Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 1
Unit Four
Text A
The First Four Minutes
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 2
Text A
The First Four Minutes
Pre-reading Task
Related Information
Detailed Study
Outline & Summary
Home Assignment
By Linda Yu
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 3
Pre-reading Task
When you first meet someone,what usually makes you like or
dislike that person?
What is the most important thing that you think can make others
be friendly to you when you first meet with them?
What do you think of the first few minutes when you meet
others?
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 4
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
Good manners have two aspects,an inner concern for other
people’s needs
and feelings,and an outer expression in certain kind of acts,by which
our home
training is often judged,If we have only the outer expressions it is like
having the
shell without the nut,The,nut” of good manners is thoughtfulness for
others,and
that just means applying the Golden Rule,treating others in the way
that you
would like to be treated,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 5
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
One aspect of this thoughtfulness is to dress and conduct oneself in
as pleasing
a manner as possible,The sight of tastefully dressed people with
gracious
manners adds a considerable amount of pleasure to everyday life,
Whereas the
absence of it is felt as a distinct lack and a source of discomfort and
annoyance
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 6
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
The differences between good manners in China and good manners
in the
West,are sometimes great,So if one wants to get on well among
Westerners,and
make people feel comfortable in one’s presence,it is very important to
learn good
Western manner,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 7
Detailed Study
1,contact,n,communication; an instance of meeting
e.g,He’s not had any contact with his son for months,
There is very little contact between the two tribes,
I’ve lost contact with most of my school friends,
v,Are you still in contact with your old friends?
I will contact you by telephone on Friday
be in contact with sb,
make / have contact with sb,
be out of / lose contact with sb
2,confident a,
e.g,He’s confident that he will pass the exam,
He’s confident of passing the exam,
confidential a,机密的
confidence n,信心
be confident of sth,/ doing sth,
be confident in sb,
have confidence in
have confidence to do sth,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 8
Detailed Study
3,sympathetic a,
e.g,My husband is very sympathetic with the man,
She was sympathetic to my aims,
sympathy n,
sympathize v,
be sympathetic with
be sympathetic to
sympathize with
show one’s sympathy to
4,complain v,
e.g,Mary is always complaining about something to me,
Our neighbor said he would complain about us to the police if
we made any more
noise,
complaint n,
complainant n,
complain about / of sth,to sb,
make a complaint of sth,to sb,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 9
Detailed Study
5,impression n,
e.g,What’s your impression of him?
impress v,
impressive a,
impressionable a,易受印象的
to have /get an impression of sb,对某人有印象
to make /leave an impression on /upon sb,给某人留下印象
6,require v,
e.g,This suggestion requires careful thought,
requirement n,
required a,所要求的
require sb,to do sth,要求某人做某事
require of sth,对 … 的要求
meet one’s requirement 符合某人的要求
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 10
Detailed Study
7,arise vi,(arose,arisen) begin to happen,appear or occur,
e.g,A crisis has arisen in the Foreign Office,
A new difficulty has arisen,
Children should be disciplined when the need arises,
Difficulties will arise when we do the work,
cf,rise,to come or go upwards; reach a high or higher level or
position
e.g,smoke rising from the chimney
The river has risen (by) several met
8,claim v,to say that something is true; state as a fact
e.g,He claimed that he saw the accident,
He claimed to be the owner of the store,
9,according to,as stated by; in a way that agrees with
e.g,According to George,she’s a great player,
We are paid according to how much work we do
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By Linda Yu 11
Detailed Study
10,keep (on) doing sth.,to continue doing something
without stopping,or to do it
repeatedly
e.g,He keeps (on) trying to distract me,
Don’t keep (on) asking silly questions,
11,look over,to direct one’s eyes over (something)
e.g,The child was not tall enough to look over the wall,
Our teacher had a way of looking over her glasses at us whenever
we
offered a silly answer,
12,as if/ as though,in a way that suggests that something
is true or not true; with the
appearance of
e.g,You look as if you’ve had a good time,
He behaved as if nothing had happened,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 12
Detailed Study
13,in general,usually or in most situations; as a whole
e.g,I’m interested in European history in general,
We’re trying to raise awareness about the environment
in general and air
pollution in particular,
In general,her work has been very good
14,in reply,when giving an answer (to); as an answer
e.g,She just shrugged her shoulders in reply (to their questions),
15,become/be accustomed to,to become/be used to
e.g,Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark,
16,choose to do sth.,to decide which one of a number of things you want
to do because it is the best or most suitable to you; to decide or prefer to
do something or behave in a particular way
e.g,He chose to learn German rather than French in school,
We chose to ignore her rudeness
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 13
Detailed Study
17,deal with,to discuss; tell about; attend to
e.g,Now let’s deal with the work of teaching,
This book deals with questions about Political Economy,
How can I deal with my work when you play that loud music?
18,get along with sb.,to have a comfortable or friendly
relationship with sb./get
on with sb,
e.g,Do you get along with your boss?
cf,Do you and your boss get along?
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 14
Outline & Summary
Ⅰ, Outline
Para,1
According to Dr,Zunin,the first four minutes is most important in a
social situation,
Paras,2-4
Dr,Zunin suggests what one should do during the first four minutes,
Paras,5-7
The reasons for the play-acting given by Dr,Zunin,
Paras,8-9
Interpersonal relations are one of the decisive elements of success,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 15
Outline & Summary
Ⅱ, Summary
According to Dr,Zunin,the first four minutes plays an important role in
making new friends,However,some people do not usually pay enough
attention to someone they first meet,When first introduced to a stranger,
though we may feel uncomfortable at first,we should try to appear
friendly and self-confident rather than too sure of ourselves,A little
practice can help us feel confident about changing our social habits,We
need not always be totally honest in our associations with strangers and
should choose the right time for everything in our relationships with both
strangers,family members and friends,In short,interpersonal relations
is one of the decisive of success and should be regarded as a must in
every school,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 16
Home Assignment
1,Review the words and phrases in the
text,
2,Do vocabulary and structure exercise6-
10,
3,Preview text B
By Linda Yu 1
Unit Four
Text A
The First Four Minutes
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 2
Text A
The First Four Minutes
Pre-reading Task
Related Information
Detailed Study
Outline & Summary
Home Assignment
By Linda Yu
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 3
Pre-reading Task
When you first meet someone,what usually makes you like or
dislike that person?
What is the most important thing that you think can make others
be friendly to you when you first meet with them?
What do you think of the first few minutes when you meet
others?
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 4
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
Good manners have two aspects,an inner concern for other
people’s needs
and feelings,and an outer expression in certain kind of acts,by which
our home
training is often judged,If we have only the outer expressions it is like
having the
shell without the nut,The,nut” of good manners is thoughtfulness for
others,and
that just means applying the Golden Rule,treating others in the way
that you
would like to be treated,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 5
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
One aspect of this thoughtfulness is to dress and conduct oneself in
as pleasing
a manner as possible,The sight of tastefully dressed people with
gracious
manners adds a considerable amount of pleasure to everyday life,
Whereas the
absence of it is felt as a distinct lack and a source of discomfort and
annoyance
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 6
Related Information
The Essence of Good Manners
The differences between good manners in China and good manners
in the
West,are sometimes great,So if one wants to get on well among
Westerners,and
make people feel comfortable in one’s presence,it is very important to
learn good
Western manner,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 7
Detailed Study
1,contact,n,communication; an instance of meeting
e.g,He’s not had any contact with his son for months,
There is very little contact between the two tribes,
I’ve lost contact with most of my school friends,
v,Are you still in contact with your old friends?
I will contact you by telephone on Friday
be in contact with sb,
make / have contact with sb,
be out of / lose contact with sb
2,confident a,
e.g,He’s confident that he will pass the exam,
He’s confident of passing the exam,
confidential a,机密的
confidence n,信心
be confident of sth,/ doing sth,
be confident in sb,
have confidence in
have confidence to do sth,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 8
Detailed Study
3,sympathetic a,
e.g,My husband is very sympathetic with the man,
She was sympathetic to my aims,
sympathy n,
sympathize v,
be sympathetic with
be sympathetic to
sympathize with
show one’s sympathy to
4,complain v,
e.g,Mary is always complaining about something to me,
Our neighbor said he would complain about us to the police if
we made any more
noise,
complaint n,
complainant n,
complain about / of sth,to sb,
make a complaint of sth,to sb,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 9
Detailed Study
5,impression n,
e.g,What’s your impression of him?
impress v,
impressive a,
impressionable a,易受印象的
to have /get an impression of sb,对某人有印象
to make /leave an impression on /upon sb,给某人留下印象
6,require v,
e.g,This suggestion requires careful thought,
requirement n,
required a,所要求的
require sb,to do sth,要求某人做某事
require of sth,对 … 的要求
meet one’s requirement 符合某人的要求
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 10
Detailed Study
7,arise vi,(arose,arisen) begin to happen,appear or occur,
e.g,A crisis has arisen in the Foreign Office,
A new difficulty has arisen,
Children should be disciplined when the need arises,
Difficulties will arise when we do the work,
cf,rise,to come or go upwards; reach a high or higher level or
position
e.g,smoke rising from the chimney
The river has risen (by) several met
8,claim v,to say that something is true; state as a fact
e.g,He claimed that he saw the accident,
He claimed to be the owner of the store,
9,according to,as stated by; in a way that agrees with
e.g,According to George,she’s a great player,
We are paid according to how much work we do
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 11
Detailed Study
10,keep (on) doing sth.,to continue doing something
without stopping,or to do it
repeatedly
e.g,He keeps (on) trying to distract me,
Don’t keep (on) asking silly questions,
11,look over,to direct one’s eyes over (something)
e.g,The child was not tall enough to look over the wall,
Our teacher had a way of looking over her glasses at us whenever
we
offered a silly answer,
12,as if/ as though,in a way that suggests that something
is true or not true; with the
appearance of
e.g,You look as if you’ve had a good time,
He behaved as if nothing had happened,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 12
Detailed Study
13,in general,usually or in most situations; as a whole
e.g,I’m interested in European history in general,
We’re trying to raise awareness about the environment
in general and air
pollution in particular,
In general,her work has been very good
14,in reply,when giving an answer (to); as an answer
e.g,She just shrugged her shoulders in reply (to their questions),
15,become/be accustomed to,to become/be used to
e.g,Her eyes quickly became accustomed to the dark,
16,choose to do sth.,to decide which one of a number of things you want
to do because it is the best or most suitable to you; to decide or prefer to
do something or behave in a particular way
e.g,He chose to learn German rather than French in school,
We chose to ignore her rudeness
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 13
Detailed Study
17,deal with,to discuss; tell about; attend to
e.g,Now let’s deal with the work of teaching,
This book deals with questions about Political Economy,
How can I deal with my work when you play that loud music?
18,get along with sb.,to have a comfortable or friendly
relationship with sb./get
on with sb,
e.g,Do you get along with your boss?
cf,Do you and your boss get along?
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 14
Outline & Summary
Ⅰ, Outline
Para,1
According to Dr,Zunin,the first four minutes is most important in a
social situation,
Paras,2-4
Dr,Zunin suggests what one should do during the first four minutes,
Paras,5-7
The reasons for the play-acting given by Dr,Zunin,
Paras,8-9
Interpersonal relations are one of the decisive elements of success,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 15
Outline & Summary
Ⅱ, Summary
According to Dr,Zunin,the first four minutes plays an important role in
making new friends,However,some people do not usually pay enough
attention to someone they first meet,When first introduced to a stranger,
though we may feel uncomfortable at first,we should try to appear
friendly and self-confident rather than too sure of ourselves,A little
practice can help us feel confident about changing our social habits,We
need not always be totally honest in our associations with strangers and
should choose the right time for everything in our relationships with both
strangers,family members and friends,In short,interpersonal relations
is one of the decisive of success and should be regarded as a must in
every school,
Unit Four Text A
By Linda Yu 16
Home Assignment
1,Review the words and phrases in the
text,
2,Do vocabulary and structure exercise6-
10,
3,Preview text B
