1、Thinking: A Neglected ArtUnit Seven Text AUnit Seven Text A Thinking: A Neglected Artmental or intellectual activity Thinkingthe process of using your brain/mindThe participants perspectives are clouded while the bystanders views are clear. Chinese proverbUnit Seven Text A Thinking: A Neglected ArtT

2、he Creative Process The Cautions Process The FactualProcess The Feeling Process The Benefits ProcessThe Process ProcessSix Thinking Hats Dr. Edward de Bono Add your text in hereStart & EndRole playing The Six Thinking Hats GameRole playing The Six Thinking Hats Game Group work to discuss a topic

3、 “What is troubling Chinese education system?”Reasons for neglecting thinkingThinking: A Neglected ArtA social phenomenon: American education system is in deep trouble1Paras. 4-10Paras. 11-12Authors Recommendation3Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureParas. 1-3 2 2Unit Seven Text A

4、Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureAmerican education system in deep trouble:Horrible factsSchool systems run without money.Teachers cant spell.Students cant read.High school graduates cant read maps.Who to blame:Liberal courts.Spineless school boards.Ridiculous government regulations.Our instituti

5、ons faults Place no value on intellectual activityThinkingUnit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureTaking some time to think: Afraid by neighborsAshamed and worried by familyDoing nothing&lazinessWaste of time & energyUnnatural, unfriendly & isolatedThinking: productive acti

6、vitiesAuthors counterviewEinsteins theory of relativityAuthors counterviewIntelligence as important asfriendliness & Unnatural for mind to die of neglectAuthors counterviewAct of thinkingUnit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A StructureStructureThinkingSolution to school problemsTrouble in American

7、education systemRevive interest in the art of thinkingThis country does not run on oil. It runs on ideas .RecommendationfamilyCreativityThere is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the

8、 same patterns.- Edward de Bono Organizational Pattern of the TextOrganizational Pattern of the TextPoint-by-Point or Alternating ArrangementIIntroduction to the Text: The problem facing the American education system lies not in our institutions but in our attitudes towards thinking.IIBody of the Te

9、xt: The author supplies evidences to support his argument.A.Reason 1 for neglectingB.Authors argument against the first reasonA.Reason 2 for neglectingB.Authors argument against the second reasonA.Reason 3 for neglectingB.Authors argument against the third reasonIIIConclusion: The suggestion to the

10、problems is to revive interest in the art of thinking.Block Arrangement IIBody of the Text: The author supplies evidences to support his argument.A.Reason 1 for neglectingB.Reason 2 for neglectingC.Reason 3 for neglectingA.Authors argument against the first reasonB.Authors argument against the secon

11、d reason C.Authors argument against the third reasonOrganizational Pattern of the TextOrganizational Pattern of the TextUnit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A Language PointsLanguage Points Translation of the sentence introduced by formal subject IT: Infinitival-impersonal sentence 不定人稱句不定人稱句 It is gen

12、erally agreed that the American education system is in deep trouble. 人們普遍認為美國的教育制度已深陷困境。 Turn the logical subject in the SL into the Subject in the TL. 把邏輯主語譯成真實主語把邏輯主語譯成真實主語 Its easy to select a bad guy. 要找個頂罪的壞蛋很容易。Unit Seven Text A Unit Seven Text A Language PointsLanguage Pointsv It disturbs us

13、to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match.Formal subjectPredicateObjectLogical subject by infinitive phraseIt disturbs us 這使我們感到困惑這使我們感到困惑to meet a person (who) 遇到一個人遇到一個人who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think 特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考

14、的（人）特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考的（人）instead of going to a party or a soccer match 而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽Attributive clause: who as subjectPredicateObject: 2 infinitivesAdverbial of manner to modify “chooses”Adverbial of transition (adverbial phrase) to contrast the object It disturbs us 這使我們感到困惑這使我們感到困惑to meet

15、a person (who) 遇到一個人遇到一個人who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match 特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考而不是去參加聚會特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽的（人）或觀看比賽的（人） It disturbs us 這使我們感到困惑這使我們感到困惑 to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a par

16、ty or a soccer match 遇到一個特意選擇獨自坐在一邊遇到一個特意選擇獨自坐在一邊 思考而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽的人思考而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽的人 It disturbs us to meet a person who deliberately chooses to sit alone and think instead of going to a party or a soccer match. 遇到的人如果特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽，遇到的人如果特意選擇獨自坐在一邊思考而不是去參加聚會或觀看比賽， 這會使我們感到困惑。這會使我們感到困惑。 an

17、d in a semantic relation of conditionIndependent clauseAssignmentAssignmentGroup workDiscussion about “Science is the religion of modern times.” by using Six Thinking Hats;WritingWrite a paragraph by the technique of contrast essay on “The Internet is changing the way we think.”TranslationTranslate

18、the rest sentences introduced by formal subject It.XII. Now, in the space provided below, complete the same kind of outline for Paragraph 6. Para. 6 Its easy to understand the reasons for this prejudice against thinking. One problem is that to most of us, thinking looks suspiciously like doing nothing. A human being in deep thought is an uninspiring sight. He leans back in his chair, props up his feet, puffs on his pipe and stares into space. He giv