Unit+11+creativity-(final)

Unit11:CreativitySectionAWhereDoThoseBrightIdeasComeFrom?•Unit11CreativityCanyouonlyseeapot?Payattentiontothedark!Twofaces!Ofcoursewecanseeanoldman.Lookmorecarefully!Whatelsecanyousee?anotheroldmanwithastickayoungwomancarryingababyananimal•Whatiscreativity?Allthebeautifulthingsintheworldarethefruitsofcreativity.—Meterscreativity=Inventions—BringinNewMethods—MakeChanges—MakeNew—AlterstoragebatteryWe’vesuccessfullymademanyinventions,usingconnections.Herearesomeexampleselectricalmachinery(电机)++electricallyoperatedbikevideophoneelectricblanket+heatingwire+•Whatdotoday’syouththinkaboutcreativepeople?Arecreativepeople…Fun?Successful?Popular?Smart?Disagree7%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree18%Agree75%Disagree5%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree17%Agree78%Eightintenyouthbelieveitisfuntobewithcreativepeople.Almosteightintenyouthbelievethatcreativityhelpspeoplesucceed.Sixintenyouththinkthatcreativepeoplearesmart.Disagree27%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree41%Agree32%Onlyone-thirdofyouthbelievethatcreativepeoplearepopular.Disagree10%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree30%Agree60%Halfofyoungpeoplebelievethatcreativepeoplearehappy.Disagree13%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree34%Agree53%Majorityofyoungpeopledescribethemselvesascreativepeople.Disagree10%NeitherAgreeNorDisagree12%Agree78%Howtobeacreativeperson?KnowledgeIndustriousToexploreConfidentUnremitting不懈的ConsiderAttitude…HeisaimaginationandcreativityPainter.Heisthefounderofmodernart.Styleofwritingtocubism立体主义.ExamplePabloPicassoExampleThomasAlvaEdisonInventedthefilamentlamp,thephonograph留声机,improvedtelephonesExampleDanteAlighieri《DivineComedy》《神曲》《Rebirth》《新生》《Banquet》《宴会》BenzGermany(1884--1929)ExampleExampleMadamecurieDevotedallherlifetodiscoveringRadium镭.Ofcourseallofyoucanbeinventors!GivefullscopetocreativitySafetyhelmetAfoldingbikefannerSpecialUmbrellaRichardWagner(1813-1883):thegreatestcomposerofGermanopera,whomadeamajorcontributiontothecreationofmusicdrama.Musicdramacombinessinging,orchestra,verse(poem),story,dramaandspectacle.Wagner’sworksinclude“TheRingoftheNibelung”尼伯龙根的指环(1853-1874),asetoffouroperasbasedonhistoricalGermanstories.PartⅠBackgroundInformation&Pre-activitiesBackgroundInformationTheRhinegold莱茵的黄金Thefirstofthefouroperasinthe“Ring”cycle,whichexemplifiesWagner’stheoryofmusicdramainitspurestform.HenriPoincare(1854-1912)AgreatFrenchmathematicsandtheoreticalscienceprofessorattheSorbonne(UniversityofParis),whohadahighlyoriginalinfluenceonthedevelopmentofpureandappliedmathematics.Healsoworkedonfunctionsthatchangedcelestialmechanics天体力学,helpedalgebraictopology代数拓扑andco-discoveredthespecialtheoryofrelativity.Descartes,Rene(1596-1650)AfamousFrenchphilosopher,mathematicianandscientist,oneofthemostinfluentialthinkersinhistory.Heisconsideredthefounderofbothmodernphilosophyandanalyticgeometry.Duringhislife,establishedideaswerebeingchallenged,sohetriedtodevelopawaytoreachthetruth.Hebasedhistheorythattheworldismadeupofmindandmatteronaconceptthatcametohiminadream.CogitoergosumItisLatinfor“Ithink;therefore,Iexist”,akeypointinDescartes’philosophy.Heclaimedthattheonlythinganyonecanbecertainofisthats/hethinksand,therefore,s/heexists.The“I”isthemindwhichcanexistwithoutbeingextendedsothatitcaninprinciplesurvivethedeathofthebody.HomePre-readingActivitiesFirstreadingScanthetextwiththefollowingquestionsinyourmind.Trytoanswerthemafterfirstreading.Andthen,writeanoutlineofthetextinSectionA.Wheredogoodideascomefrom?Howmanyexamplesorwaysofgettinggoodideasarediscussed?HomeOutline:Title:Wheredothosebrightideascomefrom?(Thebirthofbrightideas)Mainidea:Goodideascomefromtheunconsciousmindorbrainactivityusuallynotcontrolledbyus.Itiseasiesttoexamineitinthegreatcreativepersonalities.I.Wagner:Asuddenexplosionofanewconceptionintoconsciousness.II.Poincare:Theconsciousmindobservingthenewcombinationsbeingformedintheunconscious.III.Descartes:Anewideainadreamwhosecontentisveryclosetoconsciousthought.Conclusion:TheunconsciousisthesourceofinstinctiveactivityPartⅡTextLearning&LanguagepointsPara.1Therearefewexperiencesquitesosatisfactoryasgettingagoodidea.You’vehadaproblem,you’vethoughtaboutituntilyouweretired,forgottenit,andperhapssleptonit,andthenflash!Whenyouweren’tthinkingaboutit,suddenlytheanswerhascometoyouasagiftfromthegods.Chinese句型提炼：Therearefew…quitesoadj.…as…Therearefewexperiencesquitesoupsettingasseeingarelativepassaway.Therearefewhousesascheapasthisinthisarea.翻译：再没有比看到亲人离去更令人难过的事了。这个地区再没有比这个房子更便宜的了。Key:BackSleeponsth.:leavesth.undecidedorunattendeduntillatertimeHewillsleeponthematterandtellusthedecisionlater.翻译：他对此事要考虑一下，在把决定告诉我们。Key:BackPara.2Ofcourse,allideasdon’tcomelikethatbuttheinterestingthingisthatsomanydo,particularlythemostimportantones.Theyburstintothemind,glowingwiththeheatofcreation.Howtheydoitisamysterybuttheymustcomefromsomewhere.Forthemomentlet’sassumethattheycomefromthe“unconscious”.Thisisreasonable,forpsychologistsusethistermtodescribementalprocesseswhichareunknowntothesubject,andcreativethoughtdependsonwhatwasunknownbecomingknown.Chinese至于那些影片，不是所有人都会去模仿，但是有些人会，特别是一些年轻人。句型提炼：…don’tcomelikethatbutsomanydo,particul