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Unit 8 Be Creative(1) I. Before reading Class Class Hours: 6 hours II. Teaching Aims and Requirements: Express themselves freely on the topic of creativity. Related Information of the Text New Words Learning and Practice Grasp and apply the skill of using a concept map to sort ideas in an essay Understand how to encourage creativity and creative thinking Master the key language points and use them in different contexts ---words and expressions related to creativity ---collocations of different classifiers before nouns ---word formation: compound adjectives Translate different expressions for definition Write a definition paragraph III. Class Procedures 1. Listening and Speaking (30 minutes) 1) Listening (10 minutes) a) Introductory remarks: We tend to speak of creativity as inventing new things, but in fact the root of the word means grow. Therefore, creativity is not something to be taught; rather it has to be nurtured. In fact every child is an artist, but how one can stay that way as he/she grows up is a big concern for education administrators, business entrepreneurs as well as policy-makers. The seeds of creativity are not supposed to be contained in any standardized, prescribed form of thinking or doing. One should be allowed time and space to think outside the box and to experiment with innovative ideas. Walt Disneys success in imagineering shows that more often creativity bears fruit out of the eternal tug of war between wishful thinking and down-to-earth workmanship. b) Listening Material Nonverbal Communication Experiences, 1)______, and smells fuel creativity. Sitting still won’t bring new 2)______ in but experimenting and trying new things will 3)____ our creativity. George Bernard Shaw told us, “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” Sir Ken Robinson, an 4)_____________ recognized expert in education leadership and 5)_________, has described creativity as “the proces