Unit FiveTeaching PlanPersonalityTeaching ObjectivesIn “Part 1：Listening & Speaking”, listen and recognize adverbial clause of the time, short dialogues and passages.Learn how to make short conversations with people on some familiar topics, e.g. dinner out.In “Part 2: Reading”, know the power of personality.Master usages of some common words, phrases and structures, e.g. candidate, emphasis, description, analytical, reveal, transform, understate, clarification, convince, trait, get... across, on the spot, end up, hit the ground running, pride oneself on / upon, psychological, counselor, hospitable, perspective, take into account, have sth. in common… …In “Part 3: Translation & Writing”, understand the method of translating appositive clause.Learn how to write a letter of thanks.In “Part 4: “Grammar”, master the usage of verb (transitive verb，intransitive verb，link verb，auxiliary verb).In “Part 5: “Further Development”, do more oral and written work to consolidate what you have learned in this unit.Teaching ProceduresLead InCultural Background or Related InformationEveryone brings along his own personality. The personality has a profound effect on the quality of work and on professional development.The mind frame, the inner attitude, the specialized knowledge, the ability, the aura and the level of energy are all part of the personality of the individual person. These qualities are affected by systemic influences and energies of different surrounding or inner systems.Generally speaking, your personality is considered to be the totality of character attributes and behavioral traits that you possess. Your personality will differentiate you from another person, such as your spouse, personal friend, neighbor, associate at work, and others. The type of personality you develop through the stages of life canadversely or positively affect your current life situation or future plans. Factors such as individual attributes, social attributes, how what you don't know can affect you, the keys to success from developing your personality, among others, will be of interest to you.People who are really successful in life will undoubtedly have different personality characteristics, but they are neither too introvert nor extrovert. In many cases, normal people (those without medical, psychological or psychiatric personality disorder problems requiring professional treatment) will tend to display tendencies that are both introvert and extrovert at times. But the positive attributes are still necessary for their real substantial success. Some professionals want us to know that successful people certainly share a set of common personality characteristics. Therefore, our personality can positively or adversely affect our lives and success. Good positive attributes can only help us achieve our goals in life. The negative factors in our personality will hinder us from a better relationship and life's success.Part 1 Listening & SpeakingListeningScripts and KeysActivity 1 Adverbial Clauses of TimeDirections: In this part you will hear 10 sentences. In each sentence there is an adverbial clause of the time introduced by words like WHEN, BEFORE, AFTER, etc. Try to use these words to find out which of the two actions in each sentence occurs first and then mark your answer.1. I didn’t go to bed until Susan came home.B. Coming home.2. I’ll go to the bookstore after sending the letter.B. Sending the letter.3. As soon as it stops raining, we’ll start our match.A. Stopping raining.4. Once he arrives, we will set off.A. Arriving.5. When we arrived at the station, the trained had left.B. Leaving.6. Use your head and you’ll find the answer.A. Using the head.7. He has changed a lot since he failed an exam.B. Failing an exam.8. Go to the bank when you finish your letter.B. Finishing the letter.9. Mary worked in a fast-food restaurant before she set up her own company.A. Working in a restaurant.10. Give me a ring as soon as you arrive at the airport.B. Arriving at the airport.Activity 2 ConversationsDirections: In this part you will hear 5 conversations. Each of the conversations will be read twice. Listen carefully and then decide whether the statements below are true, false or not mentioned according to the conversations you hear. Write T for True, F for False and N for Not Mentioned in the spaces provided.Conversation 1A: Are you ready to order?B: Yes. I’d like a roast steak.A: How would you like it done?B: Well done, please.A: Anything to drink?B: A glass of orange juice.A: May I bring you a salad?B: What do you recommend today?A: I recommend Garden Salad with vegetables and cheese.B: Garden Salad is fine.F The waitress recommends the roast steak to the man.Conversation 2A: Hello, Spring Restaurant. Can I help you?B: Yes. I’d like to book a table for tonight.A: Yes, sir. What time?B: 8:00.A: Sure. For how many people?B: There are four of us. We’d like the table by the window.A: OK. Four people. The table by the window. May I have your name?B: Donald Peterson.T The man is making a reservation at a restaurant.Conversation 3A: It’s a nice place to eat, Mike. The service here is excellent.B: Certainly. I come here often.A: But it seems a little bit expensive.B: Oh, don’t worry about that. It’s on me.A: That’s not what I meant!B: It’s my treat today. Waiter, can I have the bill, please?N The speakers are having a blind date.Conversation 4A: What can I do for you?B: I’ve been trying to catch your attention for at least 15 minutes.A: Yes, madam?B: This meat’s raw! I told you I wanted it well done.A: I’m terribly sorry. I made a mistake.B: And the fish is too salty.A: Sorry, I’ll tell the kitchen to change them for you.T The woman is complaining about the food.Conversation 5A: What will we have for dinner?B: I don’t know. The fridge is empty.A: Well, why don’t we eat out for a change? Let’s go to McDonald’s.B: Oh, no. My appetite for hamburgers has disappeared. I’ve heard about a new Korean restaurant. It’s just a 15-munite walk away. Let’s go there.A: I don’t like Korean food. It’s too spicy.B: Then how about Pizza Hut?A: Pizza Hut would be fine. And it is near the cinema. After dinner, we can go to see a movie.F The speakers finally decide to go to the cinema instead of the restaurant.Activity 3 PassageDirections: In this part you will hear only one passage. At the end of the passage, 5 questions will be asked about what was said. Both the passage and the questions will be read twice. An incomplete answer is written for you. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words).Carefulness and carelessness are as different as fire and water. But strangely enough, many scientists have both these qualities, that is, they are both careful and careless. Newton, the famous English scientist, was such a person.Once, Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine. But after his friend had waited for a long time, Newton still did not come back. Finally his friend found Newton in his lab. The reason was that when Newton was going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for the experiment he was doing, so he completely forgot his friend and the dinner. There was another time when Newton was leading ahorse up a mountain, holding the rein in his hand. While he was walking, he kept thinking of the problems he had met in his studies. When he got to the top, he found that the rein wasn’t in his hand and that the horse was gone.Many scientists are careless about how they live. This is because they are too careful in their studies.Questions and Answers1. Q: What qualities do many scientists have according to the passage?A: They are both careful and careless.2. Q: Why did Newton leave the room when he and his friend were ready to eat?A: Because he left to get a bottle of wine.3. Q: Why didn’t Newton go back to the dinner?A: Because he suddenly got a new idea for his experiment.4. Q: What did Newton do when he was leading a horse up a mountain?A: He kept thinking of the problems.5. Q: Why are many scientists careless about their life?A: Because they are too careful in their studies.SpeakingActivity 1✐Samples—— A: Are you ready to order?B: Yes. I’d like a roast turkey with vegetable and potato.A: How would you like it done?B: Medium, please.A: Anything to drink?B: A cup of coffee.A: Would you like any dessert?B: What do you recommend today?A: Cherry pie is on special this week. If you order two cherry pies, you can save 50 cents.B: Really? In that case, please bring me two cherry pies.Activity 2✐Samples—— A: Oh, I don’t like to cook supper tonight. Why not eat out for a change?B: That sounds like a good idea. Let’s go to KFC.A: Oh, no. I am fed up with junk food. They spoil my appetite.B: I’ve heard about a new Japanese restaurant. The seafood there is said to be delicious.A: Really? Do you mean the newly opened restaurant near the Clinton Park?B: Yes. After eating there, we can also take a walk around the park.A: OK. Let’s go.Part 2 ReadingLead-in Activity: Discussion✐Samples1. —— I am a man of few words. When I want to express my feelings, I tend to use facial ex-pressions and body language instead of talking for a long time. Sometimes people may get the impression that I am a cold person just because of my silence. After they get to know me, however, they will regard me as a friendly and passionate guy. I am also very optimistic about things and believe in faith rather than in science.—— I am an outgoing girl. I love to make friends and tell everything to them including things regarded as “skeletons in the closet”. Some of my classmates think I am shallow, but I think I am just straightforward. As happy as I appear to be, I always feel sad because I am used to looking on the dark side when I see things. For all these years I have been trying to become a happier and more active person, but little progress has been made.2. —— I think personality is more important to a person’s success. As we know, “A man’s char-acter is his fate.” Personality contributes greatly to a person’s success or failure. If a person’s personality type suits his or her career, then success will come sooner or later.—— Although many people think that personality determines one’s fate, I believe that hard work is in fact the most important factor in determining whether one’s going to succeed or fail. No matter what kind of personality you’ve got, as long as you’re willing to work well, you will succeed some day. As the old saying goes, “As a man sows, so he shall reap.” In a word, I believe hard work is far more important than personality.Language Focus1. “How would you describe your personality?” (Para. 1)would用于委婉地提出问题。
