新编大学英语 2 unit8

浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

New College English Book Two

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

Unit 8 Creativity

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

Creativity is a rather vague ability thatusually implies originality and imagination. Although one normally associates creativeness with artists and poets, people of all ages can demonstrate creativity in a wide variety of ways.– A child can create an imaginary village from an odd assortment of sticks and stones. – A factory worker can solve a complex mechanical problem in an inventive fashion. – An advertising agent can think up an inexpensive and humorous way to reach a new clientele.2014-6-12 New College English 3

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

As a general rule, creativity does not necessarily require sophisticated skills or great intelligence. The creative process often involves intuitive perception, "lateral thinking", and experimentation by trial and error. In other words, a creative person might guess at a possible solution, pull in comparisons from totally unrelated fields, and accept mistakes as a normal part of problem-solving. Are there situations or attitudes that inhibit or prevent creativity?– Teachers who regard energetic and inquisitive children as "naughty" probably discourage creativity. – A boss who feels threatened by employees questioning old ways and who calls suggestions a "nuisance" is not favoring creativity in the workplace. – Parents who expect their children to draw or paint like great masters will not tolerate "messy" or "ugly" artwork. 2014-6-12 New College English 4

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

Education --- Chinese and Western--- involves learning skills and acquiring a body of knowledge in many fields. This aspect of education does not enhance creativity which is generally considered to be one of the key aims of Western education.– Certainly since the 1960s in the United States, Canada and Australia increasing efforts have been made to integrate strategies into the educational system that help children to learn "by doing", by "hands-on" class work and by special "projects". – All of these student-centered activities are designed to teach children to draw conclusions from their own observations or from those of their group and especially to learn how to research a topic on their own. Science fairs and science Olympics encourage middle school and high school students to invent all kinds of things.

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– Children are also expected to ask questions and to work independently at a very young age.Creative writing classes allow children to write short stories and novels. The quality may be questionable, but the aim is to give students total freedom to 2014-6-12 New College English 5 experiment.

浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

An educational system that fosters creativity presupposes the positive value of inpidualism. Cultures that stress collectivism and group solidarity may not place great importance on inpidual expressions of creativity.– Societies or institutions bas

ed on a hierarchical distribution of power may regard inpidual creativity as irrelevant and destabilizing.

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Strategies that encourage children to experiment and think for themselves are often criticized because they slow down the learning process and the acquisition of skills.– In other words, they are considered to be inefficient. Certainly they do imply a tolerance for guess work, errors and imperfection.2014-6-12 New College English 6

浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

Part One Preparation 1. What Is Creativity?―Being creative" means one can think of things that others cannot. "Being creative" means one can solve problems in a simple and original way. "Being creative" means one can think and do things in an unusual way.– Being creative is not limited to scientists or artists. Actually, ordinary people also do creative work in their lives. It is carried on all the time by amateur inventors who find new and more convenient ways of doing everyday things. For example, the paper clip was invented by a man who kept losing his paperwork. Thanks to his own invention, he's now very well organized.

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

2. Creativity and Inventions The typewriter replaced pens and pencils and enabled

people to write much more quickly and much more neatly. The calculator replaced mental calculations, tables and the abacus. The results are more accurate, the problems can be done more quickly, and complex operations with large sums can be done easily. The lightbulb replaced candles, lamps and torches. Electricity can be used at any time of the day or night. With electric lights, people no longer had to depend on sunlight. The ballpoint pen replaced pen and ink. It is more convenient, easy to carry and often neater. The refrigerator replaced other ways of preserving food such as ice, salt and drying. It enables people to keep vegetables and other fresh for many days. 2014-6-12 New foods College English 8

浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

3. What's My Line?

1) ACTRESS

2) WAITER

3) ARTIST

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浙大新编大学英语 2 unit8

Part Two Listening ActivitiesListening 1 Vocabulary: proceed v. 继续进行；做下去；开始 track n. 路；轨迹；跑道；行程 the finish line n.终点线 wander v. 徘徊 participant n. 参加 者；参与者 proficient adj.熟练的；精通的 original adj.最初的；有独创性的；新颖的

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