unit3_inventors_and_inventions_warming_up_and_reading.pptVIP

Work out two rules: 6. The purpose in writing this text is _____ A. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them B. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writers new idea C. to introduce the writers new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent 7. Which statement is true according to the text? A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldnt bite the writer at all. B. Your product must be different from everybody elses if you want to receive a patent. C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes. D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately. Discuss in pairs what the advantages might be of getting a patent. Advantages: You are recognized as a real inventor. You can make money if you sell your invention to others. You will become famous. You are able to prove that you were the first person to make the invention. (1) 经历 Most families went through a lot in the war. (2) 通过, 成功, 成交 The plan did not go through. (3) 审阅, 检查 I can’t go though the letters in an hour. 4. Why did cooling the snakes make them less active? ( ) Because snakes are warm-blooded animals. B. Because snakes like high temperature. C. Because snakes are reptiles and their body temperature depends on the heat around them. C 5. Which of the following may get a patent according to the text? A. A computer programme. B. A new animal variety.C. A work of literature.D. A truly novel and useful invention. D Snakes came near my mother’s house ____ ____ _____, which u____ my mother much, and she wanted me to ____ ____ ___them. So I ___ _____ researching the _____ of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. I thought of three possible a__________. Firstly, removing their h________; secondly, attracting them into a _____（陷阱)