西北工业大学《大学英语第四册》课件-第4章Creativity.pdfVIP

Book Four Unit Four Creativity Creativity Unit Four Unit Four Unit Four Unit Four • Task 1: Creativity and inventions • Task 2: Optical illusion and imagination • Task 3: What do they stand for? • Task 4: Listen and watch • Task 5: Proverbs and sayings Creativity Creativity is the ability to learn from Nature and to use one’s imagination. Both of these are full of wonders that are most probably incomparable. Creativity and Inventions Directions : Discuss with your partner the following list of inventions and describe how they represent creative ways of doing everyday things. In your discussion, you might first consider the things they replaced. A sample description is given below for your reference. · ballpoint pen · calculator · lightbulb · refrigerator Optical Illusion and Imagination Directions: Look at the following drawing from every possible angle and try to relate it to the real things in your lives. A possible example of imagination is given below for your reference. To me, it seems to be an exhibition hall in a museum. Though it’s not spaci ous, it’s full of masterpieces of the world’s greatest artists, for example, Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, Vincent van Gogh’s sunflower, and Claude Monet’s Wat er Lilies. A day’s stay there will bring an art lover great satisfaction and enjoy ment. What Do They Stand For? Directions: Work in pairs to find in the following equations the missing words, whose initials have been given. Then create similar equations by you