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Unit 12 Why People Work
Ⅰ.Teaching Aim
1. Students will be able to know what does work mean to them
2.Learn the value of work
3. Help the students grasp the main idea
4. To develop the students awareness of loving work
①What can work provide us?
It is reported recently that some graduating university
schoolgirls apply for “full-time housewife to a rich man” since it
is more and more difficult to find a decent job.
②What do you think of this phenomenon?
③Do you want to become a full-time housewife or work
outside?
Material thing of life
Happiness 2 Contentment
Pride in accomplishment
Self-actualization
⑴About the Author: Leonard R. Sayles
Dr. Leonard R. Sayles received his doctorate from MIT in
Industrial Economics. He has been a professor at the Columbia
University Graduate School of Business for four decades.
In a series of research projects and books, he helped
transform conventional views of business leadership. His
widely-cited leadership studies won a number of national
awards in America, and many were republished in Europe, Latin
America, and Asia.
He advised the head of NASA in its formative years and 3 published a major study of its management methods sponsored
by the National Academy of Science. He also has been a
consultant to major American corporations.
Warming up
2 some famous people’s attitudes toward working
a.It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what
you do. ---- Winston Churchill, British prime minister
b. I do not like work - no man does - but I like what is in the
work - the chance to find yourself.
---- Conrad Joseph, British novelist
c. When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is duty,
life is slavery. ---- Maxim Gorky, Russian writer
d. Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vice, and
poverty. ---- Voltaire, French philosopher
(2) While-reading tasks
About the passage: 4 Part one: The Development of Work
1) Ancient Greek
At that time work was restricted to slaves and to those
few free citizens who had not yet accumulated adequate
independent resources. The "real" citizens of Greece －
whom Plato and others talked about － expected to spend
their time in free discussion and contemplation.
Slaves in ancient times 5
Plato and his students are discussing and contemplating
Then tell the students some interesting stories about that time.
2) The Middle Ages
work was thought of as a punishment for the sins of man.
3) Historically, work has been associated with slavery and sin,
compulsion and punishment.
4) Nowadays
Work is the opportunity to realize one's potential.
Instance: Many psychiatrists heading mental health clinics
have observed its therapeutic effect.
(3) While-reading tasks
About the passage: 6 Part two: Why Work Be Important to human satisfaction
1) Pride in Accomplishment
The human being craves a sense of being accomplished, of
being able to do things, with his hand, with his mind, with his
will.
e.g.
a. craftsman(carpenter or bricklayer or die-maker)
They stand aside and admire the product of his personal
skill.
b. engineers
They received a substantial personal payoff from their
efforts in the knowledge that they could tackle tough,
almost insurmountable problems, yet overcome them.
c. simple jobs(Cleaning men and janitors)
Their job looks uncomplicated, there are countless
subtleties one needs to know.
Tips:
●We're often misled by the gripes and complaints surrounding
difficult work. （wrong）
Grousing is just part of working. （correct） 7 ●People should to store up energy, to rest and save themselves
as much as possible. （wrong）
Energy expenditure is satisfying. （correct）
2) Esprit de corps
Aspect one:
The sense of belonging to an accomplished work group that
both outsiders and insiders recognize can handle itself with
extreme virtuosity is one of the distinctive satisfactions of the
world of work.
e.g.
a. military
The men will make enormous sacrifices to help their
buddies and they have developed strong loyalties.
b. athlete
People can congratulate each other. In a sense success
breeds success; the successful group becomes more unified.
Aspect two:
Relationships among people at work tend to be simple .
a. Human relations at work are easier, they are more regular
and predictable and thus simpler to adjust to .
