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Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions Teaching Plan (The Second Period ) Analysis of Teaching Material: The text narrates the problem of the snakes and presents the procedures of catching them and applying for a patent. Analysis of Students: Before the class students have finished the reading of the text The Problem of the Snakes. This class they need to check whether they have understood the passage. Besides, they are going to give a role play of the inventions. Our students are poor in comprehending and speaking. Their vocabulary is limited and reading skills are not good. Teaching Aims: Knowledge Aims：

1. Write and use new word: discovery, patent, perfume, 2. Know the difference between discovery and invention 3. Use the following sentence structure: This invention can help people…

It looks like…/ It is made of…

This new invention will make it possible for people to…

This is a new way of…

People can use it to…

4. Let students make a summary about what they have learnt. Ability Aims：

1. Students can skim and scan for information. 2. Students can make a summary 3. Students can distinguish discovery and invention

4. Students can introduce an invention Emotion Aims：

By the end of this period, students will be able to know that they should pay attention to around and if they have some inventions they should go to the Patent Office for the patent. Teaching Key and Difficult Points: 1. Make students speak out their ideas in English. 2. Train students reading ability. Teaching Methods: 1.Scanning the text to get some information. 2.Careful reading to summarize the main ideas of each paragraph. 3.Individual, pair or group work to make very student work in class. Teaching Aids: Multi-media , board, PPT and other normal teaching tools. Teaching Procedures: Step 1.Warming Up

1. Greetings: Greet the whole class as usual. 2.Enjoy a video about an advanced invention. 3.Get Ss t to guess what the invention is or who the inventor is in groups. Question 1: 1. ____ isn’t Thomas Edison’s invention. Suggested Answer: Plane. Question 2: 2.Paper-making, printing, gunpowder and ___ are 4 great inventions in ancient China. Suggested Answer: Compass. (Purpose:

To arouse Ss’ interest in learning this lesson and geting Ss to

be aware of the connection between inventing and the scientific process.)

Step 2. Pre-reading

1. Ask Ss to look at the pictures and answer the following questions. Which of the pictures is an invention? Which of the pictures is a discovery? Get Ss to discuss the difference between the inventions and a discovery and give a definition of them and give some examples of each category. Suggested Answer: An invention is something that is created by a human being. A discovery is merely making known something that already exists in nature. 2.

Look at the list below and work out a suitable order. 

Applying for a patent 

Finding a problem 

Doing research 

Testing the solution 

Thinking of a creative solution 

Deciding on the invention 3.Look at the pictures, what inventions can you think of ? Birds kite plane fish ship submarine snake ?

(Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about the difference between a discovery and an invention. Let the Ss’ learn to protect the envrionment and protect the creture.) Step 3.

While-reading Fast reading 1.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 the snakes and her application for a patent. Careful-reading Para. 1 1. What was the mother upset about? The mother was upset because a family of snake had made their home in their courtyard. Para.2 2.How did the writer do the research? She researched the habits of snakes. Para.3 1.The writer decided to catch the snakes in __C_ possible approach . A. the first B. the second C. the third D. every 2. _D___ wasn’t used for catching the snakes in the writer’s original plans. A.

a bowl B. ice-cubes C. perfume D. a small net

Para.4-para.6 3.What are the two factors that helped the writer solve the problem successfully?（B）

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 desire to distinguish herself. 4. The biggest advantage of the writer's new idea is that __D__. 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 Para 7&8 True or False (1).If you have a scientific theory or mathematical model, you can get a patent.( F ) (2). The criteria of your patent is hard to get because it must be creative.( T ) (3) If your inventions passes the test, your application for a patent will be published 17 months from the date you apply. ( F ) （Purpose: 1.To get Ss to have a brief understanding of the text. 2. To develop Ss`s ability to discover and solve the problems and cultivate Ss creativity and imagination. 3.To provide a chance for Ss to apply their creative skills to real tasks.）

Step 4. Summary In this class, we have read a text about the problem of snakes. We learned some words and phrases in the text and what is an invention and what is a discovery. We also learn to protect the envrionment and protect the creture. What’s more, we should develop the creative thinking and make more contributions to the society.

Homework: 1. Find out the language points of this passage. 2. Finish all the exercises in textbook P23.

Blackboard Design

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions This invention can help people…

It looks like…/ It is made of…

This is a new way of…

People can use it to…