1. Lesson 1
EQ : IQ

2. Objectives By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to
get some information about IQ and EQ;
learn about the results of researches into IQ and EQ;
discuss how to improve EQ.

3. What do you know IQ stands for?
Intelligence Quotient
I’ m clever.
I have a high IQ.
Newton

4. What does EQ stand for?
Emotional Quotient
Note 1, page 99

5. Now do the test on
the left of page 8 and
find out your score on
page 91.

6. Which do you think is more important in your future success, EQ or IQ?
Why?
I think…
I believe…
In my opinion, … …

7. What’s the writer’s opinion?
Success comes with a high EQ. (Title)
Read the passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.

8. Match each paragraph with the main idea.
a. EQ and IQ have different effects.
b. People overstate (夸大) the effect of high IQs.
c. The experiment shows that EQ can be improved.
d. It’s necessary to raise students’ EQs.
e. People with high EQs and low EQs have different fates.
f. EQ can be improved through education.
g. The association of EQ and IQ does not always exist. 2 1 6 7 4 5 3

9. Read the article and answer the questions. 1
Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What does the recent research say about a person’s success and his or her IQ? 2. How does Professor Salovey describe EQ and IQ? 3. Why do some smart students end up failing exams according to Prof. Salovey? 4. Can a person’s EQ be improved? What about his IQ? Can you give some examples? 5. What is the meaning of “people skills”? Is it important to improve them if you want to be successful in life? Why/why not?

10. Read the article and answer the questions. 1
Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What does the recent research say about a person’s success and his or her IQ?
Success is not simply the result of a high IQ.
2. How does Professor Salovey describe EQ and IQ?
At work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
3. Why do some smart students end up failing exams according to Prof. Salovey?
Perhaps their failure is because of their low EQ.

11. Read the article and answer the questions. 4
Read the article and answer the questions. 4. Can a person’s EQ be improved? What about his IQ? Can you give some examples?
Yes, a person’s EQ can be improved through education. People generally believe that a person’s IQ is determined by birth and cannot be improved.
5. What is the meaning of “people skills”? Is it important to improve them if you want to be successful in life? Why/why not?
“People skills” are skills in dealing with people, such as understanding and communication. Yes, if you improve your EQ, you will be able to get on better with other people and deal better with difficult situations.

12. Title: Success comes with a high EQ
Read the text “Success comes with a high EQ” and fill in the following blanks.
Title: Success comes with a high EQ
1. _____________ about the role of IQ in success
Some students think that IQ alone determines how well they are going to do in life.
Description of the relationship between EQ and IQ according to Professor Salovey.
At work, 2. ____ gets you hired, but EQ gets you __________.
When predicting someone’s future success, their ___________ might actually matter more than their IQ.
Misunderstanding IQ
promoted
EQ/character

13. Comments on Professor Salovey’s theory
Professor Salovey may be 5. _________.
It is generally believed that people with high EQs are 6. ______ to new ideas and have 7. ________ attitudes towards life and less likely to be troubled by problems.
Professor Mayer’s study on senior high school students
When normal students were introduced to students with disabilities, the disabled students became more positive about life and more 8. _______ to try new things.
Conclusion: EQ is 9. ____ important, if not more than IQ. To get ahead in the world and lead a happy successful life requires a high 10. ____. Schools need to do more to raise their students’ EQs.
correct/right
open
positive
willing as EQ

14. True or False?
1.The article is mainly talking about the relationship between EQ and IQ.
2. Whether we can succeed or not more depends on IQ than EQ.
3. High EQs can make people get along well with other people.
4. EQ is always the opposite of IQ.
5. A person can’t have both high EQs and IQs.
6. IQ can’t be changed while EQ can be improved. F F T F F T

15. Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
When some students see others do better than themselves, what do they think?
A. They can work hard to catch up.
B. It is hopeless to catch up.
C. With the help of others, they can catch up.
D. If they have a higher EQ, they can catch up. B

16. 2. According to Professor Salovey, which of the following may be true?
A. If a person has a high IQ, he has a high EQ too.
B. People with high IQs can always get the best results in exams.
C. EQ has little influence on students’ academic achievement.
D. The relation between IQ and EQ cannot be simply explained. D

17. A 3. People with high EQs will ____________.
A. be optimistic when meeting problems
B. not make friends so easily
C. have negative attitudes towards life
D. have difficulties handling some situations A

18. 4. What does Professor Mayer’s research show us?
A. Normal students are kinder to help disabled people.
B. Normal students can better understand people with disabilities.
C. Normal students are aware of their advantages over disabled people.
D. Normal students can be taught to improve their EQs. D

19. 5. What style is the text?
Narrative (叙述文)
Exposition (说明文)
C. Practical writing (应用文)
D. Argumentation (议论文)
6. What does the writer think of Professor Salovey and Mayer’s finding?
Supportive. B. Negative.
C. Objective. D. Critical. D C

20. 1. Which of the following can show that a person has a higher EQ?
A. A person is very smart and intelligent.
B. A person got good grades in the test.
C. A person got himself promoted by his great efforts.
D. A person got hired by a big company in the interview. C

21. 2. The expression “if not more important than IQ” means _______ in Chinese.
B. 如果不比智商重要
C. 如果和智商一样不重要
D. 如果比智商重要 B

22. B 3. From the passage, we know EQ _______. A. is not very important
B. is as important as IQ
C. can lead us to success
D. can make a person famous B

23. 4. Which of the statements is RIGHT according to the passage?
A. The best and smartest students can always do well in the exams.
B. IQ can get you promoted and EQ can get you hired.
C. Professor Mayer invented the term EQ.
D. People who have high EQs can accept new ideas easily. D

24. C 5. From this passage, we can infer that _____.
people with high IQs can survive easily in the world
we can certainly have a high EQ if we have a high IQ
C. it is possible to improve a person’s EQ
D. people with low IQs have a harder time surviving in life C

25. Voice your opinion:
What do you think we can do to improve our EQ?

26. According to Professor Salovey, EQ consists of five aspects
According to Professor Salovey, EQ consists of five aspects. They are managing emotions, motivating emotions, handing relationships, empathy and self-awareness. 
To improve our EQ, we should try to control our anger at first. And then, we should try to learn to deal with people. Also, always be optimistic and positive, and the last but not the least, cherish our chance to live in this wonderful world.