人教修订版 高中二年级 ( 下 ) Unit 18

湖北 梅国荣

Inventions around us

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 trying

1. Are some people born creative, or is it possible to learn how to creative? 2. Do you have to be very intelligent to be an inventor? 3. How do people come up with ideas for new inventions Discussion

The great inventors’ “new”… new way(s)possibilities idea(s) applications solutions inventions thought

While-reading

1. What does “creativity” mean according to the first paragraph? A matter of habits. Para. 1

Listen to the tape, read the passage carefully and answer some questions.

2. How can we become more creative? By thinking about the way we think and practising good thinking strategies.

Para 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

Para 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.

Para. 4 What does “MAKE CONNECTIONS” means? ① Trying to combine new and old ideas in as many different ways as possible. ② Comparing and connecting ideas and objects in new ways.

What does “KEEP TRYING” means? Success is not an accident. ① the result of a process of trial and error. ② for each new invention that works, there are more that don’t. Para. 5

Post-reading

1.Tick 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. 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 inventors F F T T

know that failure is a necessary part of the thinking process ③ ( )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. ③ ( )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. F F possible as many answers as possible F F F F

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. 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. T T T T

2. The examples have been mixed up and place them in the right paragraph. ① According to Leonardo da Vinci, problems which had seemed impossible could be solved if he changed the way he described the problem. 2. The examples have been mixed up and place them in the right paragraph. ① According 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. 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. ⑤ Samuel Morse, the man who invented the telegraph, got his idea by watching a rider exchange a tired horse for a new one

Language Points

 How 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 habits a 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

 …, 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.

1.How do we think outside the box? 2. How do we take another look at it? 3. What’s your attitude towards “creativity”? Discussion

Homework 1.Search more related information about inventors and inventions. 2. Remember the new words and phrases in this passage. 1.Search more related information about inventors and inventions. 2. Remember the new words and phrases in this passage.