Unit3_Inventors_and_Inventions课件10（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

They are interesting and creative. Besides, the most important is that they make people’s life more convenient. Is it very easy for inventors to invent them? In fact, they must go through the several stages before producing their inventions. Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention What dose an inventor do first when he wants to invent a thing? Do you think your order is right? Inventing is a scientific activity which follows similar stages . So read the following passage about an invention to check whether your answer is right. Try to find out the details of these stages 1: What was the problem with the author’s house? 2: What did the writer set about doing to find the new way to solve the problem? 3: How many approaches did she think of? What are they? Which one did she choose? 4: How many attempts did the writer make to solve the problem? 5: What did she decide to do for her successful idea at last? 1: What was the problem with the author’s house? There are snakes in the courtyard of their house. 2: What did the writer set about doing to find the new way to solve the problem? She set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them. 3: How many approaches did she think of? What are they? Which one did she choose? She decided on three possible approaches and chose the last one. 4: How many attempts did the writer make to solve the problem? The writer made 3 attempts to catch the snakes. 5: What did she decide to do for her successful idea at last? She decided to apply for a patent for her successful idea. Careful reading Task 1: Put the stages in right order. Task 2: Match the stages with the paragraphs in the passage. Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention summary Write a summary for the passage according to these key words in red