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1Unit1NewPerspectivePartICommunicationSkillsTask1WarmupTeachingtips:Encouragestudentstodiscussthelifeattitudestheyholdandthebenefitsofagoodlifeattitude.Askthemwhethertheywanttochangetheirlifeattitudes.Task2ListeningExercise1CultureTips:HenryFordHewastheAmericanfounderoftheFordMotorCompanyandthefatherofmodernassemblylinesusedinmassproduction.(FromWikipedia)Keys:SeetheaudioscriptAudioScript（无音频，需要录音）Nicole:Hey,Nancy,haveyouheardMargaretgotpromoted?Nancy:Yes,Ihave.Theachievementisawesomeconsideringofallthehardshipsshe’sbeenthrough.Nicole:Yeah,Ireallyadmireher.Sheissuchanoptimist.Nancy:Me,too.It’sinspiringtoseehowmuchanoptimistachieves.Theyarewinnersoflifewhilepessimistsarelosers.Nicole:Ican’tagreewithyoumore.Whentherearedarkcloudsinlife,optimistssearchforthesilverliningofopportunitywhilepessimistsmerelycomplain.Nancy:Uh-huh.It’samazinghowone’sattitudeaffectshisachievements.Apositiveattitudereallymakesabigdifference.Nicole:Doyouknowattitudesalsoaffectone’shealth?Nancy:No.Idon’t.Enlightenme.Nicole:Acertaingroupofresearchersaresaidtohavetakenpersonalitytestsofsomepeople,andtheytrackedtheirhealthstatusfor30years.Youcanguessfortheresult.Nancy:Theoptimiststurnedouttobehealthier?LearningObjectives:TolistenandwatchforgistandspecificinformationTocomparedifferentlifeattitudesTotalkaboutchangesinlifeattitudesTodiscusshowtohandledepressionandstress2Nicole:Yeah.Theoptimistsarereportedtohavebetterphysicalandmentalfunctioning.Meanwhile,theyalsolivedlongeronaveragethanpessimists.Nancy:Wow,that’ssoincredible.IthinksometimesIamalittlebitpessimistic.It’stimeforachange.Nicole:Yes.Actually,it’snotthatdifficulttochange.Justremember,wheneveryouholdanegativethought,immediatelyreplaceitwithapositiveone.Keeptrainingyourselflikethis,andthenyouwillbeanoptimist.Nancy:That’sgoodnewsforallthepessimists.It’snottoolatetochange.Nicole:No,it’snot.AndrememberHenryFordoncesaid,Youcanbelieveyoucan,oryoucanbelieveyoucan’t,eitherwayyouwillbecorrect.UsefulExpressionsTeachingtips:Drawstudents’attentiontothesentencepatternsincomparingoptimismandpessimismandencouragestudentstousethesesentencestopracticetheircommunicationalabilitiesintalkingaboutlifeattitudes.ComparingoptimismandpessimismOpinionsFurtherDiscussionIthinkOptimistsarewinnersoflifewhilepessimistsarelosers.Ican’tagreewithyoumore.Yeah.Ithinkso,too.Iquiteagreewithyou.That’sjustwhatIwasthinking.IthinkItakeyourpointcompletely.Whentherearedarkcloudsinlife,optimistssearchforthesilverliningofopportunity,while/whereaspessimistsmerelycomplain./Optimiststendtopersevereinthefaceofdifficulties.Onthecontrary/Incomparison/Conversely/However,pessimistsaremorelikelytoquitatthefirstsignoftrouble.Uh-huh.Optimistsandpessimistsarecompletelydifferentfromeachother.Thetwoattitudescontraststrikingly.Optimismandpessimismareopposingmindsets.It’samazinghowone’sattitudeaffectshisachievements./Weshouldnoticeoptimismandpessimismarebothpowerfulforces./Thewayonelooksatlifedetermineshowhefeels,howheperformsandhowwellhegetsalongwithotherpeople.Yeah,Apositiveattitudereallymakesabigdifference.Conversely,negativethoughts,attitudesandexpectationsleadtoanunfruitfulanddisappointinglife.Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.Thesameruleworksforpessimismandfailure.Thereforeeachofusmust/it’sourdecisiontochoosebetweenthetwoopposinglifeattitudes/perspectives.Sowillwelookupinhopeordownindespair?Weshouldchangeforamorepositive/pessimisticlifeattitude.It’snevertoolatetochange.3Task3SpeakingUpPairWorkAreyouanoptimistorapessimist?Discussitwithyourpartnerandusesomeconcreteexamplesfromyourdailylifetosupportyouropinion.(open)PartIITopic-relatedListeningandSpeakingTask1Pre-listeningActivityExercise1CultureTips:WorldLaughterDaytakesplaceonthefirstSundayinMay.ThefirstcelebrationwasonJanuary11,1998,inMumbai,India,andwasarrangedbyDr.MadanKataria.Twitterisasocialnetworkingandmicrobloggingservicethatenablesitsuserstosendandreadotherusermessagescalledtweets.Sinceitscreationin2006byJackDorsey,Twitterhasgainednotabilityandpopularityworldwide.SarinRothburg:anadvocateof“WorldLaughterDay”.Keys:1.F2.F3.T4.TExercise2Keys:1)feelgood2)theillnessofdepression3)reallyexercise4)reaction5)watchingcomedyOralPracticePairDiscussion(Open)CultureTips:EQorEmotionalQuotientisameasureoftheabilitytonoticeandthenmanagefeelingsandthencontrolreactions.One’smoodwillalwayscontrolhisabilitytoresolveproblems,makingthisanimportantskilltodevelopanduse.UsingawelldevelopedEQwillhelponemanageemotions.IQorIntelligenceQuotientisameasureofintelligence.AwaytoratethisforanyindividualisbytakinganIQtest.Themajorityofpeoplerankinatabout90-110.(=4)WorldLaughterDaySarinRothburgIt'slikeaspringcleaningforthemind,bodyandspirit.Weallhavetocelebratetoday.Itistheofficialdayoflaughter.Andaroundtheworld,thereareatleast105celebrationsthatIknowof,Vienna,Switzerland,HongKong,Malaysia,theUnitedStates,Canada,wherepeopleare4gatheringforanhourofjustpurelaughter.Soyouguysdoitthere?An