How to Make a How to Make a Good ImpressionGood Impression

Do you think face-to-face communication is easier than non-face-to-face communication? Explain why.

Read the text and tell the class the specific suggestions proposed by the author.

You are the messageBe yourselfUse your eyesLighten up

These are the topics for the paragraphs. Work out the specific outlines for each paragraph.

good qualities

physical appearanceenergyrate of speechpitch and tone of voicegesturesexpression through the eyesability to hold the interest of others

You are the message

Be constant never change from one situation to anotherthe same communicate with their whole being: tones,

gestureslook happy (appearance)

Be yourself

Use your eyes

Look at the audience when you speakUse eye contact and smile

Lighten up

use humorexamine yourself: positive or negative

1. Research shows we make up our minds about people through unspoken communication within seven seconds of meeting them. (Line 1 )

1) Some freshmen make up their minds to pursue a master’s degree after undergraduate studies.

一些大一学生打定主意，要在读完本科后攻读硕士学位。

2) She made up her mind to be a three-fold outstanding student.

她拿定主意要当上三好学生。

词组：词组： make up one’s mind about : form one’s opinion about

make up one’s mind : decide

2. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)

句型：“ causing a chain of …, ranging from… to fear”: 现在分词短语在句中作结果状语，表示我们表现感情的结果。其中“ ranging from…” 引导的分词短语作 “ reaction” 的

定语。Combine the following sentences using a V-ing structure.

1. It rained for two weeks on end and it completely flooded

the village.

It rained for two weeks on end, completely flooding the village.

单词： conscious (line 2): a. realizing something ; fully awake ; knowing what is happening around

unconscious : a. not conscious ; not aware

un ---------------- not

consciously : ad. in a way one is aware of itunconsciously : ad. in a way one is not aware of it

Fill in each blank with the appropriate word chosen from consciously, unconsciously, conscious and unconscious.

1) The sensitive classmates were of her low spirits. 2) She could not recall what she spoke after the sudden attack. 3) The soldiers were badly injured, and they were __________. 4) During the operation, he felt every detail .

conscious

unconsciously

unconscious consciously

3. 单词： encounter (line 6):

n. rare and formal meeting with sb. that happens by chance;

vt. meet or have to deal with (sth. bad, esp. a danger or

1) His encounter with the new boss was very positive.

他与新上司的邂逅具有非常积极的意义。2) The battle was one of the bloodiest encounters of the war.

那场战役是这场战争中最为残酷的遭遇战之一。3) After the exposure of the scandal, he was unwilling to encounter journalists.

丑闻曝光后，他不愿与记者遭遇。

difficulty)

4. You were committed to what you were talking about and so

absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness. (Line 19)

①be committed to sth./ doing sth.: spend one’s time or energy on sth., give attention to 投身于，致力于

1) 他对语言教学事业十分投入。 He is very committed to the cause of language teaching.

② be absorbed (in): give all one’s attention (to) 专心于

2） 艺术家聚精会神于自己的工作，以至于没有 听到来访者进了房间。 The artist was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t

hear her visitor enter the room.

词组：词组：

句型： so+ adj./adv. + (that) 如此（非常）…以至于…

1. 她全神贯注阅读一本好书，以至于没有注意 到天都黑了。 She was so absorbed in reading the good book that she

even didn’t notice it was completely dark outside.

2. 要去上大学了，他如此激动以至于

He was so excited about going to college that he even couldn’t go to sleep.

无法入睡。

e.g. From childhood, she impressed every teacher with her down-to-earth attitude toward learning.

从童年开始，她就以踏踏实实的学习态度给每一位老师留下印象。

rewrite with “make an impression on”

From childhood, she made an impression on every teacher with her down-to-earth attitude toward learning.

5. Many how-to books advise you to stride into a room and

impress others with your qualities. (Line 22)

词组：词组： impress sb. with sth.: feel admiration and respect for

1) The third letter of complaint is not consistent with the first two.

第三封投诉信与前两封投诉信不尽一致。

2) Their performance did not go consistently with their

他们的表现与承诺并不一致。

promises.

6. The trick is to be consistently you, at your best. (Line 26 )

单词： consistent: adj. always having the same opinions,

standard, behavior, attitudes, qualities, etc.

有些人在清晨处于最佳状态；另外一些人在深夜 处于最佳状态。

1) Some are at their best early in the morning, while others are at their best late in the evening.

2) Whenever he takes an important test, he is always

每当参加重大考试时， 他总是处于最佳状态。他真是个幸运儿。

at his best. He is really a lucky dog.

词组：词组： at one’s best: performing as well or effectively as

one is able to

1) The Defense Minister addressed the graduates at the military academy.

国防部长对那所军校的毕业生讲话。

2) When you deliver a speech, please address your audience.

当你发表演讲时，请对着听众讲话。

7. They’re the same whether they’re having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a job.

(Line 27)单词： address: vt. direct one’s speech to

8. They look angry, frightened or depressed. (Line 33 )

单词： depressed: a. unhappy

1) My best friend failed her national college entrance exams twice, and she was becoming increasingly depressed.

我最好的朋友两度高考失利，她心情变得越来越抑郁。

2) If you are depressed, you are not alone. And overcoming depression takes time and patience.

如果你感到忧郁，并非你一人如此。而要克服忧郁症，则需要时间和耐心。

9. When he got to me ， he…(Line 45)

词组：to get to me 走到我身边

1. 医生给做了几项检查以便弄清病人发热的究竟。

The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the patient’s fever.

活学活用活学活用

If / Even if (though) sb. did (even) sth., he / she needs (doesn’t need) to do sth. else.

10.If you answered yes to even one of these questions, you need to lighten up. (Line 54)

句型提炼

对于上述问题，对于上述问题，哪怕哪怕你给出的答案你给出的答案只有只有一个一个是肯定的，是肯定的，那么那么你你也需要也需要放松。放松。

译文

哪怕／即使某人做了某事，他／她也需要(也不必 ) 做另一事。（提出建议）

应用： a. 哪怕你只有一门考试过关，你也大可不必灰心丧气。

Even if you passed only one of the exams, you don’t need to lose heart.

good qualities

physical appearanceenergyrate of speechpitch and tone of voicegesturesexpression through the eyesability to hold the interest of others

In Paragraph 4, the author lists a serial of things to support the idea of good qualities.

CrackersChocolateApplesBananasSweatersSockstoy carsdolls

Listing is a good method to develop a topic in a paragraph. Make a list of goods you can buy in a supermarket.

There are crackers, chocolateThere are apples, bananasThere are sweaters, socksThere are toy cars and dolls.

Develop the following topic sentence into a paragraph.

There are a variety of goods in a supermarket.

The development of the paragraph is too simple. Ask the following questions about each sentence in the development.

What are they?

Who buys them?

For what use?

There are crackers, chocolate

What are they? snacks, food

Who buys them?

young people

For what use? entertain themselves or their friends

Young people can find crackers or chocolate there to entertain themselves or their friends.

There are apples, bananas

What are they? fruits

Who buys them?

housewife

For what use? for the family table

Housewives can buy fruits such as apples and bananas for their family table.

There are sweaters, socks

What are they? wearing

Who buys them?

housewife

For what use? for the husband and children

Housewives can buy fruits such as apples and bananas and various wearing like sweaters or socks for their families.

There are toy cars and dolls.

What are they? toys

Who buys them?

kids

For what use? play with

Kids can find a supermarket a paradise full of toys waiting for them to pick up.

The final paragraph

There are a variety of goods in a supermarket. Young people can find crackers or chocolate there to entertain themselves or their friends. Housewives can buy fruits such as apples and bananas and various wearing like sweaters or socks. Kids can find a supermarket a paradise full of toys waiting for them to pick up.

Paragraph 6

Be yourself. Many how-to books advise you to stride into a room and impress others with your qualities. They instruct you to greet them with “power handshakes” and tell you to fix your eyes on the other person. If you follow all this advice, you’ll drive everyone crazy—including yourself.

Find in this paragraph the words that have the similar meaning to advice.

instruct

tell

Paragraph 7

The trick is to be consistently you, at your best. The most effective people never change from one situation to another. They’re the same whether they’re having a conversation, addressing their garden club or being interviewed for a jog. They communicate with their whole being: the tones of their voices and their gestures match their words.

Find in this paragraph a group of words that express the same concept.

consistent

never change

the same

whole being

Fill in the blanks:

When people ask us for help, there are a lot of situations in which we should say “no’. Here are some examples. When people to borrow a great deal money from us, and the amount is above the amount we can offer, we should say “no”. When people us to fight with somebody, no matter who he is, we should say “no”. When people us to damage the public facilities, we should also say “no”.

want

ask urge

Work out three expressions to replace “say no” in the paragraph.

tell them the truth

refuse

stop

Section B

1. I liked him the minute I saw him! (Line 1)

类似连词还有： the moment (that) every time the instant (that) the way the second (that)

the minute (that): conj. as soon as “一 ······（就）” 连词，

引导时间状语从句。

1) 你一准备好我们就走。 We’ll leave the minute you’re ready.

2) 我一见到她就认出她来了。 I recognized her the instant I saw her.

3) 他一到，你就给我打电话 ! Telephone me the moment he arrives!

the minute

snap judgments: 仓促的，匆忙的判断

Phrase

Example

我们不能以匆忙间做出的决定来判断一个人。我们不能以匆忙间做出的决定来判断一个人。

We can not make our minds about others on snap judgments.

We can not make our minds about others on snap judgments.

snap shot 快照

sound: a. 正确的，理由充分的，健康的

The doctor says my heart is basically sound. The doctor says my heart is basically sound.

医生说我的心脏基本健康。医生说我的心脏基本健康。

Example

Phrases

safe and sound

sound advice

sound idea

sound explanation

sound proposal

They also admit they often make snap judgments and find them to be fairly sound.

Pattern: find sb. (to be) adj. /n./prep.

Rewrite the following sentences, using the pattern.He is reasonable to say so.

We find him reasonable to say so.

The city is very clean and comfortable to live in.

The visitors find the city very clean and comfortable to live in.

The water was too dirty to drink.

The villagers soon found the water too dirty to drink.

3.Because people assume "you are what you say you are", they talk a lot to become acquainted with each other.(Line 12)

Word

assume:assume: v.v. 1. accept or believe that someth 1. accept or believe that something is true even though you have no evidence ing is true even though you have no evidence 臆臆断 断 2. take up 2. take up 承担，担任承担，担任

assume office 就职Collocation

assume responsibility 负责assume an obligation 承担义务assume a new name 用一个新名字

assume & presume

1) To assume is to suppose that something is true for the sake of making plans, etc.

2) To presume is to believe that something is true though you have no proof.

Fill in the following blanks.

1) Let’s ______ that we can hold the meeting on 8 May, what shall we discuss at it?

2) We must ________ they are innocent.

assume

presume

Compare

in relation toin the aspects of

Replace Replace in relation toin relation to in the sentence. in the sentence.

Others say "actions speak louder than words," usually keeping promises, paying bills or sending money home

referring to in as far as are concerned

as far as … be concerned

referring to

in the aspects of

in

5. …we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware… (Line 16)

partially ≈ in part partially ←→ completely partly ←→ wholly partially 与 completely 相对，着重程度上的有限。 partly 与 wholly 相对，着重数量上的部分。

1) The meat was only _______ cooked. 肉还没有煮熟。2) His lecture only ______ covered the subject and that p

art________. 他只部分地讲了那个问题，而且 讲到的那部分，也说得很有限。

3) He failed _______ because of his carelessness. 他之所以失败，部分是由于粗心大意。

partially

partlypartially

in part

6. These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part account for our “feelings” and “snap judgments”. (Line 19)

account for 说明，解释，占（比重）

1) He couldn’t account for his absence from school. 他不能对自己的旷课作出解释。

2) I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent. 我要你说明你所花费的每一笔钱。

3) The tourism losses from the SARS outbreak only account for 5 per cent of the economy.

因 “非典”疫情的爆发对旅游业造成的 损失只占经济的 5%。

Phrase

vt. raise someone to a higher level or position 提拔，促进，推销

encourage; help the progress of sth. 促进， 增进

8. …the person who dresses like a successful manager is most likely to be promoted into a managing position. (Line 37)

promote:Word

1) 公司在去年提升了她两次。

The company promoted her twice last year.

2) 我们正努力促进国民经济发展。

3) 他在城里推销自己的新书。

We try our best to promote our national economic growth.

He was in town to promote his new book.

Such statements are examples of "snap judgments", opinions which are formed suddenly, seemingly on no sound reason at all.

Coordination ( 同位） is a good way to further define or explain the idea mentioned.

Try to add a coordinator to the following:

Xiamen University

College English

My dorm

, Southern Strength as it is known

, a killer course we were told even before we came to the university

, the most comfortable place to me in this school

Rewrite the following sentences, using the skill of coordination:

The water in the river is seriously polluted.

The water in the river, the only drinking supply for the local people, is seriously polluted.

The shop window was decorated with a Christmas tree. The shop window was decorated with a Christmas tree, a reminder of the approaching of a new year.

As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware. It is possible we are unconsciously sending messages with every action, messages which are unconsciously picked up by others and used in forming opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part account for our "feelings" and "snap judgments".

Paragraph Analysis

Choose from the sentence the most important words that express the basic meaning of the sentence.

As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated.

importance (of speech) is overestimated

Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially aware or, in some cases, completely unaware.

we use other forms (of communications)

It is possible we are unconsciously sending messages with every action, messages which are unconsciously picked up by others and used in forming opinions.

we send messages (with every action), messages (forming opinions)

These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part account for our "feelings" and "snap judgments".

actions and reactions account for our "feelings"

Paragraph OutlineParagraph Outline

Importance (of speech) is overestimated

we use other forms (of communications)

we send messages (with every action), messages (forming opinions)

actions and reactions account for our "feelings"

Main IdeaMain Idea

Other forms communicate.

We communicate a great deal, researchers have found, with our bodies -- by the way we move, sit, stand and what we do with our hands and heads. Imagine a few people sitting in a waiting room: one is tapping his fingers on his briefcase, another keeps rubbing his hands together, another is biting his fingernails, still another grabs the arms of his chair tightly and one keeps running his fingers through his hair. These people aren't talking but they're "saying" a lot if you know the "body language" they're using.

OutlineOutlineWe communicate (a great deal) with our bodies (move, sit, stand hands heads).

various “body language”

tap fingers

rub hands

bite fingernails

grab the arms of his chair

run fingers through his hair.

People say body language

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