Unit1 live and learn

Put yourself in a creative thinking

Objectives

1. think and act creatively

2. remember related vocabulary

Part I Lead-in

Watch the clip “The top 8 simple life hacks” and talk about it.

视频连接：http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNjE0NTgzNTk2.html (2m）

There are a countless number of useful ideas and innovative thoughts in all of us, if we take the time to learn to think and act creatively. Then how?

Part II Vocabulary.

学习记忆本课重要单词，课前背。（清单附后）

Part III Reading .

1. Review “Phrase reading”

2. Read the text and then give quick response to the following: T or F

1) telling yourself “I’m not very creative” can help you keep a creative state of mind.

2) to come up with a new product name, you have to keep the deadline in mind

3) a positive atmosphere can help us form a creative state of mind

4) to create a positive atmosphere, we have to find loud and crowded place.

5) according to the author，even phone books can be included in inspirational things.

6) without a specific goal in mind, creative thoughts and new ideas may not be very useful.

7) one of the steps to effective thinking is to pick out effective thoughts from defective ones.

8) best ideas may come when not concentrating, so you don’t need to practice effective thinking techniques regularly.

9) taking notes can help us keep more of what we learn in a lecture.

10) all of us have innovative thoughts if we learn to think and act creatively.

Part IV  Sharing ideas. (pair work)

1.    Watch the video clip: 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE

视频连接: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjc1MDUyMzk2.html (1m50s)

2.    Sharing ideas

Pick the most practical and helpful ways to stay creative and tell your partner why you choose them?

 附本课重要单词

1. perspective [pə'spektɪv] n.      观点，远景,透镜

2. state [steɪt] vt.      陈述，声明n. 州; 状况

3. require [rɪ'kwaɪə] vt.   要求;需要

4. come up with想出（计划，主意）

5. dwell [dwel] vi.      居住;执迷于

6. contribute [kən'trɪbju:t] vt.& vi. 贡献;捐赠

7. thrive [θraɪv] vi.    兴盛，茁壮成长

8. surround [sə'raʊnd] vt.      包围，围绕

9. inspiration [ˌɪnspə'reɪʃ ən] n.   灵感;鼓舞

10. illustrate ['ɪləstreɪt] vt.     说明;表明

11 .release [rɪ'li:s] vt.      释放;发布;发行

12. generate vt.       形成，产生;引起

13. trigger ['trɪɡə] vt.       引发，触发

14. direct [də'rekt] vt.     指导;导演;指方向

15. specific [spəˈsɪfɪk] adj.  明确的;具体的

16. association [əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn] n.  协会，联合

17. commitment [kə'mɪtmənt] n. 承诺，委任

18. identify [aɪ'dentɪfaɪ] vt.   识别，认出

19. defective [dɪˈfektɪv] adj. 有缺陷的

20. underlie [ˌʌndə'laɪ] vt.     位于……之下

21. premise ['premɪs] n.       前提vt. …为前提

22. concentrate ['kɒnsntreɪt] vt.& vi.  专心

23. set aside把…放置一旁; 不理会

24. retain [rɪ'teɪn] vt.       保持;留在心中

25. session [ˈseʃn] n.      开会，会议; 开庭

26. pursue [pə'sju:] vt.    继续;追求

27. innovative ['ɪnəveɪtɪv] adj.     革新的; 创新

28. creativity [ˌkri:eɪ'tɪvətɪ] n.       创造性，创造力