最新高中英语课件：高二英语下学期unit18 invention reading.pptxVIP

Unit 18Inventions What will you think of next?JESSIESHOWThomas Edison Bell and his telephoneBenjamin FranklinRead the text fast and find out the main idea of the text.It mainly tells us how to be more creative./ What thinking strategies one should use if he wants to develop his creativity.How many thinking strategies does the passage talk about? What are they? FourThink outside the boxTake another look at itMake connectionsKeep tryingPara.11. What is creativity according to the text ?Creativity is not about getting high test scores, having a high IQ or being smart. Instead,it is one of the most highly valued skills in society, is a matter of habits. 2. How can we become more creative?By thinking about the way we think and practicing good thinking strategies. 1.A plane crashed. Why was nobody in the plane injured?All the people in the plane died.Think outside the box 2.When we cut a corner from a square-shaped desk with four corners, how many corners are left?Five.Para.2 What is to “think outside the box ” ? 2. Why should we “think outside the box ” ?To try new ways to solve a problem.Knowledge and learning are important but what we know and what we have learnt may also limit our thinking.3. What’s the author’s opinion about partial solutions and failures?Partial solutions, and even failures, give us more information and clues that help us move towards a better solution.Take another look at itPara.3 If we look at problems in as many ways as possible, we may A. find solutions that would otherwise remain invisibleB. have different attempts and false startsC. improve our understanding D. make our ideas visible+heating wires electric blanketMake connections+ video phonePara.4 Why should thinkers combine new and old ideas in many ways?2. How do creative thinkers usually think of new applications and solutions?It is easy to limit the possibilities of a new idea by connecting it to only one area of our previous knowledge. By comparing and connecting idea