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UNIT 1
Balancing Your Life
Team Project
Where did you use to study?
Compare past and present
Reaching your goals
Determine goals
What is most important to me?
Write about an important person
Time management
Identify and apply time-management skills
What should I do?
Identify obstacles and give advice
Review
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Time management
Identify and apply time-management skills
UNIT 1
Exercise
Glossary
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EVALUATE Are you an organized person? Do you . . .
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❏try to do everything but run out of time?
❏always plan everything far in advance?
❏dislike planning things too far ahead?
❏tend to leave things to the last minute?
❏get upset by last-minute changes to your
schedule?
❏only plan for important tasks like exams
and job interviews?
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Work with a partner to list time-management strategies that you know.
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Talk to other pairs in your class. What are some strategies they came up with that are not on your list? Write them below.
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ANALYZE Read the paragraphs about time management. Write the number of the corresponding paragraph next to each topic below.
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ANALYZE Read the paragraphs about time management. Write the number of the corresponding paragraph next to each topic below.
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___ How can I get everything done?
___ Why is good health important to time management?
___ How can I be organized?
___ How can I manage my time? Why is it important?
___ How can I get important tasks done first?
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INFER Find the following words in the time-management reading and use the context to work out their meanings.
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accomplish sacrificing allocate realistic
deadlines prioritize simultaneously achievements
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Use the diagram below to record the main points of the reading.
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Time-
Management
Strategies Keep a
schedule. Write down everything you need to do in a week.
Allocate a time slot to complete each task.
Check off each task when completed.
Combine two or more tasks.
Prioritize
tasks.
Good health is important.
Spend time with family and friends.
Make a "To Do" list for all your tasks.
Organize tasks for day, week, and month.
Organize tasks according to urgency.
Listen to audio tapes while driving.
Review verb tenses during lunch.
Allow time for rest and exercise.
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Think about what you learned today and complete the chart.
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My Time-Management Strategies
Strategies I Use Now New Strategies I Will Start Using
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Vocabulary
allocate v. 分配
audio a. 听觉的,声音的
corresponding a. 相应的
deadline n. 最后期限
last-minute a. 紧急关头的
mark v. 标出,标记
overtired a. 过度疲劳的
prioritize v. 把……放在首位
reward v. 奖赏,犒劳
sacrifice v. 牺牲,放弃
simultaneously ad. 同时地
tend v. 趋向(于),倾向(于)
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urgency n. 紧迫性
urgent a. 紧迫的,紧急的,迫切的
Phrases & Useful Expressions
a number of 若干
be burned out 感到筋疲力尽
divide... into 将……分成
in advance 提前,事先
in conclusion 最后
in order of 以……的顺序
last-minute changes 紧要关头的变化
run out of 耗尽,快用完
tend to do 常常做
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time management 时间管理
time slot 时隙,一小段时间
to the last minute 到最后一分钟
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单项选择题:从四个选项中选择最佳答案。
1.Time management helps you ________.
A. organize B. organizes
C. organized D. stay organized
2. One of the best ways to manage your time is to ________a schedule.
A. do B. make
C. make D. give
3. Find a way to ________ your time.
A. balance B. balances
C. balancing D. balanced
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4. _______ everything you need to do in a week.
A. Write B. Writes
C. Write down D. Writes down
5. _______ is good health important to time management?
A. Which B. Why
C. What D. When
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Glossary
UNIT 1
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Make sentences to contrast past and present habits. (Lesson 1)
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Review
EXAMPLE:
Past: I ate meat. Present: I don’t eat meat now.
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1. Past: Paolo didn’t have a computer. Present: He has a computer.
______________________________________________________
2. Past: Maria swam every day. Present: She doesn’t swim now.
______________________________________________________
3. Past: My children didn’t like vegetables. Present: They like vegetables now.
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4. Past: I didn’t study full time. Present: Now I study full time. ______________________________________________________
I used to eat meat, but now I don’t.
Paolo didn't use to have a computer, but now he does.
Maria used to swim everyday, but now she doesn't.
My children didn't use to like vegetables, but now they do.
I didn't use to study full time, but now I do.
Review
Write four questions using the correct form of used to that you can ask your partner. Leave the answer lines blank for now. (Lesson 1)
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EXAMPLE:_______________________________________________
ANSWER: _______________________________________________
1. ______________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
Answer: _________________________________________________
Now ask your partner the questions and write down his or her answers.
Review
Ask a partner about one of his or her goals and complete a goal chart with the information he or she gives you. (Lesson 2)
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Goal:_______________________________________
Steps Completion Dates
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Dave wants to study at college, but he needs to work full time while he is going to school in order to pay for his education and support his family. Dave asks his friend, Camille, for advice. With a partner, create a conversation between the two friends. Make sure Camille suggests two or three different solutions to Dave’s problem. Use expressions from this unit for giving and responding to advice. (Lesson 3)
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Dave: ___________________________________________
Camille: _________________________________________
Dave: ___________________________________________
Camille: _________________________________________
Dave: ___________________________________________
Camille: _________________________________________
Dave: ___________________________________________
1. Esra has many brothers and sisters. They live in Argentina.
________________________________________________________
2. This is a good grammar book. It can help you improve your writing.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
3. I am trying to find a school. I can study computers.
________________________________________________________
4. E-mail is a type of communication. We use it at home and at work.
________________________________________________________
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Combine the sentences using adjective clauses. (Lesson 4)
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E-mail is a type of communication that/which we use at home and at work.
Esra has many brothers and sisters who live in Argentina.
This is a good grammar book that/which can help you improve your writing.
I am trying to find a school where I can study computers.
Read the list of statements below. Write TM next to the
ones that are time-management strategies. (Lesson 5)
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Review
____ Become an architect.
____ Check off your tasks when
you have finished them.
____ Combine two tasks.
____ Give advice.
____ Keep a schedule.
____ Make jewelry.
____ Prioritize your tasks.
____ Set realistic deadlines.
____ Stay healthy.
____ Write about your teacher.
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
TM
Use the words from the box to complete the sentences. (Lessons 1-5)
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Review
deadline prioritize simultaneously retired
1. Someone who stops work because they are old is__________ .
2. If you are doing two things at the same time, you are doing them ___________________.
3. If you have to complete a task by a certain time, that is your __________.
4. When you put things in order of importance, you__________ them.
retired
prioritize
simultaneously
deadline
Review
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Vocabulary
architectural a. 建筑学的,建筑上的
confused a. 感到困惑的,混淆不清的
sample n. 标本;榜样,实例
support v. 供养,赡养(家属)
spokesperson n. 发言人,代言人
technique n. 技巧,技能;手法
Phrases & Useful Expressions
make a list of 列出,列举
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Proper Names
Camille 卡米尔
Dave 戴夫
Esra 埃斯拉
Maria 玛丽娅
Paolo 保罗
Review
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Team
Project
Create a goal chart.
With a team, you will create a goal chart for goals you want to accomplish in this class.
Team
Project
1. COLLABORATE Form a team with four or five students. Choose positions for each member of your team.
Position Job Description Student Name
Student 1:
Team Leader See that everyone speaks English
and participates.
Student 2:
Secretary Take notes.
Student 3:
Designer Design the goal chart.
Student 4:
Spokesperson Prepare team for presentation.
Student 5:
Assistant Help team members with their jobs.
Team
Project
2. Decide on one goal that your team would like to accomplish by the end of this class. Make it specific. (“Learn English” is not a very specific goal, but “improve our reading skills” and “learn more vocabulary” are.)
3. Write down the steps it will take to reach this goal. Write down completion date for each step.
4. Write down two obstacles that might get in the way of achieving your goal and possible solutions for each one.
5. Make a list of three time-management techniques that will help you reach your goal.
6. Design a goal chart that includes all of the information from Steps 2–5.
7. Present your chart to the class.
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