How to Make a Good Impression
1. Teaching Objectives:
1) To promote the students to think about the effective way of making a good impression. This unit is intended to explore other ways of good communication (nonverbal communication) in addition to words, feelings and ns. After learning it, Ss are expected to understand how to master as well as to prent good communication signs in an English culture, such as appearance, eye contact, gestures, movements, etc.养殖公司
2) Scan the text and understand the structure of the text “How to Make a Good Impression”.
3). Understand the main idea of the text.
2. Pre-reading Activities
Ask the Ss to scan the text and remind the students of keeping in mind the following questions:
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1) How many tips did the author offer in the passage as to how to make a good impression?
广式烤鸭2) What are they? (the italicized part of the passage)
3. Structure Analysis
Part I (Para. 1-2): Rearch shows that we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within ven conds of meeting them.
Part II (Para.3-14): The four qualities we can u to impress others：you are the message; be yourlf; u your eyes; lighten up
Part III (Para.15): We all have within ourlves the power to make a good impression. Just be ourlves and we’ll make it.
4. Words and Expressions
1) conscious: adj.
realizing something 感觉到，意识到
The children were conscious of their mother's unhappiness. 孩子们意识到母亲的不快。
fully awake; knowing what is happening around 处于清醒状态，有知觉的
The patient was conscious. 这位病人处于清醒状态。
2) range:
v. occur (between certain limits) （在一定幅度或范围内）变动，变化
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Prices range from $10 to $25. 价格从10美元到25美元不等。
put things in rows; order in a line or lines 排列，把……排成行
He had ranged the bottles from small to large in rows against the wall.
他把瓶子从小到大靠墙排成几排。
n., a choice; a variety 种类；广泛（性）
They can take part in a wide range of free time activities. 他们能参加各种各样的业余活动。
the distance over which an object can be nt or thrown; the distance over which a sound can be heard, etc. 射程； 距离，范围
We are within range of their guns. 我们正处在他们大炮的射程之内。
3). encounter:
n. a meeting with someone that happens by chance 意外（或偶然）相遇
a short encounter with a friend 与一位朋友的短暂相遇
vt., meet or have to deal with (sth. bad, esp. a danger or difficulty)
遇到，遭遇(醉花阴李清照尤指危险或困难)
If you take up this assignment, you are likely to encounter many difficulties.
如果你承担这个任务优点与缺点, 就会遇到许多困难。
4) absorb
vt. hold someone's attention completely or interest someone greatly吸引……的注意力，使……感兴趣
History is a subject that absorbs her. 历史是一门使她全身心投入的课程。
take in and hold something 吸收
This material absorbs water. 这种材料能吸水。
5) drive someone crazy 自然状态make someone feel very angry or annoyed
逼得某人发疯，或受不了
His lack of order drove his girlfriend crazy. 他的不修边幅令他的女友受不了。
6) at one's best in one's best state or condition 处于最佳状态，在全盛时期
This is an example of his work at its best. 这代表了他最佳时期的作品。
7) communicate with
speak to; nd a message to; be understood by (someone) 与......交谈，与......交流
We can communicate with each other by telephone. 我们可以用电话相互交流。
8) lighten up
something you say to tell someone to stop being so rious or annoyed 放松，不要生气
Lighten up, would you? She didn't mean to break the glass.
别生气了，行吗？她不是有意打碎瓶子的。
9) take ...riously
treat a thing or person as important 认真地对待某人或某事
Don't take him riously-he's often joking. 别跟他认真-- 他常开玩笑。
5. Language Points:
1). Rearch shows we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within ven conds of meeting them. (Para. 1)
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Meaning: "Rearch shows within the first ven conds when we meet someone, we form our opinion about him or her through nonverbal communication."
make up our minds about people: "form our opinions about people". The phra "make up one's mind" also means "decide". For example,
I haven't made up my mind where to go yet. 我还没决定去哪儿。
At the age of 8 she made up her mind to become a doctor.
她8岁时就打定主意要成为一名医生。
2). ...causing a chain of (Para. 1)
The phra "causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear." is an adverbial of result, ud to describe the result of "show our "
"a chain of something" means a quence of them happening one after another, for example,
a chain of events 一系列事件
a chain of accidents 一系列的意外事故
a chain of thoughts 一连串的想法
a chain of bad luck 一连串倒霉的事情
