1、选修八 Unit3 Inventors and inventionsPeriod2 Language points一Aims:Talk about inventors and inventionsLearn about the stages used in scientific research二Contents:Step I words and phrase1. Do you know the stages every inventor must go through before they can have their invention approved?go through(1)经历(
2、2)通过,成功,成交(3)审阅,检查(4)翻找,查看(5)穿过,通过Most families went through a lot in the war.2. I was researching into the habits of snakes so I could trap them in the easiest way. do research on /into /in. 从事, 进行, 做研究 They are carrying out a research into the causes of cancer. They are doing research into electri
3、city.3. when I called up my mother in the countryside on the phone.call up 打电话，使.回忆起 Ill call you up tonight (call sb. /ring sb. up ) The old photo calls up memories of my childhood. (recall sth.) 4. Snakes come near the house now and then.now and then 有时, 偶尔 I see them now and then, but not often.
4、5. Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something that would catch snakes but not harm them. distinguish oneself 显扬自己, 使自己扬名6. But there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes.powder: n. 粉，粉末；药粉；火药grain sth. into powder 把磨成粉7. I set about researching the habits of s
5、nakes so I could tap them in the easiest way. set about 开始, 着手 The sooner we set about it , the sooner well finish. 8. This was in the expectation that the snakes would bite again.expectation: n. 预料，期待Against all expectation, she won first prize.9. abruptly adv. A man with an abrupt manner is not we
6、lcome here.10. convenient Come and see me whenever it is convenient to you. If it is quite convenient to you, Ill visit you next Tuesday. 11.If it passes that test, your application for a patent will be published 18 months from the date you apply.application: n. 应用，运用；申请，请求；努力，专注The invention had no
7、 practical application.12. bear (bore, borne) 忍受; 带有, 具有 I couldnt bear to listen any longer, so I left the room. bear doing 表示习惯性动作 bear to do sth. 表示一次具体动作This letter bears french stamp.13. mess: n.杂乱,脏东西 v.无所事事, 混日子,胡闹There is a lot of mess to clear up.14. but monitored carefully, the snakes prov
8、ed to be no trouble and all went according to plan.monitor: vt.监听，收听：监视15. I collected the passive snakes and the next day we released them all back into the wild.passive: adj. 被动的，消极的；不抵抗的；不活跃的He played a passive role in the marriage.Step II sentences1. The first thing I tried to do was to see if t
9、here were products that might help me, but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill snakes. P202. Between the outside and inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which freezes hard when cooled. P203. The criteria are so strict that it is difficult for new ideas to be accepted unless they are truly novel. P213
