Unit 2 Fruitful Questions James describes how his children’s ability to see things in fresh ways opened his own eyes to the nature of creative thinking.

Unit 2 Fruitful Questions 1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing 8. Homework

 Useful Expressions  多产的小说家 A fruitful novelist  色拉油  automatic focus  received version  秘诀, 开门咒  红色胎记  纯金 自动对焦 标准译本 Open sesame Strawberry mark Pure gold Salad oil

 Useful Expressions  定冠词 Definite article  A reminder letter  调整以适应  文火  相框，画框  编造一个借口  Work the night shift Adjust oneself to Mild fire Picture frame Invent an excuse 值夜班 催函

 Useful Expressions  进化论 Evolution theory  直线思维  DVD  数据库  Get nowhere  破灭的希望  接种 … 疫苗 Digital video disc Data base 无进展 Shattered hope Vaccinated against Linear thinking

1. Warm-up questions 2. Global analysis 3. Detailed reading 4. Picture talk 5. Inspiring quotations  Text Interpretation

 Content questions (32) 1. Warm-up questions  Punny riddles 1) Who always drives his customers away? 2) What clothing is always sad? 3) Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? 4) What stays hot even if put in a fridge? 5) Why is it useless to send a letter to Washington? 6) Why do some old people never use glasses?

◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation 2. Global analysis ◆ What pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution B cause-effect C general-specific D time / sequence 记叙文 a movie 描述文 a picture 说明文 a lecture 议论文 a debate 问题 - 解决 因果 总-分总-分 时间 / 顺序

2. Global analysis ◆ Main ideas of paragraphs No.Paras 2 Main ideas 1The gist of the text 2-5The story itself Paradigm shifts as the way out Schooling as a reminder of linear thinking Three more examples of paradigm shifts 1 5 The call for creative thinking 136

 Discussion To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement that formal examination is out of date? 2. Global analysis Group 1 (For)Group 2 (Against) 1.much pressure 2.unfavorable to students’ creativity 3.unhealthy competition 4.psychological problems 5.high marks / poor ability 1.unified authoritative method 2.fair and scientific 3.a long-tested and time- honored system 4.a must for the students to know the basic knowledge

1. The other night at the dinner table, my three kids – ages 9, 6 and 4 - took time out from … 2. The oldest didn’t take more than a second to deliver his smug answer … 3. …despite the fact that some purists insist a tomato is a fruit. 4. To those of us forced as kids to eat them … 5. I was about to think up another set of three when my 4-year-old said… 3. Detailed reading

6. Not to be outdone by his younger siblings, … 7. The middle one took this as a direct challenge. 8. My kids were doing what … (parallelism) 9. Every kid who framed the question differently than “Which is not a fruit” … 10. …the most notable being Albert Einstein,… 11. This is not meant to be a critique of schools. 12. Lord knows, that’s easy enough to do. 3. Detailed reading

13. We seem to be at a point where everyone is clamoring for instant access to …bodies of… 14. Unless we shift our paradigms, the super highway will lead us nowhere. 15. He didn’t do anything less Earth-shattering (pun intended) than completely change the way the universe was viewed. 16. When you have a hammer, you tend to see very problem as a nail. 3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk ① ② ③ ④

5. Inspiring quotations 1. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。 2. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 耻问之人耻于学。 3. Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想象力比知识更为重要。 有所尝试，就等于有所作为。 4. Something attempted, something done.

Fruitless, pattern, delimit, unlimited, variable, edition, purify, out-, offspring, indefinite, definition, vaccine, request, conquest, infect, severe, slight, framework, handbook, inventory, noticeable, remarkable, impotent, potential, technique, critical, evolutionary, revolution, protest, petition, clamorously, accessible, accessory, ever-green, offline, digit, upload, unload, datum, transitory, smash, unintentionally, discovery IV. Enriching your word power (35)  Word Family

 … was about to … when … (36)  Sentence Structure This is not meant to be a critique of schools. I was about to think up another set of three when my 4-year-old delivered his answer.  … be meant to … (37) a) … be intended to … You are meant to pay before you come in. b) … be supposed to do …

1. It is important to have easy and quick access to information, but it is even more important to learn to look at/view information in new ways. 2. A major medical breakthrough may illustrate the point. 3. Scientists had intended to find a cure for smallpox, but they get nowhere.  Translation Practice

4. Edward Jenner, a British physician, abandoned the quest for a cure and conquered the disease by finding a way to prevent it. 5. Obviously, it was creative thinking that led to his fruitful work. 6. In short, it definitely pays to keep this in mind: there is more than one way to look at/view volumes of data you download.  Translation Practice

 Scanning when using a dictionary When we are trying to locate specific information, we usually need not read the whole material carefully. Instead, we try to find in which part that information is likely to be, then read it with more attention. (40)  Reading Skill

 Rearrange sentences into a coherent piece  Write a letter (of thanks) 信头、信内姓名及地址、日期、称呼、 信文、结束语、署名、附言  Guided Writing Heading, Inside Name and Address, Date, Salutation, Body, Complimentary close, Signature, P. S.

Review Preview Recitation Fast reading Dictation Learning journal  Homework End