Listening and Speaking1.Text AReading Comprehension1.Author’s definitionsCreativity is1) the process of having valuable ideas;2) a dynamic process of making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and analogies;3) about fresh thinking and making critical judgments.Gove’s opinions1) Possibly the same as myths.2) Learn the necessary skills before starting to be creative (a linear process).Myths1) Only special people are creative.2) Creativity is just about the arts.3) Creativity is all to do with uninhibited self-expression.Author’s opinionsCreativity:1) just as learning, is a highly personal process;2) is not a linear process, in which you must learn the skills before you get started;3) takes connoisseurship, judgment and creativity on the part of the teachers.Author’s suggestions1) Leave room for differences and not prescribe a standard for everyone.2) Don’t focus on skills in isolation.3) Feel free to innovate without fear of being punished.2.1) F2) F3) T4) T5) F6) T7) F8) TReading and Discussing3.For reference1) From Hans Zimmer’s story, we know that developing creativity needs the joint efforts of schools, teachers, and students. Schools should build a free environment and offer support for teachers and students to implement their ideas. Teachers should teach according to students’ aptitude and pay attention to students’ true needs. Students should figure out what their interests are and try to realize what they really want to do.2) I believe that creativity is not a state of being, but, rather, is a personal characteristic on a continuum from low to high. You can move your creativity up the scale by nurturing it. Furthermore, creative activity isn’t only the creation of art. Everyon e who has ever found a solution to a problem has employed creativity. Most of the time, these efforts don’t require high levels of creativity. People high on the continuum of creativity have learned to take an active role in developing it by constantly finding out problems for further exploration. They routinely exercise their creativity. The key is that they keep working even when they feel that they will never find a solution. The true magic in creativity lies in the fact that the solutions do come.Language in Use4.1) genuine2) discipline3) facilitate4) talents5) motivate6) appetite7) dynamic8) acquires9) flourished10) ambition 5.1) admitted to2) working on3) pass through4) thrown out5) end up6) do with6.a group of students (一群学生)a flock of sheep (一群羊)a ray of hope (一线希望)a bunch of flowers (一束花)a heap of earth (一堆泥土)a packet of cigarettes (一包烟)1) a body of2) a block of3) a chain of4) a ray of5) a gust of6) a mountain of7) a herd of8) a string of9) a bunch of10) a packet of7.1) adjective + noun-ed rosy-cheeked, good-tempered, warm-hearted2) adverb + verb-ed so-called, newly-built, well-known3) adjective + verb-ing l ong-standing, high-performing, funny-looking4) noun + adjective duty-free, snow-white, life-long5) adjective + noun part-time, first-class, mid-term6) noun + verb-ed hand-painted, self-centered, snow-covered7) noun + verb-ing time-consuming, world-shaking, English-speaking8) a + b + c hand-in-hand, heart-to-heart, three-year-old1) easy-going2) heart-broken3) self-confident4) poverty-stricken5) up-to-date6) narrow-minded7) long-distance8) well-educated8.Reference translation1) 我认为创造性是获得有价值的创意的过程。
任何行业内的创意性工作都会经历一系列典型的过程。
2) 在这个动态变化的过程中，会建立新联系，跨越不同专业领域，运用隐喻和类比思维。
3) 创意即立意新颖。
创意也意味着权衡判断，判断你所做的事是否有价值，理论模型是否合乎逻辑，设计方案是否合理，一首诗是否有诗意。
4) 首先，创造力如同普通的学习一样是一个高度因人而异的过程。
人都有着不同的天分、资质和理解事物的方式。
5) 其次，创新并非循序渐进的过程，不一定非得学会所有必备的技能方才开始。
9.Reference translation1) The trouble is that the battery in the black box can only function for 30 days.2) The researchers’ suggestion is that people should have moreface-to-face communication and less use of social networks.3) The question was whether the rumor was true or not.4) The attraction is that this organization provides college students an opportunity to work overseas for two months with salary.5) The frustration is that I always made up my mind to go to bed on time but I never did it.Text BReading Comprehension1.A dreamer might suggest teaching the plants how to talk, so they can tell you when they are dry.A critic might evaluate the idea.A realist might imagineer this into developing a fake bird on a probe that you stick into the soil. When the soil gets dry, the bird chirps. The realist refines the idea by exploring various sensors and lithium-powered computer chips.Language in Use2.1) probed2) extract3) asset4) coordinate5) evaluate6) financial7) designated8) principle9) advocate10) routine3.1) Allowing for2) at the cost of3) figure out4) sort out5) transform … into6) called upon4.Reference translation1) Next, study the ideas and try to work them into something practical.2) Offer the employees the services of babysitting as a benefit.3) Encourage employees to take courses in marketing, advertising, public relations and so on in the community college.4) Have each employee bring in a family photo and put it on the working desk.5) Provide free services of real estate consultation and lectures on investment for employees so that they might utilize their assets reasonably.WritingExercise 11) I define creativity as the process of having ideas that have value. It’s a dynamic process that often involves making new connections, crossing disciplines and using metaphors and analogies. Creativity is about fresh thinking.2) In English, he says, “creativity depends on mastering certain skills and acquiring a body of knowledge before being able to give expression to what’s in you … You cannot be creative unless yo u understand how sentences are constructed, what words mean and how to use grammar.”3) There are various myths about creativity. One is that only special people are creative; another is that creativity is just about the arts;a third is that it’s all to do with uninhibited “self-expression”. Exercise 26) iPad — a line of tablet computers— is designed and marketed by the Apple company.Exercise 3SampleThe Meaning of CuriosityCuriosity is defined as a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning. To me, curiosity is a hunger to explore and a delight in discovering. When we are curious, we approach the world with a child-like habit of poking, prodding and asking questions. We are attracted to new experiences. Rather than pursuing an agenda or a desired set of answers, we follow our questions where they lead. Curiosity lets us really listen to other people because we want to know who they are. We open ourselves up to the knowledge and experience they can share with us. We also expect to have discoveries of our own to share. Curiosity makes us interested in a broad range of information about the world around us. We learn for the joy of obtaining new knowledge. We will never know everything there is to know, but with our curiosity, we have learned so much.。