Unit3Unit3Pairwork:Canyoubeainventor?Pairwork:Canyoubeainventor?•Youneedtomakeahousebutyouonlyhavefishingnetsandmanyplasticbottles.Howcanyousolveit?(Besurethewallsaresolidenough.)1Removethebottomfromeachofthebottles2Stickthebottlestogetherwiththegluetoformasolidwall3Coverthemwiththefishingnettoholdthemsecure4Pourwaterdownthebottlestoencourageplantstogrowupinsidethem.Theplantswillmakeavegetablewallwhichwillkeepthesunshineoutandprotectthepeopleinsidefromanyonewhowantstolookin5Makearoofofemptybottles.Thismeansitwillnotbetooheavy.6PuttheroofonaftertheplantshavegrownsothatthewallsareverysecureandsteadyPre-reading1.Doyouknowthestageseveryinventormustgothroughbeforetheycanhavetheirinventionapproved?Heregiveyousomesimilarstagesusedinresearch,pleaseouttheminthesuitableorder.Pre-reading1.Applyingforapatent2.Findingaproblem3.Doingresearch4.Testingthesolution5.Thinkingofacreativesolution6.Decidingontheinvention1.Findingaproblem2.Doingresearch3.Thinkingofacreativesolution4.Testingthesolution5.Decidingontheinvention6.ApplyingforapatentAnswerFirstreading1.Thepurposeofthetextis__________.A.toshowushowtotrapthesnakesbutnottokillthemB.totellpeoplehowtoapplyforapatentofthewriter’snewideaC.tointroducethewriter’snewideaoftrappingthesnakesandherapplicationforapatentD.totellthereadershowtogetanewideaandmakeitapatent2.Thewriterweresuccessfultocatchthesnakesin________attempt.A.theFirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.everyCC3、Howdidthewritercatchthesnakes?()A.usingsomethingthesnakeswereinterestedtoattractthemintoatrap.B.takingtheirhabitattoanotherplace.C.placingthesnakesatalowtemperatureforthemtosleepandthencaughtthem.D.Alltheabove.CC4、Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?()A.Becausesnakesarewarm-bloodedanimals.B.Becausesnakeslikehightemperature.C.Becausesnakesarecold-bloodedanimalsandtheyusuallyhibernate(冬眠)inwinter.5.WhichstatementistheTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thesnakesweresosleepyinthesecondattemptthattheycouldn’tbitethewriteatall.B.yourproductmustbedifferentfromeverybodyelse’sifyouwanttoreceiveapatent.C.Thewriterdecidedtosendherinventiontothepatentofficethemomentshesucceededincatchingthesnakes.D.Ifanapplicationforyourproductprovestobevalid,youcangetapatentimmediately.6.Accordingtothetext,whichsubjectdoyouthinkcanbegivenapatent?A.Anewstardiscoveredbyascientist.B.AnewnovelwrittenbyYaoMing.C.Anewwaytomakedirtywaterclean.D.Anewkindofgrassfoundinamountainwhichcanbeusedasamedicine.Secondreading:Task1:TorF(1).Inthispassage,thewriterwanttoencouragethereaderstoconsidercarefullytheproblemsindailylifeandtobecreativeandhardworkingaswellasthinkingindigently.(2).Thewriterweresuccessfultocatchthesnakesinthesecondattempt.(3).Ainventorcaneasilygetthepatentfortheinvention.√××(4).Ifyouhaveascientifictheoryormathematicalmodel,youcangetapatent(专利).(5).Thestagestoapplyforapatentisthatfillintheformforyourinvention,fileyourpatentapplicationwiththepatentofficeandwaitforthepatentexamine.(6).Ifyourinventionspassesthetest,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished17monthsfromthedateyouapple.×√×ParaStagesintheinventingprocessExampleinthisstory12FindaproblemThesnakesmustberemovedbutnotharmedDoresearchLookformethodsofremoval;thehabitsofsnakesTask2.thestagesinmakinganinvention.34567TestthesolutionseveraltimesTrythreetimestomakeitworkefficientlyApplyforapatentThismeansthesolutionisrecognizedThinkofacreativesolutionIdentifythreepossibleapproaches:chooseoneTask3QS:1Whatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?2Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?3Discusswithyourpartnerwhattheadvantagesmightbeofgettingapatent.1Whatarethethreecreativestepsthatthewritertakestocatchthesnakeswithouthurtingthem?1)toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatinthemorning.2)toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitatintheevening.3)toputthefrozenbowloverthesnakes’habitintheeveningandcarryanettocollectthesnakeswithoutharmingthemthenextmorning.2Whydidcoolingthesnakesmakethemlessactive?Thecoolingmadethesnakeslessactivebecausetheyarereptilesandtheirbodytemperaturedependsontheheataroundthem.3Discusswithyourpartnerwhattheadvantagesmightbeofgettingapatent.•Youareabletoprovethatyouwerethefirstpersontomaketheinvention.•Youarerecognizedasarealinventor.•Youcanmakemoneyifyousellyourinventiontoothers.DiscussionNowpretendyouareapatentofficeranditisyourjobtodecidewhetheranapplicationshouldbeconsideredvalidornot.LookattheseinventiononP22.Doyouthinktheyshouldgetpatents?Giveyourreasons.
