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A quizA quiz

How much do you know the

inventors and inventions?

_____ is called “Father of Car”.

A. Rudolf Diesel

B. Karl Benz

C. Thomas Edison

Q u i z

Paper, printing, gunpowder and ___ are

4 great inventions in ancient China.

abacus

balance compass

Q u i z

Marconi ( 马可尼 ) invented

the first ____ in the world.

A. TV

B.

Radio

C.

Typewriter

Q u i z

What is it? Can you guess?

•System of transmitting the human voice to a distance by wire or radio.

Alexander BellEnglandEngland

(1847--1922)(1847--1922)

telephone

• Instrument for detecting earthquakes and recording how strong they are and how long they last.

What is it? Can you guess?

• seismograph 张衡张衡(78—139)(78—139)

• Pear-shaped glass container for the filament 灯丝 of an electric light.

What is it? Can you guess?

Thomas EdisonAmerica (1847—1931)

Record player

bulb/light bulb

Quiz

• Gorge Stephenson made the first ____ using a (n)____ engine.

• A. car, electric B. bus, powerful • C train, steam D. plan, steam

?1 How do people come up with ideas for new inventions? 2 Are some people born creative? 3 Is it possible to learn how to be creative? How can we be creative?

What will you think of next?

ScanningScanning

What is the main idea of the passage?What is the main idea of the passage?

A. How can we become more A. How can we become more

creative?creative?

B. We should think of more B. We should think of more

about our future.about our future.

C. What will you do next for C. What will you do next for

your future?your future?

Think outside the box

Make connections

Take another look at it

Keep trying

框外思维

联想

换个角度看问题

长期试验

How many thinking strategies 策略 does the passage talk about? What are they?

Careful ReadingCareful Reading

Tick the sentences that are true according to the text and correct the false ones.

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 inventorsNot all inventors

FF

TT

know that failure is a necessary part

of the thinking process

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.

FFpossiblepossible

as many answers as possibleas many answers as possible

FF

FF

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.

TT

TT

反复实验 ; 不断摸索

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?

1) thinking about the way we think2) practising good thinking strategies.

Para. 1

Para. 2Get out of your box!

to try new ways to solve a problem.

What does “THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX ” mean?

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

部分的解决

拒绝那些不能给我们完整答案的想法

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

Para. 3

How do great thinkers make connections

Combine new and old ideas

Make connections that may seem strange at first

Think of new applications 应用 and solutions

Para. 4

Good ideas are the results of long process of ______.

A. making mistakes and correcting them

B. making progress every day

C. finding something new every day

D. getting in touch with great men every day

Para.5 Keep trying

Para.5 Keep trying

We can get the conclusion from the fifth paragraph that ____ A. to be clever can lead to success B. he who laughs last laughs best C. failure is the mother of success D. never too old to learn

The following examples have been fixed up. Can you place them in the right titles of the passage?

Think outside the box

According to Leonardo da Vinci, problems which

had seemed impossible could be solved if he

changed the way he described the problem.

Mozart, who lived in Austria, wrote

morethan 600 pieces of

music.

Keep trying

Einstein, who changed the world of physics forever with his

Theory of Relativity, preferred

images to numbers

Einstein, who changed the world of physics forever with his

Theory of Relativity, preferred

images to numbers

Take another look at it

Samuel Morse, the man who invented the

telegraph, got his idea by watching a rider exchange a tired horse for a new one.

Samuel Morse, the man who invented the

telegraph, got his idea by watching a rider exchange a tired horse for a new one.

Make connections

Will these inventions be possible?

L P

Language pointsLanguage points

• 1) Inventors often rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions and also try “impossible” or “crazy” solutions. (paragraph 2 Line 3)

allow for

A. permit B. fight against

C. look down upon

D. include sth/sb in one’s calculation/ take sth into

consideration

发明家常常会换一种说法来表述一个问题

• 2) As with thinking outside the box, the process includes a series of different attempts and several false starts. (Paragraph 3 Line 3)

• A. 与…不同 B. 与…相反• C. 然而 D. 像… , 正如…一样

3). They all knew that for each new invention that works, there are at least ten that do not.

• (Para 5 line 4---5)

正如突破常规思考一样，这一过程涉及到一系列的不同的尝试和一些错误的开端

他们知道 , 每一项成功的新发明 , 至少会有十次的失败 .

Let’s have a tryLet’s have a try

WhyWhy can a frog jump

higher than a tree?

WhyWhy can a frog jump

higher than a tree?

Think out of the usual way, we can get the answers easily.

All the passengers died.

A tree can’t jump.

A plane crashed. WhyWhy nobody in the

plane was injured?

A plane crashed. WhyWhy nobody in the

plane was injured?

It is leaking( 漏水 ) everywhere in the office on a rainy day, why nobody has got wet?

It is leaking( 漏水 ) everywhere in the office on a rainy day, why nobody has got wet?

Think out of the usual way, we can get the answers easily.

Blind cat/ dead mouse/ electronic

mouse

Nobody is in.

A cat passed by a mouse without even looking at it. Why?

A cat passed by a mouse without even looking at it. Why?

Are the eyes of the same height?

Can you only see a flowerpot? Pay attention to the dark!

Take another look at it

Yes! Two faces!

Look more carefully!

What else can you

see?

女人的变化

We have successfully made many inventions, using connection. Here are some examples:

+ electrical machinery( 电机）

+

storage battery

electrically operated bike

video phonevideo phone

+

electric electric blanketblanket

+heating wire blanket

Free talk

what qualitieswhat qualities are necessary to become

a young inventor ? a young inventor ?

what qualitieswhat qualities are necessary to become

a young inventor ? a young inventor ?

• creativity 创造力• determination 决心• pioneering spirit 探索精神• imagination 想象力• perseverance 恒心• Hard-working

A list of some qualities

德育教育• Creativity is not about getting high test scores,

having a high IQ or being smart. 创造力并不意味着在考试中得高分，有高智商，或聪明。• By thinking about the way we think and

practising good thinking strategies, we can become more creative.

考虑怎样思维和应用好的思维策略，我们就会变得更有创造性。

• If we want to develop our creativity, we can try using some of the thinking strategies of the great and famous.

要发展我们的创造力，我们可尝试伟人和名人的一些思维策略。

Let’s think!Let’s create!Let’s invent!Let our nation be stronger!

Homework Homework 1. Search the internet for the famous inventors such as Thomas Edison, & Alexander Bell, etc. using the search engines:

www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, www.baidu.com.

2. Read the passage again and find out some sentences and phrases you don’t understand.