1、 to investigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity. 5. Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the 6. He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that on can solve a problem effectively by oneself. 7. He means th
2、at this incident pointed to important differences 30 / 1 in educational and artistic practices between China and the USA. 8. The manner in which the Chinese staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand in the characteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast
3、 to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided. 9. One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfully and confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old were producing works; and in a third, young artists w
4、ork on perfecting their craft for several hours a day. 10. Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, and skills can be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativ
5、ity. 11. This is mainly due to the difference in their way of thinking. 12. The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills. Text Organization / 2 Working On Your Own 1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote. 2) His thoughts are m
6、ainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West. 3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question. 2. Chinese 1) Show a child how to do something, or tech by holding the hand 2) Give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing that creativit
7、y can be promoted over time Americans 1) Teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems 2) Put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up later Language Sense Enhancement (1) Summarizing (2) value originality and independen
8、ce (3) contrast between (4) in terms of / 3 (5) harbor (6) fearful (7) comparable (8) promote creativity (9) emerge (10) picked up Language Focus Vocabulary I 1) insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In retrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena 7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not; in the le
9、ast / 4 11) promote 12) emerged 2. 1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and the south. 2) is said to be superior to synthetic fiber. 3) as a financial center has evolved slowly. 4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer. 5) by a little-known sixt
10、een-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines. 3. 1) be picked up; cant accomplish; am exaggerating 2) somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to 3) assist; On the other hand; are valid; a superior II 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4) continuous / 5
11、 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principal III 1. themselves 2. himself/herself 3. herself/by herself/on her own 4. itself 5. ourselves 6. yourself/by yourself/on your own Comprehensive Exercises I. cloze / 6 (1) contrast (2) exaggerating (3) priority (4) on the other hand (5
12、) promoting (6) pick up (7) assist (8) accomplish (9) occasion (10) neglecting (11) worthwhile (12) superior (1) end (2) perform (3) facing (4) competent (5) equipped (6) designed (7) approach / 7 (8) rest (9) definitely (10) quality II. translation (1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make
13、 a departure from the tradition. (2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in front of a large audience. (3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age. (4) Assuming this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think its worthwhile to buy it? (5) If the data is statistically valid, it will th
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