河北省迁安一中高二英语：book8Unit3：ReadingI课件.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4. Why did cooling make the snakes less active? Snakes do not have a way of keeping warm in their bodies. They get warmth from the sun and become more active at this time. When the sun goes down at night they cool down and become less active. So extra cooling to the snake would make them even less active and easier to catch. 5. Discuss with your partner what the advantages might be of getting a patent. You are able to prove that you are the first person to make the invention; You are recognized as a real inventor; You can make money if you sell your invention to others. Match the different writing characteristics with each writing styles: Formal language with few adjectives, not emotional, factual Vivid use of words with similes and metaphors, emotional to describe atmosphere, not factual but imaginative Creative writing/ story Description Report recount Reading – V (3m) Vivid use of language and more informal style, imaginative but can be based on fact Not use vivid or emotive language and sticks to the facts. It is clearly set out and follows the framework for the inventing process Creative writing/ story Description Report Recount Discussion: What’s the writing purpose of the writer? What should we learn from this text? Reading –IV (5m) 1. What’s the writing purpose of the writer? 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? 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. Apply what we learn: In pairs