1、課題Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions主備人學習目標：Master some important words and expressionsTrain the reading skills.Improve the reading ability.學習重點：Master some important words and expressionsImprove the reading ability.學習難點：Improve the reading ability.學習方法： skimming, scanning, careful reading and discussi

2、on學習內(nèi)容及過程：Step 1 Reading Task 1 Scanning Scan the passage and put the following into correct order.A. Applying for a patentB. Finding a problemC. Doing researchD. Testing the solutionE. Thinking of a creative solutionF. Deciding on the invention1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._Task 2 skimmingSkim the passage

3、and match each part with its proper main idea.Part I (Para._): the research on the approaches to solve the problemPart II (Paras._): the requirements of getting a patentPart III (Paras._): the discovery of the problem of the snakes Part IV (Paras._): the attempts to catch the snakesTask 3 careful re

4、adingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1. The purpose of wring this passage is _.A. to show us how to trap the snakes but not to kill them.B. to tell people how to apply for a patent.C. to introduce the writers new idea of trapping the snakes and her application for a pat

5、entD. to tell the reader how to get a new idea and make it a patent.2. Whats the biggest advantage of the writers new idea?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

6、snakes without killing them.3. The writer finally caught the snakes by_.A. hitting them with a stick.B. cooling them and catching them with a net.C. putting them into a schoolbag.D. watering them with cool water.4. You wont get a patent before you _.A. Make an inventionB. Catch all the snakesC. Lear

7、n to operate a computerD. Get rid of your bad habits5. According to the text, which subject do you think can be given a patent?A. A new star discovered by a scientistB. A new novel written by Huo DaC. A new way to make dirty water clean.D. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as

8、 a medicine.Step 2 Useful expressionsRead the following expressions aloud and remember them.1. call up 給打電話2. now and then 偶爾， 有時3. set about 開始；著手4. dive into 迅速把手深入；一心投入5. set out (to do) 開始（做）6. hang on 不掛斷；稍等；緊緊握住7. out of order 次序顛倒；發(fā)生故障8. get through 設(shè)法聯(lián)系上（尤指打通電話）；（設(shè)法）做完；通過9. ring back 回復電話10.

9、 ring off 掛斷電話Fill in the blanks with proper expressions.1. When I _my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was very upset.2. Snake come near the house _.3. I _ researching the habits of snakes to find the easiest way to trap them.4. Leave the beaten track occasionally and _ the woods.5. Holding the line means _.6. My clock is _ and waked me up at 3 this morning.7. Ill have to_now. I have a train to catch.8. Bell never _ invent the telephone.9. Hes not in; why dont you_after 6