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Unit 12
UNIT 12 INNOVATION
Lesson 2
To listen and talk about aha moments
To listen for general understanding and detail
To listen for specific information and understand words in context
To practice making polite requests
To discuss the theory of “aha moment”
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
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
to remind me of sb./sth.
to come suddenly
of an idea or a thought to come into my mind
to become known
to come into your mind suddenly
to happen at the same time by chance
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.
You are going to listen to a radio interview about “aha moment”. What do you think an “aha moment” is
Listen to what the host says at the beginning of the interview. Answer the questions.
1 What is an “aha moment”
An “aha moment” is when you are working on some creative jobs for several days but little progress is made and then suddenly an idea flies into your mind.
2 What is going to be discussed in the interview
How does the inspiration come Why do some people work so hard but achieve very little, while some others seem to do nothing but good ideas emerge
Listen to Part 1 of the interview. What is the misunderstanding about an “aha moment” What is Dr. Bond’s opinion about the relationship between an “aha moment” and hard work
Misunderstanding: Some think an “aha moment” happens ________.
Dr. Bond’s opinion:
Behind a brilliant idea, there’s often _______ involved in it.
He/She has to _______ before making a discovery. (In other words: Inspiration doesn’t appear ______.)
Some speakers draw listeners’ attention to important messages by the opposite of the idea they just said.
Pay attention to transition words such as instead, in fact and however.
Pay attention to the stressed words or phrases.
Understanding Expressions Indicating the Opposite
Misunderstanding:
Some think an “aha moment” happens _____________.
Dr. Bond’s opinion:
Behind a brilliant idea, there’s often __________________ involved in it.
He/She has to _______________________ before making a discovery. (In other words: Inspiration doesn’t appear ___________.)
by incidence
incredible hard work
invest many years of study
incidentally
What example does Dr. Bond use What indicator does he use to show his opinion in talking about the example
Albert Einstein seemed to be inspired in discovering the “theory of relativity” when he was rocking his baby. But actually, he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years. The indicator Dr. Bond uses is “but actually”.
Listen to Part 2 of the interview. Write down the four stages of the creative process. What does each one possibly mean
Stage 1 p________ Stage 2 incubation
Stage 3 e________ Stage 4 e_________
preparation
evaluation
elaboration
Stage l preparation
Become deeply involved in the area.
Stage 2 incubation
Take time to grow creative insights by do nothing meaningful or creative.
Stage 3 evaluation
Think carefully if the creative idea is reasonable.
Stage 4 elaboration
Spend hours to make plans.
Underline and correct the wrong information
in the following statements.
1 “Aha moments” happen by coincidence.
It actually comes from the efforts you have been constantly making.
2 The discovery of the “theory of relativity” came easily when Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.
But actually, he had buried himself a great deal in the study of it for years.
3 According to the radio interview, only a few people have experienced “aha moments”.
Everyone may have experienced some kinds of “aha moments”.
4 Dr. Bond’s opinion is that all hard work will lead to “aha moments”.
No, he doesn’t believe that.
What is Dr. Bond going to talk about in Part 3 of the interview
Polite requests
1 How does Dr. 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
Listen to the interview. Answer the questions.
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.
Polite Requests
1 _______________________ more about the stages
2 _____________________ what “incubation” means
3 _____________________ “doing nothing”
4 _____________________ I don’t understand what “elaboration” means.
Listen and plete 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 to 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
Summarise what Dr. Bond has explained about the “aha moment”, give a short explanation of it and an example.
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the theory and provide reasons for it.
1. emerge
vi. to move out of or away from something and become possible to see 出現，浮現，露出
emerge from … 從……出現
e.g. She finally emerged from her room at noon.
The swimmer emerged from the lake.
【語境應用】英譯漢。
1) She finally emerged from her room at noon.
中午，她終于從房間里出來了。
2) The swimmer emerged from the lake.
游泳者從湖水中浮出來。
2. evaluation (P113)
n. the act of forming an opinion of the amount, value or quality of something after thinking about it carefully
估計；評價；評估
e.g. an evaluation of the healthcare system
The technique is not widely practised and requires
further evaluation.
evaluate vt. 評價; 評估; 估計
【語境應用】完成句子。
1) I can’t ________________________ (評估他的能力) without seeing his work.
2) __________________________ (服務質量評估) is the core of library information service measuring.
evaluate his ability
Service quality evaluation
Write a short passage in 80 words about your “aha moment”.

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