1. Get students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part:

patent, courtyard, walnut, distinguish, merciful, product, powder, perfume, stainless, cube, abrupt, convenient, caution, expectation, passive, merry, seize, criterion, valid, file, ripe, string, glue, freezing, greengrocer, identification, directory, dial, rainfall, innocent, lantern, bear, jam, forehead, dynamic, dot, tap, wire, straw, current, helicopter, triangle, stable, associate, practical, refrigerator, court, extension, version, competence, jeep, personnel

call up, now and then, set about, in case, beaten track, dive into, set out (to do), hang on, get through, ring back, ring off

2. Let students learn about inventors and inventions

Ability aims:

1. Develop students’ reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.

2. Enable students to talk about inventors and inventions

Emotional aims

1. Help the Ss know about inventors and inventions