1、Unit12 InnovationLESSON 2 AHA MOMENTActivate and ShareHave 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 mindto come all at once to occur to me to emerge to have a flash of insightsto happen by incid
2、enceActivate and ShareExample 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 1 was very excited about it.1Listen for understandingONEYou are going to listen to a radio interview about“aha moment”.What do you think an“
3、aha moment”is?Listen for understanding1.What is an“aha moment”?2.What is going to be discussed in the interview?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.How does the inspiration come?Why do
4、 some people work so hard but achieve very little,while some others seem to do nothing but good ideas emerge?Answer the questions.Listen to Part 1 of the interview and complete the diagram.Aha Moment“Aha Moment”experience1.An idea _your mind after working hard for several days.2.The flash of _ makes
5、 you cant help shouting out.3.The coming of inspiration.Misunderstanding of“Aha Moment”1.Work hard but _.2.Seem to do nothing but _.3.happens by _.Dr.Bonds opinion of“Aha Moment”1.Behind a brilliant idea,theres often _ involves in it.(Sudden ideas come from _.)2.He has to _many years of study before
6、 making a discovery.(_ doesnt appear incidentally.)Listen to Part 1 of the interview and complete the diagram.Aha Moment“Aha Moment”experience1.An idea flies into your mind after working hard for several days.2.The flash of insight makes you cant help shouting out.3.The coming of inspirationMisunder
7、standing of“Aha Moment”1.Work hard but achieve little.2.Seem to do nothing but good idea emerge.3.happens by coincidence.Dr.Bonds opinion of“Aha Moment”1.Behind a brilliant idea,theres often hard work involves in it.(Sudden ideas come from efforts.)2.He has to invest many years of study before makin
8、g a discovery.(Inspiration doesnt appear incidentally.)Listen for understandingstage 1 p_stage 2 incubationstage 3 e_stage 4 e_Four stages of the creative processListen to Part 2 of the interview.Write down the four stages of the creative process.What does each one possibly mean?reparationvaluationl
9、aboration1.“Aha moments”happen by incidence.2.The discovery of the“theory of relativity”came easily when Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.3.According to the radio interview,only a few people have experienced“aha moments”.4.Dr.Bonds opinion is that all hard work will lead to“aha moments”.Listen f
10、or understandingUnderline and correct the wrong information.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.1.“Aha moments”happen by incidence.2.The discovery of the“theory of relativity”came easily when
11、Albert Einstein was rocking his baby.Listen for understanding3.According to the radio interview,only a few people have experienced“aha moments”.4.Dr.Bonds opinion is that all hard work will lead to“aha moments”.Listen for understandingNo,he doesnt believe that.Everyone may have experienced some kind
12、s of“aha moments”.2Think and ShareONEWhat is Dr.Bond going to talk about in Part3 of the interview？Think and Share3Focus on FunctionONE1.How does Dr.Bond explain what he means by“incubation”?2.Why is incubation important?Listen and answer the questions.People bury themselves in an area,keep calm and
13、 wait for ideas to grow.Because creative insights take time to grow or emerge.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 and answer the questions.Does it really work?How does it work?You spend hours
14、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 dont understand what“elaboration”means.Im afraidWould you please tell usDoes that meanCould you explainWould you please tell usCould you explainDoes that meanIm afraid
