Unit3_Inventors_and_Inventions课件15（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions warming up reading The text narrates the problem of the snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent. 2. What instruments were used for  catching the snakes? A. A bowl, ice-cubes, male perfumeB. A bowl, a bucket, female perfumeC. A small net, ice-cubes, a bucketD. A small net, a bucket, powders 3. The biggest advantage of the writers  new idea is that ______.A. it makes the snakes move slowlyB. it makes the snakes hardly bite usC. it is easier for us to kill the snakes  without hurting ourselvesD. it is easier for us to catch the snakes  without killing them 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 Huo Da.C. A new kind of grass found in a  mountain which can be used as a  medicine.D. A new way to make dirty water clean. 3.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.（评定）专利标准是很严格的，除非新的想法真是新颖的，否则很难被接受。 assignment 1. read the text thoroughly and finish the comprehending exercises. 2. preview the words and expressions in the reading passage. （1）“so...that...”可引导_______ 。其中的so后跟形容词或副词。如果修饰名词短语，要用“ ”的形式。此句型中的so用于句首时，so后面的部分要用倒装语序，但that后的从句 。 （2）novel在此是形容词，意思是“ ____”，其名词是 。 结果状语 从句 so+形容词+a(an)+名词 不用倒装 新的，新颖的，新奇的 novelty * * * * * * * * * * * * * Is it a discovery or an invention? An amphibious car An interesting moder ninvention A great invention DNA A discovery A discovery is______________ ________________________________ ______. already existing in nature but not yet known finding out something by human beings (2) An invention is __________________ ______________. something that created Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention What’s the main