托福口语Task4分析解析.ppt

But, on the other hand, he did not want his friends to have the idea that he was just a nice, good kid. So he showed his reluctance by dragging out of the living room and walking into the kitchen slowly. Thus he balanced one of his roles as a son and another role as a friend. By these means, the professor proves that people would like to adapt to new social roles, but would release some emotional clues to express their unwillingness, which is related in the reading passage. Ex. 1 Reading Self-fulfilling Prophecies The self-fulfilling prophecy is a psychological phenomenon whereby a person believes something to be true, acts on that belief and by his actions causes the belief to become true eventually. Normally, people all live under certain expectations from others. Once an individual accepts the social expectations toward him as true and realistic, he will first take these social beliefs and then formulate them into his own confidence. After that, he starts to respond to his beliefs by taking practical actions. Finally, the social expectations on the individual become true, as a result of his continual efforts. Self-fulfilling Prophecies(what to read?) The self-fulfilling prophecy is a psychological phenomenon whereby a person believes something to be true, acts on that belief and by his actions causes the belief to become true eventually. Normally, people all live under certain expectations from others. Once an individual accepts the social expectations toward him as true and realistic, he will first take these social beliefs and then formulate (develop) them into his own confidence. After that, he starts to respond to his beliefs by taking practical actions. Finally, the social expectations on the individual become true, as a result of his continual efforts. Sample notes self-fulfilling prophecy live under certain expectations. 1）believe 2）act 3）true Listening Lecture: (what to listen?) Interesting enough, ha? Self-fulfilling prophec