新目标大学英语教案8

Unit 8 Be Creative(1)

I. Before reading Class Class Hours: 6 hours

II. Teaching Aims and Requirements:

1.Express themselves freely on the topic of creativity.

2.Related Information of the Text

3.New Words Learning and Practice

4.Grasp and apply the skill of using a concept map to sort ideas in an essay

5.Understand how to encourage creativity and creative thinking

6.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

7.Translate different expressions for definition

8.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 Disney's 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 process of having 6)______ ideas that add value”. That is a 7)_____________ definition. The real difficulty comes in actually being able to think 8)_________ or “out of the box”. It is a very 9)____ and valuable skill to be able to 10)____________ ideas that are truly original and different from anything currently out there.

Keys: 1) sights 2)ideas 3) jog 4) internationally 5) innovation

6) original 7) straightforward 8) differently 9)rare 10) come up with

2) Speaking (20 minutes)

a) Introductory remarks:

Answer the questions and discuss them with your partners.

Q:How do you understand the phrase “thinking out of the box”? Discuss with your partner where you could use it, supporting yourself with evidence. (Have you ever heard or read anything interesting that could be described as “out of the box”?)

2. Related Information of the Text (15minutes)

1) Related Information

a) Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson Ph.D.: An internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human potential. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers and has had a profound impact on audiences globally. Born in the UK, he now lives in Los Angeles.

b) BBC’s Question Time

Question Time is a topical debate BBC television program in the United