Matchthesecelebritieswiththeinformation.Workinsmallgroupsofthree.Discussthequestionbelow,andtheneachofyoureadPartA,B,orCofthestoryTeeth.Questions:Doyouthinkcreativityisessentialtoasuccessfulperson?Whyorwhynot?Teeth

ByJanMarkAEricstilllivesinthetownwherewegrewup.Hesayshewantstostayclosetohisroots.That'sagoodone.Youcansaythatagain.Roots.Somepeoplearerichbecausetheyarefamous.Somepeoplearefamousjustforbeingrich.EricDonnellyisoneofthesecondsort,butIknewhimbeforehewaseither,whenwewereatVictoriaRoadprimarytogether.Idon'treallyknowEricanymore,butIcanreadabouthiminthepapersanytime,sameasyoucan.Hewasinoneofthecolorsupplements

lastSunday,withaphotographofhishousealloveradoublespread.YouneedadoublespreadtotakeinEricthesedays.Hewasbeinginterviewedaboutthethingshereallyconsidersimportantinlife,whichinclude,inthefollowingorder,worldpeace,conservation,foreigntravel(topromoteworldpeace,ofcourse,notforfun),hissamoyeds(akindofveryfluffywolf)andhiswife.Hedidn'tmentionmoneybutanyonewhohaseverknownEric—forthreeyearslikeIdidorevenforfiveminutes—knowsthatonEric'slistitcomesatthetop,wayinfrontofworldpeace.Inthephotohewasstandingwiththewifeandthreeofthesamoyedsinfrontofthehouse,tryingtolookordinary.Toprovehowordinaryheishewasexplaininghowheusedtobeverypoorandclawedhiswayupusingonlyhisowninitiative.Well,that'strueasfarasitgoes:hisowninitiativeandhisownclaws—andotherpeople'steeth.Hedidn'tmentiontheteeth.Workinsmallgroupsofthree.Discussthequestionbelow,andtheneachofyoureadPartA,B,orCofthestoryTeeth.Questions:Doyouthinkcreativityisessentialtoasuccessfulperson?Whyorwhynot?Teeth

ByJanMarkA“Well,”saysEricmodestly,intheSundaysupplement,“it'sastandingjoke,howIgotstarted.Cast-ironbaths.”Thattooistrueasfarasitgoes.WhenEricwasfifteenhegotajobwithoneofthosefirmsthatspecializeinhouseclearances.OnedaytheyclearedawarehousewhichhappenedtocontaintwohundredandfiftyVictoriancast-ironbathswithclawfeet.ItoccurredtoEricthattherewerealotofpeopledaftenoughtoactuallywantaVictorianbathwithclawfeet;people,thatis,whohadn'thadtogrowupwiththem,soheboughtthelotataknock-downprice,didthemupandfloggedthem.Thatbit'swellknown,butintheSundaysupplementhedecidedtocomeclean.Hecamecleanabouthowhe'dsavedenoughmoneytobuythebathsinthefirstplacebycollectingscrapmetal,cast-offs,oldfurnitureandreturnablebottles.“Akindofrag-and-boneman,”saidEric,withtheconfidenceofatycoonwhocanaffordtoadmitthatheusedtobearag-and-bonemanbecauseheisn'toneanymore.Hestilldidn'tmentiontheteeth.Questions:1.Whatisthispartabout?Thinkaboutthemainideaofthepart,andgetreadytoshareitwithothertwogroupmembers.2.Whataretheirpartsabout?Askthemquestionstofindout.BIfirstmetEricDonnellyintheOdeononeSaturdaymorningduringthekid'sshow.I'dseenhimaroundatschoolbefore—hewasintheyearaboveminebutherehewassittingnexttome.Iwastryingtoworkoutoneofmyfrontteethwhichhadbeenlooseforagesandwasnowhangingbyathread.Icouldopenandshutit,likeadoor,butitkeptgettingstuckandI'dpanicincaseitwouldn'tgorightsideroundagain.InthemiddleofthemillionthepisodeofThunderRidersitfinallycameunstuckandshotout.IjustmanagedtofielditandafterhavingaquicklookIshoveditinmypocket.Ericleanedoverandsaidinmyearhole,“Whatareyougoingtodowiththat,then?”“Putitundermypillow,”Isaid.“Mymum'llgivemesixpenceforit.”“Oh,thetoothfairy,”saidEric.Ihadn'tquitelikedtomentionthetoothfairy.IwasonlyeightbutIknewalreadywhathappenedtoladswhowentroundtalkingaboutfairies.“Giveittous,then.”Ericsaid.“I'llpayyousixpence.”“Doyoucollectthem?”Iaskedhim.“Sortof,”saidEric.“Goon—sixpence.Whataboutit?”“Butmymumknowsit'sloose,”Isaid.“Sevenpence,then.”“She'llwanttoknowwhereitwent.”“Tellheryouswallowedit,”Ericsaid.“Shewon'tcare.”Hewasright,andIdidn'tcareeither,althoughIcaredalotabouttheextrapenny.Youmightnotbelievethis,butapenny—anoldpenny—wasworthsomethingthen,thatis,younoticedthedifferencebetweenhavingitandnothavingit.I'veseenmyownkidsloseapoundandnotthinkaboutitasmuchasIthoughtaboutthatextrapenny.Ericwasalreadyholdingitoutonhispalmintheflickeringdarkness—onepennyandtwothreepennybits.Itookthemandgavehimthetoothinahurry—Ididn'twanttomissanymoreofThunderRiders.B“Yourtooth'sgone,then,”mymumsaid,whenIcamehomeandshesawthegap.“Iswallowedit,”Isaid,lookingsad.“Nevermind,”shesaid,andIcouldseeshewasrelievedthatthetoothfairyhadn'tgottoforkoutanothersixpence.I'dlosttwoteeththeweekbefore.TheystartedcomingoutlatebutoncetheygotgoingtherewasnoholdingthemandmybigbrotherTedwasstillsheddingtheoddgrinder.Shegavemeapenny,asasortofconsolationprize,soIwastuppenceuponthattooth,Ididn'ttellheraboutfloggingittoEricDonnellyforsevenpence.She'dhavethoughtitwasabitodd.Ithoughtitwasabitoddmyself.Itwashalf-termweekendsoIdidn'tseeErictillwewerebackatschoolonWednesday.Half-termswereshort,then,likeeverythingelse:trousers,money...HewasroundthebackofbogwithBrianFerris.“Listen,”Ericwassaying,“threepence,then.”“Nah,”saidBrian,“Iwanttokeepit.”“Butyousaidyourmumdidn'tbelieveinthetoothfairy,”Ericpersisted.“Youbeenlosingteethfortwoyearsfornothing!Ifyouletmehaveityou'llgetthreepence—fourpence”.“Iwantit,”saidBrian.“Iwanttokeepitinaboxandwatchitgorotten.”“Fivepence,”saidEric.“It'smine.Iwantit.”BrianwalkedawayandEricretireddefeated,butatdinnertimeIcaughthimatitagainwithMaryArnold,overbytherailings.“Howmuchdoesyourtoothfairygiveyou?”heasked.“Ashilling,”saidMary,smugly.“Nodeal,then,”Ericsaid,shrugging.“ButI'llletyouhaveitforsixpence,”saidMary,andsmiledcoyly.Shealwayswassoft,thatMary.BIstartedtokeepaneyeonEricafterthat,himandhiscollection.Itwasn'twhathewascollectingthatwasstrange—TonyMulhollandcollectedbottletops—itwasthefactthathewaspreparedtopay.Inoticedseveralthings.First,thesizeofthetoothhadnothingtodowiththeamountthatEricwouldcoughup.Asockinggreatmolarmightgoforapenny,whilealittleworn-downbottomincisorwouldchangehandsatsixpenceorsevenpence.Also,thathewouldnevergoaboveelevenpence.Thatwashisceiling.NooneevergotashillingoutofEricDonnelly,evenforagreatbigthingwithroots.CharlieMcEvoyhadonepulledbythedentistandbroughtittoschoolforEricbutEriconlygavehimsevenpenceforit.Questions:1.Whatisthispartabout?Thinkaboutthemainideaofthepart,andgetreadytoshareitwithothertwogroupmembers.2.Whataretheirpartsabout?Askthemquestionstofindout.CThatdayIfollowedhimhome.ItwasnoteasytofollowErichome.TheytendedtomarryearlyinthatfamilysoEricnotonlyhadafullsetofgrandparentsbutalsotwogreat-grandmothersandenoughauntiestoupsetthenationalaverage.AshismumseemedtohaveababyabouteverysixmonthsEricwasalwaysgoingtostaywithoneofthemoranother.Hewasheadingforoneofhisgreat-grandmasthatevening,alongJubileeCrescent.Inailedhimdownbythephonebox.“Listen,Donnelly,”Isaid.“Whatareyoudoingwithallthemteeth?”Givehimcredit，hedidn'tturnahair.

Alotofkidswouldhavegotscared,butnotEric.Hejustsaid,“Yougotoneforme,then?”“Well,no.”Isaid,“butImighthavebySaturday.”“Sevenpence?”saidEric,rememberingtheprevioustransaction,Isuppose.Hehadaheadforfigures.“Maybe,”Isaid,“butIwanttoknowwhatyoudowiththem.”“WhatifIwon'ttellyou?”Ericsaid.“I'llknockallyoursout,”Isuggested,sohetoldme.AsIthought,itwasalldowntothegranniesandauntiesItwasalldowntothegranniesandaunties.TheyweresorryforpoorlittleEric—Dadoutofwork,allthosebrothersandsistersandnopocketmoney.Ifhelostatoothwhilehewasstayingwithoneofthemheputitunderthepillowandthetoothfairypaidup.Therebeingtwogreat-grannies,twogranniesandsevenaunties,itwashardforanyonetokeeptabsonthenumberofteethEriclostandithadn'ttakenhimlongtoworkoutthatifhedidn'tover-dothingshecouldkeephiseleventoothfairiesinbusinessforyears.Kidswhodidn'thaveatoothfairyoftheirownwerehappytofloghimafangforapenny.IfhehadtopaymorethansixpencethetoothwenttoGreat-GrannyEnnis,whohadmorepotatoesthantherestofthemputtogether.CBythetimethathewaselevenIcalculatethatEricDonnellyhadlostonehundredteeth,whichisapproximatelytwiceasmanyasmostofusmanagetoloseinalifetime.Withthemoneyhesavedheboughtasecond-handbarrowandtouredthestreetstoutingforscrap,returnablebottlesandsoon,whichwaswhatearnedhimenoughtobuythetwohundredandfiftyVictorianbathswithclawfeetwhichisthebeginningofthepublicpartofEric'ssuccessstory,wherewecamein.Isupposethereissomejusticeinthefactthatatthirty-eightEricnolongerhasasingletoothhecancallhisown.No—IamnotEric'sdentist.Iamhisdustman,andIsometimescatchaglimpseoftheoldcushiongripsasIemptythebin.OccasionallyIturnedupjustasEricisleavingforaboardmeeting.HeflasheshisdenturesatmeinanervousgrinandIgivehimacheerywavelikehonestdustmenaremeanttodo.“Morning,Donnelly,”Ishoutmerrily.“Boughtanygoodteethlately?”Hehatesthat.Questions:1.Whatisthispartabout?Thinkaboutthemainideaofthepart,andgetreadytoshareitwithothertwogroupmembers.2.Whataretheirpartsabout?Askthemquestionstofindout.Writedownthemainideaofyourpartintheboxbelow.Now,workwithyourtwogroupmemberstoputthestorytogether.Andreportittotheclass.Writedownthemainideaofyourpartintheboxbelow.Beingarichperson,ErictoldthereadersintheSundaysupplementhowhebecamerich.Itisaboutthewriter'sexperienceofsellingtoothtoEric.Andhefoundouttheoddbehaviorofcollectingteethfromothers.Thewriterfoundoutthereasonforcollectingsomanyteethandshowedthereaderhowhereallygotstartedinbusiness.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.Questions:1.Obviously，Ericisacreativemaninmoney-making.DoyoulikeEric'screativity?2.Whatisthebottomlineforgettingrich?YouwillhearastoryaboutThomasEdison,anothermanofcreativity.Listen,andcompletethetasks.CompletetheinformationaboutThomasEdison.Basicinformation:in18477threemonthshomeschoolListenagain,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whydidhedropoutofschool?

.2.Whydidhethinkhismotherhelpedhim?

.3.Whatdidhedobeforebecominganinventor?

.4.Whatinventionmadehimfamousalloverthecountry?

.5.Whatisthesong'snamewhichwasfirstrecordedbythephonograph?

.BothEricandThomasEdisonareverycreative,buttheyaresodifferentinmanyways.Whataretheirdifferences?Whichpersondoyouprefer,andwhy?Writeanarticlebasedonthediscussionyoujustmade.Inschool,theyoungEdison'smindoftenwanderedandhisteacherthoughthewasconfusedandcouldn'tthinkproperly.Becausehismotheralwaysbelievedinhim.Shewassotrue,sosureofhim.Hesoldcandyandnewspapersontrainsandusedtobeatelegrapherbeforebecominganinventor.Theinventionwhichfirstgainedhimfamewasthephonographin1877.MaryHasaLittleLamp.StoryofThomasEdisoninHisChildhood

ThomasAlvaEdison'sstorybeginswithhisparents,SamuelandNancy.Thecouplewasmarriedin1828.SamuelEdisoncouldn'treadorwriteverywell,buthehadlotsofbigideas.Hetriedmanywaysofmakingaliving.Heworkedasasailor,acarpenter,andatailor.NancyEdisonwaseducated,whichwasunusualforwomeninthosedays.Shehadeventaughtschoolasateen.Nancywasalsoveryreligious.SamuelandNancyhadsixchildrentogether,butthethreeyoungesthaddied.LittleThomasAlEdisonwasalwaysgettingintotrouble.Whenhewastwo,hewantedtoseeifhecouldhatchgooseeggs.Heknewthatthemothergoosesatonhereggstohatchthem.SoAlsatontheeggshimself.Thatwastheendoftheeggs!Whenhewasalittleolder,Alwascuriousabouthowbirdsflew.Heknewthatbirdsateworms.Heguessedthateatingwormsmightbetheanswer.Almashedupsomewormsandwater.Thenhetalkedaverytrustingfriendintodrinkingthemixture.Thatmadeherprettysick.(Itdidn'tmakeherfly!)AndAlwasintroubleagain.Alwasn'tlookingfortrouble.Sincehewasnaturallycurious,hewasalwayslookingforanswers.Hewasjusttryingtounderstandwhythingsworkedthewaytheydid—andhowthingscouldbemadetoworkbetter.TroubleatSchoolWhenAlwasseven,theEdisonsmovedtoPortHuron,Michigan.Alstartedgoingtoaone-roomschoolthere,buthehadproblems.Hedidn'tliketositstill.Hedidn'twanttoworkonhislessons.Hewasoftendaydreamingwhentheteachercalledonhim.IfAlaskedtoomanyquestions,theteachergotangry.Alwasalsolosinghishearing.Sometimeshemaynothaveheardtheteacheraskinghimaquestion.Thismadetheteachermoreupset.Afteronlythreemonths,theteachersaidthatAldidn'tbelonginschool.HesaidAl'sbraindidn'tworkright.Alwasveryupsetandhurt.Hewenthomeandtoldhismotherwhathadhappened.NancyEdisongotveryangry!ShetookAlrightbacktoschool.Nancytoldtheteacherthathewaswrong.Alwasevensmarterthantheteacher,shesaid.Thenshetookhersonhome.ThatwastheendofclassroomlearningforyoungAl.LearningfromBooksNancyEdisontaughtAlathome.SheandSamuelwerehappytotrytoanswerallofAl'squestions.Infact,theylikeditwhenAlaskedquestionsandtheyencouragedhimtodoso.WhenNancytaughtAltoread,newworldsopeneduptohim.Hereadasmuchashecould.HelikedEnglishliterature,especiallytheplaysandpoemsbyWilliamShakespeare.Allovedtoreadbooksabouthistoryandscience.Thesciencebooksfascinatedhim.Theygavehimtheideatodoexperiments.Theyalsotaughthimaboutsomethingthatwouldchangehislife—electricity.Electricityisapartofnature.(Forexample,thinkaboutlightningbolts!)Electricityhadalwaysbeenaround,butnooneknewhowtomakeitorwhattodowithit.Inthe1600sscientistsbegantotakethefirststepinfiguringouthowtomakeelectricity.Bythe1840sscientistsknewhowtomakeabatteryandanelectricmotor.Peoplewerejuststartingtofindwaystouseelectricity.Butthatwasjustthebeginning.Electricitywaslikeanewland,waitingtobeexplored.Andanyonewithacuriousmindcouldgoexploring.Allovedtheideaofcomingupwithnewideas.Hedidn'trealizeitatthetime,buthiscuriousmindandhisloveofaskingquestionswouldleadhimtochangetheworld.Answerthequestionsbasedonthepassage.1.WhatdidSa