新世纪大学英语 book2 Unit6 PPT

BeforeReading_1Directions:Listentothefirststoryandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestions1.Howdidtheguesthelptosolvetheproblem?Shepouredthewineinaplasticbaganddippeditinicewater.It’stheabilitytousethecreativecapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem.2.WhatmakesEdison,PicassoorevenShakespearedifferentfromaveragepeople?BeforeReading_2Myguestshadarrived,butonceagain,I’dforgottentoputthewineinthefridge.“Don’tworry,”afriendsaid,“Icanchillitforyourightaway.“Fiveminuteslatersheemergedfromthekitchenwiththewineperfectlycooled.Askedtorevealhersecret,shesaid,“Ipoureditinaplasticbaganddippeditinicewater.”Myguestsapplauded.“Howwonderfulifwecouldallbethatclever,”oneremarked.WhatseparatestheaveragepersonfromEdison,PicassoorevenShakespeareisn’tcreativecapacity.It’stheabilitytousethatcapacitybyencouragingcreativeimpulsesandthenactinguponthem.Mostofusseldomachieveourcreativepotential,butthereservoirofideashidingwithineveryoneofuscanbeunlocked.TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_3Directions:Listentothesecondstoryandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatwasthedifferencebetweentheemployeeswhowerecreativeandthosewhoweren’t?Thedifferencebetweentheemployeeswhowerecreativeandthosewhoweren’twasthis:Creativepeoplebelievedtheywerecreativeandlesscreativepeoplebelievedtheyweren’t.Yes.2.Cancreativitybenurtured?TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_4Abigcompanywantedtoincreasecreativityinitsemployees,soithiredagroupofconsultants.Theconsultantsstartedbythoroughlytestingalloftheemployees.Theydiscoveredtheonlydifferencebetweentheemployeeswhowerecreativeandthosewhoweren’twasthis:Creativepeoplebelievedtheywerecreativeandlesscreativepeoplebelievedtheyweren’t.Evenmoretellingwaswhathappenedtothegroupthatwasn’tcreative.Theconsultantsfocusedonhelpingthemnurturetheircreativity.Intheend,thoseemployeeswereactuallymorecreativethantheoneswhohadinitiallyconsideredthemselvescreative.Thatmeansyoutoocanbecomemorecreative.Infact,howcreativeyoubecomeisentirelyinyourownhands.TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_5Thisquizwillhelpyoufindouthowcreativeyouare.1.Whenyoucomeacrossarose,youimmediatelyA.smellit.B.quoteeveryrosepoemyoucanremember.C.writeyourownpoem.D.sketchtherose.E.stepontherose.2.OneofyourdreamsinlifeistoA.writeanovel.B.becomeapainter.C.travelaroundtheworld.D.climballthefamousmountains.E.justonce,geteverythingdoneonyourto-dolist.√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_63.YourdeskA.isburiedundereverythingincludingthekitchensink.B.resemblesanaturaldisaster.C.isabitofamess,butyouknowwhereeverythingis.D.isbasicallyneat—youusethestackingmethod.E.isinperfectorder.4.ThepersonyouadmiremostisA.Einstein.B.WaltDisney.C.yourmother.D.JaneAustin.E.anyonewhocangeteverythingcrossedoffhisorherto-dolist.5.YouconsideryourselfA.extremelycreative.B.creative.C.somewhatcreative.D.alittlecreative.E.aboutascreativeasEinstein.√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()√()TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_76.YougetnewideasA.allthetime.B.severaltimesaweek.C.severaltimesamonth.D.onceortwiceamonth.E.veryoften.√()√()√()√()√()ThrowoutallyouranswersexceptforNo.5—“Youconsideryourself:”.IfyouansweredA.extremelycreative—Thenyou’reextremelycreative.B.creative—Thenyou’recreative.C.somewhatcreative—Thenyou’resomewhatcreative.D.alittlecreative—Thenyou’realittlecreative.E.aboutascreativeasEinstein—Thenyou’reaboutascreativeasEinstein.Okay,thiswasabitofatrick.Butit’strue.Howcreativeyouthinkyouarecorrespondswithhowcreativeyoureallyare.TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_8Whatiscreativity?1)Giveyourowndefinitionsof“creativity”.2)Giveyourdescriptionsof“creativity”.Creativityistheabilitytothinkupanddesignnewinventions,produceworksofart,solveproblemsinnewways,ordevelopanideabasedonanoriginal,novel,orunconventionalapproach.Creativityistheabilitytoseesomethinginanewwayandtoengageinmentalandphysicalexperiencesthatarenew,unique,ordifferent.Creativityisacriticalaspectofaperson’slife,startingfrominsidethewombonwardthroughadulthood.TwoEnglishStoriesAmIcreative?RelatedInformationQuizWhatiscreativity?WhatcanIdotoincreasemycreativity?Warm-upQuestionsBeforeReading_93)Writedownsomewordsrelatedto“creativity”.Creativeness,innovation,inventiveness,originality…4)Discussthefollowingquotationsabout“creativity”.Whatevercreativityis,itisinpartasolutiontoaproblem.—BrianAldissTheimportantthingistocreate.Nothinge