New Words and Expressions

Text Analysis

Text Structure

Writing

New Words

Useful Expressions

Read Aloud

Watch and Discuss

Background Information

1. 1. What is your first impression on What is your first impression on the woman in the movie?the woman in the movie?

2. 2. How did you get your judgmentsHow did you get your judgments

on the woman?on the woman?

3. 3. What will influence people’s What will influence people’s impression about you?impression about you?

Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:

a video clip in a video clip in Pretty Pretty WomanWoman

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1.1. She isShe is rude and uncivilizedrude and uncivilized . . HerHer dressingdressing isis revealingrevealing, , herher posturespostures are notare not proper and she hasproper and she has bad bad behaviorsbehaviors.. All these do notAll these do not match match the the environment. So she is not popular environment. So she is not popular among the people in the hotel.among the people in the hotel.

2. Through unspoken communication

(consciously or unconsciously):

eyes, faces, bodies, attitudes…

People communicate through many ways like talking, asking, gestures, newspapers, TV, broadcast, satellites, telephones etc. In modern times communication means have become more and more convenient . People have adopted some quick and safe means to communicate.

All of us communicate with one another nonverbally, as well as with words. Nonverbal language involves body language, sign language and gestures. People communicate verbally, but sometimes they use nonverbal language in communication.

conscious a.realizing sth.

fully awake; knowing

what is happening around

unconscious a.not conscious; not aware

unconsciously ad.

consciously ad.

The children were conscious of their mother's unhappiness.

1) The sensitive classmates were of her low spirits.

2) She could not recall what she spoke ____________ after the sudden attack.

3) The soldiers were badly injured, and they were .

4) During the operation, he felt every detail .

Fill in each blank with the appropriate word chosen from consciously, unconsciously, conscious and unconscious.

conscious

unconsciously

unconscious

consciously

put things in rows; order in a line or lines

a choice, or a varietyrange

They can take part in a wide range of free time activities.

v.n.

We are within range of their guns.

He had ranged the bottles from small to large in rows against the wall.

the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown; the distance over which a sound can be heard, etc.

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range from…to

occur between certain limits

Prices range from $10 to $25.

The ages of the students in this class range from 17 to 20.

rare and formal meeting with someone that happens by chance

meet or have to deal with (sth. bad, esp. a danger or difficulty)

encounter

After the exposure of the scandal, he was unwilling to encounter journalists.

n.

vt.a short encounter with a friend

If you take up this assignment, you are likely to encounter many difficulties.

always having the same opinions, standard, behaviour, etc.

agreeingconsistent a.

He was consistent in arriving late.

This report is consistent with what we already know.

consistently ad. Their performance did not go consistently with their promises.

press, push or pull down

make sad, low in spiritsdepress vt.

depress the keys of a piano

The newspapers are full of depressing news nowadays.

depressive a.

When business is depressed there is usually an increase in unemployment.

make less active; cause (prices) to be lower

tending to depress; of depression

depressive financial measures a depressive fit

[U] being depressed (2); low spirit

[C] hollow, sunk place, in the surface of sth, esp the ground

depression n.

It rained heavily and every depression in the bad road was soon filled with water.

He committed suicide during a fit of depression.

The soldiers hid from the enemy in a slight depression.

[C] time when business is depressed

a chain of…

a sequence of ; a series of

a chain of events a chain of accidents

a chain of thoughts a chain of bad lucks

A strange chain of events caused the accident on the Orient express.

A chain of bad luck ruined this company.

make a presentation on

give a speech on sth.

The scientist made a complete presentation on the present status of human knowledge of the science.

She made an appealing presentation on her new learning approach in the class meeting.

be committed to

spend one’s time or energy on sth; give attention to

He is very committed to the cause of language teaching.

If you want to become an actor, you really have to commit yourself to it.

be absorbed in

give one’s attention to

Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book.

The artist was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t hear her visitor enter the room.

at one’s best

performing as well or effectively as one is able to

Some are at their best early in the morning, while others are at their best late in the evening.

At her best, she’s a really first-class dancer.

• stride• impress• consistent• consistently• speaker• depress• audience• contact• relax• lighten• entertainment• roar• humor

• impression• conscious• consciously• unconsciously• self- conscious• self- consciousness• attitude• reaction• range• introduction• spouse

• interview• encounter• focus• persuasion• persuasive • presentation• physical• appearance• rate• pitch• tone• gesture• absorb

• brood Phrases and Expressions• make up one’s mind• range from … to … • focus on• drive sb. crazy• at one’s best• communicate with

• lighten up• take … seriously

Proper Names• Ailes

Main Idea and Main Devices

Text Structure

Language Points

QuestioningQuestioningListingListing

When people want to make a good impression, the following advice can be of some help: you are the message; be yourself; use your eyes; and lighten up.

STRUCTURE

Part I

Part II

Part III

Introduction (Paras.1~2)Research shows we make up ourminds about people through unspoken communication within 7 seconds of meeting people.

Development (Paras.3~14)The secrets to make a good impression:1) You are the message. 2) Be yourself.3) Use your eyes. 4) Lighten up.

Conclusion (Para.15)You already have within you the power to make a good impression, because nobody can be you as well as you can.

Part II

Four Four suggestions on making a suggestions on making a good impression on others:good impression on others:

You are the message. Be yourself. Use your eyes. Lighten up.

You are the message. Be yourself. Use your eyes. Lighten up.

1. You are the message.

Use your good qualities: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressions through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others.

2. Be yourself.

Too much is as bad as too little.We should show our good qualitiesin a natural way.

3. Use your eyes.

If you lose proper eye contact, you are at risk of losing the happiness of your whole life.

4. Lighten up.

To make others comfortable, you have to appear comfortable yourself.

Language PointsLanguage Points

1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)

Note 1:

The phrase “causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear” is an adverbial of result, used to describe the result of “show our true feelings…”

1. It rained for two weeks on end and it completely flooded the village.

It rained for two weeks on end, completely flooding the village.

(P80, V)

2. As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who was away at college.

Running to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who was away at college.

3. The bus arrived one hour late and this caused me to miss the beginning of the game.

The bus arrived one hour late, causing me to miss the beginning of the game.

4. The Marine sat there in the dimly-lit ward. At the same time he held the old man’s hand and offered words of hope and strength.

The Marine sat there in the dimly-lit ward, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength.

5. When I realized he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me.

Realizing he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me.

1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)

Note 2:

“ranging from comfort to fear” means that the reactions include both of the opposites “comfort’ and “fear” and anything in between.

1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)

Meaning:

Whether we are aware of, or unaware of it, we use our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes to express our feelings. This causes a sequence of various reactions from comfort to fear.

2. You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness. (Line 19)

Note: The structure “so + adj./adv. + (that)” is used to express “to such a degree as to produce a particular result, causing a particular situation, etc”.

2. The chairman became very angry with his secretary. He decided to fire him.

The chairman became so angry with his secretary (that) he decided to fire him.

1. I was very excited about going away. I couldn’t sleep.

I was so excited about going away (that) I couldn’t sleep.

4. He was very much frightened. He broke eye contact and looked out the window.He was so frightened (that) he broke eye contact and looked out the window.

3. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.

She speaks English so well (that) you would think it was her native language.

5. His presentation was very interesting and everyone listened very carefully.

His presentation was so interesting (that) everyone listened very carefully.

Meaning: You were giving all your attention to what you

were saying and you were so interested in it that you lost all your worries and embarrassments about what you looked like, how you behaved and what others thought of you.

2. You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness. (Line 19)

3.He’s not being honest. (Line 35)

Note:

“Be” is not usually used as the main verb in progressive tenses. However, you can use it in progressive tenses to describe someone’s behavior at a particular time as in the sentence.

You are being very silly.

He is being nice to me.

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Structure Structure AnalysisAnalysis

Sample:Others will want to be with you and help you if you use your good qualities. They include: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressiveness of the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others. Others form animpression about you based on these.

Your good qualities include:

1. physical appearance2. energy3. rate of speech4. pitch and tone of

voice5. gestures6. expressiveness of the

eyes7. ability to hold the

interest of others

PracticPracticee

A general statement:

many kinds of sports on our university grounds

List of examples:

football/basketball/racing/baseball/tennis/swimming/high jumping/weight lifting

Many kinds of sports occur on our university grounds. Students can participate in sports activities like football, basketball, tennis or even baseball. Our students may enjoy more sports, such as racing, swimming or high jumping. They also have access to sports like weight lifting.

A SampleA Sample

Writing Writing TipsTips

Examples should be: •enough •without further details Effective sentences:• divide the examples into groups • put them into several different sentences• use different verbs

Your Your TaskTask

Write a paragraph about 60 words with the given topic. Use the writing skill we just discussed in this unit.

Topic:

Many Ways to Improve Your English