every problem as a nail. ()What do“ah A hammer' here are used as two metaphors symbolizing th and“a nail' paradigms and the fixed patterns of thinking. 2.Paraphrase the sentence. If you look at things only in one way,most likely you will fail to see the nature of your prolem and consequently you won't be ableto sove it. V.Summary 1.Main idea of the text James Sollish,author of the present essay,leamned about the importance of creative thinking while playing the What Doesn't Belong game with his children.In rom his own children some of the ntist,he helps explain the nature of creative thinking and calls on the reader to think creatively. 2.Words and expressions V.Homework 1.Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2.Do exercises on p33-39 3.Learn the text in"Reading Activity"by yourself. 4.Write a composition about 120 words discussing how to cultivate the creative thinking VI.References 1.College English Intensive Reading 3,LinYinhua(ed.),Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006. 2.College English Intensive Reading 3,(Teacher's Book),Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006. 3.Oxford Adva erEnglish-Chinese Dictionary( university press&The C omm rcial Pr 00 4.大学英语语法.薄冰主编.山西：山西教育出版社，2006 5.大学英语实用语法讲解与练习.任福洪等主编。北京：国防工业出版社， 200 6.实用英语语法.张道真.北京：外语教育与研究出版社.2002. every problem as a nail. (1) What do “a hammer” and “a nail” refer to? “A hammer” and “a nail” here are used as two metaphors symbolizing the old paradigms and the fixed patterns of thinking. 2. Paraphrase the sentence. If you look at things only in one way, most likely you will fail to see the nature of your problem and consequently you won’t be able to solve it. V. Summary 1. Main idea of the text James Sollish, author of the present essay, learned about the importance of creative thinking while playing the What Doesn’t Belong game with his children. In the essay, with examples ranging from his own children to some of the world ’s greatest scientist, he helps explain the nature of creative thinking and calls on the reader to think creatively. 2. Words and expressions V. Homework 1. Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2. Do exercises on p33-39 3. Learn the text in “Reading Activity” by yourself. 4. Write a composition about 120 words discussing how to cultivate the creative thinking. VI．References 1. College English Intensive Reading 3, LinYinhua(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 2. College English Intensive Reading 3, (Teacher’s Book), Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 3. Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary（6 th edition）, Oxford university press﹠The Commercial Press, 2004. 4. 大学英语语法. 薄冰 主编. 山西：山西教育出版社，2006. 5. 大学英语实用语法讲解与练习. 任福洪等主编. 北京：国防工业出版社， 2004. 6.实用英语语法. 张道真. 北京：外语教育与研究出版社. 2002