人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit3Inventors and inventions Pre-reading 课件（共24张PPT）

课件24张PPT。M8 Unit3Welcome and join us in learning English!Pre-reading tasksGreat inventors: Who are they?3Guessing Game2Guessing Game1Guessing GameGuessing Game He only attended formal school for a few months but obtained 1093 patents during his life. Thomas EdisonGuessing GameHe invented the telegraph, an instrument that makes it possible to send multiple telegraphs on one line. Alexander BellGuessing GameThey accomplished their dream of flight on December 17, 1903 when the world changed forever. the Wright Brothers Looking into inventorsDo you want to be inventors? What do you think an inventor must go through before they can have their inventions approved?Finding a problemDoing research Thinking of a solutionTesting the solutionDeciding on the inventionApplying for a patentStep (__)Step (__)Step (__)Step (__)Step (__)Step (__)123456Challenge your mindWork out a suitable order of the six stagesYou, too, can be inventors!Can you think of how a girl succeeded in getting a patent just following the above six stages? Let’s read!The problems of thesnakesReading tasksScanning WhatWhereHow manyWhoHow longNot far from the walnut tree.Her friends and relatives.There were snakes in the courtyard.Three.18 months.SkimmingFind out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing stage1234-67-8 The writer was happy because it was a chance to help his mother and invent something to catch the snakes without hurting them.Why did the author feel proud after hearing what her mother said? Further reading (para 1) Why do you think the author chose the third approach instead of the first two?Further reading (para 2-3)Because this approach may be easier and safer. The snakes are poisonous. If they are sleepy, the author will catch them easily and safely.Further reading (para 4-6)samedifferenceswhenhow longhow to catchresultShe placed the frozen bowl over the snakes’ habits and ice-cubes on the top to keep it cool.In the morningIn the eveningRepeat the second procedure2 hoursovernightBy handBy handUsing a small netfailedfailedsucceededA comparison of the three attemptsCritic reading (para 7-8) Patent office plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can get patens and so be recognized and protected.Decide which of the following can be patented?Critic reading (para 7-8) Which of the following can be patented?A. A new star system found millions of light years away. B. A new novel written by Yao Ming. 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. E. Pigs produced with a plant gene inserted into their DNA to better the fat. Post-reading taskscreative curious patient imaginative hard-working adventurous challengeable …What kind of person is the author?An interviewSupposing the author got the first prize for “Chen Jia-geng Youth Invention Award” (陈嘉庚青少年发明奖),and is now being interviewed at the conference. Imagine you are reporters from School ... ...