Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

------THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES

WORD REVIEW

1.发现2.两栖类3.专利发明4.给 打电话5.偶尔6.辨别7.产品 8.火药9.着手10.香水11.果冻12.冷冻库13.突然地14.便利的

discoveryamphibiouspatentcall upnow and thendistinguishproductpowderset aboutperfumejellyfreezerabruptlyconvenient

15. 一整夜16. 预料17. 监控18. 被动的19. 释放20. 认出21. 标准22. 主张23. 有效的24. 申请25. 文件夹

overnight expectation monitor passive release recognition criterion claim valid application file

A discovery is finding

(or learning) sth. that

______________________

An invention is making (or designing) sth. that

_______________________

(has) existed before.

did not exist before.

An invention is not an easy thing. Inventormust go through 6 steps before they make it.

1. Applying for a patent

2. Finding a problem

3. Doing research

4. Testing the solution

5. Thinking of a creative solution

6. Deciding on the invention

Paragraph Stages in the inventing process

Finding a problem

Doing research

Thinking of a creative solution

Testing the solution

Deciding on the invention

Applying for a patent

1

2

3

4,5,6

7

8

Fast reading

Paragraph 1--- finding a problem

What was the problem for “me” to deal with?

“I” have to catch snakes without harm to them by inventing something. / The snakes must be removed but not harmed

Careful reading（ para by para ）

Paragraph 2--- doing research

How did “I” do the research ?

Step 1

Step 2 “I” set about researching the habits of snakes so “I” could trap them in the easiest way.

The first thing was to see if there

were products that might help.

Paragraph 3--- thinking of a creative solution

How many possible approaches did “I” think of ? And what are they?

Firstly removing their habitat;

Secondly attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food; Thirdly cooling them so that they wouldbecome sleepy and could be easily caught.

Attempt

1. When did “I” put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat? 2. When did “I” want to catch snakes?3. What did “I’ use to catch snakes for the third attempt?

1st

1. __ ______________

2. ____ ___ ______

2nd1. __ ____ ______

2. ____ ________ ____

3rd

1. __ ____ ______

2. __ ____ ___________

3. ________________________A small net for catching fish

In the mornning

In the evening

Early in the morning

Paragraph 4,5,6--- testing the solution

After two hours

In the evening

Early in the morning

Talk about what “I” did in the first attempt to catch snakes, with the help of the following things.

Times: the next morning, finally, then, after two hours

Acts: placed… over, covered, waited, removed

Things: bowl, habitat, ice-cubes, bucket

Paragraph 7--- deciding on the solution

True or False

“I” was quite encouraged by “my” creative solution, so “I” couldn’t help applying for a patent.

Pressed by my friends and relations, “I”

decided to send “my” invention to the patent office to get recognition for “my” successful idea.

As “I” was pressed by my friends and relations,……

Paragraph 8--- applying for a patent

What did “I” do to apply for a patent?

“I” have filled in the form and filed my patent application with the Patent Office.

Further understanding

1.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. The snakes were poisonous.B. The writer did not like animals.C. The writer caught the snakes in order to get a

patent.D. The best way to catch snakes is cooling

them.2. The writer was _____ when her mother told

her there were some snakes in their yard.A. upset B. disappointed C. proud D. passive

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3. An invention will get a patent if it is ______ .A a discovery B a game or businessC a computer program D a novel invention 4. From the text, we can infer that ________ .A a discovery is the same as an invention B getting a patent has advantagesC there are 3 ways to catch snakesD the writer wanted to get a patent before

catching the snakes.

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Summary

In the period, we now know the difference between a(n) ________ and a(n)________.

In order to solve ___ ______ __ ___ _____, I did some creative work by______ ______, _______ __ __ ____ __________, _______ ___ _______ . I was successful in the end. Pressed by my friends and relations, I ______ ___ _____ ______ and decided to ____ __ __ ______.

invention discovery

the problem of the snakes

doing researchthinking of a creative solutiontesting the solution

decided on the inventionapply for a patent

If there is another paragraph after Para 8,what do you think will be more likely to happen?

A. One year later, “my” application was refused.

B. Two years later, “I” was recognized and got a patent.

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Homework:1. More reading of THE PROBLEM OF THE

SNAKES and pay special attention to some sentences.

2. Exx.---Learning about language on P23-24.

COMPREHENSION OF SENTENCES

Which sentences can be replaced by the

following ones?

1. It seems that these snakes have settled near our house.

2. I had a chance to be recognized by making something new to catch the snakes without harm.

3. I had expected that the snakes would bite me again.

4. The criteria make it almost impossible for a new idea to be accepted; but it is a different case if it is strikingly new, unusual, or different.

1. It seems that these snakes have settled near our house.

These seem to have made their home here.

这几条蛇似乎在屋子附近安家了。

The sentence that means the same ：

Chinese ：

2. I had a chance to be recognized by making something new to catch the snakes without harm.

Here was a chance for me to distinguish

myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them.

这回我有机会来表现一下自己了。我要发明某种东西， 既可以把蛇抓住，而又不会伤害他们。

The sentence that means the same ：

Chinese ：

3. I had expected that the snakes would bite me again.

This was in the expectation that the

snakes would bite again.

蛇还会咬人，这在我的预料之中。

The sentence that means the same ：

Chinese ：

4. The criteria make it almost impossible for a new idea to be accepted; but it is a different case if it is strikingly new, unusual, or different.

The criteria are so strict that it is difficult

for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel.

评定专利的标准非常严格，因此除非设想真的很新颖，否则很难被接受。

The sentence that means the same ：

Chinese ：

• Luckily these reptiles were small and that made the solution easier.

Luckily these reptiles were small, ________ made the solution easier.

2. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.

You can say that you are truly an inventor only after you have had the recognition.

which

Rewriting

1.call up mother2.on the phone3.hurt these living creatures4.get down to do5.pick up6.according to plan

7. release them all back into the wild

8. in addition9.a large number of

10.application for a patent

11.the size of my bank balance

1.给妈妈打电话2.在电话中3.伤害这些生灵4.弯腰去5.拾起；捡起6.依计而行7.放生8.另外9.数目众多的

10.申请专利11.银行金额余额的大

小

phrases

Language items in reading:

1. Sentences2. Structures3. Phrases

5. Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are truly an inventor.

You can say that you are truly an inventor only after you have had the recognition.

只有你得到这种承认，你才能说你真的是一个发明家。

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Chinese ：

An amphibious car

Stephenson’s “Rocket”

DNA

Attempt Creative step Lesson

1

Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ ________.

2Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ ________.

3

Put the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habitat __ ___ _______ and carry a net to collect the snakes ___ ____ ________ without harming them.