Learning aims

（学习目的）

1.Learn the new words and phrase about Inventors and inventions in this unit;

(学习本单元的有关词汇及用法。)

2.Improve the reading skills by reading the two passages of this unit and doing some comprehensive problems （通过阅读本单元的两篇文章和做一些综合理解题，不断提高自己的阅读理解能力。）

3.Go over and sum up the usages and forms of the Past Participle as the Attribute, Predicative and Object Complement；（复习和归纳过去分词作定语、表语和宾语补足语的用法。）

4.Learn to describe a place and a report .（学会描写一个地方或写一份报告。）

Learning emphasis

（学习重点）

1.Learn the vocabulary and sentences in this unit;（学习本单元的词汇和句型。）

2.Improve the comprehensive reading skills.（提高综合阅读理解能力。）

Learning difficulties

（学习难点）

1.Master the skills of writing a letter of application;

2.Improve the skills of judging the Past Participle problems correctly .(提高正确判断有关过去分词题目的能力。)

Learning process(学习过程)

Learning aims

（学习目的）

Step1. Preparing lessons &self-study and exploring the problems

(预习自学，探究问题)

Task1.1)Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved? Inventing is a scientific activity and so follows similar stages to those used in scientific research. Look at the list 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

Answers: _____________________________________________________________________.

Patent office (专利局) plays the role of deciding what is an invention and what is not. And only inventions can get patens and so be recognized and protected.

2)Among the inventions above, which invention do you think is the most important one? Why?

What is an invention?

An Invention is something that is by a human being. Inventing is a scientific activity.

What is a discovery?

A discovery merely something that in nature.

To look through Warming-up and Pre-reading to do some exercises.（浏览Warming-up and Pre-reading，完成作业。）

Step2.Finishing plan & asking questions（完成学案，提出问题）

Task2.Skim the whole passage and get the main idea: (3m)

The text narrates ________and presents ___________and applying for ________.

Task3.Divide the text into four parts and work out the main idea for each paragraph. (5m)

Answers:

Part I (Para.1)___________________________________.

Part II (Paras2-3)____________________________________.

Part III (Para. 4-6) _________________________________.

Part IV (Para.7-8) _____________________________________.

To scan or read the passage to get the useful information to do with the problems.

（浏览短文，获得有用信息，解决有关问题。）

Step3.Researching cooperatively& answering questions(合作探究, 解决问题)

Task4. Detailed reading: (5m)

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

To read the passage again and finish Task4 in groups.

（分组阅读短文，完成Task4。）

Step4.Summing &chewing, summarizing knowledge（总结反刍 ，知识梳理）

Task5.Match the different writing characteristics with each writing styles: (3m)

Formal language with few adjectives, not emotional, factual--- _________

Vivid use of words with similes and metaphors, emotional to describe atmosphere, not factual but imaginative--- ________

Not use vivid or emotive language and sticks to the facts. It is clearly set out and follows the framework for the inventing process--- ___________

Vivid use of language and more informal style, imaginative but can be based on fact

--- _____________________

To find ,analyze and learn the writing characteristics.（探究、分析和学习短文的写作特点。）

Step5.Testing in class & improving skills（随堂检测，落实考点）

Task6.Discussion: (5m)

What’s the writing purpose of the writer?

What should we learn from this text?

To discuss the problems in groups.（分组讨论问题。）

Step6. Assessment & Homework（课堂评价，布置学案）

Task1.Ask the students to finish Ex.3 at Page 22.

After-reading (10m)

Apply what we learn:

In pairs look at the following problems. Choose one and use the scientific stages to design a new invention to solve it. Remember to include one change to your invention in case it doesn’t work the first time.

(This can be done after class.)

Problem 1: the apples growing on your apple tree are too high for you to reach them. What can you invent to pick your apples in comfort?

Problem 2: You need to make a house but you only have fishing nets and many plastic bottles. How can you solve it?

Problem 3: You want to catch fish but not hurt them when you do so. Design a fishing rod that will solve this problem.

Task2. Get the students to underline all the new words and phrases in the passage.

To finish the tasks .（完成任务。