Unit18 Inventions
By Xu Hongbo & Wang Yaqin
I.Goals
1 Talk about inventions.
2 Practise describing inventions.
3 Review the Attributive Clause.
4 Write a process essay.
II.Target language
words and expressions
vest heel patent officer petrol backgroundrejectpossibilityotherwiseconnectionprevious aware trail rider dusty pilot storage glue typewriter
sentence patterns
The invention can help people…
This is a new way of…
What does it look like?
How does it work?
What’s it made of?
How would people use it?
The new invention will make it possible for people to…
grammar
Review the Attributive Clause
A desktop computer is a computer which is designed for use on a desk.
The wires with which the machines were connected were very old.
The pilot with whom we had dinner told us about his travel.
Mozart, whose music is popular all over the worls, showed his talent in music at a very young age.
I enjoy visiting places where the hotels are cheap and people are friendly.
Important sentences
1.… it seems that …, which is …, is a matter of habits.
They also try to make connections that may seem unreasonable at first.
2…. If we …, but we must also realize that what we know and what … may also limit…
3. Each new way of looking … deepens… and makes it easier to discover…
4. Great thinker are aware of this and try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible.




Period 1 listening and speaking
Teaching goals:
To enable students to know how to protect the patent rights and what an invention should be like..
Important and difficult points
Improve the speaking ability.
Practise supporting an opinion.
Have a better understanding of intellectual property rights.



Teaching Procedures:

I.Listening (SB)
1.Pre-listening: Go through the questions in Part1 and ask Ss what we should do to protect our patent rights
2.While-listening: Listen to the tape and finish exercises in Part1&2.
Check the answers at last.
3.Post-listening: Discussion:
What should a new thing be like in order to be given a patent?
II．Speaking


Step 1 Lead in
With the development of the technology, our society has greatly changed. Step 2 Have a discussion:
1). What advantages have cars brought us?
(convenient, travel fast, supply more posts, …)
2). What benefits have we got from computers?
(get more information, make communication easier, develop economy …)
2. What do you think of the inventor?
(Make the Ss aware of the importance of knowledge and try to learn harder.
3. Suppose you have invented an inflatable bike, what should you do?
State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) (国家知识产权保护局)
apply for a patent
pay attention to the time limit of a patent
Step 3 Speaking
1. The patent officer will ask you some questions. Think over what questions will be asked?
1) How does you invention work?
2) Why are they useful?
3) What does it look like?
4) How much does it cost?
5) How do people use it?
… …
2. Now you are in the patent office and want to apply for a patent. Look at P38. Suppose you are one of the inventors, make a dialogue with a partner. One is the inventor and the other is the patent officer.
Step 4 Homework





Feedback
Writing design on the blackboard

notes
Period 2 Warming up &Reading

Goals:
1. To learn some basic knowledge about inventions in the 20th century which have changed our modern life so much..
2. Get the students to grasp the main idea of the passage and help them to understand
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