选修8unit3reading公开课

InventorsandinventionsUnit3WarmingupDoyouknowwhatarethefourinventionsinancientChina?compassgunpowderpapermakingskilltypographyWhataretheyfamousfor?NewtongravitydiscoveredBenjaminFranklinflashiselectricity.discoveredradiumMadameCuriediscoveredMartinLawrenceCooper马丁·劳伦斯·库帕inventedcellphoneDiscussinpairswhichpicturesbelowshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries.AnamphibiouscarStephenson’s“Rocket”DNAAnamphibiouscar(2003)Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.Stephenson’s“Rocket”(1781-1848)GeorgeStephensonwasoneofthefirstmentodesignenginesfortherailways.Itisaninvention.ThestructureofDNAThiswasadiscoveryofFrancisCrickandJamesWatsonandpublishedin1953.A(n)__________issomethingthatwascreatedbyhumanbeingsnotexistingbefore.inventionA(n)__________issomethingwhichalreadyexistsbuthasbeenfoundoutnow.discoveryDiscussinGroupsWhatisaninventionandwhatisadiscovery?Discoveriesoften__________inventions.Inventionsareoften__________discoveries.Therelationshipbetweenthem:leadtobasedon1.Applyingforapatent2.Findingaproblem3.Doingresearch4.Testingsolution5.Thinkingofacreativesolution6.DecidingontheinventionInventingisascientificactivityandsofollowssimilarstages.Lookatthelistbelowandworkoutasuitableorder.ReadingTheProblemOfTheSnakesThetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.What’sthemainideaofthetext?ReadingComprehensionIFastreadingFindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.ReadingComprehensionIIThestructureofthetextfindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.ParagraphStagesFindaproblemDoresearchThinkofacreativesolutionTestthesolutionApplyforapatent1234,5,67,8Scanning1.Howdidthewritercatchthesnakes?A.Usingsomethingtoattractthesnakesintoatrap.B.Takingtheirhabitattoanotherplace.C.placingthesnakesatalowtemperatureforthemtosleepandthencaughtthem.D.Alltheabove.ReadingComprehensionIII2.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A.Abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfumeB.Abowl,abucket,femaleperfumeC.Asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucketD.Asmallnet,abucket,powders3.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snewideaisthat______.A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthem4.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn'tbitethewriteratall.B.Theauthorandhermotherreleasedthesnakesquicklyaftercatchingthem.C.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse'sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.D.Apatentwillbepublished18monthsfromthedateyouinventit.5.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyHuoDa.C.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.D.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.1.Inthispassage,thewriterwantstoencouragethereaderstoconsidercarefullytheproblemsindailylife.2.Thewriterwassuccessfulincatchingthesnakesinthesecondattempt.3.Aninventorcaneasilygetthepatentfortheinvention.TorFScanningReadingComprehensionIV4.Ifyouhaveascientifictheoryormathematicalmodel,youcangetapatent.5.Thestagestoapplyforapatentistofillintheformforyourinvention,fileyourpatentapplicationwiththepatentofficeandwaitforthepatentexamine.6.Ifyourinventionspassthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapply.WhenImymotheronthephoneshewasveryupset,becausesomesnakescamenearherhouse.Ithoughtitwasachanceformetomyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldgetridofthesnakes.Iresearchingthehabitsofsnakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.FinallyIdecidedonthreepossible.Myfirsttwoattemptsbothfailed,soIhadtoimprovemydesignagain.Tomygreatdelight,thistimeIsucceeded.AllwasinandatlastIcollectedthesnakesandreleasedthemallbackintothewild.Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtotheopportunitytogetrecognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.SummarycalledupnowandthendistinguishmercifulsetaboutapproachesexpectationpassivemerrilyseizeDiscussion:Discusswithyourpartnerswhatqualitiesdoesaninventorneed?curiouspatientimaginativedeterminedchallengingadventurousenthusiasticpersistenthard-working2.Retellthepassageinyourownwords.Homework1.Learntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthisperiodbyheart.