选修8unit3Teaching Design period 1教学设计

Unit 3 Inventors and inventions

Part 1: Teaching Design

第一部分：教学设计

Period 1: A sample lesson plan for reading

(THE PROBLEM OF THE SNAKES)

Aims

To help students develop their reading ability

To help students learn about inventors and inventions

Procedures

I. Warming up by learning about the past participle used

as attributives

分词作定语

分词前置

We can see the rising sun. 我们可以看到东升的旭日

He is a retired worker. 他是位退休的工人

分词后置 (i分词词组；ii 个别分词如given, left； iii 修饰不定代词 something等) There was a girl sitting there. 有个女孩坐在那里

This is the question given. 这是所给的问题

There is nothing interesting. 没有有趣的东西

过去分词作定语

与其修饰的词是被动关系，相当于一个被动语态的定语从句。

Most of the people invited to the party were famous scientists.

Most of the artists invited to the party were from South Africa.

典型例题

1) The first textbook ___ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 16th century.

A. have written B. to be written C. being written D. written

答案D. 书与写作是被动关系，应用过去分词做定语表被动，相当于定语从句 which is written

2）What's the language ____ in Germany?

A. speaking B. spoken C. be spoken D. to speak

答案B. 主语language与谓语动词之间有被动的含义。

spoken是动词speak的过去分词形式，在句中作定语，修饰主语

language, spoken 与 language有被动关系, 该句可以理解为：

What's the language (which is) spoken in German?

II. Pre-reading

What is invention? Invention is the successful exploitation of new ideas,

new objects. By reasoning, analyzing and experimenting new things and

new ideas are invented for the benefits of the world.

Look at the photo, please. This man is a great inventor called Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison received over 1000 U.S. patents, the most issued to any individual. Some people also credit him with an invention that received no patent: the modern corporate research laboratory. While this conclusion is arguable, his Menlo Park laboratory was intentionally designed to be an invention factory. It housed a large reference library, and often served to showcase the Wizard's

work. Some who worked in or visited the lab later became competitors.

“box telephone” telegraph sewing machine light bulb

III. Reading for forms

Read the text again to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the predicates, darken the

IV. Copying and making sentences

You are asked to copy all the useful expressions into your notebook after class as homework. You

VI. Reading to draw a diagram of the text and retell the test in your own words

became 14____ and could be easily caught. I decided to use the last one. Unluckily, I tried twice but failed and I had to 15____ my plan. My third 16____ was successful. I collected the snakes and the next day we 17____ them all back into the wild. 18____ by my friends and relations, I decided to send my invention to the 19____ office to get 20____ for my successful idea. (Key: 1. upset 2. snakes 3. rid 4. chance 5. distinguish 6. harming 7. try 8. habits 9. Second 10. approaches 11. removing 12. trap 13 perfume 14. sleepy 15. adjust 16. attempt 17. released 18. Pressed 19. patent 20. recognition ) Comprehension questions 1. After being asked to get rid of the snakes in the yard, the writer felt very _____. A. upset B. proud C. angry D. disappointed 2. From the text we know that _____. A. the writer knew nothing about the habits of snakes B. if the snakes are cooled, they will become sleepy C. the writer succeeded in catching the snakes without any difficulties D. it is easy to get a patent 3. No invention will get a patent unless it is_____. A. a scientific theory or mathematical model B. a new animal or plant variety C. truly novel D. a game or program 4. Which of the following statements about a patent is NOT true according to the passage? A. A search will be made to find out that your product really is different from everybody else’s. B. A large number of patent examiners will examine whether your claim is valid or not. C. If you pass the test, your application for a patent will be published 16 months from the date you apply. D. You’ll know if you get the recognition by the size of your bank balance. (Key: 1. B 2.

B 3. 4. C) Notes to some difficult sentences 1. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. 这回我有机会表现一下自己了，我要发明一个既能捉住蛇又不 会伤害它们的东西。 distinguish oneself: to cause(oneself) to be eminent or recognized 意思是“使自己与众不同；使 自己出名”; that 引导定语从句限定 something。 They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers. 他们以全心全意的社会工作者 而著称。 2. This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again. 这是(因为我)预料到蛇还 会再咬人。 句中的 that 从句是一个同位语从句，做 expectation 的同位语。 There was a general expectation that he would win.普遍认为他会获胜。 3. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel. 评定专利的标准非常严格，因此除非设想真的很新颖，否则很难被接受。 这里 that 引导结果状语从句。主句与从句是原因与结果的关系，译作“因此”。 She described the events so graphically that I could almost see them.他把那些事件描述得活灵活 现，我几乎能亲眼目睹了 …… 此处隐藏：7823字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……