人教版选修八Unit 3 reading
Why is he famous? Zhang Heng
invented
seismograph
Why is he famous?
Cai Lun
↓
papermaking
Why is he famous?
Thomas Edison invented the electric bulb.
Why is he famous?
4. Which statement is true according to the text? A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn't bite the writer at all. B. The author and her mother released the snakes quickly after catching them. C. Your product must be different from everybody else's if you want to receive a patent. D. A patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply.
An invention is something_________ created
by human beings.
Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before inventing?
stages every inventor must go through:
the procedures of catching them presents _____________________
and applying for ________. a patent
Summary :
2.Match each part with its main idea Part 1 (Para1) Part 2(Para2-3) A. The attempts to catch
Unit 3
Inventors and inventions
Warming Up and Reading 选修八
Words preview
courtyard n. 院子；庭院；天井 walnut n. 胡桃；胡桃木 distinguish vi. & vt. 显示……差别； 使……有所不同；辨别 merciful adj. 宽大的；仁慈的 product n. 产品 powder n. 粉末；火药 perfume n. 香水；香味 stainless adj. 无锈的；没有污点的
Words preview merry merrily seize criterion valid file adj. 愉快的；高兴的 adv.高兴地；愉快地 vt. 抓住；捉住；夺 n. 标准；尺度 adj. 有效的；确凿的 n. 文件；档案；文件夹 vt. 提交；把……归档
Expressions preview
Words preview cube n. 立方体；立方 cubic adj. 立方的 abrupt adj. 突然的；意外的 abruptly adv. 突然地；唐突地 convenient adj. 便利的；方便的 caution n. 小心；谨慎 expectation n. 预料；期待；期望 passive adj. 被动的；消极的； 被动语态的
5. According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent? A. A new star discovered by a scientist. B. A new novel written by Huo Da. C. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine. D. A new way to make dirty water clean.
2. The writer was successful in catching the snakes in the second attempt. 3. An inventor can easily get the patent for the invention.
4. The writer collected the passive snakes at his third attempt. 5. If you have a scientific theory or mathematical model, you can get a patent(专利). 6. If your inventions pass the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply.
Careful Reading
1. How did the writer catch the snakes? A. Using something to attract the snakes into a trap. B. Taking their habitat to another place. C. Cooling the snakes so that they became sleepy. D. All the above.
snakes. B. The requirement of getting a patent. C. The discovery of the problem of the snakes. D. The research on the approaches to solve the problem.
a discovery. It’s ___________
Columbus
the New CБайду номын сангаасntinent
an invention. It’s __________
An amphibious car 水陆两用汽车
an invention. It’s ____________
Stephenson’s “Rocket”
Look at the pictures, what inventions can you think of?
The Problem Of The Snakes
1.Skim the whole passage and get the main idea: the problem of the snakes and The text narrates _______________________
Ben Franklin
discovered
Lightning is electricity
Why is he famous? Madame Curie
discovered
radium
Please tell whether the following are discoveries or inventions.
Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention
1.___________________________ 2.___________________________ 3.___________________________ 4.___________________________ 5.___________________________ 6.___________________________
Post Reading Read the passage and answer the following questions: 1. What was the mother upset about? 2. Why was the writer happy to help her mother? 3. What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them? 4. Why did cooling make the snakes less active?
It’s __________ a discovery.
DNA
Difference between a discovery and an invention A discovery is something existing
known in nature but not yet _______.
Part3(Para4-6)
Part 4(Para7-8)
scanning
T or F
1. In this passage, the writer wants to encourage the readers to consider carefully the problems in daily life.
3. What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them? Here are the three creative steps that the writer took to trap the snakes by cooling them and making them sleepy so she could catch them. Step 1: She bought a stainless steel ice cream maker and froze the bowl. She added ice cubes to the top of the bowl to keep it cold. She placed it over the snakes'
英语人教选修8unit3重点句型和短语
Unit3M8 Dictation1.给…打电话ring up/ call up sb.2.给…回电ring back sb.3.挂断电话ring off/ hang up4.接通电话get through5.别挂电话hold on/ hang on6.不时有时now and then/ from time to time/ sometimes7.使…出名distinguish oneself8.区分A 和Bdistinguish A and B9.辨别是非distinguish/ tell right from wrong 10.分清善恶distinguish/ tell good from evil11.尊敬的来宾distinguished/respected guests12.著名的发明家distinguished/famous inventors13.对…表示同情show mercy to sb./ have mercy on sb.14.着手去做…set about doing/ set out to do/ get down to doing15.写下set down16.把…搁置一边set aside17.出发set out/ set off for…18.出乎意料out of expectation19.在意料之中in expectation20.盼望得到…in expectation of…21.不负…所望live up to one’s expectation 22.抓住机遇seize the chance/ opportunity 23.冰冷freezing cold24.炽热burning hot25.排挤freeze sb. out26.容忍…tolerate/ bear/stand/ put up with…27.记住…bear sth. in mind/ keep sth. in mind/ remember sth.28.救命稻草the last straw (that breaks the camelback)29.时事current events/ affairs30.实际可行的方法practical measures31.把…付诸实践put sth. into practice32.惯例usual/ common practice33.行得通work in practice34.很久不练习，荒疏out of practice35.熟能生巧Practice makes perfect.36.给…打电话唤起使人想起call up37.号召call on38.需要call for…39.取消call off40.使产生call forth41.结束一天的工作call it a day42.收回call back43.拜访某人pay a call on sb./ visit sb./ drop in on sb./ pay a visit to sb.44.不挂断坚持住hang on45.闲逛hang out46.徘徊…hang about/ around47.通过经历克服get throng48.进展get on49.下车起飞脱下get off50.克服get over51.被理解通过get across52.摆脱除去get rid of…。
2023年选修八unit3知识点
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 单元要点预览（意在让同学整体理解本单元要点）语言要点（模块）Ⅰ.词语辨析(意在提供完形填空所需材料)Ⅱ.词性变化（意在提供语法填空所需材料）Ⅲ.重点词汇（意在提供词汇综合运用所需材料）1.distinguis.辨别；识别；（常与from.between连用）区别；辨别[典例]1)..ca.distinguis.the.a..distance.从远处我能认出他们。
2).Th.ma.distinguishe.himsel.b.hi.wisdom这个人因智慧而扬名。
[重点使用方法]distinguish A from B 辨别A与B be distinguished from不一样于……be distinguished by 以……为特性be distinguished for 因……而著称distinguish oneself 显扬自己；使自己扬名[练习] 根据句子旳规定在括号里填入合适旳介词或翻译。
1).Ca.yo.distinguis.______.thos.tw.objects..2).Childre.shoul.b.taugh.t.______.______.______.______.(辨别好坏).3).Speec.distinguishe.huma.being.______.th.animals.4).Th.Chines.natio.i.distinguishe.______.it.diligenc.an.courage.Keys.1).betwee...2).distinguis.righ.fro.wron...3).fro.. 4).fo.2.convenien.adj.便利旳, 以便旳convenienc.n.便利, 以.convenientl.adv.便利地[典例]1).nex.Sunday.下个星期天你以便来吗？2)..can..se.hi.now.it..no.convenient.我目前不便见他.[重点使用方法]b.convenien.t.sb.对某人以.... I.i.convenien.(fo.sb.t.d.sth.(某人)做某事以便[练习] 根据句子旳规定在括号里填入合适旳词或翻译。
2022届高考英语一轮复习选修8Unit3 学案含解析新人教版
Unit 3 Inventors and inventions话题：心理慰藉【场景背诵】－－体会黑体表达并背诵全文Even the most successful public speaker will make mistakes. Yet, the only one who cares about any mistake is the one who is speaking. People's attention wanders constantly. In fact, most people only absorb about 20 percent of a speaker's message. So, don't stop speaking when you make a mistake unless it's a truly serious one. (2020·新高考全国卷Ⅰ·阅读七选五) 【话题运用】－－根据提示进行写作1．忧虑就像旋转的椅子，它让你有事可做，却不会有任何进步。
Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere2．把所有的不快留在昨天，把所有的希望留给明天，把所有的努力献给今天。
Leave all your unhappiness to yesterday, give all your hopes to tomorrow, and do all your hard work today.在认识的单词前打“√”□patent n．□c ourtyard n.□powder n. □perfume n.□stainless adj. □cube n.□valid adj. □claim n．& vt.□ripe adj. □glue n．& vt.□helicopter n. □greengrocer n.□identification n. □directory n.□rainfall n. □lantern n.□personnel n. □forehead n.□dynamic adj. □wire n.□straw n. □current n．& adj.□triangle n. □version n.□refrigerator n. □court n.□competence n.1．distinguish vi.& vt.显示……的差别；使……有所不同；辨别2．seize vt.抓住；捉住；夺3．stable adj.稳固的；稳定的；安定的4．product n．产品5．file n．文件；档案；文件夹vt.提交；将……归档6．associate vt.联想；联系n.同伴；伙伴7．bear vt.忍受；忍耐；负担8．dial vt.拨(电话)(这是边文，请据需要手工删加)1．criterion n．(评判的)标准；尺度→pl.criteria2．merciful adj.宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的→merciless adj.残忍的；无情的→mercy n．宽恕；仁慈3．convenient adj.便利的；方便的；就近的→convenience n．方便，便利→conveniently adv.便利地，方便地4．caution n．小心，谨慎→cautious adj.小心的，谨慎的→cautiously adv.小心地，谨慎地5．abrupt adj.突然的；意外的→abruptly adv.突然地；唐突地6．practical adj.实际的；实践的；实用的→practice n．实践；练习→impractical adj.不切实际的；不现实的7．expectation n．预料；期待；期望→expect v．预料；期待；期望；认为8．innocent adj.清白的；无罪的；天真的→innocence n．天真，清白9．recognition n．认出；认可；承认→recognize vt.认出，识别；承认10．freezing adj.冰冻的；严寒的→freeze v．冰冻→frozen adj.冻结的11．occasionally adv.偶然地；不时地→occasional adj.偶然的；临时的；特殊场合的→occasion n．时机，机会；场合12．merry adj.愉快的；高兴的→merrily adv.高兴地；愉快地[强化训练]一、根据所给提示，用适当形式填空1．We believe that only a stable (稳定的) and fully confident middle class will guarantee the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong.2．Nowadays many old people have to bear (忍受) miserable loneliness after their sons or daughters leave home for work.3．And there are questions about the films made outside the States, which sometimes are not monitored as closely as productions (product) filmed in the States.(2020·高考全国卷Ⅲ)4．He was briefly associated (associate) with that organization.5．The merciless king showed no mercy and killed all the innocent common people，which people couldn't bear.They resisted him and didn't want to be at the mercy of him.(mercy)6．Tom was angry at her abrupt manner，so he left abruptly．(abrupt)7．We had expected that he wouldn't come to our party，but his sudden appearance was beyond our expectation．He made our party full of laughter as expected．(expect) 8．Children are innocent；as a future teacher I have a childlike innocence and I will really love them.(innocent)9．In this freezing weather，two men were frozen to death on the mountain.(freeze) 10．From the house came the bursts of merry laughter so the children must play merrily．(merry)11．He is a cautious man and is always doing things with caution. You should get on with him cautiously．(caution)12．You can visit Professor Li when it is convenient，that is，at his convenience．His house is conveniently near the bus stop.(convenient)13．We are both very busy so we only see each other very occasionally．He pays me occasional visits in his spare time and we try to use the occasion to express our love.(occasion)二、熟词生义(写出加黑词的词性及词义)1．(2018·高考全国卷Ⅱ)In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn，associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction (互动) with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. adj.副(职)的2．(2019·高考天津卷)I was ready to pay for my bananas at the grocery one night, when fear seized me. My wallet was gone. vt.虏获，控制3．(2020·高考全国卷Ⅲ)If you do, you won't be able to handle it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that ruins everyone's day. n．场景，场面，事件【联想记忆】“冷暖”知多少①freezing adj.冷冰冰的；极冷的②icy adj.冰冷的③cold adj.寒冷的④hot adj.热的⑤cool adj.凉爽的⑥warm adj.温暖的⑦heated adj.热的；火辣辣的1．call up 给……打电话2．dive into 迅速把手伸入；一心投入3．set out to do 开始(做)4．get through 设法联系上(尤指打通电话)；(设法)做完；通过5．now and then 偶尔；有时6．hang on 不挂断；稍等；紧紧握住7．set about 开始；着手8．out of order 次序颠倒；发生故障9．ring back 回复电话10．ring off 挂断电话11．attract sb. into a trap 把某人引入陷阱12．out of one's expectation 出乎某人的意料活用一：One day，a student ①ccalled me up abruptly，saying that she graduated and ②set out to find a job. She can't bear the freezing weather in the North. So she wants to find a job in a city in the South where transport is convenient. But only by ③getting through the interview can she get the job in the firm. She wants to ④hang it on．活用二：Last year，Xiao Ming ①set about designing his new mobile phone after he figured out all the puzzling problems. He did get through a lot of pains during his work. To his pain，the phone he is using now is often ②out of order, especially when he ③rings others back. How he hopes to invent his new phone earlier！原句展示仿写运用1.The criteria are so strict that it is difficult to get new ideas accepted unless they are truly novel.[解读] so...that...“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句。
高中英语(人教版)选修八同步作业：Unit 3 Section 1 课后 含答案
Unit 3Section ⅠⅠ.单句语法填空1.The twins are so alike that no one can distinguish one from the other.解析：句意：这对孪生儿长得很像，没有人能分辨得出哪个是哪个。
distinguish…from把……区别开。
2.It wasn't convenient for him to send(send) money through mail, so he went to the bank and opened an account.解析：句意：他通过邮局寄钱不方便，所以他去银行开了一个账户。
It is convenient for sb.to do sth.某人方便做某事。
3.Many people buy houses in the expectation that they will make money by selling the houses later.解析：句意：人们购买房产期望以后卖房子能赚钱。
in the expectation that在期待，that引导同位语从句，修饰先行词expectation。
4.I was called up three months after the war broke out.解析：句意：战争爆发3个月后，我被征召入伍。
call up召集……入伍。
5.After the earthquake, the people set about rebuilding(rebuild) theirhomes.解析：句意：地震过后，人们开始重建家园。
set about开始；着手,about 是介词，其后常接名词或动名词。
6.There seems to be(be) a knife and fork on the table.解析：句意：桌上似乎有一副刀叉。
There seems+不定式。
人教版新课标选修8第3单元精讲讲义(附答案)
人教版新课标选修8各单元精讲讲义选修8第3单元Ⅰ. 要点导读1. Does any of them show discoveries? (P19)discovery n.“发现”eg: What is the most important discovery in the twentieth century?Scientists made some important discoveries in this field.discover v.“发现；发觉”eg: Madame Curie is the very scientist to have discovered the most important substance in nuclear weapon—radium.discover与invent的区别：前者是发现原本就存在的事物，而后者则是发明创造原先并不存在的东西。
eg: Franklin discovered electricity, while Edison invented the electric bulb.2. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that … (P20)distinguish vt.“使……有所不同；显示……的差别；辨别”eg: As a young man, you should be able to distinguish between right and wrong.The twins are so alike that it’s difficult to distinguish one from the other.distinguished adj.“著名的；杰出的”eg: The award went to a distinguished playwright.He is not an ordinary man; he is a distinguished leader.3. They abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. (P20)convenient adj.“便利的；方便的”eg: I prefer a house where traffic is convenient.The faculties in this hotel are quite convenient.convenience n.“方便；便利”eg: The convenience of living near supermarkets is that you can buy what youneed at any time.at sb’s convenience“在某人方便的时候；以方便的方式”eg: You must do this at my convenience, not yours.4. This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again. (P21)expectation n.“预料；期待；希望”eg: My expectation is that the price will go down.Her success in the match is my expectation.beyond all expectations“出乎意料地”eg: The invention was beyond all my expectations.contrary to all expectations“和预料的相反”eg: Contrary to all expectations, the house price doesn’t go down. come up to / meet one’s expectations“达到期望的水平”eg: The little boy was very heartbroken because he didn’t come up to his parents’ expectations.5. I can’t bear the smell of … (P24)bear v. (1)“忍受”，在否定句或疑问句中常与can或could连用，其后可接名词、代词、动词-ing形式或不定式。
U3M8 Reading 选修8第三单元 阅读
12. 消失在墙壁附近的 洞里
13. 提起, 拿起 14. 根据 15. 温顺的蛇 16. 把它们都释放到野外
17. 被某人督促 18. 专利局 19. 填表 20. ……的问题
disappear into a convenient hole in the wall
B. Your product must be different from everybody else’s if you want to receive a patent.
C. The writer received a patent after she succeeded in catching the snakes.
Try_th__re__e times and finally _s_u_c_c_e_e_d__e_d.
several times
apply for a This means the
7,8 patent
solution is
_r_e_c_o_g_n_i_z_e_d_
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. 1. How did the writer catch the snakes__C__?
3) 审阅, 检查=look through
I can’t go though the letters in an hour.
4) 翻找, 查看=examine
Mother went through the drawer for her glasses.
5) 穿过, 通过=get through A terrible noise went through the house.
2019-2020学年人教版高中英语选修8优化教案：Unit 3 Section Ⅱ Warming Up & Reading-Language Points
Section_ⅡWarming Up & Reading — Language Points二、这样记短语三、这样记句式1．(教材P20)When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset.我给住在乡下的母亲打电话的时候，她感到很心烦。
call up 给……打电话；使……回忆起这欢笑声让他回忆起了他的童年。
②The government calls on the youth to donate their blood voluntarily.政府号召青年义务献血。
③I will call for you at 8 o'clock at the school gate.我8点钟在学校门口接你。
[名师点津]与“打电话”有关的常用表达：2．(教材P20)Snakes come near the house now and then, and they seem to have made their home here, not far from the walnut tree.蛇时不时地爬到屋子边上来，似乎是在屋子附近离胡桃树不远的地方安家了。
now and then 偶尔；有时①We haven't seen each other for years, but we chat online now and then.我们已有多年未见过面了，但是我们有时会在网上聊天。
②At_times I feel that I want to leave this job.有时我真想辞职。
③You can hear people fall about laughing once_in_a_while during the show.演出期间不时传来观众的笑声。
3．(教材P20)Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。
高二英语人教版选修八 Unit3 reading课文预习(共17张PPT)
9. So I have filled in the form and filed my patent application with the Patent Office. Now, it’s a matter of waiting and hoping.
于是，我填了表，向专利局提交了申请书。现在就是等待和期盼了。
Get the main idea of the text:
The text tells about__th_e__p_r_o_c_e_d_u_r_e_s_o_f____ catching snakes
and applying for _a__p_a_t_e_n_t _.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer:
A. using something the snakes were interested to attract them into a trap.
B. taking their habitat to another place.
C. placing the snakes at a low temperature for them to sleep and then caught them.
Unit 3
Warming up
How can you divide 13 oranges between 9 children fairly?
Make orange juice Creativity.
(1)A discovery is_f_in_d_i_n_g__o_u_t_s_o_m_e_t_h_i_ng _a_l_re_a_d_y__e_x_is_t_in_g__i_n_n_a_t_u_r_e_b_u_t__n_o_t_y_e_t _k_n_o_w_n_.
高中英语(人教版)选修八同步作业：Unit 3 Section 3 课后 含答案
Unit 3Section ⅢⅠ.单句语法填空1.He dived into his pocket and took out a couple of coins.解析：考查介词。
句意：他迅速把手伸进衣袋，拿出几枚硬币。
dive into迅速把手伸入。
2.When I really set out to take (take) care of somebody, I usually do the job properly.解析：考查非谓语动词。
句意：当我真要照顾某人时，我一般是会把工作做好。
set out (to do) 开始(做)；着手进行(计划)。
3.I rang you several times but wasn't able to get through to you.解析：考查介词。
句意:我给你打了几次电话，但没能打通。
get through to sb.设法联系上(尤指打通电话)某人。
4. To make (make) it easier to get in touch with us, you'd better keep this card at hand.解析：考查非谓语动词。
句意：为了更容易与我们联系，你最好把这张卡放在手边。
根据句子结构可知，本空在句子中作目的状语，故用动词不定式。
5.(2016·天津卷改编）You are waiting at the wrong place.It is at the hotel that the coach picks up tourists.解析：考查强调句型。
句意：你等错了地点。
旅游大巴是在旅馆接游客。
分析句子结构，此处是对地点状语进行强调的强调句型,It is…that…。
6.In our minds, the Spring Festival is often associated with happy family reunions.解析：考查介词。
人教版高中英语选修八Unit3《Inventorsandinventions》课件-Warmup,pre-readingandreading新
Step3:Asabovebutaddedanettocatcht hesnakes.
4.Whydidcoolingmakethesnakeslessactive?
高中英语课件
（金戈铁骑 整理制作）
Unit3Inventorsandi nventions
Warmingup-I(4m)
Warmingup:
Ingroups,discusstheinventionsyouknowa ndthenmakealist.
Doyouknowwhattheseinventionsarea ndwhendidtheyhappen?
Reading–II(5m)
Dividethetextintofourpartsandworkoutthemainidea foreachparagraph.
PartI (Para.1) Thediscoveryoftheproblemoft hesnakes.
PartII (Paras2-3) Theresearchontheapproachesto solvetheproblem.
Telephone1876
television1923
colourtele vision1940
photocopier1937 airconditioner1902
electronicdigitalc omputer1942
Atomicbomb1945
Creditcards1950
Penicillin1928
Whatisadiscovery?