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A 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 BellEngland( ) 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)

Pear-shaped glass container for the filament 灯丝 of an electric light. What is it? Can you guess?

Thomas Edison America (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?

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What is the main idea of the passage? A. How can we become more creative? B. We should think of more creative? B. We should think of more about our future. C. What will you do next for about our future. 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 Reading

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 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 think 2) practising good thinking strategies. Para. 1

Para. 2 Get 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 more than 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 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 try

Why Why 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. Why A plane crashed. Why nobody in the plane was injured?

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?

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?

We have successfully made many inventions, using connection. Here are some examples: + electrical machinery ( 电机） + storage battery electrically operated bike

video phone video phone + electric blanket + heating wire blanket

Free talk what qualities what qualities are necessary to become a young inventor ? what qualities what qualities are necessary to become 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 1.Search the internet for the famous inventors such as Thomas Edison, & Alexander Bell, etc. using the search engines: Read the passage again and find out some sentences and phrases you don’t understand.