新编大学英语第五册Unit6.pptVIP

Group 7, School of Foreign Languages and Literature,Wuhan University Unit 6  Human Behavior Passage Reading What, me? Showing off? Tasks Involved Part 1 Preparations Part 2 Reading Activities Part 3 Text Structure Part 4 Senetnce Study Part 5 Words and Phrases Part 6 Useful Expressions Part One Speaking Activities Preparations Common Behaviors Typical of Human Beings Discussion Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Preparations Human behavior covers a broad range of human reactions to social and emotional situations. What are the behaviors typical of human beings? Why do you think people will show off? Common Behaviors Typical of Human Beings fear death want to be successful dream to fall in love with somebody hope to gain without pain like taking risks tend to be greedy feel nervous in front of a large audience show off Discussion Why do you think people will show off ? People show off because --- 1) They want to be noticed and praised, esp. when they excel or when they have done something marvelous, or they have achieved great success. 2) They lack self-confidence and they are afraid others don’t know their strong points unless they show off. They’re eager to outshine others. Discussion 3) They are overjoyed and don’t know how to express their happiness properly. 4) They want to attract others’ attention. Especially when a young man falls in love with a girl, he is most likely to show off in front of her. 5) They are faced with fierce competition and are forced to show off in order to become winners or survive in society Questions for students to think about What does the title imply? Showing off is so common that even we ourselves do not realize it when we actually show off. Describing Human Behaviors In the following sentences, the underlined words are usually used to describe human behaviors. What does each sentence mean? Compare your answers in groups. 1. I nearly jumped out of my skin whe