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1、新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started1Unit 2 Optimism and Positive ThinkingGet StartedListen and RespondOptional Classroom ActivitiesEnhance Your Language AwarenessRead and Explore新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started3Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.1. How do y

2、ou feel about your present life? 2. Are you in a bad mood sometimes? If so, why? 3. Do you know how to keep yourself in a good mood? 4. How do you react to difficulties in life? Can you give an example?5. Do you think optimism is the key to a happy and better life? 新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Sta

3、rted4Study the following quotes about education and see if you accept the ideas expressed in the quotes.新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started5Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. Victor Hugo Interpretation:When we feel disappointed, sad, lonely or miserable, we tend to feel a

4、s if we were living in winter. But laughter is a good medicine and it can work miracles. If we make a conscious effort to laugh, we will soon find that we are in a better mood. Here, Victor Hugo tells us, in a humorous way, the importance of being optimistic in times of adversity. Click Picture新世紀(jì)大學(xué)

5、英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started6What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise (偽裝). Oscar Wilde Click PictureInterpretation:Life is full of trials. When you are in difficulty or suffer a setback, dont despair. You can always find something good in what seems to be a bad thing.

6、Once youve gone through the trials, you will find yourself stronger and in a better position to attain success. 新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started7Click PictureInterpretation:The attitude of a person colours things around him or her. A pessimistic person is always focusing on the negative side o

7、f things. Even when there is a good opportunity, a pessimist will think about the possible dangers or risks involved in it. An optimist does recognize the difficulties, but he or she chooses to focus on the positive side.A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the oppo

8、rtunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill 新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started8Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller Click PictureInterpretation:Optimism is essential for achievement. If we see no hope and have no confid

9、ence in what we are doing, we can achieve nothing. It is hope and confidence that motivate us to reach our objectives.新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started9Watch the following video clip “How to Practice Positive Thinking ” and then complete the tasks that follow:click here新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit

10、 2Get Started10Fill in the missing words according to what you hear from the video clip. A few simple attitude adjustments can make you happier and healthier. Heres how to harness the power of positivity. You will need: optimism, visualization, happy friends and a gratitude journal. Step 1: things t

11、o work out. Step 2：Instead of focusing on the , try to find something positive in every negative situation. Step 3: Picture yourself succeeding at events. Step 4: yourself with happy people. Step 5: Write down 5 things youre for every single day. ExpectnegativechallengingSurroundgrateful_click here新

12、世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Unit 2Get Started112. Discuss the topic with your group members: How have you practiced positive thinking in your daily life? What do you think is the effect of positive thinking? (Open.)click hereUnit 2Listen and Respond12新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2optimist n. a person who thinks that

13、 whatever happens will be good 樂觀主義者mood n. a state of the feelings at a particular time 心情，情緒；心境employee n. (of) a person who is employed 常與of連用受雇者，雇員Unit 2Listen and Respond13新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2optimism n. U a tendency to give more attention to the good side of a situation or to expect the best

14、possible result 樂觀；樂觀主義bottom line n. the most important thing to consider 要點，關(guān)鍵 Unit 2Listen and Respond14新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage. Unit 2Listen and Respond15新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二

15、版）綜合教程21. According to the passage Michael was _. A) curious person B) always an optimist in his lifeC) always a victim in his company D) an employee who liked complaining Unit 2Listen and Respond16新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程22. If something bad happened or someone came to him complaining Michael would _.

16、A) choose to be a victim.B) be more likely to be in a bad moodC) choose to accept the bad thing or the complainingD) choose the positive side of lifeUnit 2Listen and Respond17新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程23. In Michaels opinion _. A) those people who like to complain will often affect our mood B) we should d

17、o some morning exercises to cheer us up C) how we live our life is decided by our attitude to life D) optimists have more chances of success than pessimists Unit 2Listen and Respond18新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程24. From Michael the speaker has learned that _. A) each morning he must say something to himself

18、B) everyone may have a chance of successC) every day we have a choice to live fullyD) its not easy to be an optimist Unit 2Listen and Respond19新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.Unit 2Listen and Respond20新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）

19、綜合教程2learn fromvictimgood moodpositivea bad day1. If an employee was having , Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the side of the situation.2. Each morning when Michael woke up he would remind himself to be in a and choose the positive side of life; if something bad happened, he wo

20、uld choose to it and not to be a of it. _Unit 2Listen and Respond21新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程23. In Michaels opinion, life is all about . Every situation in life is a choice. You choose how you situations; you choose how people will your mood; you choose how you . The bottom line is: Its your choice how y

21、ou live your life. 4. The author decided to follow Michaels example and believed that if he chose to be an optimist he might , and might have more . choicesreact toaffectfeelfeel better enjoy life morechances of success_Unit 2Read and Explore Text A22新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Exercise 1: Answer the follo

22、wing questions with the information contained in Text A. 1. According to Rich DeVos, what is the relationship between optimism and success?2. Why should each of us choose between optimism and pessimism to shape our outlook and our expectations?3. What is the authors choice? Why does he make such a c

23、hoice?4. What does the authors experience in the service station tell us?5. Whats the meaning of the sentence “Optimism doesnt need to be naive”(Para. 9)?Unit 2Read and Explore Text A23新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Exercise 2: Text A can be divided into three parts. Now write down the paragraph numbers of ea

24、ch part and then give the main idea of each in one or two sentences. PartPara (s).Main IdeasIIIIII1-34-78-10 It is necessary to choose optimism to shape our outlook and expectations. The author suggests that we direct our attention to positive and constructive thinking rather than to negativism. The

25、 author illustrates the effect of negativism through his own experience. Unit 2Read and Explore Text A24新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2 Some psychologists believe that ones state of mind has great influence over ones social and intellectual performance, and the quality of life depends much on ones attitude to

26、wards life. If this is the case, then can we consciously make our emotions work for us in a constructive way? The following passage provides a positive answer: by simply choosing optimism, we can lead a better life.Unit 2Read and Explore Text A25新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Choose Optimism Rich Devos If you

27、 expect something to turn out bad, it probably will. Pessimism is seldom disappointed. But the same principle also works in reverse. If you expect good things to happen, they usually do! There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship between optimism and success. 2 Optimism and pessimism

28、are with powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want, so as to shape our outlook and our expectations. There is enough good and bad in everyones life ample sorrow and happiness, sufficient joy and pain to find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism. We can choose to laugh or

29、 cry, bless or curse. Its our decision: from which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in despair? 1Unit 2Read and Explore Text A26新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程24 An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; its a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, ho

30、w you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live in. 3 I believe in the upward look. I choose to highl

31、ight the positive and slip right over the negative. I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature. Sure, I know that sorrow exists. I am in my 70s now, and Ive lived through more than one crisis. But when all is said and done, I find that the good in life is far greater and more important than the

32、 bad. feed on Unit 2Read and Explore Text A27新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程26 By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little uneasy. About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that bad? Was everything all right? By the

33、 time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little sick. Did I have a bad liver? Had I picked up some rare disease? 5 Years ago, I drove into a service station to get some gas. It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me,

34、 “How do you feel?” That seemed like an question, but I felt fineand told him so. “You dont look well,” he replied. This took me completely by surprise. A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin a

35、ppeared yellow. oddUnit 2Read and Explore Text A28新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程27 The next time I went into that gas station, feeling fine again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside lo

36、ok as though they had hepatitis! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total stranger change my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a prof

37、ound effect on the way I felt and acted. Unit 2Read and Explore Text A29新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程28 The only thing more powerful than negativism is a positive affirmation, a word of optimism and hope. One of the things I am most thankful for is the fact that I have grown up in a nation with a grand tradi

38、tion of optimism. When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished. When the world is seen as a hopeful, positive place, people are given the power to attempt and to achieve.Unit 2Read and Explore Text A30新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程29 Optimism doesnt need to be naive. You c

39、an be an optimist and still recognize that problems exist and that some of them are not dealt with easily. But what a difference optimism makes in the attitude of the problem solver! For example, through the years Ive heard some people say that the money spent on our space program has been wasted. “

40、Instead of spending $455 million to put a man on the moon,” they say, “why not spend that money here on earth on the poverty problem?” But when you ask them exactly how they would spend that money to solve the poverty problem, most of them dont have an answer. “Give me a solution,” I tell them, “and

41、 Ill raise you the money.” Think in positive terms about how to address the issue rather than criticizing money spent on another program, such as Americas space program, which has resulted in many positive discoveries that have benefited mankind.Unit 2Read and Explore Text A31新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程210

42、 Optimism draws our attention away from negativism and * it positive, constructive thinking. When youre an optimist, youre more concerned with problem-solving than with useless fault-finding. In fact, without optimism, issues as big and ongoing as poverty have no hope of solution. It takes a dreamer

43、 someone with hopelessly optimistic ideas, great persistence, and unlimited confidence to tackle a problem that big. Its your choice.channels intoUnit 2Read and Explore Text A32新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2 If you were in the following situation, how would you look on the positive side of the situation? Dis

44、cuss the topic in groups and share your views with the whole class. The tips in the box may be of some help. (Open.)Situation: I had been dreaming of becoming a student at a famous university such as Peking University or Tsinghua University, but my dream was never realized because of my poor perform

45、ance at the entrance examination, so I have had to go to a university that does not come up to my earlier expectations. Unit 2Read and Explore Text A33新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2already do my bestlook into the future the outstanding people from my universitya comparison of my university and Peking Univers

46、ity / Tsinghua Universitythe good teaching staff and teaching facilities in my universitymy strong desire to succeedUnit 2Read and Explore Text B34新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Key Words for Text Britualconservativeestimateresponseentertainment routineinnocentstartlereputationhistoricalsignificanceawarenessh

47、ardencynicalmanagementfeedbackpriorcommentenormousUnit 2Read and Explore Text B35新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Expressions for Text Bhave no idearun intomull overget / have the hang of sth.Unit 2Read and Explore Text B36新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程21. I was now more determined than ever to prove to my students that

48、there was something to celebrate every day and to work a daily dose of good news into our learning environment. ( Para.6) 2) Paraphrase the sentence. Now I was much sure that I should show to my students that every day we always had something good to celebrate and we could always add or include some

49、 good news to the classroom.1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.于是我比以往更加堅定地要向?qū)W生證明：每天都有值得于是我比以往更加堅定地要向?qū)W生證明：每天都有值得贊美慶祝的事，贊美慶祝的事，我還要每天都往我們的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍里注入我還要每天都往我們的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍里注入一些好的消息一些好的消息。Unit 2Read and Explore Text B37新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程22. My fears that they might be too hardened by life and cynical were qu

50、ickly allayed. ( Para.9) 2) Paraphrase the sentence. My worries were soon eased when I found that my adult students had not been left cold and unfeeling by their experience of the world but were as willing as my high school students to share good news with one another.1) Translate this sentence into

51、 Chinese.我原本擔(dān)心他們可能會因為生活而變得太過冷酷無情、我原本擔(dān)心他們可能會因為生活而變得太過冷酷無情、憤世嫉俗，但我的擔(dān)心很快消除了。憤世嫉俗，但我的擔(dān)心很快消除了。 Unit 2Read and Explore Text B38新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程23. they said they liked the idea so much that theyd started opening their regular meetings in much the same way. (Para. 9) 2) Make a sentence with the italici

52、zed structure. My hometown had changed so much that I could hardly recognize it.1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.他們說太喜歡這個主意了，他們用幾乎相同的方式他們說太喜歡這個主意了，他們用幾乎相同的方式來做例會的開場白。來做例會的開場白。 Unit 2Read and Explore Text B39新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程24. I originally had no idea that it would have such a lasting imp

53、act on all of us. ( Para. 10) 2) Make a sentence with the italicized structure. I originally had no idea that studying a foreign language would have so many benefits.1) Translate this sentence into Chinese.我一開始根本沒想到這會對我們所有人產(chǎn)生如此長我一開始根本沒想到這會對我們所有人產(chǎn)生如此長遠(yuǎn)的影響遠(yuǎn)的影響。 Unit 2Read and Explore Text B40新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列

54、教材（第二版）綜合教程2How did the author start his class? Why? Whom was the author teaching? For how many years did the author start his class in this way? Did the author often get positive responses from his students? Unit 2Read and Explore Text B41新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2What courses did the author often teach

55、 at the high school level? What homework assignment did he usually ask his students to do when he taught either of these two subjects?Did his students like the homework?Unit 2Read and Explore Text B42新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Were the students happy with their progress in current news? How was it that th

56、e author got startled by one students comment on the assignment? What agreement was reached after a long class discussion about the students comment on the assignment? Unit 2Read and Explore Text B43新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2What was the author determined to do in his class? Did the students understand t

57、he author immediately when he asked them to celebrate the day?Why did the author ask his students to share good news in their own lives? Did the students like the new way to start class? Unit 2Read and Explore Text B44新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2What did the students learn from sharing bits of good news wi

58、th each other? What were the three more choices added as ways to celebrate the day?Why did the author add the three more choices?Unit 2Read and Explore Text B45新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Did the authors ritual of celebration prove successful with his adult students?Did the author expect the lasting impact

59、 of celebrating the day originally?What did his final exam consist of?When did the author realize the impact of celebrating the day? Unit 2Read and Explore Text B46新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2What was one of the first concerns of the authors former student of more than twenty years ago? What was her commen

60、t on the authors way of starting a class? Why does the author say that his little ritual of celebration at the beginning of each class had had an enormous and everlasting influence on many lives, including his own? Unit 2Optional Classroom Activities 47新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語系列教材（第二版）綜合教程2Activity 1: Are you an opt