1、 Warming-up and readingWarming uppaper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHow many famous inventors do you know? What did they invent? Thomas Edison America (18471931)Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, which they patented as a “flying machine”.Choose your lucky number and play a game.Airpla
2、neoThis invention is made of metal. oThis invention looks like a bird. oIt makes it possible for people to fly to different places in the world. oIt is powered by an engine and is flown by a pilot. oThis invention can help people do some daily work. oIt is helpful for housewives. oThe machine can mo
3、ve something that you put into it. oIt needs soap and water to wash something in it. Washing machineoIt allows you to get a likeness of an object. oWhen you press the button, it works. When a flash happens, it will copy a scene onto a film. oWhen the film is developed, the scene you copied appears o
4、n a paper-like thing. CameraoThe invention looks like a chair. oIt has a pipe through which the waste can go. oPeople use it to get rid of waste in their bodies . oIt is usually made of china these years. ToiletYearInventionInventor(s)1902Air conditionerWillis Carrie1903Gas-motored and manned planeW
5、right brothers1910The first talking filmThomas Edison 1923TelevisionLogie Baird1928Penicillin (青霉素)Alexander Fleming1937Photocopier (影印机)Chester F Carlson1940Colour televisionPeter Goldmark1942Electric digital computerAmerican scientists1945Atomic bombAmerican scientists1950Credit cardsRalph Schneid
6、er1985Windows OSMicrosoft Company1990World Wide WebTim Berners-LeeAmong the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most important one? Why? And how did it change peoples life?= =Make a difference between invention and discovery according the situations.Situation 1Columbus found Tomato
7、 in America in 1492. Situation 2The Structure of DNA was first described by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.oA discovery is _. making or designing something that did not exist before.oAn invention is _. finding or learning about something (place, fact) that has already exist for the first tim
8、e.Discoveries often lead to inventions.ReadingThe Problem of the SnakesIf some snakes are in your yard, how do you deal with them?Fast - readingThe text narrates the problem of the snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent.Whats the main idea of the text?Divide th
9、e text into four parts and work out the main idea for each part.Part I Part IIPart IIIPart IV(Para.1)The discovery of the problem of the snakes.(Paras2-3)The research on the approaches to solve the problem.(Para. 4-6)The attempts to catch the snakes.(Para.7-8)The requirement of getting a patent.Care
10、ful - reading1. The purpose of writing this text is _.A. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill themB. to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writers new ideaC. to introduce the writers new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a patent D. to tell the readers how to
11、 get a new idea and make it a patentChoose the best answers.C2. The biggest advantage of the writers new idea is that _.A. it makes the snakes move slowlyB. it makes the snakes hardly bite usC. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselvesD. it is easier for us to catch the snakes
12、 without killing themD3. What instruments were used for catching the snakes?A. A bowl, ice-cubes, male perfume.B. A bowl, a bucket, female perfume.C. A small net, ice-cubes, a bucket.D. A small net, a bucket, powders.B4. Which statement is true according to the text?A. The snakes were so sleepy in t
13、he second attempt that they couldnt bite the writer at all.B. Your product must be different from everybody elses if you want to receive a patent.C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.D. If an application for your product pro
14、ves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.B5. 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 way to make dirty water clean.D. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used a
15、s a medicine.CDiscussion1. Why do you think the mother didnt try to catch the snakes herself?2. Why do you think the writer felt she had a chance to distinguish herself by inventing something merciful to catch the snakes but not harm them?3. Why do you think the writer chose this way of solving the problem? Would you do the same?4. Why do you think she failed the first time?Homework1. Review the text and pick out the difficult language points for you.2. Find and underline the sentences in the text containing the past participle used as the attribute.
