文档介绍：Language study
Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions
日坛中学杨丽
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Objectives
By the end of the class,you will be able to
and conclude the usage and
meaning of the key words and expressions.
a letter using the key words
and expressions.
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Finish the passage
according to
The problem of the snakes
Task one
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When I _______my mother in the countryside on the telephone she was upset. There were some snakes in the courtyard which came near the house now and then. I think here was a chance for me to ________ myself by inventing something to catch the snakes so I ________ working on some approaches. Finally I came up with an easy and _________ way: I put a bowl with some ice-cubes in it over the snakes’ habitat to make them sleepy, then I used a to collect the passive snakes and the next day I merrily released them all back into the wild. I was satisfied with my invention that I decided to _________________to ________ a patent. So I sent my invention to the patent office to get recognition. And ___ after I have had the recognition can I say that I am truly an inventor.
called up
distinguish
set about
seize the opportunity
apply for
only
convenient
inventor.
And only after I have
had the recognition can I say that I am truly an
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Task two
Language study
Observation and Conclusion
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(A)
observation
conclusion
Usage
Meaning
Sentence No.
call up sb.
call up sth
to ring sb. up; to telephone sb;
to give sb. a call
to recall sth.
to bring sth. back to one’s mind
1,2
3,4
I called up my mother in the
countryside on the telephone she was upset.
told me that Tom had called me up
twice since lunchtime.
old photo calls up memories of my
childhood.
story calls up scenes of my early life.
________________________
________________
______________________
___________________
想起某事,回忆某事
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1. I set about researching the habitats to find the easiest way to trap them.
2. The sooner we set abou