Unit 2 Tyranny of the Urgent课件.ppt

Unit 2;Pre-reading questions;Introduction and preparation;2) Speaking Out: Talk about the importance of time management according to your experience.;Some expressions of time;Talking about Your Timing; 1) How would you describe the pace of your life in general? A. Natural. I just let things happen. B. quite fast. But I do not stop to smell the flowers. C. sometimes frantic, sometimes relaxed. D. demanding, sometimes non-stop, but I like it that way.;; 3) Which of the following is nearest to your philosophy of life? A.Go where life takes you. B. life is not a dress rehearsal. So don’t just play a role. C. To everything there is a season. D. Do it now. ;; 5) How many things have you begun and not finished in the last few years. A. Lots of things. I have sudden enthusiasms and then drop them. B. One or two major things, but not too many. C. Quite a few. I always seem to get distracted. D. There are no uncompleted projects in my life- I always finish things.;;Interpretation of the Results Mostly A . answers: Your are daydreamer. Did you actually manage to finish your quiz? You have little control over your life. Chaos is your natural habitat. Perhaps you tell yourself that this is creative, but the truth is you hate discipline and you are frightened of it. Your abilities remain untested and your dreams unfulfilled.;Mostly B. answers: You represent balance. Your ability to manage time is impressive, but you respect yourself enough to know when to relax, and you are clever enough to know that the best decisions are never made in an atmosphere of pressure. Deadlines don’t worry you, and your work seldom puts unbearable demands on you. You look ahead and make sure crises don’t happen. ;Mostly C. answers: You are like Cinderella waiting for a fairy godmother who’s going to make time for all your dreams and so make everything alright for you. “If I get round to it,” you tell yourself. What you don’t tell yourself is that you alone can provide the time you need to start thos