高中英语 Book6 Unit 4 Section 1 What is given in Giftedness课件 冀教版选修6.pptVIP

临邑二中陈 Unit Four What’s Being Gifted ? gift n. A gift is sth you give sb as a present. gifted adj. given sth. as a present a gifted person a gifted person is someone who has been given by God the ability for doing sth as a present . giftedness noun form of gifted Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. ---Thomas A. Adison Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes. ---Edgard Varese Imagination is more important than knowledge. ---Albert Einstein Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity. ---Chinese Proverb Section One What is Given in Giftedness? Words before reading This is a special unit that requires students to think deeply about what is being discussed. The first text, “What is given in giftedness,” invites deep reading, thinking and reflection. Although there is not much new vocabulary in the reading, the ideas expressed through those simple words are profound. Perhaps everybody hopes to be “gifted” in one way or another. But what does being gifted mean? Be encouraged to talk about what you understand being gifted to be, and what new insights you have gained after studying the unit. I remember a little girl once telling me about her cat. She said she was sure her cat was a real cat, meaning that her cat had fully realized its cat-ness. Why? “Because I take care of it so well,” she said. Obviously the cat enjoyed being a cat in her house, although I’m sure it was unaware of how much effort on the part of others went into making it possible for it to be itself. …I’m sure my cat didn’t know how much effort other cats have to make to make themselves be their cat-ness(find themselves). Read the whole passage as quickly as possible and tell: True, False, or INP 1.