new ideas and inventions

1、Unit 8 New ideas and inventionsReading Credit cards 1950With those inventions,our life .photocopier 1937air conditioner 1902television 1923 colour television 1940Look at the pictures, what inventions can you think of? The problem of the snakes Applying for a patent2. Finding a problem 3. Doing resea

2、rch 4. Testing the solution 5. Thinking of a creative solution 6. Deciding on the invention Fast ReadingPara.Stages Examples in this storyFind a problem The snake must be caught but not_.Do researchResearch the _ of snakes.Think of a creative solutionIdentify three possible approaches and choose_.Te

3、st the solution several timesTry_ times to make it work successfully.Apply for a patentThis means the solution is _. harmedhabits124,5,67,83threerecognizedoneFill in this form: Careful readingComprehending.1. The purpose in writing this text isA. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill the

4、mB. 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 patentD. to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patentA. it makes the snakes move slowlyB. it makes the snakes hardly bite usC. i

5、t is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselvesD. it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them2.The biggest advatange of the writers new idea is thatA. a bowl, ice-cubes, male perfumeB. a bowl, a bucket, female perfumeC. a small net, ice-cubes, a bucketD. a small net,

6、 a bucket, powders3.What instruments were used for catching the snakes?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 decided to send her invention to the

7、 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.4.Which statement is true according to the textA. A new star discovered by a scientist.B. A new novel written by Huo Da.C. A new way to make dirty

8、 water clean.D. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine.5.According to the text,which subject do you think can be given a patent? What was the mother upset about?2. Why was the writer happy to help her mother?The mother was upset because a family of snakes had made th

9、eir home near the house.The writer was happy because it gave her an opportunity to help her mother and invent something to catch the snakes without hurting them at the same time.Detailed reading:Answer the following questions:Reading IV (5m)3. Why did cooling make the snakes less active?Snakes do no

10、t have a way of keeping warm in their bodies. They get warmth from the sun and become more active at this time. When the sun goes down at night they cool down and become less active. So extra cooling to the snake would make them even less active and easier to catch.Work in groups to grasp some impor

11、tant words,expressions &language points.Group WorkImportant words语境活用1.He is a man and is always doing things with .(caution)2,If nobody can prove your ,how can you say you are ?(innocence)3,Mr Ma is such a man and always has on those homeless animals but sometimes he can be to those he doesnt like.

12、(mercy)4,It is outside now,and more snow is falling on already steeets.(freeze)语境活用1.He is a cautious man and is always doing things with caution .(caution)2,If nobody can prove your innocence ,how can you say you are innocent ?(innocence)3,Mr Ma is such a merciful man and always has mercy on those

13、homeless animals but sometimes he can be merciless to those he doesnt like.(mercy)4,It is freezing outside now,and more snow is falling on already frozen streets.(freeze)It seems that. It seems as if/ as though. There seems (to be ).1. seem 构成的句式:It seems that everyone was satisfied. It seems as if

14、you are the first one here.There seems (to be) no reason for believing him.Language points强化落实这个世界上对他来说似乎没有什么是不可能的事情。There seems to be nothing that seems impossible for him in the world.我的弟弟好像已经知道了这个秘密。My brother seemed to have known the secret.2. Between the outside and inside walls of the bowl the

15、re is some jelly, which freezes hard when cooled.when cooled 的构成: 连词when +过去分词, 相当于when 引导的状语从句: when it is cooled.when/while 引导的时间状语从句中的主语, 如果与主句的主语相同, 常常可用“when/ while +现在分词短语或者过去分词短语”的结构来代替。= You must be careful e.g. You must be careful when you cross the street.when crossing the street.When _ he

16、lp, one often says “thankyou” or “ its kind of you”. A. offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offeredD 原从句为主动结构时, 用when/while+现在分词来代替; 原句为被动结构时, 用 when /while+过去分词短语来代替。did he realize what had happenedcan you make great progress in English.4. Nor will you receive a patent until a search has made to find out that your product really is different from everybody elses.以否定词 no, not, never, hardly, seldom, neither,little等开头引导的句子, 句子的主句要部分倒装。e.g. Never can you pass the exam if you dont devote yourself to your study.Never have I seen such an exciting fi