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BookTwo

UnitFour:

BeingCreative

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Doyouseeyourselfasacreativeperson?

Pleaseillustrateyourpoint.

2.Whodoyouthinkisthemostcreativepersontheworldhaseverseen?

Whatdoyouknowabouthimorher?

3.Whydoyouthinkbeingcreativeisimportantforapersonoranation?

4.Arethereanycreativeactivitiesinyourcollegeoruniversity?

Givesomeexamples.

▇Answersforreference:

1.Possibleanswers:

a）Yes,IthinkIamacreativeperson.Tobeginwith,Icanveryoftencomeupwithunusualsolutionstoproblemsthatmaybafflemostofmyclassmates.IthinkIamblessedwiththeabilitytoseeconnectionsbetweentwoseeminglyverydifferentthings.Besides,I’mneversatisfiedwithjustfollowingthewell-troddenpaths.I’malwayseagertotrynewthingsandhavenewexperiences.

b）IwishIcouldsayyes,butI’mafraidI’mnotverycreative.Iliketo“followtheherd”anditseldomoccurstometochallengeavailableanswersorexplanations.Infact,Ifeelverycomfortablewhenthereareclearinstructionsformetofollowwhendoingthings.AndifIamaskedtodoanythingcreativesuchascomposingapoemordoingapainting,Itrulyhavenoideawheretostart.I’mnotsatisfiedwithmy“followtheherd”mentality,butIdon’tknowhowtogetridofit.

2.Apossibleanswerisasfollows:

Inmyopinion,ThomasEdisonisthemostcreativepersontheworldhaseverseenandoneofthegreatestinventorsofalltime.Heobtained1093patentsintheUnitedStatesaloneandlaidthegroundworkformanytechnologicalinnovationsofthe20thcentury.Hismajorinventionsincludethephonograph,anearlymoviecameraandthefirstpracticallong-lastinglightbulb.

3.Apossibleanswer:

Ithinkbeingcreativeisimportantforapersonoranationbecausecreativityistheessenceoflifeandnatureandthewholeworldisintheprocessofcreation.Ifapersonisnotcreativeenough,heorshecannotsolveproblemsormakeanyprogress,andconsequentlyheorshecanhardlysurviveinthiscompetitiveworldofours.Thesameistrueofanation.Ifanationisnotcreative,itcannotdevelopandmaysoonweaken.

4.Apossibleanswerisasfollows:

Yes,therearemanycreativeactivitiesinouruniversity.Forexample,wehaveinitiatedaprojectoncampus,calledtheInnovationProject,whichaimstoencouragestudentstobecreativeinthecourseoftheirlearningandresearch.I’minvolvedinamini-projectonenergysaving.Wegroupmembersmeetregularlytoexchangeinformationandideas.Itisrequiredthateachofusshouldcomeupwithsomeinventiveideasaboutenergysaving.Wepoolourideasandwillpresentourenergy-savingplanstothedepartmentsconcerned.TheInnovationProjectinouruniversityhasbeengoingonsmoothlyandsomeoftheresultinginventionshavewonnationalawards.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutbeingcreative.Doyouagreewitheachofthem?

Givereasonstosupportyourview.

PabloPicasso

⊙Everychildisanartist.Theproblemishowtoremainanartistoncehegrowsup.

—PabloPicasso

Interpretation:

Whenweareyoung,wearenaturallycreativebecausewedon’tknowmuchaboutconventionsandrulesandourimaginationknowsnobounds.Butaswegrowupandknowmoreabouttheworld,wetendtofeelrestrictedbyconventionsandrulesandmustlivewiththeminordertosurviveandthrive.Graduallywebecomelesscreativeornotcreativeatallbecauserulesandlogicalthinkingtendtolimitourcreativity.

AboutPabloPicasso（1881-1973）:

Spanishartistregardedasoneofthegreatestandmostoriginalartistsofthe20thcentury.Hehelpedtodevelopcubism（立体主义）andotherstylesofabstractart.HismanyfamouspaintingsincludeLesDemoisellesD’avignon（《亚威农少女》）andGuernica（《格尔尼卡》）,acriticismofwarandfascism.

EdwinHerbertLand

⊙Anessentialaspectofcreativityisnotbeingafraidtofail.

—EdwinHerbertLand

Interpretation:

Beingcreativeisnotaboutfindingtherightwaytodosomethingintheshortestpossibletime.Itisabouthavingthecouragetotrymanydifferentwaysbeforefindingtherightway.

AboutEdwinHerbertLand（1909-1991）:

aUSscientistwhoinventedpolaroidwhichisusedonsunglassesandcarwindows.HealsoinventedthePolaroidcamera,whichusesaspecialfilmtoproducephotographsassoonastheyhavebeentaken.

HenryDavidThoreau

⊙Theworldisbutacanvastotheimagination.

—HenryDavidThoreau

Interpretation:

Humanbeings,withtheirimagination,shapetheworldaroundthem.Soinasense,theworldbecomeswhathumanimaginationwantsittobe.

AboutHenryDavidThoreau（1817-1862）:

USwriterandphilosopherbestknownforhisbookWalden,orLifeintheWoods,（《沃尔登》或《林中生活》）inwhichhedescribeshissimplelifeinthecountryside,andforCivilDisobedience（《论公民的不服从》）,anessayonrefusingtoobeyunfairlaws,whichinfluencedGandhiandMartinLutherKing.

GeorgeBernardShaw

⊙Imaginationisthebeginningofcreation.Youimaginewhatyoudesire,youwillwhatyouimagineandatlastyoucreatewhatyouwill.

—GeorgeBernardShaw

Interpretation:

Tocreatethings,youfirstneedanimagination.Ifyouneedsomethingnew,youmustpictureitinyourmind’seyefirst,andthen,whenyouwantitbadlyenough,youwillmoveontocreateit.

AboutGeorgeBernardShaw（1856-1950）:

Irishwriterfamousespeciallyforhiscleverplayswhichcriticizesocietyandthemoralvaluesofthetime.HisbestknownworksincludethehistoricalplaysCaesarandCleopatra（《凯撒和克娄巴特拉》）andSaintJoan（《圣女贞德》）,andthecomedyPygmalion（《卖花女》）,whichwaslaterturnedintothepopularmusicalshowMyFairLady（《窈窕淑女》）.Hewasaleadingsocialistandwroteaboutsocialism.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

▇Watchthefollowingvideoclip“HowtobeCreative”anddothetasksthatfollow:

插入视频片段：

“HowtobeCreative.wmv”

1.Pleasedecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue（T）orfalse（F）basedontheinformationinthevideoclip.

（F）Thevideoistosummarizewhysomepeoplearecreative.

（T）Thereisnorightorwrongaboutbeingcreative.

（F）Creativitycanonlyberelatedtoartisticactivities.

（T）Weneedtosetasidesometimeanddothingswhichcanigniteourcreativity.

（T）Othercreativepeoplecaninspireustobeunrestricted.

（F）Bycopyingothercreativepeople,wecanbecreativeinourroutinelifetoo.

（T）Wecanfindsomanynewthingsoutthereandstartthinkingofcreativeideas.

2.Doyouagreewiththespeakerthatwecancultivateourcreativityinallkindsofactivities?

Canyougivesomeexamplestoillustrateyouropinion?

Answersforreference:

Open.

Script：

HowtobeCreative

Ifyoudon’tseeyourselfasacreativepersonbutwouldliketo,maybeallyouneedisasparkofinspiration.Thisvideotutorialsuggestsseveralwaysyoumighttrytokindlethatspark.

Howtobecreative?

Thereisnorightorwrongwhenitcomestobeingcreative.Creativityisallaboutbeinguniqueandbeingtruetoyourselfanddoingsomethingthatreallymovesyou.

There’snorightorwrong.Youcouldberight.Youcouldbewalking;youcouldberidingabike;youcouldevenbesingingorplayingatune.

Youcouldbedoinganything.Buthowtoactuallytapinandbecreativeyourself?

Firstthingsfirst.Youneedtoactuallymakesomeroomforyourcreativity.

Setasidesometimetositdownandlookatyourdailyschedulesoyou’vegotsometimetoactuallydosomethingthat’screativeandmeanssomethingtoyou.Andthen,youcan.Theideaofbeingcreativeistocomeupwithlotsofdifferentideas.

So,whatyoucoulddo?

Youcoulddosomewordassociationgames.Youcouldactuallymakesomemoodboards.Findoutwhatitisthatactuallymovesyou.

Andifyou’restillunsureabouthowtoactuallybecreative,openabookrandomlyandlookatthefirstthingthatjumpsouttoyou.Fromthen,getablankpieceofpaperandwritedownwhatitis,thefirstthingthatcametoyou,andthenseeifyoucanmakeupastory.Seeifyoucanmakeupasong.

Dosomethingthatactuallyignitesyourcreativity.Theideaisnottorestrictyourself.Ifyou’restillunsure,lookatwhatothercreativepeoplearedoing,peoplethatinspireyou.

Lookatwhatthey’redoingandseewhatmakesthemtick,andthenperhaps,notsomuchcopythem,butreplicatesomeofwhatthey’redoingandmoveitastepforwardbuthavefun.Youknow,ideascometoyouwhenyouleastexpectthemto,soperhapsmakeachangetoyourroutine.Ifyouusuallygetthebustowork,getonthetrain.

Seewhatnewthingsyoucanseeoutthereandthenmakesomenotesandstartthinkingofsortofcreativeideastoactuallyenhanceyourself.Justenjoybeingcreative.There’snorightorwrongansweraboutbeingcreative,butthere’ssomuchgoingonoutthere,fromlookingontheinternettogoingforawalkinthepark.

So,justdowhatyouwanttodoandhavefunwiththeprocess.

PartIIListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

creativityn.[U]apprectheabilitytoproducenewandoriginalideasandthings;imaginationandinventiveness〖褒〗创造力；创造性

essencen.[（of）]thecentralormostimportantqualityofathing[常与of连用]本质，实质

uncreativea.notcreative缺乏创造性的

imaginationn.[C]sth.thatsb.imagines,notsth.thatreallyexistsorhappens想象；空想

unconditioneda.notlimitedbyanyconditions无条件的，无限制的

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇　Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.Thespeakerwantsus