unit 3 inventors and inventions ------the problem of the snakes
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Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
------THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES
WORD REVIEW
1.发现2.两栖类3.专利发明4.给 打电话5.偶尔6.辨别7.产品 8.火药9.着手10.香水11.果冻12.冷冻库13.突然地14.便利的
discoveryamphibiouspatentcall upnow and thendistinguishproductpowderset aboutperfumejellyfreezerabruptlyconvenient
15. 一整夜16. 预料17. 监控18. 被动的19. 释放20. 认出21. 标准22. 主张23. 有效的24. 申请25. 文件夹
overnight expectation monitor passive release recognition criterion claim valid application file
A discovery is finding
(or learning) sth. that
______________________
An invention is making (or designing) sth. that
_______________________
(has) existed before.
did not exist before.
An invention is not an easy thing. Inventormust go through 6 steps before they make it.
1. Applying for a patent
2. Finding a problem
3. Doing research
4. Testing the solution
5. Thinking of a creative solution
6. Deciding on the invention
Paragraph Stages in the inventing process
Finding a problem
Doing research
Thinking of a creative solution
Testing the solution
Deciding on the invention
Applying for a patent
1
2
3
4,5,6
7
8
Fast reading
Paragraph 1--- finding a problem
What was the problem for “me” to deal with?
“I” have to catch snakes without harm to them by inventing something. / The snakes must be removed but not harmed
Careful reading( para by para )
Paragraph 2--- doing research
How did “I” do the research ?
Step 1
Step 2 “I” set about researching the habits of snakes so “I” could trap them in the easiest way.
The first thing was to see if there
were products that might help.
Paragraph 3--- thinking of a creative solution
How many possible approaches did “I” think of ? And what are they?
Firstly removing their habitat;
Secondly attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food; Thirdly cooling them so that they wouldbecome sleepy and could be easily caught.
Attempt
1. When did “I” put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat? 2. When did “I” want to catch snakes?3. What did “I’ use to catch snakes for the third attempt?
1st
1. __ ______________
2. ____ ___ ______
2nd1. __ ____ ______
2. ____ ________ ____
3rd
1. __ ____ ______
2. __ ____ ___________
3. ________________________A small net for catching fish
In the mornning
In the evening
Early in the morning
Paragraph 4,5,6--- testing the solution
After two hours
In the evening
Early in the morning
Talk about what “I” did in the first attempt to catch snakes, with the help of the following things.
Times: the next morning, finally, then, after two hours
Acts: placed… over, covered, waited, removed
Things: bowl, habitat, ice-cubes, bucket
Paragraph 7--- deciding on the solution
True or False
“I” was quite encouraged by “my” creative solution, so “I” couldn’t help applying for a patent.
Pressed by my friends and relations, “I”
decided to send “my” invention to the patent office to get recognition for “my” successful idea.
As “I” was pressed by my friends and relations,……
Paragraph 8--- applying for a patent
What did “I” do to apply for a patent?
“I” have filled in the form and filed my patent application with the Patent Office.
Further understanding
1.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The snakes were poisonous.B. The writer did not like animals.C. The writer caught the snakes in order to get a
patent.D. The best way to catch snakes is cooling
them.2. The writer was _____ when her mother told
her there were some snakes in their yard.A. upset B. disappointed C. proud D. passive
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3. An invention will get a patent if it is ______ .A a discovery B a game or businessC a computer program D a novel invention 4. From the text, we can infer that ________ .A a discovery is the same as an invention B getting a patent has advantagesC there are 3 ways to catch snakesD the writer wanted to get a patent before
catching the snakes.
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Summary
In the period, we now know the difference between a(n) ________ and a(n)________.
In order to solve ___ ______ __ ___ _____, I did some creative work by______ ______, _______ __ __ ____ __________, _______ ___ _______ . I was successful in the end. Pressed by my friends and relations, I ______ ___ _____ ______ and decided to ____ __ __ ______.
invention discovery
the problem of the snakes
doing researchthinking of a creative solutiontesting the solution
decided on the inventionapply for a patent
If there is another paragraph after Para 8,what do you think will be more likely to happen?
A. One year later, “my” application was refused.
B. Two years later, “I” was recognized and got a patent.
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Homework:1. More reading of THE PROBLEM OF THE
SNAKES and pay special attention to some sentences.
2. Exx.---Learning about language on P23-24.
COMPREHENSION OF SENTENCES
Which sentences can be replaced by the
following ones?
1. It seems that these snakes have settled near our house.
2. I had a chance to be recognized by making something new to catch the snakes without harm.
3. I had expected that the snakes would bite me again.
4. The criteria make it almost impossible for a new idea to be accepted; but it is a different case if it is strikingly new, unusual, or different.
1. It seems that these snakes have settled near our house.
These seem to have made their home here.
这几条蛇似乎在屋子附近安家了。
The sentence that means the same :
Chinese :
2. I had a chance to be recognized by making something new to catch the snakes without harm.
Here was a chance for me to distinguish
myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them.
这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。我要发明某种东西, 既可以把蛇抓住,而又不会伤害他们。
The sentence that means the same :
Chinese :
3. I had expected that the snakes would bite me again.
This was in the expectation that the
snakes would bite again.
蛇还会咬人,这在我的预料之中。
The sentence that means the same :
Chinese :
4. The criteria make it almost impossible for a new idea to be accepted; but it is a different case if it is strikingly new, unusual, or different.
The criteria are so strict that it is difficult
for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel.
评定专利的标准非常严格,因此除非设想真的很新颖,否则很难被接受。
The sentence that means the same :
Chinese :
• Luckily these reptiles were small and that made the solution easier.
Luckily these reptiles were small, ________ made the solution easier.
2. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.
You can say that you are truly an inventor only after you have had the recognition.
which
Rewriting
1.call up mother2.on the phone3.hurt these living creatures4.get down to do5.pick up6.according to plan
7. release them all back into the wild
8. in addition9.a large number of
10.application for a patent
11.the size of my bank balance
1.给妈妈打电话2.在电话中3.伤害这些生灵4.弯腰去5.拾起;捡起6.依计而行7.放生8.另外9.数目众多的
10.申请专利11.银行金额余额的大
小
phrases
Language items in reading:
1. Sentences2. Structures3. Phrases
5. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.
You can say that you are truly an inventor only after you have had the recognition.
只有你得到这种承认,你才能说你真的是一个发明家。
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Chinese :
An amphibious car
Stephenson’s “Rocket”
DNA
Attempt Creative step Lesson
1
Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ ________.
2Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ ________.
3
Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ _______ and carry a net to collect the snakes ___ ____ ________ without harming them.
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