河北省邢台市育才中学人教高中英语选修八Unit 3Warming up and Reading 课件.pptVIP

3.What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them? Step 1: She bought a stainless steel ice cream maker and froze the bowl. She added ice cubes to the top of the bowl to keep it cold. She placed it over the snakes habitat during the day so that the snakes would become sleepy and could be easily caught. Step 2: As above she did the same but placed the bowls over the snakes habitat in the evening. Step 3: As above but added a net to catch the snakes. 4. Why did cooling make the snakes less active? Snakes do not have a way of keeping warm in their bodies. They get warmth from the sun and become more active at this time. When the sun goes down at night they cool down and become less active. So extra cooling to the snake would make them even less active and easier to catch. 5. Discuss with your partner what the advantages might be of getting a patent. You are able to prove that you are the first person to make the invention; You are recognized as a real inventor; You can make money if you sell your invention to others. 人教新课标必修 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Warming up and Reading I Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Warming up: In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list. Warming up-I (4m) Do you know what these inventions are and when did they happen? Telephone 1876 television 1923 colour television 1940 photocopier 1937 air conditioner 1902 electronic digital computer 1942 Atomic bomb 1945 Credit cards 1950 Penicillin 1928 Among the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most important one? Why? Warming up – II (2m) What is an invention? An Invention is something that is created by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity. Warming up-III (2m) What is a discovery? A discovery merely makes known something that already existed in nature. Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show