Unit1WaysofLearningPartIIReadingTaskComprehensionContentQuestionPairWorkTheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjaminandthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatoncansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandinthecharacteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9and10yearsoldwereproducingworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheircraftforseveralhoursaday.Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.TextOrganizationWorkingOnYourOwnThetextbeginswithananecdote.HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionintheformofaquestion.ChineseShowachildhowtodosomething,ortechbyholdingthehandGivegreaterprioritytodevelopingskillsatanearlyage,believingthatcreativitycanbepromotedovertimeAmericansTeachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblemsPutmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplaterLanguageSenseEnhancementSummarizingvalueoriginalityandindependencecontrastbetweenintermsofharborfearfulcomparablepromotecreativityemergepickedupLanguageFocusVocabularyIInsertonoccasioninvestigateInretrospectinitialphenomenaattachedmakeupforisawaitingnot;intheleastpromoteemergedastrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardsoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.issaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.asafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.isnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.byalittle-knownsixteen-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.bepickedup;can’taccomplish;amexaggeratingsomewhat;theperformance;haveneglected;theyapplytoassist;Ontheotherhand;arevalid;asuperiorIIContinualcontinuouscontinualcontinuousPrincipalprincipalprincipleprinciplesprincipalIIIThemselveshimself/herselfherself/byherself/onherownitselfourselvesyourself/byyourself/onyourownComprehensiveExercisesClozeContrastexaggeratingpriorityontheotherhandpromotingpickupassistaccomplishoccasionneglectingworthwhilesuperiorendperformfacingcompetentequippeddesignedapproachrestdefinitelyqualitytranslationIttakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespir...
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