U3M8 Reading 选修8第三单元 阅读.ppt

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions ; Do you know the stages every inventor must go through(经历) before they can have their invention approved? Here give you some similar stages used in research, please place them in the suitable order.;Applying for a patent Finding a problem Doing research Testing the solution Thinking of a creative solution Deciding on the invention ;The suitable order:;The problem of the snakes;Fast reading;Divide the passage into several parts and find out the main idea for each paragraph.;Part 3 (para.3);Skimming: Find out which paragraph(s) deal with each inventing process in the passage and find the examples:;;1. 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. ;2. The writer was successful to catch the snakes in ____ attempt. A. the First B. the second C. the third D. every 3. Why did cooling the snakes make them less active______? A. Because snakes are warm-blooded animals. B. Because snakes like high temperature. C. Because their body temperature depends on the heat around them. ;4. Which statement is TRUE according to the text_______? A. The snakes were sleepy in the second approach so they couldn’t bite. B. Your product must be different from everybody else’s if you want to receive a patent. C. The writer received a patent after she succeeded in catching the snakes. D. If an application 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 star discovered by a scientist. B. A new novel written by Yao Ming. C. A new way to make dirty water clean. D. A new kind of grass can be used a