新课标人教版选修八Book8-Unit3-Reading.ppt

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions He is a great inventor of China. He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes. Zhang Heng seismograph [?sa?zm?grɑ:f] The man is from America. He is one of the father of inventions. The inventor invented the bulb. Edison What is a discovery? A discovery merely makes known something that already existed in nature. She is a great woman. She discovered radium. Madame Curie He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground . Issac Newton gravity What is an invention? An Invention is something that is created by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity. The suitable order: Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution Testing the solution Deciding on the invention Applying for a patent What do you use to catch snakes? Reading The problem of the snakes Skim the whole passage and get the main idea: The text tells _______________________ and presents _____________________ and applying for ________. the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patent Skimming (3m) Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph. Part I Part II Part III Part IV (Para.1) c.The discovery of the problem of the snakes. (Paras2-3) d.The research on the approaches to solve the problem. (Para. 4-6) a.The attempts to catch the snakes. (Para.7-8) b.The requirement of getting a patent. c a d b Scanning 1.What upset the authors mother? The snakes. 2.How many times did the author attempt to remove the snakes? Three times. 3.What did the author do after he successfully get rid of the snakes? To apply for a patent. 1.The biggest advantage of the writers new idea is that: A. it makes the snakes move slowly B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves D. it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them (l 7-8) 2. What instruments were used for catching the snakes? A. a bowl, ice-cubes,