Listening and Speaking
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To Be Creative Experiences, 1) sights, and smells fuel creativity. Sitting still won’t bring new 2) ideas in but experimenting and trying new things will 3) jog our creativity. George Bernard Shaw told us, “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’” Sir Ken Robinson, an 4) internationally recognized expert in education, leadership and 5) innovation, has described creativity as “the process of having 6) original ideas that add value”. That is a 7) straight forward definition. The real difficulty comes in actually being able to think 8) differently or “out of the box”. It is a very 9) rare and valuable skill to be able to 10) come up with ideas that are truly original and different from anything currently out there. Text A
Reading Comprehension
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Author’s definitions
Creativity is
1) the process of having valuable ideas;
2) a dynamic process of making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and analogies;
3) about fresh thinking and making critical judgments.
Gove’s opinions
1) Possibly the same as myths.
2) Learn the necessary skills before starting to be creative (a linear process).
Myths
1) Only special people are creative. 2) Creativity is just about the arts.
3) Creativity is all to do with uninhibited self-expression.
Author’s opinions
Creativity:
1) just as learning, is a highly personal process;
2) is not a linear process, in which you must learn the skills before you get started;
3) takes connoisseurship, judgment and creativity on the part of the teachers.
Author’s suggestions
1) Leave room for differences and not prescribe a standard for everyone.
2) Don’t focus on skills in isolation.
3) Feel free to innovate without fear of being punished.
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1) F
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2) F
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3) T
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4) T 5) F
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6) T
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7) F
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8) T
Reading and Discussing 3.
For reference
1) From Hans Zimmer’s story, we know that developing creativity needs the joint efforts of schools, teachers, and students. Schools should build a free environment and offer support for teachers and students to implement their ideas. Teachers should teach according to students’ aptitude and pay attention to students’ true needs. Students should figure out what their interests are and try to realize what they really want to do.
2) I believe that creativity is not a state of being, but, rather, is a personal characteristic on a continuum from low to high. You can move your creativity up the scale by nurturing it. Furthermore, creative activity isn’t only the creation of art. Everyone who has ever found a solution to a problem has employed creativity. Most of the time, these efforts don’t require high levels of creativity. People high on the continuum of creativity have learned to take an active role in developing it by constantly finding out problems for further exploration. They routinely exercise their creativity. The key is that they keep working even when they feel that they will never find a solution. The true magic in creativity lies in the fact that the solutions do come.
Language in Use 4.
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1) genuine
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2) discipline
Unit eight- 完整答案- 新目标大学英语《综合教程》 第一册
