(
课件网) 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 ... ...
