2. Section A How to Make a Good Impression

3. What’s your first impression on your English teacher/classmates? I am impressed by... Her/his... impresses me greatly.

4. 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. 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 ________________________ ___________. the first 7 seconds using your eyes, face, and body match look at them and smile of yourself Warm-up Listening thinking of others instead

5. Text analysis Part I (Para 1-2.) Research shows that we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within seven seconds of meeting them.

6. 1) research (evidence/facts) show(s) (proves/suggests/indicates) that... (L1) 1) research (evidence/facts) show(s) (proves/suggests/indicates) that... 大量 的 …… 表明 …… (L1) Translation 大量事实表明，大部分优秀生都有良好的学习习惯。 Key A large body of facts show that most top students have good study habits.

7. 2)consciously (L2) 2) consciously (L2) conscious. : conscious adj. : aware, realizing sth. self-conscious adj. : self-conscious adj. : shy or nervous unconscious adj. : unconscious adj. : unaware consciousness n. : consciousness n. : 意识, 知觉 Translation 他伤得很重，但仍未失去知觉。 Key He was badly hurt, but he remained conscious.

8. range from... to... (L4) 3) range from... to... (L4) reach from (one limit) to (another) Translation DVD 机的价格少则五六百元多则上千元。 Key The prices of DVD players range from ￥ 500 or ￥ 600 to more than ￥ 1,000.

9. Part II (para.3-14): Four suggestions on making a good impression on others: You are the message. (Para.3) Be yourself. (Para. 6) Use your eyes. (Para.10) Lighten up. (Para. 12)

10. 1. You are the message. (Para.3) How to understand? Reference Words: to have a positive effect, unspoken languages, eye contacts, facial expressions, body movements, gesture by doing so, to communicate with, to be sincere

11. I think I can have a positive effect on other people by using unspoken languages, such as eye contacts, facial expressions and body movements. When I talk with others, I always look at them through the eye instead of looking at the ceiling or somewhere else. By doing so, they can tell that I am communicating with them and that I am sincere. Sometimes, a nod, a smile, or a gesture (e.g. thumb up, which means praise) can also make other people feel comfortable.

12. 1) You were committed to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness. ( L19 ) Because you paid so much attention to what you were talking about, you almost forget everything outside and you didn't feel shy any more. that 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。

13. Rewrite sentences with “so/such... that...” Because he is an honest businessman, Because he is an honest businessman, people like to buy things in his shop. people like to buy things in his shop. His presentation was very interesting and His presentation was very interesting and everyone listened carefully. everyone listened carefully. He is such an honest businessman (that) people He is such an honest businessman (that) people like to buy things in his shop. like to buy things in his shop. His presentation was so interesting (that) everyone listened carefully. His presentation was so interesting (that) everyone listened carefully.

14. 10. 致力于 ……  to be committed to (L. 20) 马丁 路德 金博士把他的 一生都奉献给了美国的民权 运动。 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. committed all his life to the civil rights movement in the US. 下一页

15. 2) be absorbed in (L21) give all one’s attention to Translation 这位教授聚精会神地工作，以至于没有听到来访者走 进房间。 Key The professor was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t hear her visitor enter the room.

16. 2. Be yourself. (Para. 6) Too much is as bad as too little. We should show our good qualities in a natural way.

17. 1) The trick is to be consistently you, at your best. your best. (L26) the best way always be yourself and have your same good qualities all the time do as well as you can

18. Your understanding Reference Words: in one ’ s opinion, the key to being the best person, in perspective, strong and weak points, to grow more and more into a fullness of one ’ s own, to create a peaceful climate, mutual learning, cooperate with

19. key In my opinion, the key to being the best person is try to be oneself. In order to do that, I tend to see myself in perspective. In other words, I am so clear about my strong and weak points as to grow more and more into a fullness of my own. At the same time, I try to think as much of others as of myself. Only in this way can I have much chance to create a peaceful climate of campus living around me; only in this climate can I stand better chances of learning from others; and only through such a mutual learning will I enjoy more love and support from the people I cooperate with in society.

20. 3. Use your eyes. (Para.10) If you lose proper eye contact, you are at risk of losing the happiness of your whole life.

21. Whether... or..., always remember to do sth. 不 管 ……, 还是 ……, 始终记住要 …… (L36) 1) Whether... or..., always remember to do sth. 不 管 ……, 还是 ……, 始终记住要 …… (L36) Translation 不管事情进展得是否顺利，始终记住你要保持 清醒的头脑。 Key Whether things go right or wrong, always remember to keep cool.

22. 4. Lighten up. (Para. 12) To make others comfortable, you have to appear comfortable yourself.

23. Part III (para. 15) We all have within ourselves the power to make a good impression. Just be ourselves and we ’ ll make it.

24. Scientific research _____ that within the first seven seconds of meeting others we can make __ our minds about them through a chain of ________; because ___________ or unconsciously, we show our ____ feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and _________. If we want to leave a good impression on others and get their ___________, we should make full ____ of our good qualities, such as physical __________, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice and ________. We should be ____________ ourselves, at our best when Summary shows up reactionsconsciously true attitudes cooperation use appearance gestures consistently

25. communicating with others. _____ others believe what they see ____ what they hear, we must use our eyes to look directly at them and _____ to convey the ___________ that we are sincere and _______. Sometimes, ______ can work for us in a _________ situation. All we have to do is to _______ up and be our true selves. Once we have done the above, we already have within us the _____ to lead ourselves to _______ in social life. Summary smile information relaxed humor stressing lighten power success Since over

26. True or False?  Follow all the advice in how-to books.  Change according to different situations.  Match tones of voice and gestures with words.  It’s true to the audience that “Seeing is believing”.  Keep eye contact while talking to others.  Take yourself too seriously.  Often say “I”.

27. Matching 1.to make/give a presentation 2.with one’s whole being 3.a staff meeting 4.entertainment industry 5.an uncomfortable scene 6.to address a club 7.a job interview 8.to roar with laughter a. 职工会议 b. 在俱乐部上发言 c. 尴尬的场合 d. 工作面试 e. 放声大笑 f. 全身心投入地 g. 发表演说, 陈述展示 h. 娱乐业

28. Assignments 1. Finish post-reading exercises of section A. 2. Listening online- Weather Deadline: 9:00 pm, Wednesday