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WarmingupDoyouknowwhatarethefourinventionsinancientChina?compassgunpowderpapermakingskilltypographyWhataretheyfamousfor?NewtongravitydiscoveredBenjaminFranklinflashiselectricity.discoveredradiumMadameCuriediscoveredZhangHengtheseismograph地动仪inventedCaiLun↓papermakingStephensonthetraininventedAdiscoveryismerelymakingknownsomethingthatalready_____innature.Aninventionissomethingthatis______byahumanbeing.createdexistsDiscoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Inventionsareoftenbasedondiscoveries.What’stheconnectionbetweendiscoveryandinvention?DiscussinGroupsAnamphibiouscar(2003)Thisisthefirstcarthatcantravelsafelyonwaterandonland.Thisisaninterestingmoderninvention.EnjoysomenovelinventionsHerearethestageseveryinventormustgothrough:A8forapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinvention1.___________________________2.___________________________3.___________________________4.___________________________5.___________________________6.___________________________Pre-reading:Althoughtheinventionsseemseasy,ittakestheinventorsgreatefforttomakeit.Whatifsomesnakesinyouryard…Whatshouldthewriterdo?ReadingPrevisionWhatdoesthewritermainlytellusabout?A.IntroduceswhattheproblemofsnakesisB.TellsushowtogetpatentsC.Introduceswhattheproblemofsnakeisandhermotherwantshertocatchthem.D.IntroducesherideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentFastreadingFindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.Thestructureofthetextfindoutwhichparagraphorparagraphsdealwitheachinventingsteps.ParagraphStagesFindaproblemDoresearchThinkofacreativesolutionTestthesolutionApplyforapatent1234,5,67,8Para.StagesExamplesinthisstoryFindaproblemThesnakemustbe_________butnot_________.DoresearchResearchthe________ofsnakes.ThinkofacreativesolutionIdentify______possibleapproachesandchoose_______.TestthesolutionseveraltimesTry_______timestomakeitwork____________.ApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionis_____________.caughtharmedhabits124,5,67,83threeefficiently/successfullyrecognizedthreelastoneCarefulreadingPart1(Para1)1.Whywasthewriterhappytohelphermother?2.Fillintheblanks.WhenI_______mymother,shewasveryupset.Shetoldmethereweresnakescomingnearherhouse___________.“Canyou____________them?”sheasked.Ifeltveryproud,foritwasachanceformeto_________myselfby________something________.Thewriterwashappybecauseitgaveherachancetodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatcouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.calledupnowandthengetridofdistinguishinventmerciful•Part2(Para2)1.Whydidn’tthewritterchoosepowder?Becauseshedon’twanttoharm/killthesnakes.1.Howmanyapproachesdidshefind?Andwhichonedidshechoose?Part3(Para3)Three.Andshechosethelastone.1.Whatdoes“it”inpara.4referto?2.Howdidtheauthorimprovehisapproachinhissecondandthirdattempts?3.Explainthefollowingsentence“Thiswasintheexpectationthat……”inpara.6.Para4(Para4-6)ThefrozenbowlInhersecondattempt,shechosetodealwiththesnakesintheevening,andwaitedforawholenight;Inherthirdattempt,sheusedafishingnetinaddition.Iexpectedthatthesnakeswouldbiteme.1.Whatdoesthesentence“You’llknowifIsucceedbythesizeofmybankbalance!”mean?Part4(Para7&8)TrueorFalseShecanmakemoneyifherpatentisrecognized.2.Discusswithyoupartner:Whataretheadvantagesofgettingapatent?1.Provingthatyouaretrulyaninventor.2.Makingmoneyifyousellittoothers.3.Becomingfamous.……Discussion:Re-readthepassageagainanddiscusswithyourpartnerwhatkingofpersontheauthoris?Andtrytofindtheevidence.curiouspatientimaginativedeterminedchallengingadventurousenthusiasticpersistenthard-workingWhenImymotheronthephoneshewasveryupset,becausesomesnakescamenearherhouse.Ithoughtitwasachanceformetomyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldgetridofthesnakes.Iresearchingthehabitsofsnakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.FinallyIdecidedonthreepossible.Myfirsttwoattemptsbothfailed,soIhadtoimprovemydesignagain.Tomygreatdelight,thistimeIsucceeded.AllwasinandatlastIcollectedthesnakesandreleasedthemallbackintothewild.Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtotheopportunitytogetrecognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.Summarycalledupnowandthendistinguishmercifulsetaboutapproachesexpectationpassivemerrilyseize2.Findouttheimportantusefullanguagepoints.Homework1.Gooverthewholepassage.