
Unit 4 Being Creative
Unit 4 Being Creative

Learning ObjectivesBy the end of this unit, you should be able to:1.have a good understanding of creativity:2.find out the traits shared by creative people;3.use the words and phrases you've learnedfrom the text in related writing;4.write paragraphs with correct use ofpersonal pronouns.5.retell the text
By the end of this unit, you should be able to: 1. have a good understanding of creativity; 2. find out the traits shared by creative people; 3. use the words and phrases you’ve learned from the text in related writing; 4. write paragraphs with correct use of personal pronouns. 5. retell the text. Learning Objectives

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ContentsLeadin&Discussion2Global Understanding3In-depth Study4Writing Training5Language Enhancement
Lead in & Discussion 1 Global Understanding 2 In-depth Study 33 Writing Training 4 5 Language Enhancement Contents

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Warming-upQuestionsDo you want to be considered as acreative person? Why?What kind of people are generallyconsidered creative? Give someexamples if you can. Is achieving creativity very difficult?
Warming-up Questions ❖ Do you want to be considered as a creative person? Why? ❖ What kind of people are generally considered creative? Give some examples if you can. ❖ Is achieving creativity very difficult?

Do you want to be considered as acreative person? Why? I believe most people would say yes to thisquestion. First, cultivating students' creativityhas always been one of the chief targets ofeducation. Second, creativity is a notionwhich has been sung high praise for byteachers, parents as well as the wholesociety. It seems that if you are said to becreative, you are cleverer than others, youare an elite, you will be more likely to suceed,and you will have a brighter prospect
Do you want to be considered as a creative person? Why? ❖ I believe most people would say yes to this question. First, cultivating students’ creativity has always been one of the chief targets of education. Second, creativity is a notion which has been sung high praise for by teachers, parents as well as the whole society. It seems that if you are said to be creative, you are cleverer than others, you are an elite, you will be more likely to suceed, and you will have a brighter prospect

What kind of people are generallyconsidered as creative? Give someexamples if you can.* Speaking of creative people, we tend tothink about famous artists, includingpainters, musicians , film makers and soon. Besides, the names of great scientistswould also pop into our mind, especiallythose inventors, such as Thomas Edison,AlbertEinstain....whoseworkhasrevolutionized the world where we live
❖ What kind of people are generally considered as creative? Give some examples if you can. ❖ Speaking of creative people, we tend to think about famous artists, including painters, musicians , film makers and so on. Besides, the names of great scientists would also pop into our mind, especially those inventors, such as Thomas Edison, Albert Einstain., whose work has revolutionized the world where we live

Is achieving creativity very difficult?It depends. If we only consider thosedistinguished people as creative, we might aswell think that creativity is far beyond thereach of ordinary people, who actuallyaccount for the larger proportion of the worldpopulation. However, on second thought,when we think of children, no one can denythat the whole essence of children's life iscreativity. Therefore, everyone is borncreative. the problem lies in the fact that mostpeople lose it when they grow up
❖ Is achieving creativity very difficult? ❖ It depends. If we only consider those distinguished people as creative, we might as well think that creativity is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, who actually account for the larger proportion of the world population. However, on second thought, when we think of children, no one can deny that the whole essence of children’s life is creativity. Therefore, everyone is born creative. the problem lies in the fact that most people lose it when they grow up