Unit3InventorsandinventionsPeriod1Asamplelessonplanforreading(THEPROBLEMOFTHESNAKES)IntroductionInthisperiod,afterthewarmingup,studentswillfirstbeguidedtopre-readthetextbytalkingaboutinvention.Thentheywillreadforforms,copyandmakingsentences,readtotransforminformation,readthetextforthetypeofwritingandsummaryofTheproblemofthesnakesandreadtodrawadiagramofthetextandretellthetestinyourownwords.ObjectivesTohelpstudentsunderstandthetext’sformsandcontentsandlearnaboutinventorsandinventionsTohelpstudentscommunicateonthetopicinfocuswiththewords,collocationsandstructureslearnedinthisunitFocusWordsdistinguish，monitor，release，claim，file，bear，dot，tap，reproduce，Collocationscallup，nowandthen，setabout，incase，divein，intruth，hangon，outoforder，getthrough，ringback，ringoffPatterns1.Herewasachanceformetodistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.2.Thiswasintheexpectationthatthesnakeswouldbiteagain.3.Thecriteriaaresostrictthatitisdifficultfornewideastobeacceptedunlesstheyaretrulynovel.4.“Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.5.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.6.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.用心爱心专心7.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought.”AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProcedures1.Pre-readingbytalkingaboutintentionWhatisinvention?Inventionisthesuccessfulexploitationofnewideas,newobjects.Byreasoning,analyzingandexperimentingnewthingsandnewideasareinventedforthebenefitsoftheworld.Lookatthephoto,please.ThismanisagreatinventorcalledThomasEdison.ThomasEdisonreceivedover1000U.S.patents,themostissuedtoanyindividual.Somepeoplealsocredithimwithaninventionthatreceivednopatent:themoderncorporateresearchlaboratory.Whilethisconclusionisarguable,hisMenloParklaboratorywasintentionallydesignedtobeaninventionfactory.Ithousedalargereferencelibrary,andoftenservedtoshowcasetheWizard'swork.Somewhoworkedinorvisitedthelablaterbecamecompetitors.“boxtelephone”telegraphsewingmachinelightbulb2.ReadingforformsReadthetextagainto:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulcollocations.3.CopyingandmakingsentencesThereareseveraldifferenttypesofcollocationmadefromcombinationsofverb,noun,adjectiveetc.Someofthemostcommontypesare:•Adverb+Adjective:completelysatisfied(NOTdownrightsatisfied)•Adjective+Noun:excruciatingpain(NOTexcruciatingjoy)用心爱心专心•Noun+Noun:asurgeofanger(NOTarushofanger)•Noun+Verb:lionsroar(NOTlionsshout)•Verb+Noun:commitsuicide(NOTundertakesuicide)•Verb+ExpressionWithPreposition:burstintotears(NOTblowupintears)•Verb+Adverb:wavefrantically(NOTwavefeverishly)YouareaskedtoreadthetextforalltheusefulcollocationsandcopythemintoyourCollocationBookafterclassashomework.Youmaymakeyourownsentenceswitheachofthesecollocations.CollocationsfromTHEPROBLEMOFTHESNAKEScallup…onthetelephone给……打电话,inthecountryside在农村,inouryard在院子里，comenearthehouse走近房子,nowandthen时而、有时，makeone’shomehere在这里安家,getridof…除掉,feelveryproud感到自豪骄傲,achancefor…todo…某人做……的机会,distinguishoneself显扬自己，使自己扬名,inventsomething发明某物,catchsnakes捉住蛇,hurttheselivingcreatures伤害这些生物,bedesignedtodo…旨在做……,anewapproach新方法,s...
