(共33张PPT)
Unit 12
Lesson 2
AHA MOMENT
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Be able to listen and talk about aha moments.
Be able to practise making polite requests.
Be able to master new words and use the following words and phrases:emerge;evaluation ;bury oneself in.
Learning objectives
1. emerge vi.______________ emergency n.________________________
emergency adj.___________ emergent adj.___________________
2. indicate v._______________ indicator n._____________
indicative mood__________ 3. coincidence n._________
4. elaboration n.___________ 5. incubation n._____________
6. evaluation n.___________ 7. reasonable adj._________________
8. write out_______________ 9. fly/come into one’s mind____________
10. occur to sb_____________ 11. have a flash of insight___________
12. an aha moment_____________ 13. bury oneself in_______________
14.忍不住做某事_________________
15.事实并非如此_____________________
出现、浮现;兴起
孵化;潜伏
合理的;通情达理的
评价,评估
写出
某人突然想起
突然明白
浮现于脑中,被想起
专心致志于某事
顿悟时刻
can’t help doing sth
this is not often the case
表明;暗示;指示
指示词;方向灯
陈述语气
紧急事件;急诊病人;急诊室
巧合
详尽阐述
新兴的,处于发展初期的
应急的
Lead-in
Have you had the experience of arriving at a sudden exciting idea for a difficult problem Talk about your experience with a partner.
to fly/come into my mind, to come all at once
to occur to me, to emerge
to have a flash of insights, to happen by coincidence
Pre-listening
I once had such an experience. I was clueless about a maths problem for a whole week. All of a sudden, an idea flew into my mind. And I was very excited about it.
Watch a video about the discovery of penicillin (青霉素).
You are going to listen to a radio interview about “aha moment”. What do you think an “aha moment” is
While-listening
Listen to what the host says at the beginning of the interview. Answer the questions.
1 What is an“aha moment”
2 What is going to be discussed in the interview
An“aha moment”is when you are working on some creative jobs for several days but little progress is made and then suddenly an idea flies into your mind.
How does the inspiration come Why do some people work so hard but achieve very little,while some others seem to do nothing but good ideas emerge
While-listening
Listen to Part 1 of the interview. What is the misunderstanding about an “aha moment” What is Dr. Bond’s opinion about the relationship between an “aha moment” and hard work
Misunderstanding: Some think an “aha moment” happens ____________.
Dr. Bond’s opinion: Behind a brilliant idea, there’s often _________________ involved in it.
He / She has to _____________________ before making a discovery. (In other words: Inspiration doesn’t appear __________.)
by incidence
incredible hard work
invest many years of study
incidentally
听力文本(H = host D = Dr. Bond) p'p
H: Good morning,everyone! Have you ever had such an experience:you are working on some creative jobs for several days but little progress was made;suddenly an idea flies into your mind Then you can’t help shouting out:“Aha! That’s it!” Such flash of insight is quite wonderful,isn’t it How does the inspiration come Why do some people work so hard but achieve very little,while some others seem to do nothing but good ideas emerge Today,we invite Dr. Bond to talk about the creative process.
D: Hello! Everyone may have experienced some kinds of “aha moments”. But there’s much misunderstanding about it. Some think it happens by coincidence. In fact,it actually comes from the efforts you have been constantly making.
H: Do you mean that sudden ideas come from the efforts we have been making before
D: Yes. Behind a brilliant idea,there’s often incredible hard work involved in it. For example,great success of a scientist did not come all at once. Instead,
he/she has to invest many years of study before making a discovery. The great scientist Albert Einstein seemed to be inspired in discovering the “theory of relativity” when he was rocking his baby. But actually,he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years.
H:I see. Inspiration doesn’t appear incidentally.
Skill Builder
Understanding Expressions Indicating the Opposite
Some speakers draw listeners’ attention to important messages by the opposite of the idea they just said.
Pay attention to transition words such as instead, in fact and however.
Pay attention to the stressed words or phrases.
While-listening
What example does Dr. Bond use What indicator does he use to show his opinion in talking about the example
Albert Einstein seemed to be inspired in discovering the“theory of relativity” when he was rocking his baby. But actually, he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years. The indicator Dr. Bond uses is“but actually”.
Listen for understanding
stage 1 p_________
stage 2 incubation
stage 3 e_________
stage 4 e_________
Four stages of the creative process
Listen to Part 2 of the interview. Write down the four stages of the creative process. What does each one possibly mean
reparation
valuation
laboration
What does each stage refer to
a. Spend hours to make plans.
b. Take time to grow creative insights by do nothing
meaningful or creative.
c. Become deeply involved in the area.
d. Think carefully if the creative idea is reasonable.
Stage1 preparation
Stage2 incubation
Stage3 evaluation
Stage4 elaboration
Listen to Part 3 and check the choices.
a. Spend hours to make plans.
b. Take time to grow creative insights by do nothing meaningful or creative.
c. Become deeply involved in the area.
d. Think carefully if the creative idea is reasonable.
Stage4 elaboration
Stage2 incubation
Stage1 preparation
Stage3 evaluation
“Aha moments” happen by incidence.
The discovery of the “theory of relativity” came easily when Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.
According to the radio interview, only a few people have experienced “aha moments”.
Dr. Bond’s opinion is that all hard work will lead to “aha moments”.
Listen for understanding
Underline and correct the wrong information.
But actually, he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years.
It actually comes from the efforts you have been constantly making.
1. “Aha moments” happen by incidence.
2. The discovery of the “theory of relativity” came easily when Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.
Listen for understanding
3. According to the radio interview, only a few people have experienced “aha moments”.
4. Dr. Bond’s opinion is that all hard work will lead to “aha moments”.
No, he doesn’t believe that.
Everyone may have experienced some kinds of “aha moments”.
Listen for understanding
(H=Host D=Dr.Bond)
H: Hello, everyone. Welcome back. So Dr. Bond,just now you talked about the four stages before an "aha moment" may occur. ____________________
D:Sure. As I said, the first stage is "____________".You need to become deeply involved in the field or area.
H: ______________________________________
D: After you become deeply involved in an area,you do nothing. You just _____ yourself in it. For example, Mozart used to spend hours a day just walking around. Then suddenly, he had the "______________".
Would you please tell us more about the stages
aha experience
Could you explain what "incubation" means
Listen to Part 3 of the interview. Fill in the blanks.
preparation
bury
H: ______________________________
D: Well, most of us think it's a waste of time if we do nothing meaningful or creative.__________, this is not often the case. All we need to understand is that creative insights take time to grow or emerge.
H: OK.I see. We shouldn't worry but _____________________________,right
D:Exactly. The third stage is called "_________". Once some ideas come up, don't accept or act immediately,but think carefully first.Ask yourself questions like: ___________________________________Then if the idea is reasonable, the last stage is "elaboration".
In fact
Does that mean "doing nothing"
keep calm and wait for ideas to grow
evaluation
Does it really work How does it work
H:I'm afraid I don't understand what "elaboration" means. ________________________
D: This means that you spend hours and hours to___________________ or make your business plans. That is the whole_____________process.
H:Thanks for sharing those interesting views about "aha moments"!
Could you explain more
write out your articles
creative
Answer the following questions according to part 3 of the interview.
1. How does Mr. Bond explain what he means by “incubation”
2. Why is incubation important
3. What are the two example questions to ask at the stage of evaluation
4. What do you do in the elaboration phase of the creative process
People bury themselves in an area, keep calm and wait for ideas to grow.
Because creative insights take time to grow or emerge.
Does it really work How does it work
You spend hours and hours to write out your articles or make your business plans.
听力文本(H = Host D = Dr. Bond)
H: Hello,everyone. Welcome back. So Dr. Bond,just now you talked about the four stages before an “aha moment” may occur. Would you please tell us more about the stages
D: Sure. As I said,the first stage is“preparation”. You need to become deeply involved in the field or area.
H: Could you explain what “incubation” means
D: After you become deeply involved in an area,you do nothing. You just bury yourself in it. For example,Mozart used to spend hours a day just walking around. Then suddenly,he had the“aha experience”.
H:Does that mean“doing nothing”
D: Well,most of us think it’s a waste of time if we do nothing meaningful or creative. In fact,this is not often the case. All we need to understand is that creative insights take time to grow or emerge.
H: OK. I see. We shouldn’t worry but keep calm and wait for ideas to grow,right
D: Exactly. The third stage is called“evaluation”. Once some ideas come up,don’t accept or act immediately,but think carefully first. Ask yourself questions like:Does it really work How does it work Then if the idea is reasonable,the last stage is“elaboration”.
H: I’m afraid I don’t understand what“elaboration”means. Can you explain more
D: This means that you spend hours and hours to write out your articles or make your business plans. That is the whole creative process.
H:Thanks for sharing those interesting views about“aha moments”!
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Talk Builder
Polite Requests
1 more about the stages
2 what “incubation” means
3 “doing nothing”
4____________I don’t understand what
“elaboration” means.
I’m afraid
Would you please tell us
Does that mean
Could you explain
Would you please tell us
Could you explain
Does that mean
I’m afraid
While-listening
In what situation or to whom would you use polite requests
I would use polite requests with my teachers, people I don’t know well and the elderly.
Do you agree with Dr. Bond’s theory of “aha moment” Why or why not
Give an example of your experience and tell the partner which stage are you in and how close you are able to succeed
Speaking
1 emerge vi. 出现,浮现 vt. & vi. 暴露
教材原句p.56 to emerge 出现
搭配:emerge from 从……出现
The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。
She finally emerged from the balcony at noon. 中午,她终于从阳台出来了。
We emerged into the pleasant sunlight. 我们来到令人愉快的阳光下。
完成句子
(1) The sun (从……出来) the clouds.
(2) However,when we look a bit deeper, problems_________________ (开始出现).
(3) A wonderful idea (出现在我的脑海中).
emerged from
begin to emerge
emerged into my mind
2 bury oneself in 专心致志于
教材原句p.112 But actually,he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years. 但实际上,多年来他一直潜心研究这个问题。
【归纳拓展】
(1)bury oneself in= be buried in 专心致志于
bury... in sth 使陷入,把……插入某物
(2)devote oneself to = be devoted to 专心于……,致力于……
lose oneself in = be lost in 沉迷于;专心致志于
seat oneself = be seated 就座
He was sitting with his head buried in a book. 他坐着埋头看书。
单句语法填空
(1) (bury)himself in his book,he didn’t notice what had happened.
(2) (bury)in his book,he didn’t notice what had happened.
(3) (bury) his face in his hands,he burst into tears.
一句多译
自来到这家工厂以来,他一直专注于革新。
(4) He has innovation ever since he came to this factory.
(5) He has innovation ever since he came to this factory.
(6) He has innovation ever since he came to this factory.
Burying
Buried
Burying
been buried in/ buried himself in
been devoted to/devoted himself to
been lost in/lost himself in
3 evaluation n. 评估,评价
教材原句p.113 And the next three stages are incubation,evaluation and elaboration. 接下来的三个阶段是孵化、评估和细化。
policy evaluation 政策评价
function evaluation 功能评价
economic evaluation 经济评价
quality evaluation 质量评价
environmental evaluation 环境评价
expert evaluation 专家评估
【词语积累】 evaluate vt. 评估;评价;估计
They are requested to evaluate the consequences caused by the fire.
他们被要求对这次火灾造成的后果进行评估。
搭配
单句语法填空
(1) The effects of the drug on patients’ behaviour are extremely difficult _______________(evaluate).
(2) It is widely acknowledged that students should (evaluate)in terms of overall quality.
(3)We need to carry out a proper (evaluate)of the new system.
完成句子
(4) I can’t (评估他的能力)without seeing his work.
(5) (服务质量评估)is the core of library information service measuring.
to evaluate
be evaluated
evaluation
evaluate his ability
Service quality evaluation
Write a short passage in 80 words of your own sudden exciting idea for a difficult problem.
Homework