To be, or not to be, that is a question. ----Hamlet

quick? slow?

We should _______ in a ______( slow\quick) way.

slow decision -maker? quick decision -maker?

Problems with Decisions Quick Changshu Binjiang Vocational School Sun Jingyi

1. Know the new words, the useful expressions and understand the article thoroughly. 2. Improve your reading ability and learn some skills of translation. 3. Make slow or quick decision in different situations.

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Problems with Quick Decisions I am usually a slow decision-maker. Maybe you know someone like me: I like to try on everything, and then maybe buy nothing. However, last summer, I made two quick decisions. The results taught me quick decision-making doesn’t always mean good decision- making. My first decision, to buy a used laptop, led to problems with money. I had always wanted an IBM. So, when I saw an ad for a used one, I went to look at it. I shouldn’t have gone. As soon as I saw it, I fell in love, and didn’t care how much it cost. I used up my savings. Problems with Quick Decisions My second decision, to find a room-mate, brought even more financial problems. After I bought the laptop, I needed someone to help pay the rent. I posted an ad and several people called. I didn’t interview all of them and accepted the first one in a hurry. What’s worse, I didn’t ask him to sign an agreement. The guy moved out two months later, without paying his rent. I used to think I was too slow in making decisions. But now I believe it’s worth the time it takes.

Para1. Para2. Para3. Para4. I bought a used laptop,and I used up my savings. I think it is worth the time it takes. I found a man to share the rent, but he moved out without paying his rent. I used to be a slow-decision maker.but I made two quick decisions last summer which brought me problems.

DecisionsAimMethodResultConclusion First quick decision see an ad for one Second quick decision pay the rent alone Writer’s Two Quick Decisions to buy a used laptop to find a room- mate post an ad use up all the savings Quick decision- making doesn’t always mean good decision- making.

1.The author was born to be a quick decision- maker. 2. The author bought everything that he tried on. 3.The author saw an ad for a new IBM. 4. The author needed someone to help pay the rent because he had financial problems. 5. The room-mate didn’t sign an agreement. (F) (T) true or false

1.What did the author learn from his decision-making? A.Quick decisions are not always good ones. B.Quick decisions are better. C.Quick decisions lead to problems. Choose the right answer

2. What is the result of the author’s first quick decision made last summer? A.He fell in love with a girl. B.He used up all his money. C.He had to do a part-time job to make money. Choose the right answer

3. From paragraph 3 we know the author’s room-mate _____. A.didn’t pay any money B.became his good friend C.helped him a lot Choose the right answer

1.The result taught me quick decision-making doesn’t always mean good decision-making. translate the sentences 2. I shouldn’t have gone.

3. The guy moved out two months later, without paying his rent. 4. But now I believe it’s worth the time it takes. translate the sentences

1. 1. Dad was really anxious about you. You _____home without a word. A. musn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left C. needn’t have left D. ought not to leave

2. I mean ______ my child to a neighbouring city for sighting on National Day. A. to take B. taking C. to bring D. bringing

3. It is said that Jay Chou’s new album is _____. A. well worth listening B. well worth a listen C. much worth listening D. much worth listen

slow decision? quick decision? Discuss:

Situation 1. If you have to take part in the three-legged race with one of your friends, and if you win the game, both of you will get some awards. But you don’t know who is good at it. I made a ______( quick\ slow) decision in this situation. Because _____________________________. Situation 2. House 1. It is big and well-equipped, you can have your own room, but it is on the top of a lonely mountain. House 2. It is a small and old one, and it has only one room. Half of the room is used as a kitchen. You and your parents have to the share the other part as a bedroom. But it is in the center of a big city. I’d like to choose the ______( first\ second) house. And I made a _______( quick\slow) decision in this situation. Because _______________________________.

1. Know the new words, the useful expressions and understand the article thoroughly. 2. Improve your reading ability and learn some skills of translation. 3. Make slow or quick decision in different situations.

Homework 1.Read the article after class. 2. Read the extra-curricular reading material and finish the exercises about it.

前置法： 把从句翻译成 “ 的 ” 的前置 定语，放在先行词的前面。 Football is the game which is liked by most boys.