Unit 5Unit 5

Shaping and Reshaping Personality (1)

Pre-listening Questions.Pre-listening Questions.

What kind of person do you think you are? What adjectives can you use to describe yourself?

Part I. Warming UpPart I. Warming Up A.     Vocabulary aggressive: 1.ready to attack others; offensive 2. (often appro.) forceful; self assertive An aggressive salesperson or business person deals with

others in a determined and assertive way in trying to achieve his or her goals and ambitions.

jealous: feeling or showing resentment of sb’s advantages, achie

vements, etc. envious raise the roof: be very angry He raised the roof when he found that his expensive fish

ing rod was broken by his son.

 

Agrressive selfish kind Patient Jealous

Extremely

Very

Sort of

Not very

Not at all

B.      VocabularyB.      Vocabulary

smart: clever; intelligentidentification: a means to prove who one is (ID)

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Ambitious

Helpful

Honest

Proud

Selfish

Unrealiable

C.      VocabularyC.      Vocabulary

a means to an end: thing or action not important in itself but as

a way of achieving sth.He regarded his marriage merely as a means

to an end; he just wanted his wife’s wealth.

compensate: give sb. sth. good to balance or lessen the b

ad effect of damage, loss, injury, etc.; make up for

Nothing can compensate for the loss of one’s health.

routine: fixed or regular way of doing thingsrole: function or importance of sth

Key:Key:

Interviewee 1Name: Mr. FisherJob: accountantView on the issue:supporting details: means to an end/ family

man/ enough money/ happyconclusion: work to live

Interview 2Interview 2 Name: Miss Burnes Job: school teacher Views on the issue: supporting details: enjoy whatever do (even if sala

ry low) / work most important/ mental satisfaction/ role in society conclusion: live to work

Part 2 Self-esteemPart 2 Self-esteem

Training focus: selecting information and outlining

Vocabulary:Vocabulary:

investigate: find out and examine Scientists are investigating the cause of SARS. self-esteem: good opinion of one’s own character

and abilities observation: collected information harsh: stern; cruel; severe a harsh punishment democratic:

Key:Key:

Experiment ReportProject: the development of self-esteemSubjects: young boys

Procedure:Procedure:

1.       testing (what?): measure the boy’s abilities and how they felt about their own abilities

2.       dividing (how?): three groups – those with high self-esteem/ middle self-esteem/ low self-esteem

3.       following-up study (where and when?): in all situations—at home/ at work/ in school/ with friends

ObservationsObservations: the behavior of : the behavior of the boysthe boys

1.       boys with high self-esteem: active/ able to express ideas/ successful in school and in relations with other people/ creative/ lead in discussion/ interested in world problem/ selfdom tired or sick.

2.       boys with middle self-esteem: like the boys with high self-esteem/ express ideas freely/ saw the world as a good and happy place / not sure of their own value

3.       boys with low self-esteem: sad most time/ afraid to start activities/ felt no love / couldn’t express ideas/ afraid of anger/ no talk in discussion

FindingsFindings::

1.       Three groups of boys act differently.2.       High self-esteem does not depend on

physical appearance/ money/ size of family/ how much the mother at home but it depends on close relationship between the boys and the parents.

Part III Balancing Work and Part III Balancing Work and FamilyFamily

Vocabulary:compromise: n. giving up of certain

demands by each side (in dispute)so that an agreement may be reached which satisfies both to some extent.

reach or make a compromise

Key: EX. A Key: EX. A

Figure Relevant information 81% the percentage of cooking done by worki

ng women 78% the percentage of cleaning done by worki

ng women 87% the percentage of purchasing done by wo

rking women 100% the percentage of house work done by si

ngle mothers

  EX. B. Answer the following qEX. B. Answer the following q

uestionsuestions1.       Who is responsible for helping the e

mployees balance work and family?the employees and the company

2.       What policies do some companies have that permit employees spend less time at work and more time at home?

a.       working part-time.b.       two workers sharing one jobc.       setting the hours and days they workd.       working from home by using comput

ers

3.       What special skills do Americans develop in balancing work and family?

a.       making the best use of personal and family time

b.       building trusting relationships at workc.       asking supervisors and family members

for help learning to make compromises in their lives