Unit3Guesswhattheinventionisorwhotheinventoris.Warmingup•Thisinventionlookslikeabird.•It’smadeofmetal.•Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.•Itispoweredbyanengineandisflownbyapilot.Whatisit?Airplane•Thisinventioncanhelppeopleinthestreet.•Itlookslikeatreestandingbesidethestreet.•Itdirectscarsandtrucks.•Itusescoloredlights.Redmeansstopping,greenmeansgoing.TrafficlightsWhatisit?•It’smadeofplasticsandmetal.•Itlookslikeasmallboxwithascreenandbuttonsonit.•Withtheinventionyoucancontactsomeonewhileyouarewalking.Whatisit?Mobilephone•TheinventorisfromAmerica.•Heisoneofthefatherofinventions.•Theinventorinventedthebulb.Whoishe?Edison•Hewasaworld-famousinventorfromSweden.•Hereisoneofhisphotos.•Heinventeddynamite(炸药).•Afamousprizewasnamedafterhim.Whoishe?AlfredNobelDifferencebetweendiscoveryandinventionAdiscoveryis_____________________________________Aninventionis______________________________creatingsomethingnotexistingbefore.findingoutsomethingexistingbutnotyetknownconnectionbetweendiscoveryandinvention?Discoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Inventionsareoftenbasedondiscoveries.stepseveryinventormustgothroughApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinvention1.___________________________2.___________________________3.___________________________4.___________________________5.___________________________6.___________________________Pre-readingWhatdoyouusetocatchsnakes?ReadingTheproblemofthesnakesWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?Thetextismainlyabouttheauthor’sexperienceinhelpinghermothergetridofthe_______andapplyingforthe_________forherinvention.snakespatentSkimmingScanning:matchtheparagraphswitheachstepsinthepassageandfindtheexamples:paragraphStagesExamplesinthisstoryFindaproblemThesnakemustbe________butnot______DoresearchLookfor________ofremoval;researchthe______ofsnakesThinkofacreativesolutionDecideon_______possibleapproaches:choose___________.caughtharmedapproacheshabitsthreethelastone123Task1TestthesolutionseveraltimesMake_____attemptsandfinallythe_____oneissuccessful.ApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionis___________4,5,67,8threerecognizedthird1.Whatwasthemotherupsetabout?2.Whywasthewriterhappytohelphermother?Stageone:findaproblemThemotherwasupsetbecausesomesnakeshadmadetheirhomeintheircourtyard.Thewriterwashappybecauseitgaveherachancetodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchthesnakesbutnotharmthem..TodosthsowellthatpeoplenoticeandadmireherCarefulreadingStagetwoDoresearchWhydidn’ttheauthorusepowderstogetridofthesnakes?Becausetheyaredesignedtokillsnakes.Soanew___________wasclearlyneeded.approachresearchStage3ThinkofacreativesolutionListthethreepossibleapproaches:•Firstly,__________________________.•Secondly,________________________________________________________.Thirdly,_____________________________________________________________.•Finally,theauthorchoosethe_____one.removingtheirhabitat;attractingthemintoatrapcoolingthemsothattheywouldusingmaleorfemaleperfumeorfoodbecomesleepyandcouldbeeasilycaughtlastStage4:TestthesolutionsThefirstattempt:1.Early_______________theauthorputa(n)_________bowloverthesnakes’habitatandsomeice-cubes________thebowl.2.Shecoveredthewholethingwithalarge_______.3._________later,thoughthesnakeswereless_______,theystillescapedquickly.thenextmorningfrozenontopofbucketTwohoursactiveThisattemptisafailureThesecondattempt:1.Theauthorfrozethebowlandtheice–cubesagainbutplacedthemoverthesnakes’habitat____________.2.Theauthorcoveredthewholethingandlefteverything__________.3.Earlythenextmorningthesnakeslookvery_______,butwhenshepickedthemup,theytryto_____her.Thethirdattempt:Thenextmorningtheauthorrepeatedthe______procedureandcarriedasmall________tocollectthepassivesnakesand________thembackintothewild.secondintheeveningovernightsleepybitenetreleasedafailureasuccessStage5ApplyforapatentPressedby…,Idecidedto__________________________________formysuccessfulinventiontothePatentHouse.SeizetheopportunitytogetrecognitionWhatwastheauthor’sinvention?Whatwashersuccessfulideaofcatchingsnakes?Byplacingthesnakesata___temperatureforthemto________andthencaughtthembyasmall______.lowsleepnetStage5Applyforapatent1.Aninventorcaneasilygetthepatentfortheinvention.2.Ifyouhaveascientifictheoryormathematicalmodel,youcangetapatent(专利).3.Ifyourinventionspassthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished12monthsfromthedateyouapply.FFFdifficultlyCan’t18Snakescamenearmymother’shouse_____________,whichu____mymothermuch,andshewantedmeto___________them.SoI________researchingthe_____ofsnakestofindtheeasiestwayto_____them.Ithoughtofthreepossiblea__________.Firstly,removingtheirh________;secondly,attractingthemintoa_____(陷阱);andthirdlycoolingthemsothattheywouldbecomes_______andcouldbeeasilycaught.Imadeupmymindtousethethirdone.Itriedthreetimesandthethird_______wasfinallysuccessful.________bymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedto_____theopportunity,hopingtogeta________withmyinvention.getabouthabitstrapsetapproachesattemptPressedpatentridofpsetnowandthenStep5