研究生英语精读教程上 Unit One for revision.ppt

Unit OneYou Are What You ThinkIf you change your mind from pessimism to optimism, you can change your life.  Quotes about Optimism or Pessimism A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.? ~Harry Truman Optimism is the foundation of courage.? ~Nicholas Murray Butler Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society.? The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.? ~Gil Stern  A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes (becomes gloomy); a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesnt see the clouds at all - hes walking on them.? ~Leonard Louis Levinson An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in.? A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.? ~Bill Vaughan In the long run the pessimist may be proved right, but the optimist has a better time on the trip.? ~Daniel L. Reardon  Discussion Do you tend to think positively or negatively? (Are you a positive thinker or a negative one?) Three procedures steps: fluency---accuracy---elegance Open your mouth regardless of mistakes. Write down whatever is in your mind Speak or write exactly with what you’ve learned. Use the elegant, beautiful chunks you’ve memorized to express your ideas. Tricks to improve: PRACTICE! “Input” ------good words, idiomatic expressions and effective sentences , through reading, listening and watching whatever is available. “Output”------talk to others or to yourself (monologue; soliloquy) Language sense to be developed through reading (aloud) and reciting (memorizing) beautiful expressions/chunks, sentences or paragraphs; speak and keep diary outside class From Chinese into English 我刚学打字，手指还不听使唤。 I just learned to t