIP

;1 Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries.;an amphibious car;Stephenson’s “Rocket”;the structure of DNA;Work out the rules that will help you decide what a discovery is and what an invention is. A discovery is __________something ______________ in nature but ______ known. An invention is something (that was) ________ by ___________ ___________ before.;an invention; Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Here give you some similar stages used in research, please list them in the suitable order.;( ) A. Applying for a patent ( ) B. Finding a problem ( ) C. Doing research ( ) D. Testing the solution ( ) E. Thinking of a creative solution ( ) F. Deciding on the invention ;Task 2. Choose the right answer.;2. The writer was successful to catch the snakes in ____ attempt. A. the First B. the second C. the third D. every 3. Why did cooling the snakes make them less active? A. Because snakes are warm-blooded animals. B. Because snakes like high temperature. C. Because their body temperature depends on the heat around them. D. Because snakes don’t like high temperature ;4. Which statement is TRUE according to the text? A. The snakes were sleepy in the second approach so they couldn’t bite. B. Your product must be different from everybody else’s if you want to receive a patent. C. The writer received a patent after she succeeded in catching the snakes. D. If an application 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. A new 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 can be used as a medicine.;Task 3. Under