1、 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions2018 学年度人教版选修 8Unit3Period1Reading 教案设计(THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES)IntroductionIn this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to pre-read the text by talking about invention. Then they will read for forms, copy and making sentences, read to transfo
2、rm information, read the text for the type of writing and summary of The problem of the snakes and read to draw a diagram of the text and retell the test in your own words. ObjectivesTo help students understand the texts forms and contents and learn about inventors and inventionsTo help students com
3、municate on the topic in focus with the words, collocations and structures learned in this unitFocusWords distinguish， monitor，release， claim，file， bear， dot， tap，reproduce ， Collocationscall up， now and then， set about， in case，dive in，in truth， hang on， out of order， get through， ring back， ring o
4、ffPatterns 1. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. 2. This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again.3. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel.
5、4. “Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods. 5. Every time you do you will be certain to find something that you have never seen before. 6. Follow it up, explore all around it, and before you know it, you will have something worth thinking about to occupy your mind. 7. All really
6、 big discoveries are the result of thought.”Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1. Pre-reading by talking about intentionWhat is invention? Invention is the successful exploitation of new ideas, new objects. By reasoning, analyzing and experimenting new things and ne
7、w ideas are invented for the benefits of the world. Look at the photo, please. This man is a great inventor called Thomas Edison.Thomas Edison received over 1000 U.S. patents, the most issued to any individual. Some people also credit him with an invention that received no patent: the modern corpora
8、te research laboratory. While this conclusion is arguable, his Menlo Park laboratory was intentionally designed to be an invention factory. It housed a large reference library, and often served to showcase the Wizards work. Some who worked in or visited the lab later became competitors.“box telephon
9、e” telegraph sewing machine light bulb2. Reading for forms Read the text again to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the connectives and underline all the useful collocations. 3. Copying and making sentencesThere are several different types of collocation made fro
10、m combinations of verb, noun, adjective etc. Some of the most common types are: Adverb + Adjective: completely satisfied (NOT downright satisfied) Adjective + Noun: excruciating pain (NOT excruciating joy) Noun + Noun: a surge of anger (NOT a rush of anger) Noun + Verb: lions roar (NOT lions shout)
11、Verb + Noun: commit suicide (NOT undertake suicide) Verb + Expression With Preposition: burst into tears (NOT blow up in tears) Verb + Adverb: wave frantically (NOT wave feverishly)You are asked to read the text for all the useful collocations and copy them into your Collocation Book after class as
12、homework. You may make your own sentences with each of these collocations.Collocations from THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKEScall upon the telephone 给打电话, in the countryside 在农村, in our yard 在院子里， come near the house 走近房子, now and then 时而、有时，make ones home here 在这里安家, get rid of除掉, feel very proud 感到自豪骄傲, a
13、 chance forto do某人做的机会, distinguish oneself 显扬自己，使自己扬名, invent something 发明某物,catch snakes 捉住蛇, hurt these living creatures 伤害这些生物, be designed to do旨在做, a new approach 新方法, set about doing着手开始做, research the habits of研究的习性, trapin the easiest way 用最简易的方法捕, make the solution easier 使问题比较容易解决, be pre
14、pared with做准备 , decide on决定, remove ones habitat 铲除的栖息地, attractinto a trap 把引进陷阱, use male or female perfume or food 用男人或女人用的香水或食物, become sleepy 困乏, be easily caught 容易被捉住, an ice-cream maker 一个之冰激凌的器具, between the outside and inside walls of the bowl 在碗的外壁和内壁, freeze hard 冻结, on top of 在上方, cover
15、 the whole thing with用把整个罩住, abruptly disappear into a convenient hole 突然一下子就消失在附近的洞里, adjust ones plan调整计划, leaveovernight 把通宵放在, early the next morning 第二天一早, see the result 看结果, get down to do蹲下去做, improve ones design 改进方案, repeat the earlier procedure 重复上次程序, carry in ones hand手里拿着, a small net
16、used for一个用来的小网, in the expectation that预料到, be monitored carefully 仔细监视 , go according to plan 按计划进行, the passive snakes温顺的蛇, releaseall back into the wild 全都释放到野外, be pressed by由于 的督促, sendto the patent office 把送到专利局, get recognition for给与认可, have the recognition 取得认可, truly an inventor 真正的发明者, in
17、 addition 此外, get a patent 去得专利, a scientific theory 一种科学理论, a mathematical model 一种数学模式, a computer program 一个电脑程序, a large number of patent examiners 一大批专利审查人员, ones application for申请, fill in the form 填表 , file ones patent application with the Patent Office 向专利局提交申请书, succeed by the size of ones
18、bank balance 看某人的银行结余判断是否成功, wish luck 祝好运5. Reading to transform informationRead the text to find answers to the five questions listed in the table.THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKESWhy was my mother upset?There are some snakes in our yard.Why did I feel very Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself p
19、roud? by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm themWhat was the first thing I tried to do?The first thing I tried to do was to see if there were products that might help me.What are the three possible approaches?Firstly, removing their habitat; secondly, attracting them into a tra
20、p using male or female perfume or food; and thirdly cooling them so that they became sleepy and could be easily caught.How many attempts did I make? I made three attempts.My first step:6. Reading the text for the type of writing and summary of The problem of the snakesDetermining the type of writing
21、 will help you determine the authors topic (subject), purpose (why he is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject - supportive, condeming, objective, etc.)It is important to find main ideas when reading. Main ideas help you remember important information. The m
22、ain idea of a paragraph tells the topic of the paragraph. The topic tells what all or most of the sentences are about. The other sentences in the paragraph are called details. Details describe or explain the main idea. Read the text to find the main idea. The problem of the snakesType of writing A n
23、arrationThe main idea of 1st paragraph“There are some snakes in our yard， ” she told me “Snakes come near the house now and then，and they seem to have made their home hereCan you get rid of them please？”The main idea of 2nd paragraphI set about researching the habits of snakes so I could trap them i
24、n the easiest way.The main idea of 3rd paragraphI decided on three possible approaches: firstly, removing their habitat; secondly, attracting them into a trap using male or female perfume or food; and thirdly cooling them so that they became sleepy and could be easily caught. I decided to use the la
25、st one.The main idea of 4th paragraphThe snakes abruptly disappeared into a convenient hole in the wall. So I had to adjust my plan.The main idea of Once picked up, the snakes tried to bite me. As 5th paragraph they were poisonous snakes, I clearly needed to improve my design again.The main idea of
26、6th paragraphI collected the passive snakes and the next day we released them all back into the wildThe main idea of 7th paragraphPressed by my friends and relations，I decided to send my invention to the patent office to get recognition for my successful idea.The main idea of 8th paragraphNor will y
27、ou receive a patent until a search has been made to find out that your product really is different from everybody elses.7. Reading to draw a diagram of the text and retell the test in your own wordsWriters structure, or organize, their writing in many different ways. Recognizing the way in which a text has been organized will help you understand its meaning more fully.
