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Unit3InventorsandInventionswarmingup&readingtasksforeachgroupGroup1:discovery&invention(definition,examples)Group2:moderninventionsGroup3:ashortstoryaboutaninventionGroup4:someinformationaboutsnakesIsitadiscoveryoraninvention?presentations•Group1•Group2•Doyouthinkit’seasytoinventsomething?•Doyouknowhowtheelectriclampwereinvented?•Group3ApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinventionIfsomesnakesinyouryard…Pre-reading•Group4:someinformationaboutsnakesThepurposeinwritingthistextisA.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthemB.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter'snewideaC.tointroducethewriter'snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatentReading:listenandfindoutthepurposeandthemainideaofthetext.Thetextnarratesthep______ofthesnakesandpresentsthep_________ofcatchingthemandapplyingforap______.roblemroceduresatentWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?Readingforthedetails•readthetextbyyourselfintwominutes•Trueorfalse?•1.IfeltproudbecauseIcouldhelpmyparentskillthesnakesinouryard.•2.IgetdowntosearchingthehabitsofsnakessoIcouldtrapthemintheeasiestway.formetodistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.herewasachance•3.Idecidetoattractthesnakesintoatrapusingmaleorfemaleperfumeorfoodtocatchthem.•4.ForthefirstattemptIplacedthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheevening.•5.AssoonasIcatchthesnakeswithoutharmingthem,Iamtrulyaninventor.becomesleepyandcouldbeeasilycaught.coolthesnakessothattheywouldinthemorningAfteryouhavehadtherecognitionofthepatentofficeMultiplechoices1.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snewideaisthat:A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthem2.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A.abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfumeB.abowl,abucket,femaleperfumeC.asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucketD.asmallnet,abucket,powders3.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn'tbitethewriteratall.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse'sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.4.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyHuoDa.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.ParaStagesintheinventingprocessExampleinthisstory12FindaproblemThesnakesmustberemovedbutnotharmedDoresearchLookformethodsofremoval;thehabitsofsnakesthestagesinmakinganinvention(haveadiscussioninpairs)34,5,67TestthesolutionseveraltimesTrythreetimestomakeitworkefficientlyApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionisrecognizedThinkofacreativesolutionIdentifythreepossibleapproaches:chooseonepost-reading(discussioningroups)•Whataretherequirementsofthecharacterofaninventor?Canyougivesomedetailsinthetexttosupportyouridea?•Forexample:•patient&persistent•Theauthortriedthreetimesandfinallyhesucceeded.•hardworking,creative,careful,curioussum-up•1.thedifferencebetweendiscoveryandinvention•2.moderninventions•3.stagesintheinventingprocess•4.someinformationaboutsnakes•5.readingskills:predication,skim,scan,sumup.•6.oralpractice:basedonthetopicofinventionsassignment•1.readthetextthoroughlyandfinishthecomprehendingexercises.•2.previewthewordsandexpressionsinthereadingpassage.