unit3-inventors-and-inventions-warming-up-and-read

paper-makingprintingcompassgunpowderWhataretheyfamousfor?NewtongravitydiscoveredBenjaminFranklinelectricity.discoveredradiumMadameCuriediscoveredZhangHengtheseismograph地动仪invented1._____iscalled“FatherofCar”.A.RudolfDieselB.KarlBenzC.ThomasEdison2.___iscalled“FatherofDynamite（炸药）”.A.AlfredNobelB.AlbertEinsteinC.AlexanderBell3.____inventedthefirstairplane.A.WrightBrothersB.HenryFordC.BenjaminFranklinwhichpicturesbelowshowinventionsandwhichshowdiscoveries?AnamphibiouscarStephenson’s“Rocket”DNAAninventionis_____________________________________.Adiscoveryis_________________________________________________________________.existinginnaturebutnotyetknownfindingoutsomethingalreadynotexistingbeforecreatingsomethingWhat’stheconnectionbetweendiscoveryandinvention?Discoveriesoftenleadtoinventions.Workouttworules:Theheeloftheseshoesisamachinethatmakeselectricitywitheverystepyoutake.Youwillneverneedtobuybatteriesagain.ElectricshoesYouwillneverhavetoworryabouthavingyourbikestolenagain.Ifyouuseourinflatablebike,youcansimplylettheairoutandputyourbikeinabag.InflatablebicycleNeverthrowawayorwashchopsticksagain.Thesechopsticksarebothdeliciousandenvironmentallyfriendly.Savetreesandhaveasnackatthesametime–theycomeinfivedifferentflavours.Ediblechopsticksstageseveryinventormustgothrough:ApplyingforapatentFindingaproblemDoingresearchTestingthesolutionThinkingofacreativesolutionDecidingontheinvention1.___________________________2.___________________________3.___________________________4.___________________________5.___________________________6.___________________________Pre-reading:Whatifsomesnakesinyouryard…Whatshouldthewriterdo?Skimthewholepassageandgetthemainidea:ReadingformainideaThetextnarratestheproblemofthesnakesandpresentstheproceduresofcatchingthemandapplyingforapatent.Dividethetextintofourpartsandworkoutthemainideaforeachparagraphaccordingtoorder.PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIV(Para.1)Thediscoveryoftheproblemofthesnakes.(Paras.2-3)Theresearchontheapproachestosolvetheproblem.(Paras.4-6)Theattemptstocatchthesnakes.(Paras.7-8)Therequirementofgettingapatent.Readingfororganization1.Whatwasthemotherupsetabout?2.Whywasthewriterhappytohelphermother?ReadingfordetailsThemotherwasupsetbecauseafamilyofsnakeshasmadetheirhomenearthehouseThewriterwashappybecauseitgaveheranopportunitytohelphermotherandinventsomethingtocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthematthesametime.Para1:Problem1.Whatinstrumentswereusedforcatchingthesnakes?2.Whatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?abowl,ice-cubes,abucket,asmallnet.Paras4-6:Testingsolution(1)Toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatinthemorning.(2)Toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheevening.(3)Toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheeveningandcarryanettocollectthesnakeswithoutharmingthemthenextmorning.3.Canyoufindoutsomekeyverbphrasestodescribethefinalsolution?Firstly,Secondly,Finally,After2hours,Thenextday,freezethebowlfor24hours.placeitoverthesnakes’habitatwithsomeice-cubesonitstop.coverthewholethingwithalargebucket.removethebucketandthebowl;collectthesnakeswithanet.releasethemintothewild.3.Thebiggestadvantageofthewriter'snewideaisthat_________.A.itmakesthesnakesmoveslowlyB.itmakesthesnakeshardlybiteusC.itiseasierforustokillthesnakeswithouthurtingourselvesD.itiseasierforustocatchthesnakeswithoutkillingthemPatentoffice(专利局)playstheroleofdecidingwhatisaninventionandwhatisnot.Andonlyinventionscangetpatensandsoberecognizedandprotected.patents1.Whataretherequirementsofgettingapatent?2.Accordingtotherequirements,whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?FinishEx4onPage22Thenewideasmustbetrulynovel.Yourinventionmustn’tbeadiscovery,…Yourproductmustbedifferentfromothers’.Yourclaimmustbevalid.Paras7-8:Applyingforpatent1、Howdidthewritercatchthesnakes?()A.usingsomethingthesnakeswereinterestedtoattractthemintoatrap.B.takingtheirhabitattoanotherplace.C.placingthesnakesatalowtemperatureforthemtosleepandthencaughtthem.D.Alltheabove.CReadingcomprehension2.Thewriterwassuccessfultocatchthesnakesin________attempt.A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.everyC3.ThefollowingareusedinthethreeattemptsEXCEPT_____.A.perfumeB.abowlC.jellyD.ice-cubesA4.Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?()A.Becausesnakesarewarm-bloodedanimals.B.Becausesnakeslikehightemperature.C.Becausesnakesarereptilesandtheirbodytemperaturedependsontheheataroundthem.C5.Whichofthefollowingmaygetapatentaccordingtothetext?A.Acomputerprogramme.B.Anewanimalvariety.C.Aworkofliterature.D.Atrulynovelandusefulinvention.D6.Thepurposeinwritingthistextis_____A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthemB.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter'snewideaC.tointroducethewriter'snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatent7.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn'tbitethewriteratall.B.Yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse'sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshe