9AUnit1KnowyourselfReading.ppt

1、,9A Unit 1 Know yourself,Reading,To learn the adjectives which can tell peoples personality To learn to use the new words to describe people To learn the new words and phrases in this unit,Objectives,Think about it!,Does personality matter in finding a satisfactory job?,Different jobs require differ

2、ent personality. Jobs matching your personality can make you more efficient and successful.,Do you think like this?,Salesmen or Saleswomen:,persuasive hard-working enthusiastic patient shrewd boastful,tricky,Different jobs require different personalities:,Teachers,knowledgeable patient, tolerant hum

3、orous warm-hearted enthusiastic considerate,Doctors,patient skillful brave, calm confident alert, careful sympathetic,Policemen,brave alert quick watchful responsible warm-hearted,Accountants,careful, cautious honest patient responsible accurate thoughtful,Lawyers,Persuasive, expressive eloquent ser

4、ious aggressive shrewd logical, calm,Tour Guides,knowledgeable easy-going sociable humorous expressive energetic,Hosts or Hostesses of a Show,humorous adaptable emotional expressive optimistic calm,Reporters,hard-working punctual smart, energetic open-minded patient adventurous, calm,Secretaries,com

5、petent careful sensitive thoughtful tolerant cooperative,Spokesmen,eloquent diplomatic intelligent talkative resourceful careful,A People who are happy with their jobs,Millie has read an article on Sunshine Daily. It introduces four people who are outstanding in their fields in Sunshine Town. Here i

6、s the article.,Wu Wei is a born artist, said his best friend. Hes quiet and doesnt like to talk much, but his work shouts! Wu Wei, the young artist, has impressed the whole country with his creative,work. His sculptures for Sunshine Town Square have won high praise from the art community. I want to

7、share the best art with people, so Im always searching for something better or different. This in itself is great fun, he said.,Su Ning gave up her job as an accountant five years ago and started to work for the sales department in a,big company. “ Im active and energetic, and I love working with pe

8、ople. However, in my last job, I could only work with numbers day after day. That made me unhappy. Su Ning is now the general manager of the company. Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind. Im ready to take on new challenges any time,” she said.,Liu Hao is the chief engineer of

9、 the high-speed railway connecting Sunshine Town to Tianjin. To us, a miss is as good as a mile. We cant afford to make any mistakes, said Mr Liu. All of us,know that its necessary to pay attention to every detail. Hes serious and well organized, one of his team members said. ,He always works to hig

10、h standards, but hes modest and easy to work with.,Fang Yuan, head of Sunshine Hospital and a pioneer heart surgeon, is kind and patient. As a doctor, you cant be too careful, she said. Carelessness will be a disaster not only to,ourselves but also to patients. Shes always willing to work extra hour

11、s, said another doctor. In fact, Doctor Fang often does operations for about ten hours a day. She has devoted most of her time to her work. All the people in the town respect her.,Language points,1. Wu Wei is a born artist, said his best friend. born adj. 天生的；问世的；诞生的 既可作定语修饰名词，又可作状语修饰形容词。 短语 born ri

12、ch 天生富有 born leader 天生的领袖 in all ones born days 一生中；有生以来 e.g. 我认为他天生愚笨 I think he was born stupid.,2. Hes quiet and doesnt like to talk much, but his work shouts!“ 他很安静,话不多,但是他的作品却极具 说服力。 句中his work shouts 运用拟人这一修辞 手法，传神地表达出很多艺术家的一种 特性 用作品说话。,3. His sculptures for the town square have won high prais

13、e from the art community. praise n.赞扬，赞美，表扬 win high praise 获得高度赞扬 短语 receive praise 接受赞美 give praise 表扬 praise sb. to ones face 当面表扬某人 e.g. 他赞扬她的勇气 He praised her for her courage.,4. Su Ning gave up her job as an accountant five years ago and started to work for the sales department in a big compan

14、y. give up sth. 放弃某物 give up doing sth=stop doing sth 放弃做某事 e.g.你最好戒烟。它对你的健康有害。 Youd better give up smoking. Its bad for your health. sales department 销售部,5. Life is like a race. You either take the lead or fall behind. 人生就像一场赛跑，你要么领先，要么落后。 (1) eitheror意为“或者或者；不 是就是”之意。表示两者选其一，连接句子中两个并列的成分。连接两个主语时，其

15、谓语动词应与最近的一个主语在人称和数上保持一致，这就是我们通常说的就近原则。,When the girl is happy, she either sings or dances. 那个女孩高兴时，不是唱就是跳。 Hemustbeeithermadordrunk. 他不是疯了就是醉了。 EitherMaryorLucyiscoming 不是玛丽来，就是露西来。,(2) take the lead 处于领先地位 under the lead of 在的领导下 e.g.日本在汽车生产中居首位。 Japan has taken the lead in car production. 他们带头做试验。

16、 They took the lead in making the experiments.,lead v. 领导，带领 lead to 通向 ;导致 e.g.条条道路通罗马,殊途同归。 All roads lead to Rome. 这条路通向我家。 This road leads to my home. 大批失业会导致社会动乱。 Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.,（2）fall behind 落后 take the lead 和 fall behind 是一组反义词，用在此处正好形成对比。 短语 fall down 跌落，掉下 f

17、all off 从掉下来 fall back 后退 fall over 向前摔倒 e.g. 不要落后，要跟上！ Never fall behind, keep up!,6.To us, a miss is as good as a mile. We cant afford to make any mistakes. 对我们来说，失之毫厘谬以千里，我们承担不起任何错误（所造成的后果）。 miss n. 失误;疏漏 as good as 与一样，不亚于 a miss is as good as a mile 表示：“失之毫厘，谬以千里” 是英语谚语。,7. All of us know that

18、its necessary to pay attention to every detail. pay attention to (doing) sth. 固定搭 配，表示“注意(做)某事 。” to作为介词后加动名词形式 The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling. 老师提醒那个学生要注意拼写。,8. As a doctor, you cant be too careful. 作为一个医生，再怎么仔细也不为过。 cant too 是常用表达，意思是“无论怎样也不过分，越越好”。 You cannot praise

19、 the film too much. 这部电影值得大加称赞。 It is never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。,9. Carelessness will be a disaster not only to ourselves but also to patients. not only but (also) 不但而且在句中常用来连接两个对等的成分，also可以省略。 用来连接两个主语时，谓语动词的单、复数遵循“就近原则”，即和but(also)后的名词或代词的数一致 Notonlyyoubutalsoheistiredofhavingone examinationa

20、fteranother. 不但你，而且他也讨厌一次接一次的考试。, notonly.but(also).连接两个分句，当notonly位于句首，前一个分句常用倒装来表示强调，而but(also)后的分句仍用陈述语序。 NotonlydoesMissLilikemusic,but (also)shelikessports. 李小姐不但喜欢音乐，而且还喜欢体育。,10. In fact, Doctor Fang often does operations for about ten hours a day. do operations做手术 do/perform an operation on s

21、b. 为某人 做手术 operate on sb 为某人做手术 e.g. 医生开始给那个男孩做手术。 The doctor began to operate on the boy.,11. She has devoted most of her time to her work. devote to (doing).：把献给 devote oneself to (doing) ：为献身 He devoted all his time to studying the law. 他把时间都用来学法律了。 He is determined to devote his life to science.

22、 他决心把毕生精力贡献给科学事业.,B Jobs and personalities,Bl Millie wants to make sure that she knows the meanings of some words in the newspaper article. Help her match the first parts on the left with the second parts on the right to make complete explanations. Write the correct letters in the blanks.,a has lots

23、 of energy. b does not talk much about his/her abilities. c can produce something new or a work of art. d can plan his/her work well. e enjoys taking part in different activities. f can wait without getting angry.,1 A creative person _ 2 An active person _ 3 An energetic person _ 4 A modest person _

24、 5 An organized person _ 6 A patient person _,c,e,a,b,d,f,B2 Millie wants to tell her classmates about the four people. Help her check the sentences below. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.,1. Wu Weis friend does not think that his work is very good. _ 2. Wu Weis sculptures are

25、 famous all over the country. _ 3. Su Ning was once happy with her job as an accountant. _ 4. Su Ning changed her job five years ago. _,F,T,F,T,5. Liu Hao is the chief engineer of the new bridge. _ 6. Liu Haos team members find it difficult to work with him. _ 7. Fang Yuan thinks doctors should be v

26、ery careful. _ 8. Fang Yuan spends most of her time on her work. _,F,F,T,T,B3 Millie is summarizing the newspaper article. Help her find the words on pages 8 and 9 to complete her notes below.,artist,manager,engineer,doctor,Quiet, does not like to _ Creative his work shouts Enjoys searching for some

27、thing better or _,talk much,different,Active and _ Loves working with _ Ready to take on _,energetic,people,new challenges,Pays attention to every _ Serious and well _ Always works to high _,detail,organized,standards,Kind and _ Very _ at work Willing to work _,patient,careful,extra hours,C Your per

28、sonalities,C1 Write a short description of your personality. Then think about what job you want to do in the future and see if your personality matches the job requirements.,Your personality: _ _ What job do you want to do? _ Do you think your personality is suitable for the job? _,knowledgeable; ea

29、sy-going; expressive；energetic,A tour guide.,Yes, I think so. And I love this job.,C2 Work in pairs. Write a short description of your partners personality. Then discuss with your partner whether or not you agree with each other.,Your partners personality: _,Such as： by loyal to sb be confident be f

30、riendly be stubborn be successful be energetic be patient/impatient be humorous be selfish/unselfish be shy be outgoing be creative be attractive be responsible be hard-working be generous,I. 单项选择 Will Andy achieve success in the contest? Of course. His works always _. A. agree B. shout C. come D. s

31、how 2. Your job is _ your standard this time, Eric. I am sorry. I will work _ the high standard if I am given another chance. A. below; to B. above; to C. above; on D. below; with,B,A,3. The film won from people for its perfect plot (情节). A. trust B. money C. praise D. respect 4. My cousin wears his

32、 glasses every day. Without his glasses, he is blind. A. as long as B. as well as C. as bad as D. as good as,D,C,5. You made some spelling mistakes again, Tom. You wont do well in English if your spelling _. Sorry, Mr Wu. I will be more careful. A. wont be paid attention B. isnt paid attention to C.

33、 doesnt pay attention to D. isnt paid attention,B,6. The job may be too hard for you, Andy. Are you sure you will take it? Yes. I have decided to _ the challenge. A. take on B. take up C. turn on D. turn up 7. What will you do if you find it too hard to carry on with the job? I will ask for help. An

34、yway, I wont _ halfway. A. give out B. give up C. give away D. give off,B,A,8. Is your manager easy to _ ? Yes. He is a good leader. A. work B. work with him C. be worked with D. work with 9. Have you ever watched the show “The Brain” on Jiangsu TV? Yes. And a boy called Zhou Wei impressed the whole

35、 country _ his super brain. A. for B. on C. with D. as,C,D,10. Does the project need further discussion? Sure. Its a very important project. _ A. Many hands make light work. B. Better late than never. C. We cant be too careful. D. We cant take it into our heads.,C,11. When are you going to Beijing f

36、or your holiday? I havent decided. _ this Sunday _ next Sunday is OK. (2013绥化) A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Either; or,C,12. _ Bill _ Tom will go to your party, because one of them must stay at home to look after the baby. (2013恩施) A. Neither; nor B. Either; or C. Both; and 13. When you visit a museum you should _ the instructions and dont be against them. (2013内蒙古呼和浩特) A. compare wit