人教版高中英语Book8 Unit3 The problem of snakes 课件.ppt

Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions warming up reading Unit 3 Inventors and inventions The purpose of inventions is Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Here give you some similar stages used in research, please put them in the suitable order. The text mainly tells us about the problem of the snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent. Para2-3 Three possible approaches: Firstly,__________________________. Secondly,_______________________ _________________________________. Thirdly,__________________________ ___________________________________. Finally, the author choose the_____one. 3. What change did she make for the second attempt? 4. What about the third attempt? Para7-8 The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel. What does “novel” mean? A. literary story B. significant C. fresh D. different from anything known before 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 way to make dirty water clean.D. A new kind of grass found in a  mountain which can be used as a  medicine. post-reading (discussion in groups) What are the requirements of the character of an inventor? Can you give some details in the text to support your idea? For example: patient persistent The author tried three times and finally he succeeded. hardworking, creative, careful, curious sum -up 1. the difference between discovery and invention 2. modern inventions 3. stages in the inventing process 4. some information about snakes 5. reading skills: predication, skim, scan, sum up. 6. oral practice: based on the topic of inventions assignment 1. read the text thoroughly and finish the comprehending exercises. 2. preview the words and expressions in the reading passage. scanning What d