人教新课标版高二选修8 Unit3 Inventors and inventions Reading ppt课件1.pptVIP

A discovery is A discovery merely makes known something that already exist in nature, such as the discovery on the New Continent by Columbia. Para1-3 1.Why did the writer feel proud when her mother asked her to get rid of the snakes? 2.What did the writer prepare before she could think of a possible approach? Para4-6: What was the writer’s three attempts to catch the snakes? Why did the first two attempts fail? The first attempt: The writer placed the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat for two hours. Two hours was too short to make the snakes sleepy. She needed to spend more time cooling the snakes. Para7-8: 1. Is it easy to apply for a patent? The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel. 2. Decide whether each of them can get patents or not? Give your reasons. * Unit 3 Inventors and inventions An amphibious car Stephenson’s Rocket DNA An invention is something that is created by human being, such as the light bulb. The suitable order: Finding a problem Doing research Thinking of a creative solution Testing the solution Deciding on the invention Applying for a patent Reading The problem of the snakes 2 1 Example in this story Stages in the inventing process Para Find a problem The snakes must be removed but not harmed Do research Look for methods of removal; the habits of snakes The stages in making an invention. 7,8 4,5,6 3 Test the solution several times Try three times to make it work efficiently Apply for a patent This means the solution is recognized Think of a creative solution Identify three possible approaches: choose one Skim the whole passage and get the main idea. The text narrates _____________________ and presents _____________________ and apply for __________. the problem of the snakes the procedures of catching them a patent Because it was a chance for the writer to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not her