综合英语第三册Unitcreativity创造力.pptVIP

Unit Eight Creativity Cultural Background or Related Information Creativity is often defined as the generation of a new idea or a new way of doing things. A creative person is one who creates such new ideas while the creative process is how these new ideas, solutions, and inventions are produced. Everyone can show his creativity in his life. We shall not associate creativity with artists and poets only. This is because “being creative” means one can think of things that others cannot, or can solve problems in a simple and original way. So, in this way, creativity provides us with a new world view and makes our lives more colorful and varied. Creativity is closely connected with curiosity. When you get curious about yourself, about your world view, and about your motivation for making the choices you make, you will find your daily routine life will be filled with keen observations and related profound insights. Children should be brought up in a pleasant and democratic atmosphere. Parents should encourage them to ask “whys” about things around them, and give them chances to solve problems by themselves. So they will have more Confidence and thus become more creative. Teachers should ask students to do imaginative homework such as making up stories and also encourage them to have daydreams because these might arouse their creativity. When they have good ideas or unusual points of view, teachers should give high praise of them so that they will be creative. Part One Listening and Speaking● Listening ● Speaking Listening Scripts and Keys Section A CONVERSATION Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. You will hear the conversation and the question only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1. A: What time did y