Lead-in Activities

Vocabulary Enrichment

Sentence Structure

Translation

Guided Writing

Lead-in Activities

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In your opinion,

how to give a good

impression at the

first sight?

What factors should

be considered?

Pre-reading Questions

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1.1. What good qualities do you use if What good qualities do you use if you want others to be with you and you want others to be with you and help you?help you?

2.2. What should you do if you want to be What should you do if you want to be consistently you at your best?consistently you at your best?

3.3. Why does author disagree that Why does author disagree that entering a room full of people is like entering a room full of people is like going into a lion’s cage?going into a lion’s cage?

4.4. What should we do when we enter What should we do when we enter room full of people according to room full of people according to the author?the author?

1.1. What good qualities do you use if you want What good qualities do you use if you want others to be with you and help you?others to be with you and help you?

The qualities we use include: physical The qualities we use include: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expression through the eyes, and the expression through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of other ability to hold the interest of other people.people.

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Answer the following questions.

2.2. What should you do if you want to be What should you do if you want to be consistently you at your best?consistently you at your best?

We should never change the way we act from We should never change the way we act from one situation to another, whether we are one situation to another, whether we are having a conversation, or addressing a having a conversation, or addressing a garden club, or being interviewed for a job.garden club, or being interviewed for a job.

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3. Why does author disagree that entering 3. Why does author disagree that entering a room full of people is like going into a a room full of people is like going into a lion’s cage?lion’s cage?

The author believes that, if you agreed The author believes that, if you agreed these are similar, you would keep your these are similar, you would keep your eyes on the lion, and would not look at eyes on the lion, and would not look at your feet or at the ceiling.your feet or at the ceiling.

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Look at those in the room and smile.Look at those in the room and smile.

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4. What should we do when we enter room full 4. What should we do when we enter room full of people according to the author?of people according to the author?

Vocabulary Enrichment

Vocabulary Enrichment

make / have/ leave a …impression on sb.

给某人留下… . 的印象

be under the impression that …. 认为… .

make / have/ leave a …impression on sb.

给某人留下… . 的印象

be under the impression that …. 认为… .

搭 配

1. impression: n. an effect, a feeling, or an image retained as a consequence of experience

1. impression: n. an effect, a feeling, or an image retained as a consequence of experience

II. Vocabulary Enrichment2. conscious: having an awareness of 有意识的

I’m conscious of having made a big mistake.

He is still conscious though badly hurt.

Examples

be conscious of doing sth./that

辨 析

Aware 是感观上的感觉Aware 是感观上的感觉

Conscious 是指内心所意识到的感觉Conscious 是指内心所意识到的感觉

Aware & Conscious

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II. Vocabulary Enrichment3. range: the full extent covered

Lether shoes range from $10 a pair.

We are within range of their guns.

Examples

Range from…to从… . 到… .

In (within) the range of 在…范围内

II. Vocabulary Enrichment3. contact: n. a coming together or touching

v. to get in touch with; communicate with

The pilot made contact with the ship.

Make contact with 和…保持联系Lose contact with 和…失去联系

In/out of contact 与…有（失去）联系

We have been in contact with each other for several years.

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When you need help, do not hesitate to contact me.

When you need help, do not hesitate to contact me.

各国人民的友好接触促进文化和经济的交流。

各国人民的友好接触促进文化和经济的交流。

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Friendly contacts between different peoples facilitate the cultural and economic interchange.

你需要什么帮助，请尽管找我。

II. Vocabulary Enrichment4. encounter: to meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon 偶遇，遭遇

The more dangers we encounter, the harder should we push forward.

Examples越是艰险越向前

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年轻的科学家们在探险期间遇到了许多困难。 The young scientists encountered many difficulties during their exploration.

The young scientists encountered many difficulties during their exploration.

辨 析

Encounter, come across, run across, meet, confront

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Encounter 指不期而遇，含有“遭遇”之意Meet with 指意外遇见，意思上相当于 come across, run across.Meet 为“会见”，多指安排好的Confront 有“面对”之意， confront sb. with sth.

II. Vocabulary Enrichment5. absorb: To occupy the full attention, interest, or time of; engross

The writer was absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar.

Paper that absorb ink is called blotting-paper.

Examples Be absorbed in (= devote oneself to)

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He is completely absorbed in his business.

He is completely absorbed in his business.

This job absorbs all of my time. This job absorbs all of my time.

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这件工作占用了我的全部时间。

他完全专心于他的业务。

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6. to (be) focus (ed) sth. on : concentrate onExamples

Public attention at the moment is focused on how to improve their living environments.

他专心从事着雕塑工作。

他专心从事着雕塑工作。

He is fixing his attention on sculpture.

He is fixing his attention on sculpture.

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7. a chain of : A series of closely linked or connected things

Examples

一个 SARS 病毒携带者没有被隔离会导致一连串的人受害。

一个 SARS 病毒携带者没有被隔离会导致一连串的人受害。

The failure to isolate a single SARS virus carrier would lead to a chain of victims.

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The heavy fog caused a chain of accidents.

The heavy fog caused a chain of accidents.

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大雾引起了一系列事故的发生。

搭 配

Chain reaction 连锁反应Chain store 连锁商店A chain of mountains 一系列山脉 /观念 /ideas /events /事件

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8. to be at one’s best : 处在最佳状态Examples

You must study hard in the morning when you are at your best.

搭 配

at best 最多，充其量 try/do one’s best 尽力 make the best (use) of 充分利用 had better /best 最好，应当

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9. to take … too seriously : 对……过于认真Examples

To make a good impression on others, we should not take everything too seriously, nor should we take them too casually.

留下好印象

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10. Make up one’s mind : decide to do

Examples

He needs somebody to make up his mind for him.他需要别人替他作决定。

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现在决定自己的未来职业为时尚早。 It’s still premature to make up your mind about your future career.

It’s still premature to make up your mind about your future career.

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11. to form an impression about sb. : 对某 人形成一种 印象

Examples

I formed the impression that she was not completely honest.

有一种印象

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12. drive everyone crazy : 逼得某人发疯或受不了

Examples

It is common to human nature that poverty drives one to think about changes.

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I was nearly driven crazy by his roughness.I was nearly driven crazy by his roughness.我差点被他的粗鲁逼疯了。

Structure Analysis

1. so + adj. / adv. (+ that) = to such a degree as to produce a particular result, causing a particular situation.

1. so + adj. / adv. (+ that) = to such a degree as to produce a particular result, causing a particular situation.

You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness.

So that 引导目的状语从句，从句中常有 may, might, would, should 等情态动词表示可能性，而它引导结果状语从句通常没有这类情态动词。且从句只能在主句之后，而目的状语从句则可前，可后。

So that 引导目的状语从句，从句中常有 may, might, would, should 等情态动词表示可能性，而它引导结果状语从句通常没有这类情态动词。且从句只能在主句之后，而目的状语从句则可前，可后。

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He turned the radio up, so that everyone heard the news.

He was _________ that we had to send for a doctor.

他病得很重，我们得派人去请医生。 so ill

that I could almost see them

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She described the events so graphically

她把那些事件描述得活灵活现 , 我几乎象是能够亲眼目睹了。

2. do 表强调 2. do 表强调

I disagree. If I did agree, I certainly wouldn’t look at my feet or at the ceiling.

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If I did agree 表示一种假设的情况， did 在这里起强调、加强语气的作用。

do 的不同形式放在动词的前面起强调作用。

If I did agree 表示一种假设的情况， did 在这里起强调、加强语气的作用。

do 的不同形式放在动词的前面起强调作用。

He did tell Sally about the truth the other day.

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I do feel happy together with my best friend.

Examples

的确告诉了

跟我最好的朋友在一起，我确实感到很幸福。

3. either … or… 3. either … or…

Usually they are either brooding or talking a great deal about themselves.

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either 和 or 之间要连接对等成分。如本句就是两个分词结构。还可以连接动词不定式短语等。

在连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词要实行就近原则。

either 和 or 之间要连接对等成分。如本句就是两个分词结构。还可以连接动词不定式短语等。

在连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词要实行就近原则。

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要么我们现在走，要么我们永远在这呆下去。

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就近原则

Either we go now or we remain here forever.

does Either you or he the thing.

不是你就是他做这件事。

Translation Work

不管有意识还是无意识，人们往往用眼神、面部表情、形体动作和态度表露真情，从而使他人产生包括从舒适到害怕的一连串反应。

Consciously or unconsciously, people show their true feeling wit their eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear.

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a chain of reactions

range from…to…

想想你与一个陌生人的偶遇，把注意力集中在最初的七秒钟。你当时有何感想，你是如何“解读”他的呢？

Think of your encounter with a stranger. Focus on the first seven seconds. What did you feel and think? How did you “read” this person?

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encounter with focus on

You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment that you lost all self-consciousness.

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当时你全身心地投入到自己正在谈论的事情中，是那么专注，以至于完全没有感觉到害羞。

be committed to

absorb in

演说家常常传递着含糊不清的信息，但听众总是相信亲眼所见胜于耳闻。

Public speakers often send mixed messages, but the audience always believe what they see over what they hear.

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to believe what one sees to believe what one sees over what one hearsover what one hears

mixed message

如果你想给人留下好印象，其诀窍在于始终如一地保持自我，你最佳的自我。

If you want to make a good impression, the trick/ skilled way is to be consistently you, at you best.

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make a good impression At one’s

best

Writing

Writing exercise

Exemplificationa list of things

Support a general statement

College Life is Interesting

5. Paragraph Writing

Guided Writing

Example 1Example 1

Topic Sentence

Model

Example 2Example 2 Example 3Example 3

conclusion

Guided writing 写作模版 College is a place offering various special instructions in professional or technical subjects.

( topic sentence)

Take a Foreign Studies university as an example. Take a Foreign Studies university as an example. When walking in campus in the morning, one will When walking in campus in the morning, one will hear different languages….hear different languages….

The more interestingThe more interesting language communication language communication occurs in dorms.occurs in dorms.

Colorful extracurricular activities also Colorful extracurricular activities also reflect the reflect the interesting aspectinteresting aspect of the college life. of the college life.

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College is a place offering various special instructions in professional or technical subjects.One will find it quite interesting. Take a Foreign Studies University as an example. When walkingin campus in the morning, one will hear different languages read or recited by students. It seems that walking in campus for a morning is touring almost the whole world in a minute.

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The more interesting language communication occurs in forms. Since the students are learning different languages, if a word is spoken in English, it can be immediately translated intoFrench, German, or Russian, etc. after students get in bed at nights, “Goodnight”, “Bonsoir”, and “Gute Nacht” etc. accompany them falling asleep. It is interesting that “Englishman”, “Frenchmen” and “Japanese“ are living in one dormitory.

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Colorful extracurricular activities also reflect the interesting aspect of the college life. For instance, college students are always eager to attend the Annual Sports Meet on which all sorts of field events and tracks are held. Theyrun, leap or hurl, getting infinite pleasure. In a word, college life is so interesting and colorful that it is the most unforgettable periodin one’s life.