1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,ReadingThe problem of the snakes,1/29,Discovery,Invention,2/29,Columbus,the New Continent,Its _,a discovery.,Mar.15,1493,Please tell whether the following,are discoveries or inventions,.,3/29,An amphibious car,Its _,an invention.,水陆两用汽车,4/29,DNA,Its _,
2、a discovery.,5/29,Stephensons“Rocket”,Its _,an invention.,6/29,Difference between discovery and invention,A discovery,is,_,something,existing,but not yet,known,.,An invention is_,_,something,not existing before,.,finding out,creating,7/29,1.A person with good eyesight can,d,_ distant objects.,(tell
3、the difference.),2.The,m,_merchant wants to grant some merchandise to the panting immigrants,.,(kind),3.We _ _(,begin,)cleaning the house.,4.Dad always drives with,c,_,(carefulenss),5.The ticket is,v,_,(officially acceptable),for one month.,istinguish,erciful,set about,aution,alid,Words hunting,8/29
4、The,snakes,are very dangerous!,9/29,If some snakes in your yard.,10/29,Skimming,1.The purpose of the text is _.,to show us how to trap the snakes but,not to kill them,B.to tell people how to apply for a patent of the writers invention,C.to introduce the writers new approach of trapping the snakes,a
5、nd how she applied,for a patent of her invention,D.to tell the readers how to get a new idea and make it a patent,C,11/29,Divide the text into five parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph.,Part I(Para.1)The research on the snakes to catch,them.,Part II(Para2)The attempts to catch the sna
6、kes.,Part III(Para.3)Thinking of the possible approaches,Part IV(Para.4-6)Decide on the invention and apply,for a patent.,Part V(Para.7-8)Find the problem of the snakes.,12/29,look at the following list and work out a suitable order.,Intensive Reading,Task 1:Identify the stages that inventors must f
7、ollow before they have their invention recognized.,13/29,stages,every inventor must go through,a.,Applying for a patent,b.,Finding a problem,c.,Doing research,d.,Testing the solution,e.,Thinking of a creative solution,f.,Deciding on the invention,14/29,Task 2,Read the passage carefully,check the ord
8、er above to see,whether the text follows the stages in producing an inventio,n.,15/29,stages every inventor must go through,Applying for a patent,Finding a problem,Doing research,Testing the solution,Thinking of a creative solution,Deciding on the invention,Paragraph,Stage,s,Example in this story,1,
9、The snake must be removed but not harmed.,2,Look for methods of removal;the habits of snakes,3,Identify three,possible approaches:choose one,.,4,5,6,Try three times to make it work efficiently.,7,8,Fill in the form and file patent application with the Patent Office.,16/29,1.Why did the writer not us
10、e powders to solve the problem?,A.Because it was an old thought pattern to used powders.,B.Because that would harm or even kill the snakes.,C.Because that would damage something else near the house.,D.Because she wanted to invent something new.,B,17/29,2.Which are the three possible approaches that
11、the writer thought of to catch the snakes except_.,A.Removing their habitat.,B.Attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food,C.Using the natural enemy of snakes,D.Cooling the snakes,C,18/29,3.How many attempts did she make to have her solution efficient?,A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5,B,19/29,Wh
12、ich statement is TRUE according to the text?,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 patent office the moment s
13、he succeeded,in catching the snakes.,D.If an application for your product proves to,be valid,you can get a patent immediately.,.,B,20/29,Post reading,Task 1,:,According to thepassage,if you have a new product,how can you get a patent,?,Task 2:,Imagine you are a patent officer,your job is to decide w
14、hether an application should be considered valid or not.Look at the following inventions,which one should be given a,patent,and which one shouldnt?give your reason.,21/29,(1)Fill in the form and file your patent application with the Patent Office.,(2)You should have your product recognized,by the pa
15、tent office.,(3)Your product cant be a discovery/a scientific idea/literature or art/a game or business/a computer programme/a new variety of animals or plants and so on.,(4)Your product must be different from others.,(5)Your product must pass all the tests examed by patent examiners.,22/29,The reas
16、on:,1.Healthier meat,:This is a new kind of meat produced by introducing plant genes into traditional animal meat genes.,As this,can be considered as a new variety of animal,it cant receive a patent.,23/29,2.Helpful rats,:These future rats have received training to help people in difficult or danger
17、ous situations.,The new part of this is the computer program training,so it cant receive a patent.,24/29,3.,mapping the stars,:the new star system that scientists have discovered is very important.But it is a discovery and not an invention.,So it cant receive a patent,25/29,4.A trap for insects shou
18、ld be given a patent.,This method of preventing insects coming into a house is a true invention.It solves a problem in a practical way,26/29,5.New book,:it is a work of literature and,so can not be given a patent even though it may be a best-seller.,27/29,Homework,What might be the advantages of getting a patent?,28/29,Thank you!,29/29,






