2. New Words and Expressions
Text Analysis
Text Structure
Writing

3. New Words & Expressions
Useful Expressions
Read Aloud

4. Lead In
Watch and Discuss
Background Information

5. 1. What is your first impression on the woman in the movie?
Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:
1. What is your first impression on the woman in the movie?
2. How did you get your judgments
on the woman?
3. What will influence people’s impression about you?

6. a video clip in Pretty Woman

7. Tips:
She is rude and uncivilized . Her dressing is revealing, her postures are not proper and she has bad behaviors. All these do not match the environment. So she is not popular among the people in the hotel.
2. Through unspoken communication
(consciously or unconsciously):
eyes, faces, bodies, attitudes…

8. Background Information
People communicate through many ways like talking, asking, gestures, newspapers, TV, broadcast, satellites, telephones etc. In modern times communication means have become more and more convenient . People have adopted some quick and safe means to communicate.

9. Background Information
All of us communicate with one another nonverbally, as well as with words. Nonverbal language involves body language, sign language and gestures. People communicate verbally, but sometimes they use nonverbal language in communication.

10. consciously ad. conscious a. unconscious a. unconsciously ad.
New Words
consciously ad.
realizing sth.
conscious a.
fully awake; knowing what is happening around
The children were conscious of their mother's unhappiness.
unconscious a.
not conscious; not aware
unconsciously ad.

11. Fill in each blank with the appropriate word chosen from consciously, unconsciously, conscious and unconscious.
The sensitive classmates were of her low spirits.
She could not recall what she spoke ____________ after the sudden attack.
The soldiers were badly injured, and they were
During the operation, he felt every detail
conscious
unconsciously
unconscious
consciously

12. v.
put things in rows; order in a line or lines
range
a choice, or a variety n.
the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown; the distance over which a sound can be heard, etc.
He had ranged the bottles from small to large in rows against the wall.
They can take part in a wide range of free time activities.
We are within range of their guns.

13. range from…to occur between certain limits
Prices range from $10 to $25. .
The ages of the students in this class range from 17 to 20.

14. n. encounter vt. a short encounter with a friend
rare and formal meeting with someone that happens by chance
encounter
meet or have to deal with (sth. bad, esp. a danger or difficulty)
vt.
a short encounter with a friend
If you take up this assignment, you are likely to encounter many difficulties.
After the exposure of the scandal, he was unwilling to encounter journalists.

15. consistent a. consistently ad.
always having the same opinions, standard, behaviour, etc.
consistent a.
agreeing
He was consistent in arriving late.
This report is consistent with what we already know.
consistently ad.
Their performance did not go consistently with their promises.

16. depress vt. depressive a.
press, push or pull down
depress vt.
make sad, low in spirits
make less active; cause (prices) to be lower
depress the keys of a piano
When business is depressed there is usually an increase in unemployment.
The newspapers are full of depressing news nowadays.
depressive a.
tending to depress; of depression
depressive financial measures
a depressive fit

17. depression n. He committed suicide during a fit of depression.
[U] being depressed (2); low spirit
depression n.
[C] hollow, sunk place, in the surface of sth, esp the ground
[C] time when business is depressed
He committed suicide during a fit of depression.
It rained heavily and every depression in the bad road was soon filled with water.
The soldiers hid from the enemy in a slight depression.

18. Useful Expressions a chain of… a sequence of ; a series of
a chain of events
a chain of accidents
a chain of thoughts
a chain of bad lucks
A strange chain of events caused the accident on the Orient express.
A chain of bad luck ruined this company.

19. make a presentation on give a speech on sth.
The scientist made a complete presentation on the present status of human knowledge of the science.
She made an appealing presentation on her new learning approach in the class meeting.

20. be committed to spend one’s time or energy on sth; give attention to
He is very committed to the cause of language teaching.
If you want to become an actor, you really have to commit yourself to it.

21. be absorbed in give one’s attention to
Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book.
The artist was so absorbed in her work that she didn’t hear her visitor enter the room.

22. at one’s best performing as well or effectively as one is able to
Some are at their best early in the morning, while others are at their best late in the evening.
At her best, she’s a really first-class dancer.

23. stride
impress
consistent
consistently
speaker
depress
audience
contact
relax
lighten
entertainment
roar
humor
impression
conscious
consciously
unconsciously
self-
consciousness
attitude
reaction
range
introduction
spouse
interview
encounter
focus
persuasion
persuasive
presentation
physical
appearance
rate
pitch
tone
gesture
absorb

24. brood
Phrases and
Expressions
make up
one’s mind
range from …
to …
focus on
drive sb.
crazy
at one’s best
communicate
with
lighten up
take …
seriously
Proper Names
Ailes

25. Main Idea and Main Devices Text Structure Language Points
Text Analysis
Main Idea and Main Devices
Text Structure
Language Points

26. Main Devices in the Text
Main Idea
When people want to make a good impression, the following advice can be of some help: you are the message; be yourself; use your eyes; and lighten up.
Main Devices in the Text
Listing
Questioning

27. Part I Part II Part II Part III S T R U C E Introduction (Paras.1~2)
Research shows we make up
ourminds about people through
unspoken communication within
7 seconds of meeting people.
Part I S T R U C E
Development (Paras.3~14)
The secrets to make a good
impression:
1) You are the message.
2) Be yourself.
3) Use your eyes.
4) Lighten up.
Part II
Part II
Conclusion (Para.15)
You already have within you the
power to make a good
impression, because nobody can
be you as well as you can.
Part III

28. Four suggestions on making a
good impression on others:
You are the message.
Be yourself.
Use your eyes.
Lighten up.

29. 1. You are the message.
Use your good qualities: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressions through the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others.

30. 2. Be yourself. Too much is as bad as too little.
We should show our good qualities
in a natural way.

31. 3. Use your eyes.
If you lose proper eye contact, you are at risk of losing the happiness of your whole life.

32. 4. Lighten up.
To make others comfortable, you have to appear comfortable
yourself.

33. Language Points
1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)
Note 1:
The phrase “causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear” is an adverbial of result, used to describe the result of “show our true feelings…”

34. More Exercises
(P80, V)
It rained for two weeks on end and it completely flooded the village.
It rained for two weeks on end, completely flooding the village.
2. As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who was away at college.
Running to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who was away at college.

35. 3. The bus arrived one hour late and this caused me to miss the beginning of the game.
The bus arrived one hour late, causing me to miss the beginning of the game.
4. The Marine sat there in the dimly-lit ward. At the same time he held the old man’s hand and offered words of hope and strength.
The Marine sat there in the dimly-lit ward, holding the old man’s hand and offering words of hope and strength.

36. 5. When I realized he was too sick to tell
whether or not I was his son, I guessed he
really needed me.
Realizing he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, I guessed he really needed me.

37. 1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)
Note 2:
“ranging from comfort to fear” means that the reactions include both of the opposites “comfort’ and “fear” and anything in between.

38. 1. Consciously or unconsciously, we show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions, ranging from comfort to fear. (Line 2)
Meaning:
Whether we are aware of, or unaware of it, we use our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes to express our feelings. This causes a sequence of various reactions from comfort to fear.

39. Note: 2. You were committed to what you were talking
about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost
all self-consciousness. (Line 19)
Note:
The structure “so + adj./adv. + (that)” is used to express “to such a degree as to produce a particular result, causing a particular situation, etc”.

40. More Exercises I was very excited about going away. I couldn’t sleep.
I was so excited about going away (that) I couldn’t sleep.
2. The chairman became very angry with his secretary. He decided to fire him.
The chairman became so angry with his secretary (that) he decided to fire him.

41. 3. She speaks English very well
3. She speaks English very well. You would think it was her native language.
She speaks English so well (that) you would think it was her native language.
4. He was very much frightened. He broke eye contact and looked out the window.
He was so frightened (that) he broke eye contact and looked out the window.
5. His presentation was very interesting and everyone listened very carefully.
His presentation was so interesting (that) everyone listened very carefully.

42. Meaning: 2. You were committed to what you were talking
about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost
all self-consciousness. (Line 19)
Meaning:
You were giving all your attention to what you were saying and you were so interested in it that you lost all your worries and embarrassments about what you looked like, how you behaved and what others thought of you.

43. Note: 3.He’s not being honest. (Line 35)
“Be” is not usually used as the main verb in progressive tenses. However, you can use it in progressive tenses to describe someone’s behavior at a particular time as in the sentence.
You are being very silly.
He is being nice to me.

44. A
Paragraph
Statement
Supported a
list of
Things

45. Structure Analysis Sample:
Others will want to be with you and help you if you use your good qualities. They include: physical appearance, energy, rate of speech, pitch and tone of voice, gestures, expressiveness of the eyes, and the ability to hold the interest of others. Others form an
impression about you based on these.

46. physical appearance
energy
rate of speech
pitch and tone of voice
gestures
expressiveness of the eyes
ability to hold the interest of others
Your good qualities
include:

47. Practice A general statement:
many kinds of sports on our university grounds
List of examples:
football/basketball/racing/baseball/tennis/swimming/high jumping/weight lifting

48. A Sample
Many kinds of sports occur on our university grounds. Students can participate in sports activities like football, basketball, tennis or even baseball. Our students may enjoy more sports, such as racing, swimming or high jumping. They also have access to sports like weight lifting.

49. Writing Tips Examples should be: enough without further details
Effective sentences:
divide the examples into groups
put them into several different sentences
use different verbs

50. Your Task Topic: Many Ways to Improve Your English
Write a paragraph about 60 words with the given topic. Use the writing skill we just
discussed in this unit.
Topic:
Many Ways to Improve Your English