高二英语unit3warmingupandreading.ppt

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Step 1 Warming up Discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries. an amphibious car an invention Stephenson’s “Rocket” an invention an invention Columbia the New Continent a discovery DNA a discovery A discovery is something that is _______________ in nature. An invention is something that is ______________ by a human being. created/invented found/ discovered In pairs discuss any modern inventions you know. Describe them to your partner and explain how they changed people’s lives. television 1923 colour television 1940 photocopier 1937 air conditioner 1902 electronic digital computer 1946 Penicillin 1928 Credit cards 1950 If you want to invent something, there are six stages you must go through before you can have your invention approved. please put them in the suitable order. Step 2 Pre-reading Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention 2 1 3 4 5 6 Order? Reading THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution Testing the solution Deciding on the invention Applying for a patent Para.3 Para.2 Para.7 Para.4-6 Para.8 Para.1 Fast reading: The passage is written according to the six stages of an invention: 全优课堂P35 get rid of 2. hurting 3. doing research 4. approaches 5.Removing 6. cooling 7. last/third 8. Testing 9.patent office 10. Applying for 11. Valid 12. 18 CDBAC 1. What does the word monitor mean? (Para6 Line3) A. a device used to observe B. a student in charge of the whole class C. TV screen used in a studio D. make continuous observation of sth. Guess the meaning of the words according to the context. 2. What does novel mean? (Para7 Line5) a story B. new and strange C. interesting D. different 3. What is the meaning of the size of my bank balance ? (Para8 the last line) 我的银行结余金额 * * 英语学习辅导报 出品 * 英语学习辅导报 出品 *