Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions
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Task I. (1). created already existed (2). 612435 Task II. ABDCD Task III. 1. call sb. up 2. now and then 3. get rid of 4. decide on 5. be made of stainless steel 6. adjust the plan 7. with great caution 8. bend down 9. pich sth. up 10. in the expectation that 11. All went according to plan. 12. release the snakes back into the wild 13. seize the opportunity to do 14. in addition 15. be different from(differ from) 16. fill in the form 17. file an application
inventions or discoveries?
Reading The problem of the snakes
课内探究案
Task I. Answer the following questions:
1.What is the main idea of the passage? I managed to invent a new way of getting rid of snakes without harming them and I wanted to get a patent for my invention 2.Why did the writer feel proud when she was expected to catch snakes? Because she felt that she could distinguish herself by inventing new ways of catching snakes without harming them. ___________________________________________ ____________________________
Task III.
1. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. 2. 我首先做的就是看看有没有现成的产品能帮助我，但是，看来只有一种毒 我首先做的就是看看有没有现成的产品能帮助我，但是， 杀蛇的药粉。 杀蛇的药粉。 划线部分为过去分词作后置定语，相当于定语从句which/that 划线部分为过去分词作后置定语，相当于定语从句which/that were designed to kill snakes. 3. 过去分词作时间状语，可替换成after I was prepared with some research 过去分词作时间状语，可替换成after findings. But monitored carefully, the snakes proved to be no trouble and all went according to the plan. 或Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided to seize the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office. 或But once picked up, they tried to bite me. 4. 否定副词放在句首引起部分倒装。 否定副词放在句首引起部分倒装。 Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor. only+状语放在句首引起部分倒装 状语放在句首引起部分倒装） （only+状语放在句首引起部分倒装）
PrePre-reading
Look at the pictures below and discuss in pairs which pictures show inventions and which show discoveries.
inventions or discoveries?
inventions or discoveries?
Warming up:
In groups, discuss the inventions you know and then make a list.
Warming up
What is an invention? What is a discovery?
An Invention is something that is created by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity. A discovery merely makes known something that already existed in nature.
questions:
4. How can the writer know whether the application will be successful or not? If his idea is recognized by the patent office, he will receive some money
questions:
3.What were the three possible approaches? And which one did the writer choose? ① removing their habitat ② attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food ③ cooling them and making them sleepy The writer chose the third one.
【Learning Aims】 Aims】
1. Analyse the long sentences, master the main idea and improve the ability of reading comprehension. 2. By self-study and cooperation, selfmaster the ways of description . 3. Be absorbed in study, and know about methods of catching snakes.
【当堂检测】 当堂检测】
Para. 1 now and then; get rid of; proud Para. 2 distinguish; merciful; set about; cooling Para. 3 atteቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱpt; went according to Para. 4 seize the opportunity; filed my patent application; unless; is different from/differs from
Task II. Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph
. Part I (Para.1 ) The discovery of the problem of the snakes. Part II (Paras2-3 (Paras2) The research on the approaches to solve the problem. Part III (Para. 4-6 4) The attempts to catch the snakes. Part IV (Para.7-8 (Para.7) The requirement of getting a patent.
book 8 unit 3 inventors and inventions
2.When I called up my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset. (=ring up)
give sb a ring/ call, phone sb, telephone (to) sb ring sb up 给某人打电话
Choose the correct answer: e and see me whenever ___. A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you
Unit 3 Inventors and
Inventions Language points in Reading
1.Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved?
get through :
做完；
1. Let’s start. There is a lot of work to get through. 2. I tried several times to get through to you yesterday, but it was busy all the time. 拨通电话 3. Thousands of refugees will die if these supplies can’t get through to them. 到达某人，被某人接到； 4. Tom failed but his sister got through. 及格； 5. She got all her students through the English test.
Book8 Unit3 Inventors and Inventions Reading阅读精品课件
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1) To put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat and ice-cubes on top of the bowl to keep it cool.
in the morning.
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2) To put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat and ice-cube on top of the bowl to keep it cool again.
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Paragraph Stages in the inventing process
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Find a problem
2
Do research
3
Think of a creative solution
4 5 6 Test the solution several times
7 8 Apply for a patent and requirement
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If you invent something like what we mentioned
above, you can apply for a patent.
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How can we make an invention? Can you put them in right order?
Guessing Game
cellphone
• It is a tool of communication; • It is convenient to take along with you; • You can hear a person’s voice when
新课标人教版选修八Unit 3 Inventors and inventions教案
Unit 3 Inventors and inventionsThe First Period SpeakingT eaching goals1. Enable the students to talk about information and different.2. Help the students learn how to talk about inventions and discoveries.T eaching procedures & waysStep I Warming up1. Talk about inventions and discoveries.T: The importance of inventions to social progress can never be changed. Each invention carries the world a stepforward and provides stimulation for later ones. Whitinventions turning up all the time, our world is alwaystaking on a new look. But do you know what aninvention is?S1: The creation of something newS2: A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation.S3: The creation of new things.2. Ask the students to talk about the pictures with the teacher’s help, and then discuss the first two questions.T: And what is a discovery? What’s the difference between a discovery and an invention? Now look at the pictures on page 1. Work in pairs and talk about the three different things, telling them apart and giving reasons.Show the following.(1). Which o these pictures show inventions? Does any of them show discoveries?(2). Work out two rules that will help you decide what is adiscovery and what is an invention?Step II T alking T: Suppose you are working for a mobile company. It is your job to suggest new ways of developing a mobile. In pairs discuss some new applications of a mobile. Make a list of the ones you like and that seem the most useful.Choose one you both like and think will be popular with other people. Now work in groups of four to discuss the question.Step III SPEAKING T ASK (若时间不足，可做为课后作业)T: Leonardo da Vinci was not only a painter, but a true inventor. Now look at the picture in 1 on page 68. I’dlike you to work in pairs and discuss what this invention of Leonardo da V inci was. Several alternativeexplanations are provided, but only one is correct. Beprepared to give your ideas to the class with yourreasons.Step V Homework1. Search for more information about mobiles on the Internet.2.Preview the next period.Reflection after teachingThe second period Reading(Ⅰ)T eaching goals1.Enable the students to describe the problem of thesnakes and what has been done by the writer to solve the problem. Make them realize it takes steps to catch the snakes and it’s not easy to get a patent.2.Let students read the passage to develop their readingability.T eaching procedures & waysStep I Revision1.Greetings2.Check the answers to the multiple choices in UsingWords and Expressions.3.Ask some students to show the answers to the previewquestions.Sample answers:1.The problem talked about in the text is how to catchsnakes in the courtyard.2.The writer solved the problem in different steps. Forexample placing the frozen bowl and the ice cubes on top of the bowl to keep it cook, freezing the bowl and ice cubes again in the evening as the temperature was staring to cool and using a net used for catching fish. Step II Pre-readingT: Problem can arise everywhere at any time. Now here is a problem of snakes. Look at the title of the reading passage. What can you guess about the content of the passage from the title? To answer the question you should try to predict the content of the reading material by reading the title and looking at the pictures in the text.The title of the text is THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES. Next I’d like you to discuss the questions with your partner.. Then you are supposed to report your work. Are you clear?After a few minuteThen ask the Ss to judge the right order of stages of inventions.Step III While ReadingGet the Ss to comprehend the passage carefully and accurately, and then divide the text into several parts andwork out the main idea for each paragraph.T: Now please read the passage carefully, divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part.PartⅠ(Para.1) the discovery of the problem of snakes PartⅡ(Para.2-3) the research on the approaches to solve the problemPartⅢ(Para.4-6) the attempts to catch the snakesPartⅣ(Para.7-8) the requirements of getting a patent. Ask Ss to go over the whole text again and analyze the text in details.Discuss the following questions.Show the followings:1.What are the writing techniques of this text?2.What’s the main idea of the text?3.What should we learn from this text?4.What’ the writing purpose of the writer?Sample answers:1. In this text the writer puts forward the problem of the snakes, makes research and analyzes the problem, lists the steps of solving the problem according to the arrangement of ideas, and finally illustrates what is needed for getting a apatent. By listing the creative steps she takes to catch the snakes without hurting the, the writer has efficiently recorded and narrated to the readers the beginning, the development and the final result of the incident clearly.2. The text narrates the problem of snakes and present the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent, from which we have got a better understanding of how to do scientific researches and how to apply for a patent. After learning, we know that it usually costs some time and continuous efforts in order to solve some practicalproblems in a scientific way.3.We can learn from the text the way of doing scientific research and how to apply for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great determination and persistence to achieve his or her ambition in life.4. The writer wants to inform us of the scientific methods to solve present problems so that we students can not only broaden the horizons but become more skilled in discovering and considering carefully the problems in daily life. We are also encouraged by the writer to be creative and hardworking as well as thinking independently.StepⅣListeningListen to the tape and let the ss read the passage alound. Step V Homework1. Go over the whole passage and learn the key sentences in the text by heart and prepare for the in-class blank filling.2. Prepare for Leaning about Language and Using Structures.Reflection after teachingThe third period language piontsTeaching aims1．To learn the useful expressions and sentence structures in the reading.2．To enable students to use language points freely.T eaching procedures & waysStep I RevisionGreetings and have a dictation.StepⅡLanguage points1. Useful phrasescall up now and thenget rid ofset aboutdecide onwith cautionbend downseize the opportunityfill in the form2. Analyse difficult sentences(1). Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something merciful that …distinguish v.区别, 辨认, 显示…的差别He can distinguish a genuine antique from a reproduction.I can distinguish my roommates by their footsteps.She distinguished herself as a black lawyer.She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery. distinguished adj. 卓越的；著名的(2). I set about researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them.set about 开始, 着手Y ou must set about your work at once.Do you know how to set about going on this work?set out也可表示“开始”，后加动词不定式，即set out to do sth., 而set about后加v-ing形式，即set about doing sth. set 构成的短语有：set off: 出发, 侧重于去某个地方set out: 出发、开始，侧重于开始做某事，还有规划、展现的意思set down:写下；记下set aside:保留；撇开；取消；放弃set up: 建立set one’s mind on: 把心思用于...；决心做…(3). This is in the expectation that the snakes would bite again.that the snakes would bite again是同位语从句，作expectation的同位语。
book 8 unit 3 inventors and inventions
Lead in
Invention or
Discovery ?
Lead in
Thomas Edison tried over 2,000 experiments before he discovered the right material and finally invented light bulb.
5 evening repeat the first attempt; sleepy;
Warming up
Quiz
1. The four great inventions in ancient China are paper, printing, gunpowder and ___.
abacus
balance
compass
Warming up
Quiz
2. It's a system of transmitting the human voice to a distance by wire or radio.
C. to introduce the writer's new idea of catching the snakes and
her application for a patent
D. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent
The requirements of getting a patent.
The research on the approaches to solve the problem.
Detailed reading
Para 1 The problem I called up my mother and she told me to get rid of
高中英语 Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
50．What could be the best title of the passage? A．3D Food Printing: Delicious New Technology B．A New Way to Improve 3D Food Printing C．The Challenges for 3D Food Production D．3D Food Printing: From Farm to Table 解析：标题归纳题。本文介绍了 3D 食物打印机的相关信 息，谈到其发展现状，它使用的原料有利于食物的可持续 发展，人们可以根据自己的营养需求来私人定制食物，但 是其发展也受到某些限制。故应选 A 项“3D 食物打印： 美味的新技术”。 答案：A
Nutrition [4]Future 3Байду номын сангаас food printers could make processed food
healthier．Hod Lipson, a professor at Columbia University,
said, “Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins．So instead of eating a piece of yesterday’s bread from the supermarket, you’d eat something baked just for you on demand．”
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Food printing could allow consumers to print food with customized nutritional content, like vitamins．”可知，3D 打印机打印食物可以满 足个人的营养需求，故答案为 B。
高中英语选修8 Unit3 inventors and inventions 课件
Will it be convenient for you to come in the morning?
常用结构
你上午来方便吗？
be convenient to/for sb. It is convenient to do sth. at your convenience for the convenience of sb.
participle
Grammar
1. 学生理解过去分词做定语，表语和宾补的用法 2.能够灵活运用过去分词。
பைடு நூலகம்
本节课主要是复习过去分词做定语，表语和宾补的三种 用法。过去分词作定语时，常指已完成的动作且与所修饰词 之间为被动关系。 一般来说,如果是单个的过去分词，则放 在所修饰词前，若是一个过去分词短语，则放在所修饰词后。 过去分词作表语时，往往表示一种状态。过去分词作宾语补 足语时，表示被动或完成，作宾补的过去分词所表示 的动作 与宾语之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系。
对某人方便 做某事方便 在你方便的时候 为了某人方便
完成句子 ①你什么时候方便呢？ When is it ___c_o_n_v_e_n_i_en__t __fo_r_/_t_o_ you? ②我们的房子离商店很近。 Our house is very __c_o_n_v_e_n_i_e_n_t __ __f_o_r__ the shops. 单项填空 ③Our new house is very ___C___ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes. A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. available
②Speech distinguishes human beings __fr_o_m__ the animals. ③The Chinese nation is distinguished ____fo_r___ its diligence and
高中英语_book8unit3Inventors and inventions教学设计学情分析教材分析课后反思
教学设计Step1.Warming UpAsk two questions to lead in the topic.1.Get Ss to discuss the difference between the inventions and a d iscovery and give a definition of them and give some examples of each category.2.Do a guessing game and discuss which is an invention and which is a discovery.(设计目的:通过问题层层深入，引导学生认识发明与发现的区别，激发学生学习兴趣为阅读教学作铺垫）Step2.Pre-reading1.ask a question: if there were snakes in your yard, how would you like to deal with them?（设计目的:直接导入课文，让学生根据标题及课文插图对课文内容进行预测。
）Step3.Fast reading1.Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of the whole text.Suggested Answer:The text narrates the problem of the snakes and presents the pr ocedures of catching them and applying for a patent.2.Get Ss to divide the passage and work out the main idea for e ach part.Part I(Para1):The discovery of the problem of the snakes. Part II(Para2～3):The research on the approaches to solve the problem.Part III(Para4～6):The attempts to catch the snakes.Part IV(Para7～8):The requirement of getting a patent.（设计目的：要求学生快速浏览文章，概括出文章主旨大意，把文章分为四部分，并找出每部分的大意。
book 8 unit 3 readingii课件.ppt
He will always be known as the inventor of the telephone because it was a very popular invention and the patent made the most money ever.
earn his living? 2. How many areas are you familiar with? 3. Which areas of knowledge are you
least happy with? Does this worry you? How might you put this right?
What do you think led to his success as an inventor of the telephone?
His curiosity and exploring spirit led to his success as an inventor of the telephone.
What does Bell’s saying mean to you?
His saying means that it is important to be experimental. By being curious and exploring around a subject you may by chance come up with some new and original ways of solving a problem.
Possible Evidence from skills Leonardo scientist took things apart and
【公开课教案】BOOK8 Unit3 Inventors and inventions(Warming up and Reading)
BOOK8 Unit3 Inventors and inventions(Warming up and Reading)Analysis of Teaching MaterialThis is the first lesson of this unit. The reading passage titled The Problems of the Snakes briefly describes the procedures of catching the snakes and how to apply for a patent . Such a topic is closely related to students’ life, thus it is very easy to arouse their interest in learning this lesson. Teacher should encourage students to skim for the general idea for each section, and scan for further understanding. In order not to let students feel much difficult, the teacher should deal with any language problems while they are reading. After reading, students are required to do the exercises in the each step to see how much they have understood the reading passage. The teacher can let them work in pairs or in groups to find the answers cooperatively, and then check their answers with the whole class.Analysis of the studentsAs the students of Grade Two, they have already grasped some useful words and structures to express themselves. Not only do the students have their communication skills, but also they are willing to say something in the class. In the meantime, they can develop independent learning ability as well as cooperative learning ability and realize the happiness of teamwork. Besides, this lesson may arouse the awareness of being an animal-lover . The students can also learn from the excellent qualities of the inventor and realize that it is not easy for an invention tocome out.Teaching and learning aimsKnowledge aims:1. Get the students to talk about how to apply for a patent.2. Let the students learn about inventions.Ability aims:Enable the students to describe the problem of the snakes and what has been done by the writer to solve the problem. Make them realize it takes steps to catch the snakes and it’s not easy to get a patent.Emotional aims:1. Help the Ss know about qualities an inventor has.2. Develop students’ sense of creativity.Process and methodsReading for main idea& specific information; summarizing, concluding, mind map，discussing and presenting.Task-based approach.Teaching key points and difficult points1．How to describe the problem of the snakes and what has been done by the writer to solve the problem.2．Learn how to meet the requirements of getting a patent.Teaching proceduresStep1. Lead-in1. Show the Ss pictures of different inventions.2. Look at the list and work out a suitable order.Finding a problem Doing researchThinking of a creative solution Testing the solutionDeciding on the invention Applying for a patent 【Purpose】Use pictures to bring in the topic. Make the students know about the procedures that an inventor goes through.Step2.ReadingTask1.PredictingSs are to predict the main content of the text according to the title and the pictures.【Purpose】Help the students get prepared for the reading.Task2. Match the paragraphs with steps.Task3.Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:The text tells the p_______ of the snakes , the p___________ of catching them and applying for a p______.【Purpose】This part helps students develop the ability to quickly obtain information and context of the text. Students can have a general idea of the text. Task4.Scanning for details1. Ss read the text and find the detailed information paragraph by paragraph.2. Ss are to read the text and underline the key verbs and adjs.3. Ss are to understand the procedures of catching snakes with the help of mind map.4. Ss are to finish the summary and consolidate by reading together. 【Purpose】Through the use of different reading skills, students can further understand the procedures of applying for a patent. These steps can improve students’ ability to access information through reading, and cultivate students' English thinking. Based on the text, students finish the summary in the form of filling the blanks. This exercise helps the accumulation of language expressions.Step3. Discussion1. Ss are introduced the qualities of an inventor has.2. Discuss with partners on how to describe the writer.【Purpose】S tudents’ group discussion helps them further understand the content of the text. It guides students to learn from the young inventor who owned a lot of qualities in particular.Step4.Homework1. Go over the whole passage.2. Retell the procedures of catching the snakes according to the key verbs.。
人教版高二英语Book 8Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions (阅读导学
•Writing style：
Biography （传记）
•How to write a biography?
• What have we learnt from the class?
人教版选修八Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
Alexander Graham Bell
• Guess:
If there is no telephone in the world,what our life will be like?
Alexander Graham Bell
同时 发现问题很难解决
注意到 寻找 因…闻名 的确, 事实上
at the same time find the problem difficult to solve be aware of search for be famous for in truth
1. He believed that one should always be curious and his most famous saying was: “Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. All really big