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1、WarmingupandreadingTop10“inventions”thatchangedtheworld 1.GPSTechnology2.TheSonyWalkman3.TheBarcode(条形码条形码)4.TVDinners(冷冻快餐冷冻快餐)5.PlayStation(游戏站游戏站)Top10“inventions”thatchangedtheworld 6.SocialNetworking7.Textmessages8.ElectronicMoney9.Microwaves10.TrainersAmongthetop10inventions,whichonedoyouthink
2、isthemostimportant?Why?Whenwespeakofinventions,wecanthelpthinkingofthefourgreatinventionsinancientChina.Canyounamethem?paper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderHowmanyfamousinventorsdoyouknow?Whatdidtheyinvent?Givesomeexamples.ZhangHeng(78139)SeismographThomasEdisonAmerica(1847-1931)AlexanderGrahamBellEn
3、gland(1847-1922)KarlFriedrichBenzGermany(1884-1929)WilburandOrvilleWrightinventedtheairplane,whichtheypatentedasa“flyingmachine”.AirplaneThisinventionismadeofmetal.Thisinventionlookslikeabird.Itmakesitpossibleforpeopletoflytodifferentplacesintheworld.Itispoweredbyanengineandisflownbyapilot.GuessThis
4、inventioncanhelppeopledosomedailywork.Itishelpfulforhousewives.Themachinecanmovesomethingthatyouputintoit.Itneedssoapandwatertowashsomethinginit.WashingmachineGuessItallowsyoutogetalikenessofanobject.Whenyoupressthebutton,itworks.Whenaflashhappens,itwillcopyasceneontoafilm.Whenthefilmisdeveloped,the
5、sceneyoucopiedappearsonapaper-likething.CameraGuessTheinventionlookslikeachair.Ithasapipethroughwhichthewastecango.Peopleuseittogetridofwasteintheirbodies.Itisusuallymadeofchinatheseyears.ToiletGuessYearInventionInventor(s)1902Air conditionerWillis Carrie1903Gas-motored and manned planeWright brothe
6、rs1910The 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 Schneider1985Window
7、s OSMicrosoft Company1990World Wide WebTim Berners-LeeAmongtheinventionsabove,whichinventiondoyouthinkisthemostimportantone?Why?Andhowdiditchangepeopleslives?=An amphibious carDNAdiscovery or invention?Makeadifferencebetweeninventionanddiscoveryaccordingthesituations.Situation1ColumbusfoundTomatoinA
8、mericain1492.Situation2TheStructureofDNAwasfirstdescribedbyJamesWatsonandFrancisCrickin1953.Adiscoveryis_.makingordesigningsomethingthatdidnotexistbefore.Aninventionis_.findingorlearningaboutsomething(place,fact)thathasalreadyexistforthefirsttime.Discoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Anewinventioncouldma
9、kealotofpeoplesliveseasier.Doyouhaveanygoodideas?new creative inventionsnew creative inventionsDoyouthinkitseasytoinventsomething?Doyouknowhowtheelectriclampwereinvented?Applying for a patentFinding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the inventi
10、on IfsomesnakesinyouryardFast-readingThetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.Whatsthemainideaofthetext?Dividethetextintofourpartsandworkoutthemainideaforeachpart.PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIV(Para.1)Thediscoveryoftheproblemofthesnakes.(Para.2-3)Ther
11、esearchontheapproachestosolvetheproblem.(Para.4-6)Theattemptstocatchthesnakes.(Para.7-8) Therequirementofgettingapatent.Careful-reading1.Thepurposeofwritingthistextis_.A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthemB.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewritersnewideaC.tointroducethewritersnewideaoftra
12、ppingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatentChoosethebestanswers.C2.Thebiggestadvantageofthewritersnewideaisthat_.A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchth
13、esnakeswithoutkillingthemD3.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?A.Abowl,ice-cubes,maleperfume.B.Abowl,abucket,femaleperfume.C.Asmallnet,ice-cubes,abucket.D.Asmallnet,abucket,powders.B4.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldntbitethewrite
14、ratall.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelsesifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.B5.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegiv
15、enapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyHuoDa.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.CDiscussion1.Whydoyouthinkthemotherdidnttrytocatchthesnakesherself?2.Whydoyouthinkthewriterfeltshehadachancetodistinguishherselfbyinventingsomethingmercifultocatchthesnakesbutnotharmthem?3.Whydoyouthinkthewriterchosethiswayofsolvingtheproblem?Wouldyoudothesame?4.Whydoyouthinkshefailedthefirsttime?