1. ____ isn’t Thomas Edison’s

invention.

Light bulb Record player “Rocket”

A quiz

2.Paper, printing, gunpowder and ___ are

4 great inventions in ancient China.

abacusbalance

compass

3. ________made the first train using a

steam engine in 1825.

A. Alexander Bell

B. Henry Ford

C. George Stephenson

4. ____ invented the first airplane.

A. Wright ( 莱特） Brothers

B. Henry Ford

C. Benjamin Franklin

5. ___ is called “ Father of Dynamite

（炸药）” .

A. Alfred Nobel

B. Albert Eins

tein C.

Alexander Bell

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Applying for a patent

Finding a problemDoing research

Testing the solution

Thinking of a creative solution

Deciding on the invention

There are There are 6 stages6 stages in producing an invention. in producing an invention.

Reading

The problem of the snakes

Skim the whole passage and get the main Skim the whole passage and get the main idea:idea:

SkimmingSkimming

The text tells the p______ of the snakes and

presents the p_________ of catching them

and applying for a p______.

roblem

rocedures

atent

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Scanning

paragraph11.This paragraph tells us the discovery of the problem of_____________.

2.What was the mother upset about?

3.The girl felt proud because ________________________

here was a chance for her to distinguish herself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them.

There were some snakes in her courtyard.

the snakes

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Paragraph2

1.This para tells us _________________________ _________________________ on the approaches to solving the problem.

2.Why didn’t the writer use the powders?

the writer’s research

Because she knew her parents didn’t want to hurt these creatures

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Paragraph3

1.This paragraph tells us ________________ she thought of to catching the snakes after doing research.

2.How many approaches are mentioned in the text and what are they?

3.Which approach did the writer choose?

the approaches

Cooling the snakes so that they would become sleepy and could be easily caught.

Three.Remove_______________________________Attract ________________________________Cool __________________________________

the habitatthem into a trapthem to make them sleepy and easy to catch

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Paragraph 4---6

1.This part tells us her three ___________ to catch the snakes.

2.What do the three attempts have in common?

3.How did she avoid being bitten by the snake?

4.How did she deal with the snakes after success?

attempts

By using a small fish net.

She released them all back into the wild.

Froze_________________________________Put___________________________________Covered_______________________________Made the snakes________________________

the bowl and ice cubesthe bowl and ice cubes over the habitat the bowl with a bucket sleepy

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Paragraph7—8

1This part mainly tells us the criteria of ___________________.

2. According to the criteria , which of the following do you think can be given a patent? A. A new novel written by Yao Ming. B. A new star discovered by a scientist. 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.

applying for a patent

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3.Discussion: Page22 exercise 4

Do you think these items should get patents according to the criteria in our text?

For example: healthier meat should not be given a patent. Because it belongs to a new variety of animal.

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Post-reading .1.There are 1.There are 6 stages6 stages in producing an invention.1. in producing an invention.1. Finding a problem2. Doing research3. Thinking of a creative solution4. Testing the solution5. Deciding on the invention6. Applying for a patent . Please choose the suitable stages for the paragraphs.

Stages Paragraphs

1

2

3

4,5,6

7,8Testing the solution

Deciding on the invention and applying for a patent

Finding a problem

Doing research

Thinking of a creative solution

2 、 How did the writer catch the snakes?

A. using something the snakes were interested to attract them into a trap.

B. taking their habitat to another place.

C. placing the snakes at a low temperature for them to sleep and then caught them.

D. All the above.

3. What are the two factors that helped the writer

solve the problem successfully?

A. her creativity and intelligence.

B. her knowledge about snakes and efforts to

improve the solution.

C. the ice-cream maker and the small fishing net.

D. her carefulness and the desire to distinguish

herself.

4.The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that:

A. it makes the snakes move slowly

B. it makes the snakes hardly bite us

C. it is easier for us to kill the snakes without hurting ourselves

D. it is easier for us to catch the snakes without killing them

5. Which statement is true according to the text?

A. The snakes were so sleepy in the second attempt that they couldn't bite the writer at all.

B. Your product must be different from everybody else's if you want to receive a patent.

C. The writer decided to send her invention to the patent office the moment she succeeded in catching the snakes.

D. If an application for your product proves to be valid, you can get a patent immediately.

6. From the text we can learn that_______.

A.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

B. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who puts his heart into it.

C. It is never too old to learn.

D. Two heads are better than one.

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Snakes came near my mother’s house ____ ____ _____, which u____ my mother much, and she wanted me to ____ ____ ___them. So I ___ _____ researching the _____ of snakes to find the easiest way to _____ them. I thought of three possible a__________. Firstly, removing their h________; secondly, attracting them into a _____and thirdly cooling them so that they would become s_______ and could be easily caught. I made up my mind to use the third one. I tried three times and the third _______ was finally successful. ________by my friends and relations, I decided to _____ the opportunity, hoping to get a ________ with my invention.

get abouthabits

trap

set

pproaches

attempt

patent

rid ofpset

now andthen

Review

seize

abitat

leepytrap

Pressed

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An oral compositionMy trouble in reading comprehension1.我的问题是我经常在阅读方面犯一些明显的错误。 2.我的研究结果显示（ indicate) 我容易忽略 (neglect) 问题中的关键词；容易忽略 (fail to see) 关键信息与文章主旨的联系，片面地 (partially) 理解文章；不能够好的关注 (focus on) 整篇文章；有时不能做到等同 (equally) 地转化句子；有时单词也成为一种障碍 (barrier) 。 3.基于（ Based on) 以上的研究，我决定要确保 (make sure/ensure that) 自己对清晰地掌握文章主旨，确保看清楚问题，确保被选择的答案与文章有联系或者说能够确确 (exactly)与一句话建立 establish 联系；同时我要积累 (accumulate) 词汇和语法并且以不同形式来练习和巩固 (reinforce).4.在一段时间后我要检测这种方是否有助于提高我的阅读水平。 There are 6 stages in producing an invention.1. Finding a problem2. Doing r

esearch3. Thinking of a creative solution4. Testing the solution5. Deciding on the invention6. Applying for a patent

Homework:

1. Look for useful words and expressions in the passage.

2.Finish the writing My problem in reading comprehension

If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry. ---- Thomas Alva Edison

如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友，以经验为参谋，以谨慎为兄弟，以希望为哨兵。 --- 爱迪生