课件43张PPT。What will you
think of next?太空天梯jeeppage59READINGHe is an American printer, author, and scientist.His natural curiosity about things and the
way they work made him try to find ways
to make them work better.He , famous for his kite flight invented the lightning rod which protect buildings and ships from lightning damage. Thinking&guessing Benjamin FranklinHe was both a scientist and an inventor.He couldn’t speak until he was almost
four years old. But in fact he was a boy
full of imagination. In his lifetime, he patented 1,093 inventions.The most famous of his inventions was the light bulb. Thinking&guessing Thomas Alva EdisonWhat did they need to come up with ideas for new inventions? /What is needed to be an inventor? 知识
Knowledge 智力
Intelligence 好奇心
Curiosity 努力
E_____勇气
Courage 想象力
I__________创新
C__________ffort maginationreativity DiscussionIn pairs .Inventions around usAre you familiar with them?What do the great inventors have in common?The great inventors’ thinking habits:
? thinking outside the box
? taking another look at it
? making connections
? keeping tryingmake connectionsWhile-readingListen to the tape, read the passage carefully and answer some questions. 1. What does “creativity” mean
according to the first paragraph? Para. 1 Creativity is not about getting high test scores, having a high IQ or being smart. Instead, it is one of the most highly valued skills in society, is a matter of habits. 2. How can we become more
creative?
By thinking about the way we
think and practising good thinking
strategies.
Para. 2 1. What does “THINK
OUTSIDE THE BOX ” mean?
To think outside the box is to
try new ways to solve a problem. 2. What will help us more towards
a better solution?_____
A. partial solutions, and even failures
B. look only for the correct answer
C. reject ideas that do not provide a complete answer Levi Strauss,a tent maker, joined the gold rush (淘金梦) in San Francisco in the 1850s. He saw there was few chance to find gold. But he found another way to make money. That’s to make working clothes for the diggers. His success led him to this world famous brand of clothing -- Levi’s. He of course got very rich selling jeans.A storyWelcome to Levi.Com 幻灯片 10Para. 3 1. What does “TAKE ANOTHER
LOOK AT IT” mean?
Using different ways to look at a
problem, using pictures, words,
numbers, models etc.2. How do we take another look at it ?
① By looking in as many ways as possible.
② By making their ideas visible.
Are the eyes of the same height? Yes!What can you see in the picture? Of course we can see an old man. Look carefully! What else can you see? Why should thinkers combine new and old ideas in as many ways as possible?
2. How do creative thinkers usually think of new applications and solutions?Because it is easy to limit the possibilities of a new idea by connecting it to only one area of our previous knowledge. By comparing and connecting ideas and objects in new ways.Para.4Make
connections. (Para.4) + video phone electric blanketCombine new and old ideas in as many ways as possible. ? ++storage batteryelectrical machinery(电机) electrically operated bikeWill these inventions be possible?Guess the number
When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried _________ experiments before he got it to work. And it took him ___ years to invent it . over 2,00015Good ideas are___________. They are the result of _____________ of trial and error.Para.5Keep trying no accidenta long process1. Think outside the box
Try new ways to solve a problem.
2. Make connections
Try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible.Work in pairs
Try to explain to your partner what
the following ways mean.3. Take another look at it
Look at a problem in as many ways as possible.
4. Keep trying
Have a long process of trial and error.
Post-readingTick the sentences that are true according to the text and correct the false ones.①( ) Most inventors have a high IQ.
②( ) The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand new ideas. Not all inventorsFTknow that failure is a necessary part of the thinking process③( )It is impossible to learn how to be creative.
④( ) The best way to find a good solution is to look for one good answer.
⑤( ) Inventors try to avoid failure.Fpossibleas many answers as possibleFF⑥( ) The more ways we have of looking at a problem, the more likely it is that we can find a solution.
⑦( ) Most good ideas are the result of a long process of trial and error.TT2. The examples have been mixed up and place them in the right paragraph.
①According to Leonardo da Vinci, problems which had seemed impossible could be solved if he changed the way he described the problem. ② Thomas Edison made a rule saying that he had to make an invention every ten days.
③ Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
④ Einstein, who changed the world of physics forever with his Theory of Relativity, preferred images to numbers.⑤ Samuel Morse, the man who
invented the telegraph, got his idea
by watching a rider exchange a tired
horse for a new one.25534Language PointsHow do they come up with ideas for new…come up with sth.: find or produce an answer, a solution, etc
e.g. Is that the best excuse you can come up with?
We've been asked to come up with some new ideas.come up: 走近;发生;被提出;长出地面;
社会地位高,出头
e.g. One of the teachers came up and started talking to me.
His name came up in the conversation.
The same problems come up every time.
The seeds haven’t come up yet.
He came up the hard way.
Instead, it seems that creative thinking,…, is a matter of habitsa matter of 问题, 事情
a matter of opinion 观点问题,看法不同的问题
a matter of course 理所当然的事
另: a matter of 大约,仅有
e.g. The ambulance arrived in a matter of minutes.as a matter of fact 事实上, 实际上
make / be no matter 无关紧要, 不重要
to make matters worse 情况更糟糕
a matter of life and/or death 生死攸关的事
it’s only/just a matter of time 确定会发生matter短语总结…what we know and what …also limit our …limit… (to…) 把……限定(限制)到……
e.g. We must limit the expense to what we can afford.
I limit myself to two cups of coffee a day.
limit 减少
e.g. limit the expenses as much as possible
尽量节省开支Inventors often rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions…Allow for: include sb. or sth. in one’s
calculatione.g. We must prepare more food,
allowing for some guests unexpectede.g. It takes about two hours to get
there, allowing for bus delays.…, we may get stuck.get / be stuck 受阻
e.g. They got stuck in a traffic jam.
The boat was stuck in the mud.
I've got something stuck in my throat.
be stuck on sb.: 迷恋于,爱上
e.g. He says he's stuck on me.stick sth. on/to/in …粘贴, 放置
stick to/together 粘住,钉住
e.g. I could feel my shirt sticking to my back.
The two pages stuck together.
stick (sth.) out 突出,伸出,显眼
e.g. The little boy’s front teeth stuck out.How do we think outside the box?
2. How do we take another look at it?
3. What’s your attitude towards “creativity”?Discussion
