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GREAT LEARNERS
GREAT THINKERS
= HUMAN CREATIVITY
Lesson aim: To think about the importance of creative thinking
Video: A musical with a difference (AKA Can a computer write a musical?)
SEL Social and emotional learning: Being curious and creative
1 SPEAKING Ask and answer these questions.
1 Have you ever seen a musical, either in the cinema or a theatre? What did you
think of it?
2 What do you think the elements of a great musical are?
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GREAT THINKERS
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2 You are going to watch a video about a
SPEAKING
musical that was wri°en by a computer. Before you
watch, work with a partner and follow these instructions.
1 What do you think you are going to learn about musicals
or computers in this video? Make a list with ideas.
2 What questions do you have about the topic of the video?
Write them down.
3 VIDEO Now watch and explore the video and see if it
answers any of your questions. If not, which other sources
of information could you use to explore the topic?
3a How much information do you remember from the video? Finish these
sentences with information about the musical.
1 London’s West End is the place where …
2 Benjamin, Nathan, Neil and Luke are four people who …
3 Challenges, some love, and a happy ending are all things which …
4 Greenham is the place where …
5 ‘Searching the forest of blood’ are words that Benjamin …
6 Nick is a person who …
7 The opening night of the musical is a moment which …
8 A li°le imagination and a lot of hard work are elements which …
3b VIDEO Watch the video again. When it finishes, check and complete your
answers in 3a.
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4 Read the text. Then choose three famous
stories or films that you know well and decide
where they fit in relation to the information
in the text. Can you think of any other basic
plots not mentioned in the text?
How many different basic plots are there
for all the stories ever written?
▶ decide
One way of looking at all plots is to look at the main character and
who they have to fight against. So, for example, they can fight
against nature, against another character, against their environment,
against supernatural powers, against themselves, or against a machine.
▶ Inthrough
2016, researchers from the University of Vermont fed 1,737 stories
a program that analysed them and discovered that there are
six basic plots for all stories.
1 ‘Rags to riches’ – a story that follows a rise in happiness
2 ‘Riches to rags’ – a story that follows a fall in happiness
3 ‘Man in a hole’ – a story that begins with a fall and then has a rise
4 ‘Icarus’ – a story that begins with a rise and then has a fall
5 ‘Cinderella’ – a story that begins with a rise, then has a fall,
and ends with a rise
6 ‘Oedipus’ – a story that begins with a fall, then has a rise,
and ends with a fall
5 SPEAKING Choose a plot type from the text,
two main characters, and a place. You have
ten minutes to create a plot. Explain it to the
class. Which is the best idea?
GREAT LEARNERS SEL
Great learners think creatively.
How important is creativity in the different
subjects that you study and want to study in
the future?
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