3. She is a great woman. She discovered radium. Madame Curie

4. He discovered gravity by watching apples drop on the ground. Issac Newton gravity

5. A discovery is _________________ ______________________. a thing, fact or a person that is found or learned about for the first time

6. He is a great inventor of China. He invented seismograph to detect earthquakes. Zhang Heng seismograph

7. The man is from America. He is one of the father of inventions. The inventor invented the bulb. Edison

8. Do you know the four famous inventions in our ancient China?

9. Paper Printing gunpowder compass

10. An invention is ______________ __________. that has been invented a thing or an idea Discoveries often lead to inventions. mv

11. 1.Applying for a patent 2.Finding a problem 3.Doing research 4.Testing the solution 5.Thinking of a creative solution 6.Deciding on the invention Order? Put the stages of invention in suitable order:

12. Reading The Problem Of The Snakes

13. Read the text quickly, then try to answer the questions. 1.What upset the writer's mother? The problem of the snakes. 2.How many times did the writer attempt to remove the snakes? Three times. 3.What did the writer do after he successfully get rid of the snakes? To apply for a patent.

14. Match the main idea with each part Part 1Part 1 (Para.1) (Para.1) Part 2Part 2 (Para.2-3) (Para.2-3) Part 3Part 3 (Para. 4-6) (Para. 4-6) Part 4Part 4 (Para.7-8 ) A. The discovery of the problem of the snakes. B. The attempts to catch the snakes. C. The requirement of getting a patent. D. The research on the approaches to solve the problem and choose a better solution.

15. Choose the best answers: 1.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

16. 2.The writer decided to catch the snakes in ___ possible approach （方法）. A. the first B. the second C. the third D. every

17. 3.What instruments （工具） were used for catching the snakes? A. a bowl, ice-cubes, male perfume B. a bowl, a bucket, female perfume C. a small net, a bowl,ice-cubes, a bucket D. a small net, a bucket, powders

18. 4.What does the writer mainly tell us about? A. Introduces what the problem of snakes is B. Tells us how to get patents C. Introduces what the problem of snake is and her mother wants her to catch them. D. Introduces her idea of trapping （诱捕） the snakes and her application for a patent

19. 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 Guo Da. 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.

20. Judge the sentences True or False 1.The writer was successful in catching the snakes in the second attempt. 2. An inventor can easily get the patent for the invention. F F

21. 3. If you have a scientific theory or mathematical model, you can get a patent( 专利 ). 4. If your invention passes the test, your application for a patent will be published 18 months from the date you apply. F T mp3

22. Show the equipment and procedure of catching the snakes. Equipment ; Preparation Procedure

23. Preparation for catching the snakes fridge bucket bowl ice-cubes

24. bucket bowl a net the snakes’ habitat Procedure of catching the snakes

25. Fill in the blanks My mother asked me to g__ ___ ___the snakes in our courtyard. I felt very p ____ to have a chance to distinguish myself. After researching the h______ of the snakes and making three a_________, I finally succeeded in catching the snakes without h______ them. The next day, I r________ the snakes all back into the wild. And I decided to s____ the opportunity to apply for a p_____ for my invention. If my invention can be r_______, I’ll be a true inventor. et rid of roud abits ttempts urting eleased eize atent ecognized

26. What good qualities should an inventor have? Creative （有创造力的） adventurous （有冒险精神的） imaginative （富于想象力的） curious （好奇的） hard-working （辛勤的） patient （有耐心的） … Thinking

27. atch the following two columns. Discuss any modern inventions and match the following two columns.GalileoEinsteinNewtonWattEdison Alexander graham Bell telephonetelescope steam engine bulb Theory of Relativity Newton’s law

28. Homework Write a passage about how to apply for a patent?