talk_1.mp3: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30%) Section A Talk In this sectionyou will hear a talk. You will hear the talk once only. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and the write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for eachgap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) also dramatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap filling task. Now listen to the talk. When it is over, you will be given TWO minutes to complete your work. Critical Thinking & Innovation Writing I. Heated discussion about the ___1___ of English teaching and learning. 1) A bottle-neck issue: how to develop the critical thinking of students. 2) How to look at the relationship between creative expression, imaginative writing and critical thinking. II. Major concernsin writing class 1) What goes wrong with a traditional way of teaching? ---We urge the student to ___2___what we give them a way seldom encouraged them to sing from their own perspective, which results in ___3___of students' potential abilities in creativity, critical thinking and individualism. ---Major problems caused by the lack of emphasis and training in critical thinking: a) students fail to learn how to think independently. b) their autonomy in creation and production is jeopardized. c) their research potential is not ___4___ d) learning becomes a process of ___5___knowledge of transition. e) self-evaluation and self-management didnot receive the attention 2) What goes wrong with a traditional writing class? The problem is not "how to write"but "___6___". ---There is the difficulty in knowing how to take a position independently and how to express oneself especially in___7___writing. ---We need critical thinking to help make asensible ___8___. ---Major factors in good writing: creativity,imagination, motivation, life experience, language proficiency, and proper practice. 3) How to ___9___critical thinking to English writing training? ---Try to be different on a reasonable condition in your writing practice. ---We need to make a ___10___ between trying to be different and trying to be reasonable.