英语选修8 Unit3 导学案

高二英语选修8导学案（学生版）

编制：林国刚 审核：高二英语组 时间：2015年 6月

Reading

【Instruction for Learning】 Introduction

In this period, students will first be guided to pre-read the text by talking about invention. Then they will read for forms, copy and making sentences, read to transform information, read the text for the type of writing and summary of The problem of the snakes and read to draw a diagram of the text and retell the test in your own words. 【Learning Aims】

I. Knowledge and Skills： To help students understand the text’s forms and

contents and learn about inventors and inventions

II. Procedures and Methods： Skimming and Scanning

【Learning Importance】 Master the usages of some key words：distinguish， monitor，release， claim，file， bear， dot， tap，reproduce，call up， now and then， set about， in case，dive in，in truth， hang on， out of order， get through， ring back， ring off

【Learning Difficulty】 Here was a chance for me、in the expectation that…、Every time…、be the result of…

Preview-课前预习案

1. I placed ______________ (冰冻的碗) over the snakes’ habitat.

2. I carried in my hand a small net ____________________ (用来捕鱼的).

3. _______________________________ (由于朋友和亲戚的敦促), I decided to seize the opportunity.

4. He _________________ (抓住那次机会) a trip to Singapore.

5. __________________ (请保持坐着) and keep your seat-belts __________ (系好). 6. He completed the task in more than half _______________ (允许的时间). 7. As we know, _______________ (污染了的水) is harmful to people’s health. 8. I know a good Italian restaurant. ___________________ (离这儿不远).

9. ____________________________ (怎样才能摆脱困境 ) is still a great problem. 10. _________________(有大量的) candidates for the job words

1. Academic ability is not the sole ________ (标准) for admission to the college.

2. There is a _______ (愉快的) smile on her face.

3. Kathy seems to take a very _________ (被动的) role in the relationship. 4. They ate a light lunch in the ___________ (期待) of a good dinner. 5. We must proceed with ________ (谨慎).

6. The a_______ change of schedule gave me lots of trouble. 7. This pan is made of _________ (不锈的) steel.

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Pre-reading

1. This passage is written as a ______.

A. recount B. report C. description D. creative story

2. What’s the main idea of the text?

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Reading—阅读探究案

1. Skimming

Match the stages in making an invention correctly

Para1 Think of a creative solution Para2 Apply for a patent Para3 Find a problem Para4,5,6 Do research

Para7 Test the solution several times

2. scanning T or F

1>. The writer was successful in catching the snakes in the second attempt.( ) 2>. An inventor can easily get the patent for the invention.( )

3>. If your invention passes all the tests, your application for a patent will be published 12 months from the date you apply.( )

3. Choose the best answer.

1>. How did the writer catch the snakes?

A.Using something to attract the snakes into a trap. B. Taking their habitat to another place. C. Cooling the snakes so that they became sleepy. D. All the above. 2>. What instruments were used for catching the snakes?

A. A bowl, ice-cubes, male perfume. B. A bowl, a bucket, female perfume. C. A bowl, a small net, ice-cubes, a bucket. D. A small net, a bucket, powders. 3>. 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

4>. 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 Huo Da. C. A new kind of grass found in a mountain which can be used as a medicine. D. A new product to make dirty water clean. 4. Answer the following questions. 1>. What was the mother upset about?

2>. Why was the writer happy to help her mother?

3>. What are the three creative steps that the writer takes to catch the snakes without hurting them? 4>. Why did cooling make the snakes less active?

5. Discussion Discuss with your partner what the advantages might be of getting a patent.

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After Reading-读后训练案

Fill in the blanks. A problem arose in Some poisonous snakes made their home in the yard. my mother抯 house Some (1) _________ ● Seeking methods to remove these snakes without harming them. ● Studying the (2) ______ of snakes and trying to find out an easy way. Possible solutions ● Three approaches were put forward. ● The way of (3) _______ snakes was adopted. Three (4) _______ ● The first one had little effect, so it needed and their results (5) ___________. ● The second one had some effect, making the snakes (6) ___, but there was still some danger. So it didn’t (7) ______. ● The third one turned out very (8) _________. All the snakes were caught and later released back into the wild. (9)________________ ● Firstly, fill in the form. for an invention ● Secondly, file the patent application. patent ● Finally, wait for the result with (10) ________.

Consolidation

Inventions by kids

1 Take toilet paper for example. Before toilet paper was invented, people from different parts of the world used a variety of things, from coconut shells to leaves.

2 This means that every day, more inventions are being created to make life easier for people. And guess what? Lots of these inventors are kids. Check out what some kids have been up to and maybe get some ideas for an invention yourself.

3 Well, in 1905, an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson invented it. He accidentally left his favorite fruit drink with a stirrer1 in it outside on the porch

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overnight. When he awoke, the drink was frozen and he found a new delicious treat. He went on to patent his idea and was the creator of the Popsicle.

How about Chester Greenwood? In 1858, at the age of 15, he was ice-skating and kept getting annoyed at how cold his ears got. He tried wrapping his head in a scarf but that proved to be too bulky2. He went home and made two ear-shaped loops from wire and asked his grandmother to sew some fur on the loops. These became the first earmuffs3 which he patented and ended up making a fortune on his invention by supplying the US soldiers with earmuffs during World War I.

4 Sometimes it’s as easy as thinking about something that you would like to have and then making it. Good luck to all of you future inventors!

Complete the passage with the right sentences from the box below. A. Every day, inventors apply for patents for their new inventions. B. Have you ever thought about inventing something yourself? C. Have you ever heard of a Popsicle (冰棒)? D. Have you ever thought what life might be like without certain things? E. Maybe these stories will help inspire you to be the next big inventor. What kind of reading skills we have learned: 4