Unit 18 Inventions(SeniorⅡ).docx

Unit 18 Inventions(Senior II)Zhang YuPeriod 1 Warming up, listening and speakingI Teaching Aims：Talk about inventions.Practise describing inventions.II Teaching Focuses ：Expressions of describing inventions:HI Teaching Methods： Listening, speaking and talking.IV Teaching Aids： A multimedia computer and a tape recorder.V Teaching Procedures ：Step 1: Lead- inShow the pictures of the four ancient inventions to the students? Ask: What do we need if wewant to invent something? (imagination and creation )Step 2: Warming upDescribe some objects to the students and ask them to guess what it is. At the same time,get the students to pay attention to the ways of describing an object.This invention is made of metal. It is powered by an engine.It looks like a bird. It makes it possible fbr people to fly to different places in the world.This is an invention which can help people in the streets, especially in the big cities.Sometimes, it looks like a tree standing beside the street. It directs cars & trucks at crossing.It has colored lights; red means stop; green means go.Step 3: ListentingListen and fill in the blanks to explain why the inventions are not given the patents.Dialogue 1 :1 .Travel without, doesn,t need any, no.1.1 t powered by the person who use it by pushing it with.3.It is a vehicle with wheels instead of.4.Because the vehicledescribed by the man has already been invented-it aDialogue 2l.He invented a device for helping people 2.He got the idea when he saw3.If you put the bags into a large bucket of,the bags will and you won't have tocarry them4.Because his idea doesn7t work-you would still have to carry!Step 4: SpeakingNow it's your inventing time.The name of your invention.Show a simple picture.Report the invention to us.Prepare the patent offers' questions to manage to ask for a patent.The following sentence may help you.A patent officer: What the use of it? What does it look like?What's it made of? How to use it? How much does it cost?Is it environmentally friendly How is it different from others? An inventor: It can help people. It looks like. It's made of. This is a new way of. It costs only. It does no harm to. d like to invent. because it can.Step 4: Homework Write a short passage to describe your invention.Period 2 ReadingI Teaching Aims：Learn and master some new and important language points;Improve the Ss' reading ability by reading and comprehending the text;Get the Ss to learn how to be creative.II Teaching Focuses ：The main idea of the text. Finish all the reading comprehension exercises.The four thinking strategies.I Teaching Methods：Question-and-answer activity. Some games-Group work, pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.IV Teaching Aids： 1. A multi-media computer 2. A tape recorder and a tape.V Teaching Procedures ：Step 1: Lead - inShow a picture of a bulb to the students. Ask: Who invented it?Step 2 (Pre-readingScan the title and the four sub-titles, and guess what's the text about?A. how to become a great thinker B. how to improve your IQC. how to become more creativeStep 3 iFast-reading1 . What creative thinking? It is one of skills and habits.2 .How do people come up with ideas for new inventions? In how many ways?Step 4 C"rful-e岫吗Part 1: general idea.Part 2: What is to uthink outside the box,7© To think outside the box is to try new ways to solve a problem.© To rephrase a problem to allow fbr creative solutions and also try “impossible" orcrazy,olutions.© To make a conscious effort to break away from old thought patterns.Part 3: Take another look at it© a change in perception© to look at a problem in as many way as possible© Each new way of looking at a situation improves our understanding and makes it easier todiscover new possibilities.Part 4: Make connections© try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible© try to make connections that may seem strange at first© think of new applications and solutionsPart 5: Keep trying© develop new ideas even when they were tired or did not feel inspired© For each new invention that works, there are at least ten that do not.Step 5 (Post-reading1. Match the examples with the right titles:Example 1: think outside the box. Examples 2&3: keep tryingExample 4: take another look at it. Example5: make connections.2. T or F exercises.1) Most inventors have high IQs-2) The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand.3) It's impossible to learn how to be creative.4) The best way to find a good solution is to look fbr one good answer.5) Inventors try to avoid failure.6) The more ways we have of looking at a problem, the more likely it is that we can find asolution.7) Most good ideas are the result of a long process of trial and error.