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1、Unit 1 Praise and Gratitude,,,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,Part II Text A,Part III Text B,Part V Additional Theme-Related Activities,—— Exercises,—— Exercises,Outline,Part IV Writing,From studying thi

2、s unit, students are expected tounderstand the magic in a word of praise from Text A and the power of a kind letter from Text B;master the useful sentence structures (like would have + past participle an

3、d wish (that)…) as well as words and expressions that are the focuses of the exercises following Text A;understand how to build words using suffixes -ian and -man;and talk about the importance of giving compliments and

4、 showing gratitude, and how to express appreciation in an appropriate way.,Objectives,Part I Video Starter,To begin, we’ll watch a video clip and try to grasp its message. Getting to know the words and expressions in th

5、e box below first may be helpful.,,Part I Video Starter,Video Clip,【Script】,,,Ask the students the following questions after listening and watching if you have enough time:,What would the instructor say at the beginning

6、?What does the instructor say about your learning activities?What seems to be more important in the previous semester?What do you deserve for the efforts you made in the learning activities?,A few of words about

7、 our performance in the previous semester.,We did a good job in listening, speaking, reading and writing,respectively.,We worked together with the instructor in exploring both the world of knowledge and the world of th

8、e English language, and discovered more than expected.,We deserve recognition and praise.,___________________________________________________,____________________________________________________________,_______________

9、_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,_____________________________,What do you learn about words? What can we learn about a word of prai

10、se from author Fulton Oursler? What does the instructor advise us to do on the road of life? What is the message you have grasped?,They alone cannot hurt physically, but can hurt so deeply on anemotional level that

11、 a person can become physically ill. This is the power of negative words. On the other hand, there exists the power of positive words. This is magic of praise.,A word of praise can help us build our self-confidence. And

12、also it can convey our appreciation and reassurance to someone.,To feel a word of praise so that we can know it.,There is magic in a word of praise./What a word of praise is all about.,___________________________________

13、_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,__________________________________________________________

14、______________________________________________,___________________________________________,______________________________________________________________,Now that the students have fully understood the Video Starter, you

15、 can ask some of them to dub the video, if time permits. Correct their errors in pronunciation and intonation.,Hello class, Before we go on with our journey of English learning, I would like to say a few words about

16、your learning activities in the previous semester. You did a good job in listening, speaking, reading and writing, respectively1. More important, all of you, along with me, explored both the world of knowledge and the wo

17、rld of the English language, and discovered more than expected. No doubt you deserve recognition2 and praise for your learning efforts. It is my deepest hope that such remarks3 will continue to inspire you to do the same

18、 in the coming semester.,Video script:,What do you think of my opening remarks? Nothing less than a word of praise? Right! Now we are going to “feel” the power of praise in Unit One. As you know, words alone cannot h

19、urt physically, but can hurt so deeply on an emotional level, so much so that a person can become physically ill. It is the power of negative words, isn’t it? On the other hand, there exists the power of positive words.

20、This is magic4 of praise.A word of praise, as we can learn from Fulton Oursler here, can help us build our self-confidence. And also it can convey our appreciation5 and reassurance6 to anyone else. Simply put 7, somethi

21、ng good can be said about everyone. Maybe it is hard for you to define a word of praise. But you will know it when you feel it in your personal life.,1.respectively: in the order given各自地；分別地2.recognition: praise,

22、 respect or admiration 認(rèn)可 3.remarks: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief 言辭，話語,e.g.,Mike and Josh are five and seven years old respectively. 邁克和喬希分別是5歲和7歲。,e.g.,Professor John Nash’s resear

23、ch has gained international recognition. 約翰·納什教授的研究已經(jīng)獲得了國際認(rèn)可。,e.g.,The movie star apologized for his offensive remarks. 這位電影明星為他所說的侮辱性言辭而道歉。,Despite my reassurance, Janet was still worried about the test result. 盡管我

24、安慰了詹妮特，她仍然很擔(dān)心測試結(jié)果。,4. magic: the use of special powers to make things happen which would usually be impossible 魔力5. appreciation: thankfulness 感激6. reassurance: an explanation or piece of advice that he

25、lps someone to feel less worried 安慰,e.g.,I always believe in the magic of love. 我總是相信愛的 神奇力量。,These flowers are a token of my appreciation for you. 這些花表達(dá)了我對您的謝意。,e.g.,e.g.,7. simply put: used for saying that you are exp

26、laining sth. in a clear and simple way簡而言之,e.g.,Simply put, he’s the best soccer player in the world. 簡而言之，他是世界上最好的足球運(yùn)動員。,Part II Text A,There Is Magic in a Word of Praise

27、 Fulton Oursler,Judging from the title, what do you expect to learnfrom the text?,Question About the Title,The effect of praising others and being praised.,贊美之詞的魔力

28、 富爾頓·奧斯勒,Chinese Version,Author: Fulton Oursler（富爾頓·奧斯勒，1893—1952）was an American journalist and writer.,A Broadway comedian once had a nightmare: he dreamed he was telling stories and sin

29、ging songs in a crowded theater, with thousands of people watching him — but no one laughed or clapped. “Even at $100,000 a week,” he says, “that would be just hell on earth 1.”,1.〈非正式〉人間地獄,Question About T

30、his Paragraph,What is of utmost importance to the comedian?,Praise and encouragement from the audience.,一次，一位百老匯喜劇演員做了一個(gè)噩夢：他夢見自己在一個(gè)座無虛席的劇場里講故事、唱歌，數(shù)以千計(jì)的人們看著他—但是沒有人笑或拍手?！凹词挂粋€(gè)星期能賺10萬美元，”他說，“那也像人間地獄一般?！?Chinese Version,e.g.,

31、He had terrible nightmares about the fire. 他做了有關(guān)火的噩夢。The trip was a nightmare — I caught a flu and I lost my passport. 這次旅程是場噩夢——我得了流感，還丟失了護(hù)照。,nightmare: n. a frightening or deeply upsetting dream 噩夢；夢魘,hell on earth:

32、 (infml) an extremely unpleasant place or situation 〈非正式〉人間地獄,e.g.,The war was described as hell on earth. 這場戰(zhàn)爭被描述得像人間地獄。They made their father’s life hell on earth. 他們將父親的生活搞得一團(tuán)糟。,It is not only the actor who needs

33、applause. Without praise and encouragement anyone can lose self-confidence. Thus we all have a double necessity: to be commended and to know how to commend. There is a technique in giving a compliment, a right way to go

34、about it. It is no real compliment, for instance, to praise a man for some obvious attainment. Use discernment and originality. “That was a wonderfully convincing speech you made tonight,” a gracious woman once said to a

35、 businessman. “I could not help thinking2 what a fine lawyer you would have made.”The merchant flushed like a schoolboy at the unexpected character of the tribute.,2.忍不住猜想,What is the double necessity we all have?,Questi

36、ons About This Paragraph,To be commended and to know how to commend.,2）What is the right way to give a compliment?,3）Why did the merchant flush?,Instead of praising others for some obvious attainment, we should use disce

37、rnment and originality when giving a compliment.,Unexpectedly he got a sincere praise from a gracious woman.,不僅演員需要掌聲，沒有贊揚(yáng)和鼓勵(lì)，任何人都會失去信心。因此，我們都有著雙重需求：被別人稱贊以及懂得如何去稱贊別人。說贊美的話是有技巧的，有正確的說法。比如，因?yàn)槟承╋@而易見的成就而去表揚(yáng)一個(gè)人，這不是真正的贊揚(yáng)。你得運(yùn)用辨

38、別力和創(chuàng)造力?！澳裢淼难葜v很精彩、很有說服力，”一次，一位和藹可親的女士對一位商人說，“我禁不住想，您肯定也能當(dāng)一名出色的律師?！甭牭竭@意外的溢美之詞，那位商人像個(gè)男生般地臉紅了。,Chinese Version,applause: n. 喝彩,e.g.,Can we have a round of applause please? 我們能否鼓一下掌？Her excellent performance drew enthusias

39、tic applause. 她出色的表演贏得了熱情的掌聲。,encouragement: n. words or actions that give someone confidence or hope 鼓勵(lì)；起激勵(lì)作用的言語、行動等,e.g.,There is magic in words of encouragement. 鼓勵(lì)的話具有神奇的力量。With the encouragement from his friends,

40、he didn’t give up his dream. 在朋友們的鼓勵(lì)下，他沒有放棄自己的夢想。,commend: vt. to formally praise sth. or someone 稱贊，贊揚(yáng),e.g.,Everyone in the neighborhood commended the girl for her bravery. 街區(qū)中的所有人都稱贊這位小姑娘的勇敢。Jim was commended for hi

41、s dedication to English teaching. 杰姆全身心地投入英語教育事業(yè)，因此獲得了贊揚(yáng)。,e.g.,My husband never gives me compliments on my cooking. 我丈夫從不夸我廚藝好。When people say I’m weird, I take that as a compliment. 當(dāng)人們說我古怪時(shí)，我把這當(dāng)成是一種贊揚(yáng)。,compliment: n.

42、an expression of praise, admiration or respect 贊詞；贊揚(yáng),e.g.,attainment: n. the achievement of the goals that sb. has set 成就，造詣,This test aims to determine high school students’ academic attainment in mathematics. 這個(gè)測試旨在考查

43、高中學(xué)生的數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)科程度。His attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition. 由于營養(yǎng)不良，他的青春期推遲了。,discernment: n. the ability to judge people and things well 識別能力；洞察力,e.g.,Professor Lewis is a person of discernment. 路易斯教授是個(gè)具有敏銳洞察力的人

44、。His lack of discernment led to his disastrous choice of business partners. 由于缺乏識別能力，他對商業(yè)伙伴的選擇非常糟糕。,e.g.,originality: n. the ability to think of, do, or create sth. new, interesting, and different; the quality of being

45、 new, interesting, and different from anything that anyone has created before 獨(dú)創(chuàng)性；新穎,This film shows real originality. 這部電影非常標(biāo)新立異。He is a young writer of great originality. 他是個(gè)極具創(chuàng)意的年輕作家。,convincing: a. persuading some

46、one or makingthem certain 令人信服的，有說服力的,e.g.,There is no convincing evidence that advertising influences total alcohol consumption.沒有令人信服的證據(jù)證明，廣告影響了酒的總消費(fèi)量。To make the detective’s character convincing, she did extensive r

47、esearch with the CID.為了使偵探角色令人信服，她對刑事調(diào)查部做了全面研究。,gracious: a. showing kindness and good manners有禮貌的；仁慈的；親切的,e.g.,Mike was gracious enough to invite us to his home. 邁克十分熱情地邀請我們?nèi)ニ摇e gracious in defeat and humble in vict

48、ory. 勝不驕，敗不餒。,businessman: n. a man who works in business, esp. at a senior level 商人；實(shí)業(yè)家,e.g.,The fact is he is a shrewd businessman. 事實(shí)上，他是一個(gè)十分精明的實(shí)業(yè)家。He’s a self-made businessman. 他是一個(gè)白手起家的實(shí)業(yè)家。,can’t help doing: to be

49、 unable to avoid doing (sth.) 忍不住做…，禁不住做…,e.g.,I can’t help applauding his efforts. 我禁不住為他的努力而喝彩。I can’t help thinking that those keys will turn up eventually. 我忍不住想，那些鑰匙最終會自己冒出來的。,merchant: n. sb. who buys and sells g

50、oods, esp. as a wholesaler or internationally 商人；（尤指外貿(mào)）批發(fā)商,Brown started his career as a wool merchant. 布朗從做羊毛生意起家。He fell in love with the daughter of a wealthy merchant.他愛上了一個(gè)富商的女兒。,e.g.,flush: vi. to become red in th

51、e face 臉紅,Jim flushed with annoyance, and then walked away. 杰姆氣得臉都紅了，隨后便離開了。Winter air flushed the children’s cheeks. 冬天的寒氣將孩子們的臉頰凍紅了。,e.g.,character: n. the qualities that makes sth. clearly different from anything els

52、e （事物的）特性；品德評語；推薦書,Great care has been taken to keep the original character of this hotel. 人們盡力保留這家飯店的原有特色。His new employer asked for a character of him from his old teacher. 他的新雇主要求出具一封由他從前的老師寫的推薦書。,e.g.,tribute: n. st

53、h. said or given to show gratitude, praise, or admiration頌詞；稱贊,The concert was a tribute to the musician. 這場音樂會是為紀(jì)念這位音樂家而舉行的。Prince Charles delivered a birthday tribute to his mother. 查爾斯王子向他的母親致了生日祝詞。,e.g.,No one, gre

54、at or obscure, is untouched by genuine appreciation. Yale’s renowned English professor, William Lyon Phelps, related: “One hot summer day I went into a crowded restaurant for lunch. When the waiter handed me the menu, I

55、said, ‘The boys in the kitchen certainly must be suffering today!’ The waiter looked at me in surprise. ‘People come in here and complain about the food, kick about 3 the service and growl about the heat. In nineteen yea

56、rs you are the first person who has ever expressed a sympathy for the cooks back there in the kitchen.’ What people want,” Phelps concluded, “is a little attention as human beings.” In that attention, sincerity is essent

57、ial. The man coming home after a hard day’s work who sees the faces of children pressed against the windowpane, waiting and watching for him, may water his soul with their silent but golden opinion.,3.隨便談?wù)?1） Why did the

58、 waiter look at Professor Phelps in surprise?2） According to Phelps, what do people want?3）What is shown by the example of the kids waiting for their Dad coming home?,Questions About This Paragraph,Professor

59、Phelps expressed sympathy for the cooks while most people at the restaurant complained about the food and service.,A little attention as human beings.,Sincerity is essential in attention.,無論聲名顯赫還是默默無聞，沒有一個(gè)人會對真誠的贊賞無動于衷。耶魯

60、著名的英語教授威廉·里昂·費(fèi)爾普斯講述道:“一個(gè)炎熱的夏日，我走進(jìn)一家擁擠的飯館吃中飯。服務(wù)員遞給我菜單時(shí)，我說，‘今天廚房里的小伙子們肯定在受罪！’服務(wù)員驚訝地看著我說：‘來這兒的人都抱怨菜的味道不好，對服務(wù)評頭論足，還埋怨太悶熱。19年了，你是第一個(gè)對后面廚房里的廚師們表示同情的人?！?人們所需要的，”費(fèi)爾普斯下結(jié)論道，“是作為人能得到一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)關(guān)注?！痹谀欠N關(guān)注中，真誠是至關(guān)重要的。當(dāng)勞作了一天的男人回家時(shí)看見孩子

61、們將臉貼在窗上、張望著等待他，他也許會感到這種無聲而珍貴的語言如甘露一般滌蕩了他的心靈。,Chinese Version,obscure: a. not known to many people無名的，默默無聞的,e.g.,an obscure journal 一本不知名的期刊an obscure poet 一位沒有名氣的詩人,appreciation: n. a favorable opinion of sth.; a feeli

62、ng or expression of gratitude 欣賞，賞識；感激,e.g.,This is a course in art appreciation. 這是一門藝術(shù)欣賞課程。I don’t know how to express my appreciation for you. 我不知道該如何表達(dá)對你的感激之情。,Yale（耶魯）: a private Ivy League university located in t

63、he U. S. state of Connecticut,renowned: a. famous and admired for a special skill or achievement 有名望的，著名的,e.g.,Over the last few years, Japanese cars have become widely renowned as industry leaders. 在過去幾年里，日本汽車已經(jīng)作為產(chǎn)業(yè)先鋒而聞

64、名天下了。Edmond is an internationally renowned photographer. 埃德蒙是一位國際知名的攝影師。,William Lyon Phelps（威廉·里昂·費(fèi)爾普斯，1865—1943）: an American author, critic and scholar,kick about: to talk about sth. informally 隨便談?wù)?We kick

65、ed about a few ideas. 我們隨便討論了一些想法。The board spent the afternoon kicking about the feasibility of opening an overseas office. 整個(gè)下午，董事會都在討論是否有可能設(shè)立一個(gè)海外辦事處。,e.g.,growl: vi. to say sth. in an unfriendly and angry way 憤憤不平地

66、抱怨,e.g.,He’s always growling about the government. 他總是抱怨政府。“What do you want?” Michael growled. “你想要什么？”邁克爾氣憤地說道。,e.g.,sympathy: n. a feeling of pity and compassion for the suffering of others同情（心）,My heartfelt s

67、ympathy is extended to the family. 我向這個(gè)家庭表達(dá)深切的同情。He showed his sympathy for the bomb victims. 他對炸彈襲擊的受害者們表示了同情。,e.g.,The report concluded that the disease was not contagious. 這份報(bào)告的結(jié)論是這種疾病不具有傳染性。They studied the documen

68、t and concluded that the author must have been an eyewitness. 他們研究了這份文件，并斷定其作者一定是目擊者。,conclude: v. to form an opinion 斷定,e.g.,He never doubts the sincerity of his friend. 他從來不懷疑朋友的真誠。We were very much impressed by her