1. 大学英语精品视频公开课——社交礼仪
主讲教师：外国语学院 金 艳

2. How to Make a Good Impression

3. OBJECTIVES Talk about good qualities in communication.
Make good impressions on others.
Develop a paragraph of listing examples.

4. Warming Up
You want to give others a good impression, especially when you’re …
in a job interview

5. in a blind date

6. in a new environment

7. Warming Up
Now let’s watch a video clip and please pay attention to the man and the woman.
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9. Warming Up
1. What is the man’s impression about the woman in the video? 9

10. Warming Up
2. What makes the man form such a terrible impression about the woman? 10

11. Warming Up
3. What can we learn from the video ? 11

12. Text Study Understanding Structure Analysis Summary Language Focus
Writing Skills

13. I. Understanding Questions:
1. How do we show our true feelings during the first 7 seconds?
2. What are the 4 suggestions the author gives?
3. Why do we have the power to make a good expression?

14. Tips How do we show our true feelings during eyes, faces, bodies
the first 7 seconds?
Tips
eyes, faces, bodies
attitudes
unspoken communication

15. Tips What are the 4 suggestions the author gives? You are the message.
Be yourself.
Use your eyes.
Lighten up.

16. You are the message. Physical appearance
Energy; rate of speech; pitch and tone of voice; gestures
Expression through the eyes
The ability to hold the interest of others

17. Be yourself. To be consistantly you, at your best.
Never change from one situation to another.
You should communicate with your whole being.

18. Use your eyes.
Look at others when you’re talking.

19. Lighten up. To be relaxed or less serious.
To make others comfortable and make yourself appear comfortable.

20. Tips Why do we have the power to make a good impression?
We can be ourselves at our best, not anyone else.

21. Problem + Solution + Conclusion
II. Structure Analysis
A. The Writing Model of the Passage:
Problem + Solution + Conclusion

22. B. The Main Idea and the Structure of the Passage:
Unspoken communication impresses people.
Para(s)
Problem:
1－2
3－5
You are the message.
Solutions:
Be yourself.
6－9
10－11
Use your eyes.
12－14
Lighten up.
You can make it! 15
Conclusion:

23. III. The Summary of the Passage:
People judge other people within _____________
_______ of meeting them. You can have a positive effect on other people through _______________
_______________ in unspoken communication. What you say needs to __________ what you do.
the first seven
seconds
using your eyes,
face, and body
match

24. When you enter a room full of people, you can ____________________
When you enter a room full of people, you can ____________________. You have the power to have a good effect on others because you are the only one who can be you. The key is to be your best by being relaxed and______________
__________________.
look at them and smile
thinking of others
instead of yourself

25. “And” combines equivalent grammatical units.
IV. Language Focus
1. You were committed to what you were talking
about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost
all self-consciousness.
你对你所谈论的事情非常投入，当时完全沉浸其中，以至于完全没有了羞怯的感觉。
“And” combines equivalent grammatical units.

26. “And” / “or” often combines equivalent grammatical units.
Note
“And” / “or” often combines equivalent grammatical units.
You were committed to what you were talking about + and (you were) so absorbed in the moment, + (that) you lost all self-consciousness.
They’re the same whether they’re having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job.

27. e.g. Translation Key be committed to 致力于，投身于
The State is firmly committed to promoting high standards of health, safety, and efficient service.
Translation
他全心投入语言教学事业。
Key
He is commited to the cause of language teaching.

28. Note: 2. He’s not being honest.
“be” can be used in progressive tenses to describe someone’s behavior at a particular time.
He is, for the present time, not saying things honestly.

29. More Examples: You’re being very silly. = You’re doing silly things.
I was being very careful.
= I was doing something carefully.

30. “did” here is the emphatic use.
3. I disagree. If I did agree, I certainly wouldn’t look at my feet or at the ceiling. I’d keep my eye on the lion!
我不同意这种说法。就算我同意，我也肯定不会看着自己的脚或是天花板。我会注视那头狮子！
Note
“did” here is the emphatic use.

31. More Examples: He did tell me about it.
他的确告诉了我这事儿。
A little knowledge does seem to be a dangerous thing.
看来一知半解确实是件危险的事。

32. V. Writing Skills
Think about some of your most unforgettable meetings: an introduction to your future spouse, a job interview, an encounter with a stranger.
(Para. 2)
General Statement
A List of Examples
Listing is one of the common ways to organize one’s viewpoints, ideas, reasons, causes, or even possibilities. It is one of the most common ways to support an idea or an opinion, very effectively, especially for a short paragraph.

33. Para.4 General Statement + a list of examples
Others will want to be with you and help you if you use your good qualities. They include:
List of examples:
physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expression through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others.

34. Task
Read the sample paragraph on page 90, Write a paragraph about 60 words with the given topic. Use the writing skill we just discussed.
Topic
Body language is important in many cases.