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Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions
Warming Up Pre-reading, Reading
Teaching Goals:
1. To learn about the difference between a discovery and an invention
2.To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the stages of an invention
3.To develop Ss’ some basic reading skills.
4.To develop Ss’ ability to discover and solve the problems and cultivate Ss’ creativity and imagination.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Warming Up
Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the difference between a discovery and an invention
Get Ss t to guess what the invention is or who the inventor is in groups
Question 1:
It`s made of plastics and metal.
It looks like a small box.
The invention can contact someone while you are on the move.
Suggested Answer: Mobile phone.
Question 2:
The inventor is from America.
He is one of the father of inventions.
The inventor invented the bulb.
Suggested Answer: Edison
2. Get Ss to tell as many the inventions they know as possible in groups.

3. Ask Ss to look at the pictures on P19 and answer the following questions.
(1) Which of the pictures is an invention?
(2) Which of the pictures is a discovery?

4. Get Ss to discuss the difference between the inventions and a discovery and give a definition of them and give some examples of each category.
Suggested Answer:
An invention is something produced for the first time through the use of imagination or ingenious thinking and experimentation.
A discovery merely makes known something that already exists in nature.
Step 2. Pre-reading
Purpose : To get Ss to be aware of the connection between inventing and the scientific process.
1. Let Ss work in pairs and decided what the first and most important stage is to make an invention.
2. Ask Ss to finish the exercise of Prereading on P19 and then check the answer in pairs.
Step 3. Leading-in
Purpose: Arouse Ss’ interest in the text and encourage Ss to imagine the content of the text.
Ask Ss to predict in pairs the content of the text based on the title and pictures.
Step 4. Fast reading
Purpose: To get Ss to have a brief understanding of the text

1. Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get the main idea of the whole text.
Suggested Answer:
The text narrates the problem of the snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent

2. Get Ss to divide the passage and work out the main idea for each part.
Part I (Para 1): The discovery of the problem of the snakes.
Part II (Para 2～3): The research on the approaches to solve the problem.
Part III (Para 4～6): The attempts to catch the snakes.
Part IV (Para 7～8): The requirement of getting a patent.

Step 5. Intensive reading
1. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and find out which paragraph or paragraphs deal with each inventing process in the passage and find the examples:
Suggested Answer:

Paragraph
Stage
Example in this story
1
Find a problem
The snake must be __removed_ but not_ hurt___
2
Do research
Look for _ways_ of removal; the habitat of snakes
3
Think of a creative solution
Identify __three_ possible approaches: choose _the last one____
4,5,6
Test the solution several times
Try three_ times to make it work _successfully_
7
Apply for a patent
This means the solution is efficiently
2. Ask Ss to work in pairs and try to tell which of the following statements are true and which are false.
(1) When the writer called up her mother in the country on the phone she was very excited.
(2) The writer felt very proud that she had a chance to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them.
(3) The first thing the writer tried to do was to catch the snakes.
(4) The writer decided to remove the snakes` habitat.
(5) The writer used an ice-maker、a bowl、some jelly、ice-cubes、a bucket and a net to catch the snakes.
(6) After three attempts, the writer finally caught the snakes and sent them into the wild.
(7) The writer himself decided to send her invention to the patent office to get recognition for her successful idea.
(8) The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel and are really different from everybody else`s.
Suggested Answers:
(1) F (2) T (3) F (4) F (5) T (6) T (7) F (8) T

3. Ask Ss to take the quiz below and see whether Ss can grasp the details of the text.
(1) Why did the writer do so much trap the snakes but not hurt them ?
A. Because she wanted to eat the snakes.
B. Because she planned to apply for a patent.
C. Because she obeyed her parents and wanted to test her new idea.
D. Because they were poisonous snakes.
(2) The writer set about researching the habits of snakes in order to________
A know how to drive them off.
B. kill them in the easiest way.
C. trap them in the easiest way.
D. get on well with snakes.
(3) The writer placed a frozen bowl over the snakes` habitats because______.
A. The snakes were small.
B. She knew the snakes were cold-blooded animals.
C. She didn`t want to be bitten.
D. She wanted to make the snakes passive and caught them easily.
(4) Which statement is true according to the text?
A. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded catching the snakes.
B. The snakes were still as active as before in the first attempt.
C. The writer could make a lot of money if she succeed.
D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately. .
(5) According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent?
A. A new kind of flower found by a botanist..
B. A new way to make dirty .air clean
C. A new poem written by Mr. Li.
D.A .new star discovered by a scientist.
Suggested Answers:
(1) C (2) C (3) D (4) C (5) B

4. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and try to get more details from the text and then fill in the form.
. Why the writer tried a new approach
There only seemed to be ____(1)_____designed to kill snakes but her parents would not like her to _____(2)_____these living creatures.

Three possible approaches
Firstly, ________(3)_______ their habitat
Secondly, ______(4)_____-them into a trap ____(5)____male or female perfume or food;
Thirdly, _______(6)_____the snakes so that they became_____(7)__ and could be easily caught

Three attempt
① She placed the____(8)____ bowl over the snakes` habitat and the ____(9)_____on top of the bowl and finally covered the whole thing with_______(10)__________.
Time: _______(11)___________
Result: The snakes were ____(12)____active, but were still too fast and ___(13)____ into a hole in the wall.
② She froze the bowl and ice-cubes again and ____(14)___them. Then she covered the bowl with the ___(15)_____
Time: _________(16)____________
Result: The snakes were___(17)___ sleepy, but once picked up, they tried to ___(18)____ her
③ She repeated the earlier ____(19)____and used a small net and
______(20)___carefully.
Time: _______(21)_________
Result: She collected the ___(22)___snakes and ____(23)___them all back into the ____(24)____
The steps of receiving a patent
① Fill in ___(25)____ and file the patent ___(26)___with the Patent
Office.
② Being ________(27)___________.
③ Application will be published ___(28)____ months.
Suggested Answers
(1) powers (2) hurt .(3)removing (4) attracting (5) using (6)cooling
(7) sleepy (8) frozen (9) ice-cubes (10) a large bucket (11) two hours (12) less
(13) disappeared (14) placed (15) bucket (16) Overnight; (17) very (18) bite
(19) procedure (20) monitored (21) Overnight (22) passive (23) released
(25) form (26) application (27) examined (28) 18

5. According to the form above, get Ss to retell the text.
Step 6. Extension
Purpose: To develop Ss`s ability to discover and solve the problems and cultivate Ss creativity and imagination.
To provide a chance for Ss to apply their creative skills to real tasks.
1. Ask Ss to work in groups and answer the following questions.
(1) What’s the writing purpose of the writer?
Suggested Answer:
The writer wants to inform us of the scientific methods to solve present problems so that we students can not only broaden the horizons but become more skilled in discovering and considering carefully the problems in daily life. We are also encouraged by the writer to be creative and hardworking as well as thinking independently.
(2) What should we learn from this text?
Suggested Answer:
We can learn from the text the way of doing scientific researches and how to apply for a patent. We can also learn that it takes an inventor great determination persistence to achieve his or her ambition and persistence to achieve his or her ambition in life.

2. Get Ss formed in groups of four and discuss some inconveniences they’ve met in their life. They must imagine an invention to solve these inconveniences. After discussion, fill in the following form. Here are some problems for Ss to choose from and Ss can choose their own problem. Remember to include one change to your invention in case it doesn’t work the first time.
(This can be done after class.)
Problem 1: the apples growing on your apple tree are too high for you to reach them. What can you invent to pick your apples in comfort?
Problem 2: You need to make a house but you only have fishing nets and many plastic bottles. How can you solve it?
Problem 3: You want to catch fish but not hurt them when you do so. Design a fishing rod that will solve this problem.
Patent Application Question Form
Name of invention

Inventors

How do you get the idea?

Can you describe your invention?(appearance/ material /cost/manual, etc.)

What is its use?

Other information
(if necessary )

Picture of invention
(if necessary)

Step 7. Homework
1. Ask Ss to go over the reading text.
2. Ask Ss to preview Learning about Language.
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