选修8unit3reading_961744.ppt

Inventors and inventions Unit 3 Warming up Do you know what are the four inventions in ancient China? compass gunpowder paper making skill typography What are they famous for? Newton gravity discovered Benjamin Franklin flash is electricity. discovered Stephenson the train invented radium Madame Curie discovered Discuss in pairs which pictures below show inventions and which show discoveries. An amphibious car Stephenson’s “Rocket” DNA An amphibious car (2003) This is the first car that can travel safely on water and on land. This is an interesting modern invention. Stephenson’s “Rocket” (1781-1848) George Stephenson was one of the first men to design engines for the railways. It is an invention. The structure of DNA This was a discovery of Francis Crick and James Watson and published in 1953. A(n) __________ is something that was created by human beings not existing before. invention A(n) __________is something which already exists but has been found out now. discovery Discuss in Groups What is an invention and what is a discovery? Discoveries often __________ inventions. Inventions are often __________ discoveries. The relationship between them: lead to based on Applying for a patent 2. Finding a problem 3. Doing research 4. Testing solution 5. Thinking of a creative solution 6. Deciding on the invention Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages. Look at the list below and work out a suitable order. Reading The Problem Of The Snakes Prevision What does the writer mainly tell us about? A. Introduces what the problem of snakes is B. Tells us how to get patents C. Introduces what the problem of snake is and her mother wants her to catch them. D. Introduces her idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent The structure of the text find out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing steps. Paragraph Stages Find a problem Do research Think of a creative solution Test t