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2. Global analysis ◆ Main ideas of paragraphs No. Paras 2 Main ideas 1 The gist of the text 2-5 The story itself Paradigm shifts as the way out Schooling as a reminder of linear thinking 3 4 6-8 9-10 11-2 Three more examples of paradigm shifts 1 5 The call for creative thinking 13 6 * yrty Discussion To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement that formal examination is out of date? 2. Global analysis Group 1 (For) Group 2 (Against) much pressure unfavorable to students’ creativity unhealthy competition psychological problems high marks / poor ability unified authoritative method fair and scientific a long-tested and time-honored system a must for the students to know the basic knowledge * yrty The other night at the dinner table, my three kids – ages 9, 6 and 4 - took time out from … The oldest didn’t take more than a second to deliver his smug answer … …despite the fact that some purists insist a tomato is a fruit. To those of us forced as kids to eat them … I was about to think up another set of three when my 4-year-old said… 3. Detailed reading * yrty Not to be outdone by his younger siblings, … The middle one took this as a direct challenge. My kids were doing what … (parallelism) Every kid who framed the question differently than “Which is not a fruit” … …the most notable being Albert Einstein,… This is not meant to be a critique of schools. Lord knows, that’s easy enough to do. 3. Detailed reading * yrty We seem to be at a point where everyone is clamoring for instant access to …bodies of… Unless we shift our paradigms, the super highway will lead us nowhere. He didn’t do anything less Earth-shattering (pun intended) than completely change the way the universe was viewed. When you have a hammer, you tend to see very problem as a nail. 3. Detailed reading * yrty 4. Picture talk ① ② ③ ④ * yrty 5. Inspiring quotations 1. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。 2. He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed