1、Inventions,the compass,paper,Printing,Gunpowder,Four Great Inventions,The first twenty years in the 20th century: plane, coffee, paper cups.,Inventions in the 20th century:,In the 1920s :robot，auto-watch，electric shaver，TV，the first film with sound (美国华纳兄弟电影公司拍摄的爵士乐歌手)，frozen food，traffic lights，pen
2、icillin 青霉素(invented by Alexander Fleming )。,In the 1930s ： world cup，can ，sunglasses，zebra crossing，canned beer， ball-pen，computer , tape-recorder,In the 1940s and 1950s ： nylon stockings，KFC，color TV，atomic bomb ，microwave oven，jeep，credit card, cable TV，pocket transistor radio(晶体管收音机)，weight-redu
3、cing drink，video recorder(录像机)，hydrogen bomb(氢弹)， laser(激光) 。,垒高儿童拼装玩具 水翼船,In the 1960s and 80s : mouse ，cassette ，sleeping pill ，laptop computer ，scanner , email, word processor software , mobile phone and walkman CD ROM,.,In the last ten years : DVD， “奔腾”处理器，the cloned sheep Dolly, message / MSN(短
4、信), man-made liver(人造肝脏),the hy-wire car .,reading,What will you think of next?,Are you familiar with the inventions above? Do you know what they are?,Lead in,1. What do you think “high tech” means?,“High tech” is a shorter way of saying “high technology”. And high technology describes any invention
5、, system of device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering.,2. What do you think “state of the art” means?,“State of art” is something that is as modern as possible(技术发展水平）. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state
6、 of the art” is the newest possible or product of a business or industry.,How did people make them? Did people make them by accident?,Can you think of any other “state of art”?,Skimming,1 Are some people born creative, or is it possible to be creative?2 Do you have to be very intelligent to be an in
7、ventor?3 How do people come up with ideas for new inventions? How many ways are mentioned?,Four. Think outside the box. Take another look at it. Make connection. Keep trying.,Think outside the box,Take another look at it,Make connections,Keep trying,Scanning Find out what the following ways mean.,Tr
8、y new ways to solve a problem.,Look at a problem in as many ways as possible.,Try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible.,Have a long process of trial and error.,mp3,maglev train,palmtop,A plane crashed. Why nobody in the plane was injured?,When we cut a corner from a squ
9、are-shaped desk with four corners, how many corners are left?,Why can a frog jump higher than a tree?,For some questions, if we think out of the usual way, we can get the answers easily.,All the people in the plane died.,Five.,A tree cant jump.,Are the eyes of the same height? Yes!,Can you only see
10、a pot? Pay attention to the dark! Two faces!,Is there only a yellow triangle? Pay attention to the blue?,Of course we can see an old man. Look more carefully! What else can you see?,We have successfully made many inventions, using connection. Here are some examples:,+,+,+,storage battery,electrical
11、machinery (电机）,electrically operated bike,video phone,+,+,+,pump,fire engine,heating wire,electric blanket,Will these inventions be possible?,+,Plike,whcow,What other inventions can you think of?,Madame Curie worked hard all her life to discover Polonium and Radium.,It took Edison 15 years to invent
12、 light bulb.,Although disabled, Stephen Hawing hasalways been kept doing his scientific research.,Yuan Longping has been keeping improving rice to contribute to agriculture.,True or False,1 Most inventors have high IQs. 2 The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand.
13、3 Its impossible to learn how to be creative. 4 The best way to find a good solution is tolook for one good answer. 5 Inventors try to avoid failure. 6 The more ways we have of looking at a problem, the more likely it is that we can find a solution. 7 Most good ideas are the result of a long process
14、 of trial and error.,F,F,F,F,T,T,T,Post-reading,1 The following examples have been fixed up. Can you place them in the right titles of the passage?,According to Leonardo da Vinci, problems which had seemed impossible could be solved if he changed the way he described the problem.2) Thomas Edison mad
15、e a rule saying that he had to make an invention every ten days.,Think outside the box,Keep trying,3) Mozart, who lived in Austria, wrote more than600 pieces of music.4) Einstein, who changed the world of physicsforever with his Theory of Relativity, preferredimages of numbers.5) Samuel Moorse, the
16、man who invented thetelegraph, got his idea by watching a riderexchange a tired horse for a new one.,Keep trying,Take another look at it,Make connections,2 How do you understand the title of the passage?3 What other rules should you have if you wantto be creative?4 Of all the rules discussed above,
17、which one do you think is the most important? Why?,If we want to be creative, we should follow these rules-think outside the box, take another look at it, make connections and keep trying. These rules also work when we solve a problem,Language points:,1 be born+ adj./n. He was born blind.She was bor
18、n a singer. 2 come up withCan scientists come up with ways of predictingtsunami（海啸）？ 3 allow for: include sb or sth in ones calculation考虑到顾及 It will take you half an hour to get to thestation, allowing for traffic delays.,5 as with: like 正如一样 As with drawing a picture, you should be patient and care
19、ful when you do the job. 6 break away fromTaiwan is part of China. It cant break awayfrom China. 7 be aware of/that-clauseAre you aware of your mistake?She became aware that something was burning.,4 get/be stuckThe car got stuck in the mud.,Homework,Write a passage to tell what rules you should have if you want to be creative, which one is the most important and explain the reasons.,
