I. Watching and Listening

Task One 

Now watch the video clip. Please get familiar with the words given below and then choose the best answer for each question.

1. What did NOT the entrepreneurs do?

A) They destroyed our planet. 

B) They protected our planet. 

C) They did what most of us couldn’t do. 

D) They changed our lives. 

2. We need new solutions because of ______.

A) climate crisis

B) poverty

C) war

D) natural disasters 

3. To create a low carbon economy, what should we do?

A) See things differently.

B) Think differently.

C) Think big.

D) All of the above. 

Task Two

Now watch the video clip again and then fill in each blank with only one word.

Think about it. Where most people just saw birds, a few saw the (1)          to fly, to travel and to meet people around the world. Where most people saw the car as a (2)          for the rich, a few saw the possibility to produce it in a new way that made it (3)          for millions. Where most people saw small shops with a limited range of products, a few saw the possibility to create supermarkets with (4)          variety at low prices. These entrepreneurs changed our lives forever, in a good way for millions, but beyond reach for most. And in a way that is (5)          our planet.

II. Watch the video clip How to Stimulate the Creative Process. Then finish a task.

Task: One topic for discussion

Useful expressions for reference:

vexing dilemmas

come up with new ideas

record fleeting thoughts

help sb. think in new ways

in nerve-racking situations

trigger innovative thinking