1. Practice Always Makes Perfect Tyranny of the urgent Unit two

2. Practice Always Makes Perfect Lead-in questions Do you always have a lot of urgent things to do? Give examples. Will the urgent things always be the priorities in your life? How do you understand the word “tyranny” in the title “Tyranny of the urgent”?

3. Practice Always Makes Perfect More Questions 1.Why does the author use "a trail of “in paragraph 1line 2? 2. What does “the problem” in paragraph 2 line1 refer to? 3. Why did the author use parallelism at the beginning of paragraph 2? 4. Why did the author say "Greater experience brings more exacting assignments"? Won't the experience help us handle things more easily? 5. What does an “important task” in paragraph 3 line 3 mean? 6. What does the maxim in paragraph 4 mean to you?

4. Practice Always Makes Perfect More Questions 7. According to paragraph 5, what is the difference between the urgent and the important? 8. What will the urgent tasks lead to? 9. Can a man get away from urgent tasks? What will be the consequence of us becoming slaves to the “tyranny of the urgent”?

5. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph one Important words relieve/relief haunt evaluate Useful phrases wish for under the pressure of /that a trail of Sentence patterns Surely… We desperately need relief. (You need relaxation badly.)

6. Practice Always Makes Perfect Sentences wish for It’s no use wishing for things you can’t have. I can understand her wish for secrecy. Relieve Drugs helped to relieve the pain. relief I felt a huge surge of relief and happiness.

7. Practice Always Makes Perfect Sentences haunt The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. The memory of that day still haunts me. A headless rider haunts the country lanes. That decision came back to haunt him in later life. a trail of He left a trail of broken hearts. The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.

8. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph two New words allotment (allot) passage (pass) exacting Useful phrases catch up (with) grow in (number and age) Sentence patterns Wouldn’t we be/do… …, neither is … Nor will … We find ourselves doing…

9. Practice Always Makes Perfect Sentences allot The profits have been allotted equally to all the Shareholders. We all finished the exam in the allotted time. allotment Nobody knows the allotment of the company’s shares to its employees.

10. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph three Important words dilemma priority weariness (weary) misgiving sense confess Useful phrases go deeper than be involved in be matched by a sense of be oppressed by leave…undone

11. Practice Always Makes Perfect Sentences confession He made a full confession of his crimes. I always go to confession on Fridays. confess I must confess that she is really a beauty. He confessed that he had murdered her. He finally confessed to having stolen the money. She confessed to having a dread of spiders. He confessed to the priest that he had sinned.

12. Practice Always Makes Perfect He was in a dilemma./He was placed in a dilemma. priority Japan has priority over other countries in the field of microelectronics. I have priority over you in my claim. You must decide what your priorities are. Rebuilding the area is a top priority. Sentences dilemma

13. Practice Always Makes Perfect wearingwearilyweary I have a wearing day. She was wearied by the constant noise. She began to weary of her companions. He was weary in body and mind. I am weary of hearing about your problems. It is a weary journey. Sentences weariness

14. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph three Important words crowd out rebuke

15. Practice Always Makes Perfect I tried to keep my place in the queue, but they crowded me out. rebuke sb.(for…) We were rebuked for coming to class late. He had received a stern rebuke from his superiors. Sentences crowd sb./sth. out

16. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph Five Useful phrases be in constant tension call for

17. Practice Always Makes Perfect The fridge keeps food at a constant temperature. Although the international situation is moving towards relaxation, tension still remains in some areas. call for The situation calls for prompt action. Sentences constant

18. Practice Always Makes Perfect Paragraph six Important words breach imperious momentary irresistible (resist/resistance/resistant) perspective deceptive (deception/deceive) prominence (prominent) Useful phrases in the light of become slave to

19. Practice Always Makes Perfect The storm had breached the sea wall in two place. They are in breach of Article. She made a breach of confidence. a breach in Franco-German relations The government is accused of breaching the terms of the treaty. The dam had been breached. Sentences breach