Unit 5 Shaping and Reshaping Personality (1)

Pre-listening Questions. What kind of person do you think you are? What adjectives can you use to describe yourself?

Part 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, achievements, etc. envious raise the roof: be very angry He raised the roof when he found that his expensive fishing rod was broken by his son.

AgrressiveselfishkindPatientJealous Extremely Very Sort of Not very Not at all

B. Vocabulary smart: clever; intelligent identification: a means to prove who one is (ID)

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C. 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 bad 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 things role: function or importance of sth

Key: Interviewee 1 Name: Mr. Fisher Job: accountant View on the issue: supporting details: means to an end/ family man/ enough money/ happy conclusion: work to live

Interview 2 Name: Miss Burnes Job: school teacher Views on the issue: supporting details: enjoy whatever do (even if salary low) / work most important/ mental satisfaction/ role in society conclusion: live to work

Part 2 Self-esteem Training focus: selecting information and outlining

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: Experiment Report Project: the development of self-esteem Subjects: young boys

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

Observations: the behavior of the 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

Findings: 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 Family 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 Figure Relevant information 81% the percentage of cooking done by working women 78% the percentage of cleaning done by working women 87% the percentage of purchasing done by working women 100% the percentage of house work done by single mothers

EX. B. Answer the following questions EX. B. Answer the following questions 1. Who is responsible for helping the employees 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 job c. setting the hours and days they work d. working from home by using computers

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 work c. asking supervisors and family members for help learning to make compromises in their lives