1、Warming up and readingTop 10“inventions”that changed the world 1.GPS Technology 2.The Sony Walkman 3.The Bar code(条形码条形码)4.TV Dinners(冷冻快餐冷冻快餐)5.PlayStation(游戏站游戏站)Top 10“inventions”that changed the world 6.Social Networking7.Text messages 8.Electronic Money9.Microwaves 10.TrainersAmong the top 10 i
2、nventions,which one do you think is the most important?Why?When we speak of inventions,we cant help thinking of the four great inventions in ancient China.Can you name them?paper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHow many famous inventors do you know?What did they invent?Give some examples.Thomas Edison
3、 America (1847-1931)Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane,which they patented as a“flying machine”.Airplane This invention is made of metal.This invention looks like a bird.It makes it possible for people to fly to different places in the world.It is powered by an engine and is flown by a
4、pilot.Guess This invention can help people do some daily work.It is helpful for housewives.The machine can move something that you put into it.It needs soap and water to wash something in it.Washing machineGuess It allows you to get a likeness of an object.When you press the button,it works.When a f
5、lash happens,it will copy a scene onto a film.When the film is developed,the scene you copied appears on a paper-like thing.CameraGuess The invention looks like a chair.It has a pipe through which the waste can go.People use it to get rid of waste in their bodies.It is usually made of china these ye
6、ars.ToiletGuessYearInventionInventor(s)1902Air conditionerWillis Carrie1903Gas-motored and manned planeWright brothers1910The first talking filmThomas Edison 1923TelevisionLogie Baird1928Penicillin(青霉素)Alexander Fleming1937Photocopier(影印机)Chester F Carlson1940Colour televisionPeter Goldmark1942Elect
7、ric digital computerAmerican scientists1945Atomic bombAmerican scientists1950Credit cardsRalph Schneider1985Windows 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 lives?=An amphib
8、ious carDNAdiscovery or invention?Make a difference between invention and discovery according the situations.Situation 1Columbus found Tomato in America in 1492.Situation 2The Structure of DNA was first described by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.A discovery is _.making or designing somethin
9、g that did not exist before.An invention is _.finding or learning about something(place,fact)that has already exist for the first time.Discoveries often lead to inventions.A new invention could make a lot of peoples lives easier.Do you have any good ideas?new creative inventionsnew creative inventio
10、nsnew creative inventionsnew creative inventionsDo you think its easy to invent something?Do you know how the electric lamp were invented?Applying for a patentFinding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention If some snakes in your yardFa
11、st-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 the 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 t
12、he snakes.(Para.2-3)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.Careful-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 appl
13、y 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 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 m
14、ove 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 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 sma
15、ll 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 the 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 deci
16、ded to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.D.If an application for your product proves 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
17、 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 as 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?
