Unit3__Inventors_and_inventions_(l

CellphoneTelephoneSheisagreatwoman.Shediscoveredradium.MadameCurieHediscoveredgravitybywatchingapplesdropontheground.IssacNewtongravityWhatisadiscovery?Adiscoveryis_______________________________________.findingoutsomethingexistingbutnotyetknownHeisagreatinventorofChina.Heinventedseismographtodetectearthquakes.ZhangHengseismograph•ThemanisfromAmerica.•Heisoneofthefatherofinventions.•Theinventorinventedthebulb.EdisonWhatisaninvention?Aninventionis_____________________________.notexistingbeforecreatingsomethingDiscoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Isitaninventionordiscovery?AnamphibiouscarSortoutinventionsanddiscoveriesStephenson’s“Rocket”DNADoyouknowthefourfamousinventionsinourancientChina?PaperPrintinggunpowdercompassesIsiteasyforpeopletomakeinventions?No!•1.Applyingforapatent•2.Findingaproblem•3.Doingresearch•4.Testingthesolution•5.Thinkingofacreativesolution•6.DecidingontheinventionOrder?Putthestagesofinventioninsuitableorder:ReadingTheProblemOfTheSnakesWhatdoesthewritermainlytellusabout?A.IntroduceswhattheproblemofsnakesisB.TellsushowtogetpatentsC.Introduceswhattheproblemofsnakeisandhermotherwantshertocatchthem.D.IntroducesherideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentListening:ParagraphStagesFindaproblemDoresearchThinkofacreativesolutionTestthesolutionDecideontheinventionandapplyforapatentThestructureofthetext:Dividethetextintofivepartsaccordingtothestagesofinvention.1234,5,67,8Self-testⅠ:Checkthefurthercomprehensionofthetextandchoosethebestanswer:1.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snewideaisthat:A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthem2.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A.abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfumeB.abowl,abucket,femaleperfumeC.asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucketD.asmallnet,abucket,powdersPreparationforcatchingthesnakesfridgebucketbowlice-cubesbucketbowlanetthesnakes’habitatProcedureofcatchingthesnakes3.Thewriterdecidedtocatchthesnakesin___possibleapproach.A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.every4.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyGuoDa.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.Self-testⅡ:CompletethepassageMymotheraskedmeto__________thesnakesinourcourtyard.Ifeltvery_______tohaveachancetodistinguishmyself.Afterresearchingthe_______ofthesnakesandmakingthree__________,Ifinallysucceededincatchingthesnakeswithout________them.Thenextday,I_________thesnakesallbackintothewild.AndIdecidedto____theopportunitytoapplyfora_________formyinvention.Ifmyinventioncanbe________,I’llbeatrueinventor.getridofproudhabitsattemptshurtingreleasedseizepatentrecognizedWhatgoodqualitiesshouldaninventorhave?creativecuriouspatientimaginativehard-workingadventurouschallengeable…ThinkingHoweverharditis,theynevergiveup.NEVERGIVEUPIknowyou’regoingtomakeit.Itmaytaketimeandhardwork.Youmaybecomefrustrated,Andattimesyou’llfeellikegivingup.SometimesyoumayevenwonderIfit’sreallyworthit.ButIhaveconfidenceinyou,AndIknowyou’llmakeit,ifyoutry.HomeworkWriteapassageabouthowtoapplyforapatent?