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Lesson 2
AHA MOMENT
Period 1
Have you had the experience of arriving at a sudden exciting idea for a difficult problem? Talk about your experience with a partner.
to fly/come into my mind, to come all at once
to occur to me, to emerge
to have a flash of insights, to happen by coincidence
I once had such an experience. I was clueless about a maths problem for a whole week. All of a sudden, an idea flew into my mind. And I was very excited about it.
Watch a video about the discovery of penicillin (青霉素).
fask 1:Listen to the dialogue and then choose the best answer.
1.What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A.Colleges. B.Professor and student.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
2.What are they talking about?
A.About people's misunderstanding at some moment.
B. About the“aha moment”.
C.About where inspirations come from.
3.Why does Dr.Bond refer to Albert Einstein?
A To prove his opinion.
B.To show Albert Einstein is a great scientist.
C.To stress Albert Einstein is very hardworking.
Task 2:Listen and answer the question.
What is an“aha moment”?
An“aha moment”is when you are working on some creative
jobs for several days but little progress was made and then
suddenly an idea flies into your mind.
□How does the inspiration come?
□How can inspiration happen by coincidence?
OWhy do some people work so hard but achieve very little?
□Why do some people seem to do nothing but good ideas
emerge?
Task 3:Tick the topics that Dr.Bond is going to talk.
◆Some people think it happens by coincidence.
◆But,in fact,it comes from efforts you have been
constantly making.
Task 4:What is the misunderstanding about“aha moment”?
Task 5:What is Dr.Bond's opinion about the relationship
between an“aha moment”and hard work?
Dr.Bond's opinion:
◆Behind a brilliant idea,there's often incredible hard work
involved in it.
◆He/She has to invest many years of study before making a
discovery.(In other words:Inspiration doesn't appear incidentally)
Task 6:Listen to Part 2
the question.
What are the four
Stage
Stage
Stage
Stage
of the interview
stages of creative
1:preparation
2:incubation
3:evaluation
4:elaboration
and then answer
process?
Underline and correct the wrong information.
(according to part 1&part 2 of the interview)
“Aha moments” happen by incidence.
The discovery of the “theory of relativity” came easily when Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.
According to the radio interview, only a few people have experienced “aha moments”.
Dr. Bond’s opinion is that all hard work will lead to “aha moments”.
But actually, he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years.
It actually comes from the efforts you have been constantly making.
Everyone may have experienced some kinds of “aha moments”.
No, he doesn’t believe that.
Listen for understanding
Focus on Function
Answer the following questions according to part 3 of the interview.
1. How does Mr. Bond explain what he means by “incubation” ?
2. Why is incubation important?
3. What are the two example questions to ask at the stage of evaluation?
4. What do you do in the elaboration phase of the creative process?
People bury themselves in an area, keep calm and wait for ideas to grow.
Because creative insights take time to grow or emerge.
Does it really work? How does it work?
You spend hours and hours to write out your articles or make your business plans.
Listen and complete the Talk Builder.
1. _____________________more about the stages?
2._________________what “incubation” means?
3.______________ “doing nothing”?
4._________ I don’t understand what “elaboration” means.
Would you please tell us
Could you explain
Does that mean
I’m afraid
These expressions are all polite requests.
Think of possible situations where polite requests are suitable.
1 How does Dr. Bond explain what he means by “incubation”?
People bury themselves in an area, keep calm and wait for ideas to grow.
2 Why is incubation important?
Because creative insights take time to grow or emerge.
3 What are the two example questions to ask at the stage of evaluation?
Does it really work? How does it work?
4 What do you do in the elaboration phase of the creative process?
You spend hours and hours to write out your articles or make your business plans.
Talk Builder Polite Requests
1 _____________________ more about the stages?
2 _____________________ what “incubation” means?
3 _____________________ “doing nothing”?
4 _____________________ I don’t understand what “elaboration” means.
Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder.
Would you please tell us
Could you explain
Does that mean
I’m afraid
I’m afraid
Would you please tell us
Does that mean
Could you explain
In what situation or to whom would you use polite requests?
I would use polite requests with my teachers, people I don’t know well and the elderly.
Do you agree with Dr. Bond’s theory of “aha moment”? Why or why not?
Give an example of your experience and tell the partner which stage are you in and how close you are able to succeed?
Write a short passage in 80 words of your own sudden exciting idea for a difficult problem.
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