Unit

3

InventorsandinventionsHe

is

a

great

inventor

of

China.He

invented

seismograph

to

detectearthquakes.Zhang

Hengseismograph[?sa?zm?grɑ:f]The

man

is

from

America.He

is

one

ofthe

father

ofinventions.The

inventor

invented

the

bulb.???EdisonShe

is

a

greatwoman.She

discovered

radium.Madame

CurieHe discovered

gravity

by

watching

applesdrop

on

the

ground

.Issac

NewtongravityWhat

is

adiscovery?A

discovery

merelysomething

thatnature.makesknownalready

existeindWhat

is

aninvention?An

Invention

is

something

that

iscreated

by

a

humanbeing.Inventing

is

a

scientific

activity.Do

you

know

the

stages

everyinventor

must

go

through

beforethey

can

have

their

inventionapproved?

Inventing

is

a

scientificactivity

and

so

follows

similar

stagesto

those

used

in

scientific

research.Look

at

the

following

list

andworkout

a

suitable

order.The

suitable

order:Finding

a

problemDoing

researchThinking

of

a

creative

solutionTesting

the

solutionDeciding

on

the

inventionApplying

for

apatentWhat

do

you

use

to

catch

snakes?ReadingThe

problem

of the

snakesSkim

the

whole

passage

and

get

the

mainidea:andpresentsand

applying

forThe

text

tells

the

problem

of

thesnakesthe

procedures

of

catching

themapatent

.Skimming

(3m)Divide

the

text

into

four

parts

and

work

out

themain

idea

for

eachparagraph.Part

I(Para.1)c.The

discovery

of

the

probleofthe

snakes.d.The

research

on

theapproaches

to

solve

theproblem.a.The

attempts

tocatch

thesnakes.b.The

requirement

ofgetting

a

patent.cPart

II

(Paras2-3)dPart

III

(Para.

4-a6)Part

IV

(Para.7-8)bRead

the

text

carefully

and

fill

inthe

blanks.harminghabitshabitattrapcoolinglast

/thirdin

theeveningnetpatentdifferentvalid18Read

the

text

carefully

and

choosethe

best

answer.How

did

the

writer

catch

the

snakes?using

something

the

snakeswereinterested

to

attract

them

into

a

trap.taking

their

habitat

to

anotherplace.placing

the

snakes

at

a

low

temperaturefor

them

to

sleep

and

then

caught

them.All

theabove.2.

Which

of

the

following

may

get

apatent

according

to

the

text?A.

A

computerprogramme.B.

A

new

animalvariety.C.

A

work

of

literature.DD.

A

truly

novel

and

usefulinvention.3.Thepurposeinwritingthistextis

.A.

to

show

us

how

to

trap

the

snakes

butnot

to

kill

themB.

to

tell

people

how

to

apply

for

a

patentof

the

writer’s

new

ideaCC.

to

introduce

the

writer’s

new

idea

oftrapping

the

snakes

and

herapplication

for

a

patentD.

to

tell

the

readers

how

to

get

a

newidea

and

make

it

apatent4.

The

biggest

advantage

of

thewriter’snewideaisthat

.A.

it

makes

the

snakes

moveslowlyB.

it

makes

the

snakes

hardly

bite

usC.

it

is

easier

for

us

to

kill

thesnakeswithout

hurting

ourselvesDD.

it

is

easier

for

us

to

catch

thesnakeswithout

killing

them5.

Which

statement

is

true

according

to

the

text?A.

The

snakes

were

so

sleepy

in

the

secondattempt

that

they

couldn’t

bite

the

writer

at

all.BB.

Your

product

must

be

different

fromeverybody

else’s

if

you

want

to

receive

apatent.C.

The

writer

decided

to

send

her

invention

tothe

patent

office

the

moment

she

succeeded

incatching

the

snakes.D.

If

an

application

for

your

product

proves

tobe

valid,

you

can

get

a

patentimmediately.What

qualities

do

amazing

inventorshave?However

hard

it

is,

they

never

give

up.CreationEducationHard-workingPractical

skillsDeterminationPatience

…How

to

be

agoodinventor?NEVER

GIVE

UPI

know

you’re

going

to

make

it.It

may

take

time

and

hardwork.You

may

become

frustrated,And

at

times

you’ll

feel

like

gi