1 北京市东城区课件共享工程 优秀课件展播 项目负责 : 陈鸽 北京市东城区教研中心 授课教师 : 姜琼 赵亮 孙静 简莉 北京市第 65 中学

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3 What will you think of next?

4 + Plike If you want to go traveling, what kind of means of transportation will you use? Wheel-cow

5 Pre-reading 1 Are some people born creative, or is it possible to learn how to be creative? 2 Do you have to be very intelligent to be an inventor?

6 Think outside the box Take another look at it Make connections Keep trying Reading Find out what the following ways mean. Try new ways to solve a problem. Look at a problem in as many ways as possible. Try to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible. Have a long process of trial and error.

7 True or False 1 Most inventors have high IQs. 2 The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand. 3 It’s 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. 6 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. F F F F T T T

8 Which of the following is not true according to paragraph ONE? A. Creativity does not need high IQ. B. Creativity is a matter of habits. C. Thinkers and inventors have a lot in common. D. Creativity is one of the most highly valued skills in society. * Intensive reading

9 How do inventors “think outside the box ” ? What’s the author’s opinion about partial solutions and failures? Rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions and also try “impossible” or “crazy” solutions. Partial solutions and failures give us more information and clues that help us move towards a better solution.

10 A plane crashed. Why nobody in the plane was injured? What is the end of everything? Why can a frog jump higher than a tree? For some questions, if we think out of the usual way, we can get the answers easily. All the people in the plane died. letter “g” A tree can’t jump.

11 If we look at problems in as many ways as possible, we may ___. A. find solutions that would otherwise remain invisible B. have different attempts and false starts C. improve our understanding D. make our ideas visible *

12 Are the eyes of the same height? Can you only see a pot? Pay attention to the dark! Yes! Two faces!

13 Is there only a yellow triangle? Pay attention to the blue! Of course we can see an old man. Look more carefully! What else can you see?

14 We have successfully made many inventions, using connection. Here are some examples: heating wire electric blanket blanket video phone + +

15 ++ pump fire engine ++ storage battery electrical machinery ( 电机） electric bike

16 Madame Curie worked hard all her life to discover Polonium and Radium. It took Edison 15 years to invent light bulb.

17 Although disabled, Stephen Hawking has always been kept doing his scientific research. Yuan Longping has been keeping improving rice to contribute to agriculture.

18 Creativity is a matter of _____. In order to be more creative, we should think about how we think and _______ good thinking strategies. To “ think outside the box” is a conscious ______ to break away from old thought ______ in order to _______ new possibilities. A change in ________ to take another look at the problem----may lead to good solutions and new ideas. habits practicing effort patterns explore perception

19 Great thinkers are ______of “making connections” and try to ______ new and old ideas in as many ______ ways as possible. By _______ and connecting ideas and objects in new ways, creative thinkers are able to think of new _________and solutions. Good ideas are no _______.They are the result of a long _____ of trial and_____. If we want to develop our creativity, we can try using these thinking strategies to find new ways to _____ our life. aware combine different comparing applications accident process error improve

20 Now can you retell the passage? creativityhabits think outside --new ways inventorsrephrase impossible/ crazy solutions partial/failure information/clues a matter of better solution another looklooking in many waysfind new solutions connectioncombinenew and oldideas comparing and connectingnew application good ideasaccident processtrial and error for one new inventionmore than ten failures trying

21 Homework Write a passage to tell what rules you should have if you want to be creative, which one is the most important and explain the reasons.