Secret Messages to Ourselves

SecretMessagestoOurselves•PIListeningandSpeakingActivities•PartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivities•PartIIIExtendedActivitiesPartIListeningandSpeakingActivitiesIntroductionoffunctionsListenandspeakTrytospeakmoreMakeyourowndialogueWhataretheyfor?IfyouwanttolearnmoreIntroductionoffunctionsYoumayexpressanintentionlikethis:I’mgoingtodo….I’vedecidedtodo….plantodo….I’mplanningtodo….I’mthinkingofdoing….I’mconsideringdoing….I’llmakeanefforttodo…Iintendtodo….Myintentionistodo….IreckonIwilldo….I’lldowhatIcantodo…Iwanttodo…I’mgoingtodo…I’vedecidedtodo…Listenandspeak1.WhatdidXiaogangsayhelikestodo,accordingtoMr.Smith?Key:c2.WhatwasXiaogangdaydreamingaboutjustnow?Key:b3.WhatwasMr.Smith’sattitudetowardsXiaogang’sdaydreaming?Key:a4.WhatdidMr.Smithsayaboutgreatdiscoveries?Key:cTurntop.105,andlet’slisten.Listentotheconversationandtickthecorrectanswertoeachquestion.TrytospeakmoreNotes:dreamabout/of(sth/doingsth):a.experiencesthinadreamb.imaginesthworkon:从事…,致力于…,作…工作e.g.Thenovelistisworkingonanewbook.Substitutesb/sth(forsb/sth):a.v.putoruse(apersonorthing)inplaceofanotherb.n.onethattakestheplaceofanother;areplacemente.g.Wemustsubstituteanewchairforthebrokenone.Useplasticsasasubstituteforsteel.comeacross:tomeetsborfindsth/sbbychancee.g.We’vejustcomeacrossanoldfriendwehaven’tseenforages.Makeyourowndialogue1.Makeadialoguewithyourpartner,usingthefollowingcues.(Turntopage107)2.LookandDescribeLookatthefollowingpictureofaninvention.Workonyourownfirstaboutitsuseandthenworkwiththreeofyourclassmatestoseeifyouagreewitheachother.Presentyourideastotheclass.Functions1.Sayyoudon’twanttobuyaflathere.2.Sayyoudon’twanttoremaininyourpresentjobfortherestofyourlife.3.Sayyouwanttogobackandworkinyourowncountryafteryoufinishstudyinghere.4.SayyouaremakingarrangementstogotoliveinBeijinginoneortwomonths.5.Sayyouwilltellsomeoneyouropinionofhimifyouseehimagain.6.Sayyouwillnotchangeyourjobinthenot-too-distantfuture.1.e2.d3.a4.c5.b6.fReferenceAnswersWhataretheyfor?Readthesentencesbelowanddothematchingexercisethatfollows.1.IexpectI’llstayhometomorrow.2.I’mthinkingofgoingtoseeJamesinacoupleofdays.3.Shouldwetellhimthathe’snotwelcomehere?4.Wewon’tstaylongerthantwohours.5.Iplantowriteashortstoryforamagazine.6.Idon’treallyfellinclinedtoquitteaching.7.Itneverenteredmyheadtobeapoet.8.I’vedecidednottobotherhimagain.9.I’llmeetyouatthestation.10.Congresshasdecreedthatthepresentlawcontinuetooperate.11.Thatremarkwasmeanttohurther.IfyouwanttolearnmoreMatchingExerciseMatchingExercisePutthenumbersofthesentencesaboveintosuitableblanks.a.Sayyouintendtowriteashortstoryforpublication._____b.Sayyouarenotgoingtostayformorethantwohours.___c.Someonesaidthosewordsinordertohurther._____d.SayyouintendtogoandseeJamesinoneortwodays.___e.Sayyouarenotgoingtotroublehimanymore.____f.Sayyoudonotplantoleavetheteachingpost.____g.Sayyouhavenoplantogoouttomorrow.____h.Sayyouneverthoughtofbeingapoet.____i.Congresshasmadetheofficialdecisionthatthelawwillremaininforce._____j.Sayyouaregoingtoseeyourfriendatthestation.____k.Sayyouareconsideringtellinghimthatheisnotlikedhere.____5411286171093Discussthefollowingquestionsinsmallgroups:Whatdoesthesentenceactuallymean?Whatarethemostbasicnecessitiesofhumanbeings?Whatkindofinventionshavethesebasicnecessitiesledto?Therearestillsomehumanneedswhicharenotyetsatisfied.Whataretheseandhowcouldwesolvetheseproblems?ProverbNecessityisthemotherofinvention.Thisquotemeansthatpeoplefindwaystodowhattheyhavetodoorgetwhattheyneed;necessityisthebestmotivationforpeopletoinventobjects,techniquesandideas.Necessityisthemotherofinvention.AmericanpsychologistAbrahamH.Maslow(马斯洛)(1908-1970)arguedinhisbooksMotivationandPersonality(1954)andTowardaPsychologyofBeing(1962)thateachhumanbeinghasahierarchyofneedswhichmustbesatisfied,rangingfrombasicphysiologicalrequirementssuchasneedsforfoodandsheltertotheneedsforlove,esteem,andfinallyself-actualization.Aseachneedissatisfied,thenexthigherlevelintheemotionalhierarchydominatesconsciousactionorbehavior.Book2-Unit8NeedsandInventionsMaslow'sHierarchyofNeedsBasicHumanNeeds(basedonMaslow)Whatinventionscouldhavebeenmadedrivenbytheseneeds?1.Physiologicalneeds生理需求Growingfood,grains,inventingwaysofhunting,orevenimaginingasocietyofUtopiainwhichthereisnohungrymouthtofeed.Thiscategoryreferstoourdesiretoeat,satisfyhunger,appetites,choicesamongfood,ordrinkwaterinrelationtoourphysiologicalneedstomaintainanormalfunctionofthehumanbodies.2.Safetyneeds安全需求3.Thebelongingnessandloveneeds归属和爱的需求Thiscategoryreferstoourneedsforsecurity,stability,dependency,protection,freedomfromfear,fromanxietyandchaos,needsforstructure,order,law,limits;strengthintheprotector;andsoon.Thiscategoryreferstoourneedsforlove,affectionandbelongingnessafterourphysiologicalandsafetyneedsarefairlywellgratified.Buildingshelterstokeepussafefromtheelementsofnature,inventingsocialregulationstogoverntherelationshipbetweendependentandguardian,inventingpoliticalsystemstoselectaheadforacountry,etc.Settingupagenciesforhelpingthehomeless,ormatch-making,formin