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Unit 4
The art of thinking Reading; Pronunciation; Writing

Warmer HOME NEW POSTS ARCHIVES
Draw the following diagram on the
board: REAdING Hi Jake,
1 Read the post from Jake on the ‘Your answers Great question! To understand ‘thinking outside the
here’ website. What does he want to know? box’, we need to start by asking what the ‘box’ is. We can
demonstrate this in an interesting way by looking at the
I had a problem recently, so I asked a friend to puzzle here.
help me. She immediately said, ‘Think outside
the box.’ I’ve heard that expression so many
times, but what does it really mean? And how 2
can you learn to do it? Thanks! 3
Ask: Can you move four sticks to 2 SPEAKING Work in pairs and think of ways to
SPEAKING
create six squares instead of five? help Jake. 1 1
Set a three-minute time limit and 3 Read what Soraya replies to Jake. How similar are 4 4
students discuss with a partner. If her ideas to yours? You have to join all nine points, using only four lines
they are struggling, tell them that the 4 4.03 Read and listen to both posts again. and not lifting the pen from the paper. In the answer,
new squares can be different sizes. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false). the idea of ‘outside the box’ is illustrated nicely. No one
said you have to stay inside the ‘box’ of the nine points,
The solution is to move the sticks Then correct the false statements. but if you do, you can’t solve the problem. Go ‘out of the
shown to each of the four sides. 1 Soraya uses a puzzle to illustrate thinking box’ and you can solve it easily.
outside the box.
So, thinking outside the box means moving away from
2 She thinks it isn’t very difficult to change your usual way of thinking. It means thinking creatively,
how you think. thinking in a different way. Now, what about tips on
3 She advises not staying in the same place how to do it?
when you want to think creatively. Changing your way of thinking isn’t easy; you have
4 She thinks you should list ideas but throw to work hard at it. But it can be done. My first tip is,
out the ones that aren’t so good. if you’re a bit stuck – get out of your box, physically.
5 She says that Jake should write and Leave the room, go for a walk, take a shower, run –
sell articles. anything that takes you away from that paper or screen
6 She believes that doing a lot of different in front of you. Steve Jobs did it, so did Tchaikovsky,
kinds of thinking makes us better thinkers. and most likely many other successful people.
7 She thinks that it can be useful to talk Secondly: try brainstorming, i.e. thinking of as many
to older people. alternatives as you can without judging or evaluating
1 Draw students’ attention to the 8 She thinks children often know the them. Imagine you want to earn some money – you’ll
text in the green box and give right answer. probably think of things you could do like washing cars
or working in people’s gardens. But sit down and make
them one minute to scan it and 5 SPEAKING Work in pairs and discuss the a list of other things people do that can make money –
SPEAKING
find the answer. questions. write articles for online publications, make lemonade
and sell it to passers-by, whatever. Open your mind
1 Do you think Soraya’s answer is helpful? Why (not)?
What does ‘thinking outside the box’ 2 Which of her tips do you like most? Which do completely, and you could find some great answers.
mean and how can you learn to do it? you like least? Thirdly, in order to think creatively, you need to do a lot
of, well … thinking! Play word games, do puzzles like
PRONUNCIATION Sudoku, anagrams, crosswords, whatever you prefer.
2 Give a couple of your own ideas Pronouncing words with gh Go to page 120. Like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger your
as examples before students brain becomes. You can also give yourself challenges like
thinking of different uses for household objects (books,
work in pairs. WRITING old shoes, plates you don’t want any more): it trains you
A story to look at things from a different angle. So, make sure
you train your brain!
3 Give students just two minutes
to scan the main text quickly. 6 Write a story. The story must start with Last but not least – talk to a lot of people, including
kids. Older people have experience that could help you
these words:
Encourage them not to focus on ‘I had no idea what to do.’ think of something you would never think of. Kids can
every word for now but just to Write 150–200 words. think outside the box because they’re too young to
know what the box is. Have fun!
find ideas similar to their own.
4 4.03 Tell students to underline 42
key information in the text that
helped them to decide whether
each sentence is true or false. 5 At the end of the exercise, listen to some of the students’ ideas.
During feedback, ask students to
justify their answers by quoting Pronunciation
the text they have underlined.
1 T 2 F (She says it isn’t easy but Pronouncing words with gh
it can be done.) 3 T 4 F (She says Student’s Book p120
you shouldn’t evaluate your ideas.) 6 The planning for this exercise can be done in class and the writing can be set
5 F (she says that people can write as homework.
articles to make money) 6 T 7 T
8 F (She says kids are good at
thinking outside the box.) Culture note
Brain-training apps appear to be a great way to improve memory and brain
function. However, more proof is required that they are effective before the
more medical community can reach a firm conclusion. While apps have been shown
to produce changes in users’ brains, research has not yet established whether
these changes are any different from those that occur when we learn a new
Workbook skill: a new ‘real-life’ activity. If you are using a brain-training app rather than
Reading p40, Ex.1–5 watching TV, there may be some benefit, but it may be better to spend time on
Pronunciation p119 activities that offer social, environmental or physical benefits or boost our health
Developing Writing p41
and well-being.
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