What’s it made of? This is a new way of… How does it work?
How would people use it?
This new invention will make it possible for people to…
(Students work in groups of five and have a discussion for about five minutes.Then the teacher may ask some groups to act out their discussion.) Sample dialogue:
(A—Inventor A;B—Inventor B;C—Inventor C;D—Inventor D;P—Patent officer)
P:Now,please explain how your inventions work and why they are useful.Your invention is a car that uses water instead of petrol,isn’t it? A:Yes,that’s right.
P:What does it look like?
A:It looks like an ordinary car.Here’s the picture.Please have a look. P:Oh,it looks beautiful.What’s it made of?
A:It’s made of a new kind of alloy,which is much lighter. P:Does it cost more?
A:A little bit.But it can save much more energy,so lots of money is saved.Besides,there is something even more important.It is good for our environment.It doesn’t pollute the air. P:Sounds great.Thank you.And what’s your invention,sir? B:My invention is a flying bicycle.
P:A flying bicycle?How would people use it?
B:People can ride it on the road and when there are too many bicycles,people can fly it.Just push one button on the handle,the bicycle will fly. P:How does it work?
B:It works like a small plane.It has a special engine.
P:This is a new way to improve our traffic condition.Thank you.(To C)Would you please explain your new invention to me?
C:My invention is a machine that makes it possible for people to know the future. P:How would people use it?
C:People just input their date of birth,hobbies,dislikes and anything about themselves,and then press the button,wait for a moment,and they will see the result on the screen. P:That’s interesting.Thank you.(To D)What’s your invention,please?
D:It’s a pen that can automatically translate what you write into a foreign language.
P:Good.It can help people communicate freely with foreign friends.People needn’t study foreign languages hard any more.But,maybe it will make it more difficult for people to communicate orally.They will have to write down what they want to say.This is not convenient. For the flying bicycle,what if there was something wrong with it when it was flying in the air?I think it would be rather dangerous for the people walking on the ground.Maybe the bike would fall onto them and cause an accident.Of course the rider would be in danger,too.For the machine that makes people know the future,I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to know our future too early.I think the most useful invention is the car that uses water instead of petrol.So I will give the inventor of this new car a patent.
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A:Thank you,sir.
?Step Ⅵ Summary and Homework
T:Today we’ve learnt how to express and support an opinion.And we’ve learnt how to apply for a patent when you have made an invention.Many of you have wonderful ideas about new
inventions.Study hard now and I believe you’ll make your own inventions in the future.In the next period,we’ll read about how to be creative and how to be an inventor.It’ll be very useful for you.Preview the reading part carefully after class,please.OK.That’s all for today.See you tomorrow!
Ss:See you tomorrow!
?Step Ⅶ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 18 Inventions The First Period ① ② electric shoe inflatable bicycle ③ ④ edible chopsticks nose-top computer The second period
Ⅰ 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. Ⅲ 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 - in
Show a picture of a bulb to the students. Ask: Who invented it?
Then show the portrait of Edison to the students. Ask: Do you know anything about his childhood? If they don’t, tell them sth. about his schooling, and then say: People are not born creative, and you don’t have to be very intelligent to be an inventor. We can learn to be creative. Today we’ll learn how to be creative. ?Step 2 Pre-reading
Scan the title and the four sub-titles, and guess what’s the text about?
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?A. how to become a great thinker ?B. how to improve your IQ ?C. how to become more creative ?Step 3 Fast-reading 1.What’s creative thinking? It is one of skills and habits.
2.How do people come up with ideas for new inventions? In how many ways? By good thinking strategies. Think outside the box Keep trying
Creative thinking ??? Make connections Take another look at it
?Step 4 Careful-reading
T: well, now let’s read the text carefully by listening to and reading after the tape one paragragh after another. You are required to finish off all the comprehension tasks for each part. Part 1: general idea.
Part 2: What is to “think outside the box”?
? To think outside the box is to try new ways to solve a problem.
? To rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions and also try “impossible” or “crazy”solutions.
? To make a conscious effort to break away from old thought patterns. Game 1: How do you connect all the dots with only four straight lines?
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Game 2:
Mike’s father is a policeman. Why did Mike recognize him among his workmates though they were all in uniform?
Who never goes to see a doctor,even when he is ill ?
It is leaking( 漏水 ) everywhere in the office on a rainy day, why nobody has got wet? The plane crashed, but there were nobody injured. Why? Why a river richer than a bank? 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 to discover new possibilities.
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Game 3:
Can you only see a pot? Pay attention to the dark! Two faces!
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 solutions Part 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-reading
1. Match the examples with the right titles: Example 1: think outside the box. Examples 2&3: keep trying
Example 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 for 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 a solution.
7) Most good ideas are the result of a long process of trial and error. 3.Reading comprehension.
1) We can get the conclusion from the fifth paragraph that ____ A. to be clever can lead to success B. he who laughs last laughs best
C. failure is the mother of success D. never too old to learn
2). The sentence “ good ideas are no accident” means the following except that ____
A. Good ideas never come by chance. B. The accident is not caused by good ideas. C. To be successful needs many trials and errors.
D. Failures can also help us move towards a better solution. 3). Another proper title for the text is probably ____
A.Creativity B.Great thinkers C. How to solve problems D. Connection
?Step 6 Discussion (Groupwork):
1. How do you understand the title of the passage?
If we want to be creative, we should follow these rules---think outside the box, take another look at it, make connections and keep trying. These rules also work when we solve a problem . 2. What other rules should you have if we want to be creative?
3. Of all the rules discussed above, which one do you think is the most important? Why? ?Step 7: Homework
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P 61 Exx 1 & 2.P 131 Exx 1, 2&3. Ⅵ Bb writing
On slides. No writing on the Bb
The Third Period
Teaching Aims:
1.Review the useful expressions learnt in this unit. 2.Learn the derivatives of some words. 3.Review the Attributive Clause. Teaching Important Points:
1.The useful expressions learnt in this unit. 2.Review the Attributive Clause. Teaching Difficult Point:
How to help students master the Attributive Clause. Teaching Methods:
1.Review method to consolidate the useful expressions learnt in the last two periods. 2.Practise to help students master the derivatives of some words.
3.Different kinds of practice to help students master the Attributive Clause. 4.Pair work and individual work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids: 1.the multimedia 2.the blackboard
3.some pictures and cards Teaching Procedures: ?Step Ⅰ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual. ?Step Ⅱ Grammar
T:Today we’ll play a game first.(Stick some pictures of famous people on the blackboard.Cf:The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard.)Look at the blackboard,please.These are pictures of some famous people.Do you know them?Maybe you’re familiar with some of them,but maybe others are strange to you.Don’t worry.I’ll give you some cards.There’s one sentence on each card.The sentence describes a famous person.Guess the name of the person first and then match the card with the picture.Do you understand? Ss:Yes.
(Teacher hands out some cards on which are the sentences in Word puzzle.)
T:Now,please have a short discussion to find out who the person is and then match the card with the picture.When you find out the answer,please come to the blackboard,stick the card and write the name below the picture.
(Students prepare for a moment and then they begin to match the cards with the pictures.) T:Have they matched the cards with the pictures correctly and got the correct names? Ss:Yes.
(If there’re any mistakes,teacher may ask some students to correct them.)
T:OK.Now,fill in the word puzzle using the names of the people that you’ve just found out.
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