Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions.pptVIP

Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions Check your anwers Task I. 1 . created already existed 2 . 612435 Task II. ABDCD Task III. 1. call sb. up 2. now and then 3. get rid of 4. decide on 5. be made of stainless steel 6. adjust the plan 7. with great caution 8. bend down 9. pich sth. up 10. in the expectation that 11. All went according to plan. 12. release the snakes back into the wild 13. seize the opportunity to do 14. in addition 15. be different from differ from 16. fill in the form 17. file an application 【Learning Aims】 1. Analyse the long sentences, master the main idea and improve the ability of reading comprehension. 2. By self-study and cooperation, master the ways of description . 3. Be absorbed in study, and know about methods of catching snakes. Warming up: In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list. Warming up What is an invention? What is a discovery? An Invention is something that is created by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity. A discovery merely makes known something that already existed in nature. Pre-reading Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. inventions or discoveries?  inventions or discoveries? inventions or discoveries? ReadingThe problem of the snakes 课内探究案 Task I. Answer the following questions:  1.What is the main idea of the passage? I managed to invent a new way of getting rid of snakes without harming them and I wanted to get a patent for my invention 2.Why did the writer feel proud when she was expected to catch snakes? Because she felt that she could distinguish herself by inventing new ways of catching snakes without harming them. _______________________________________________________________________ questions: 3.What were the three possible approaches? And which one did the writer choose? ① removing their habitat ② attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume