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Unit 2: Improving Yourself
starting out + understanding ideas (1)
In what areas do you think you need to improve yourself?
social skills
learning efficiency
physical quality
time management
self-control?
Complete the questionnaire about your self-control
mostly A
You are the captain of self-control, the ruler of
self-regulation! Not only are you conscientious and in
control of your emotions, it also seems you can resist
temptation. Be careful not to take everything so seriously
though. Try to relax more and once in a while.
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1) conscientious (认真的)
2) resist temptation
3) take ... seriously
Hmn… whilst you seem to have grasped the basics
of self-management, there is still room for improvement!
Take a step back and think about how you could be more
focused on your goals and gain more control of your
emotions.
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1) whilst - while
2) be focused on ...
mostly B
Far from being in control, it seems your emotional
impulses and temptations are controlling you! Don’t just
sit back and let things happen. Assess and find out what’s
going wrong and draw up a plan of action. Try to stick
with it!
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1) impulse (冲动)
2) draw (up) a plan
3) stick with / to ...
mostly C
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Watch the video and ...
1. What is it about? 2) What tips are mentioned?
1. What is the video about?
Six time ____________ tips for busy __________.
management
teenagers
2. What tips are mentioned?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
Create a schedual
Set small goals
Make the most of every second
Identify your productive time
Wear a watch
Focus your efforts
Tip 1: Create a schedual
1. At the beginning of a week, create a schedual that
_____ out your ______ projects and time _________,
and decide which task is the most _________.
map major available
urgent
Tip 2: Set small goals
1. You will tend to put it _____ when the task is too large
and ______________, because you don’t know where to
get ______ and feel ____________.
In order to get started easily, you’d better _______ it
down into smaller tasks.
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off
time-consuming
started overwhelmed
1) consume - consumption (消耗 消费)
2) overwhelm (vt. 击倒、击溃;使充溢、淹没)
overwhelming (adj. 压倒性的 巨大的 无法抗拒的)
break
Tip 3: Make the most of every second
1. It is strongly suggested that you get some reading done
during your ___________ free time, which will help
you ______ much time.
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1) make the most of ...
make the best of ...
unexpected
save
Tip 4: Identify your productive time
1. You’d better identify the time when you’re __________
and get through your to-do _____.
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1) identify (鉴定 识别)
2) productive (生产的;多产的 有效益的)
productive
list
Tip 5: Wear a watch
1) Wearing a watch will help you _____________ your time.
keep an eye on
Tip 6: Focus on your efforts
1. It is said (as a rule) that 20 percent of your _______
produce 80% of your results. So you please ________
on the 20% efforts and do your work in the most
_______ way.
efforts
focus
efficient
He who abandons time, time abandons him.
—— Shakespeare
Time
1. Time is money.
2. Time _____. (时光飞逝)
3. = Time _____ like an ______.
4. = Time has ______.
5. = Time and ______ wait for nobody. (时不待我)
6. It’s a _____ against time.
7. Time is ________/________/ ...
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8. More _______, less speed. (欲速则不达)
= _______ makes waste.
flies
flies
arrow
wings
tide
race
priceless precious
haste
Haste
1. 提高自己
2. 时间管理
3. 建议、小贴士
4. 自控 自律
5. 发脾气
6. 抵制诱惑
7. 垃圾食品
8. 打破坏习惯
9. 没能开启工作
10. 集中注意力
11. 冒犯
underline the following expressions
improve oneself
time management
tip
self-control
lose one’s temper
resist temptations
junk food
break a bad habit
fail to get ... done
concentrate
offend
1. improve ... = make ... better; enhance ...
____________ (n. )
make big improvement / progress
significant
dramatic
steady
slight
a little
improvement
2. time management
manage _____ (do) ... (设法做到...; 完成、处理...)
to do
3. tip
1) n. 建议 指点、小贴士
2) n. ________________________
3) n. ________________________
小费 (v. 给小费、付小费)
末端、端、尖 (the tip of a stick / pen)
4. lose one’s temper (发脾气)
keep one’s temper (忍住脾气)
fly into a temper ( )
good-tempered / bad-tempered (adj.)
突然发脾气
5. resist temptation
1) resist (v. 抵制 抵抗)
_________ (adj. 抵制的 抵抗的 )
_________ (n.)
2) resist ___________ (apologize) to him
3) try to resist _______________ (persuade) into buying ...
4) resist ______________ (punish)
resistant
resistance
apologizing
being persuaded
being punished
punishment
6. offend (v.冒犯...)
_____________ (n. )
_____________ (adj. 冒犯的 无礼的)
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defend
defense / -ce
defensive
offense / -ce
offensive
1. improve
improvement
2. manage
management
3. resist
resistant
resistance
4. offend
offense
offensive
5. tempt
temptation
6. concentrate
concentration
7. temper
lose one’s temper
8. consume
consuption
time-consuming
9. overwhelm
overwhelming
10. map (out) ...
11. identify
12. productive
13. tip
14. self-control
15. junk food
16. break a bad habit
17. fail to do ...
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