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Lesson 2 The Power of Creativity Lesson 2 The Power of Creativity

Folder 2 Reading My Opinion Q1 What are some other possible answers to the
p. 42 question?

Guide How creative are you? Find out how to be more creative as you read creative think outside the box realize
the passage.
p. 43
Every day we face a lot of questions. We often try to find one

Thinking the Fun Way correct answer. However, there can be many different answers. Your
answers depend on how you view the questions. Throughout the ages,
many people have shaped human history by viewing things differently
How creative are you? To find out, try to answer a very simple
and thus developing ideas that were unique and useful.
question.
One such person was Johannes Gutenberg. In Gutenberg’s world,
two devices were in common use: the wine press and the coin punch.

You may think that the question has only one answer and say “4.” The first one pressed grapes to make wine, and the other made

If you think outside the box, however, you will realize that there may images on coins. One day, Gutenberg playfully asked himself: “What if

be more than one answer, like this: I took a bunch of these coin punches and put them under the wine
press so that they left images on paper?” In the end, his idea of

Or like this: linking the two devices led to the birth of the modern printing press.
This changed history forever.

While-Reading Questions

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Lesson 2 The Power of Creativity Lesson 2 The Power of Creativity

Q2 What are the two devices that Gutenberg used to invent the
printing press?
My Opinion Q3 What is a problem you have solved creatively in your

own life? How did you solve it?

depend on view throughout the ages thus device


be in common use punch what if bunch lead
Q4 Choose the correct one.
to
p. 44 In her dishwasher, Cochrane used (scrubbers / water pressure) to

Gutenberg did not pull his idea out of thin air. He knew about the clean dishes.

two devices of his era. He knew how they worked and what they My Opinion Q5 Do you know of any other devices that use water

could do. In other words, the roots of the invention were already pressure?

there. What Gutenberg did was view the two devices in a new way
and combine them. In this way, Gutenberg exemplifies what the
pull ... out of thin air era combine exemplify
modern inventor Steve Jobs noted, “Creativity is just connecting
scrubber approach
things.”
pump soapy
Creative thinking was also behind Josephine Cochrane’s invention of
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the modern dishwasher. Before her time, people used to place dishes
Can we learn to think differently or more creatively like these
in a dishwasher, add water, and let scrubbers clean the dishes. There
famous inventors? Luckily, the answer is “yes.” Creative thinking is a
was a problem, though. The scrubbers sometimes badly damaged skill, and we can improve it. To think more creatively, look for many
dishes. Cochrane approached the process of dishwashing differently. possible answers, not just one. Ask yourself, “What if ...?” or say to
She used water itself — water pressure — instead of scrubbers. She yourself, “Imagine ....” Also, do not be afraid of making mistakes.
thought that high water pressure would do the job of scrubbers and
When you do make mistakes, try to learn from them. As Albert
damage the dishes less. Her machine, which pumped hot, soapy water Einstein once said, “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never
onto dishes, became successful in restaurants and, later, in homes. tried anything new.” Most importantly, do not forget that creativity is
This example again shows that creativity is the result of thinking based on knowledge and experience. You need to keep learning new
differently.
things. That way, you will have the tools for creativity. Who can
imagine Shakespeare without his understanding of poetry or
Beethoven without his ability to play the piano?

Quiz

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Now let's go back to the first question. How creative are you? Read
the questions below and try to think outside the box. Good luck!
1. Which of these number is different from the rest? Can you think of
more than one answer? Give reasons for your answers.
17462 15183 13491 11780

2. Which word is different from the others? Can you think of more
than one answer? Compare your answers with your partner.

plane horse bike train

Q6 Check T (true) of F (false).


The writer believes that people are born creative. T / F

improve imagine be afraid of tool poetry

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