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Unit Nine Managing Personal Development

Unit Nine Managing Personal Development. Part I warming-up. dynamics: 1) the science that deals with objects or matter in movement 动力学 2) the social, intellectual, or moral forces that produce activity and change in a given sphere:

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Unit Nine Managing Personal Development

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  1. Unit Nine Managing Personal Development

  2. Part I warming-up • dynamics: 1) the science that deals with objects or matter in movement 动力学 • 2) the social, intellectual, or moral forces that produce activity and change in a given sphere: • The dynamics of international trade have influenced our business decisions on this matter • 产生变化、行动或影响的力量 • daunting: causing to lose courage or determination; frightening or discouraging • e.g daunting difficulties

  3. render: to cause to become; make: The news rendered her speechless • devastating: completely destructive • applaud: to express strong approval of (a person, idea, etc.) • tentative: not certain or fully developed; not firm or complete • thrive: to develop well and be healthy, strong, or successful; flourish

  4. You are going to hear a report about the three certainties children need to feel healthy and positive about life.

  5. A1 Listen carefully and note down the three things • The three things children need • 1st: To feel that one has options, that one maintains some control over his or her life. • 2nd: To feel significant in the life of at least one other person. • 3rd: To feel accepted because of his or her individuality.

  6. A 2 Listen again. Take notes for each of the things described. • 1st more highly motivated to work harder/ overcome daunting difficulties and pain • 2nd: Ignored: devastating/ cruelest/ angry/ depressed / frustrated / negative behavior • Respected: thrives • 3rd: deserves / acknowledged / cherished/ unique/ embrace others

  7. B Suggestions on how to overcome some problems. • Pre-listening discussion • Can you make some suggestions on how to overcome shyness, how to stop biting one’s finger nails and how to get in shape for summer?

  8. Vocabulary • nail polish: 指甲油 • tighten up: to (cause to) become firmer or more severe • tummy: The human stomach or belly. • workout: a period of physical exercise, e.g. when training for a sport

  9. Listen to three different suggestions for each of the problems in the chart. Write down the suggestions in note form and then check the one that you think is the best.

  10. Key • professional help • self-help book • club/communicate with different people • why nervous?/solve the problem • nail polish • transfer your habit into something different • fast walk/an hour a day • personal trainer • cycle to work or school

  11. C • Read the following difficult sentences and listen

  12. Part II Lateral or vertical • cradle-to-grave: all through life • redundancy: (a case of) being made no longer employed because there is not enough work • drain of: to (cause to ) become gradually dry, as water or other liquid is removed To become gradually depleted; dwindle: felt his enthusiasm draining • The day's events completely drained me of all strength.

  13. career consulting: • Career Planning and Development. Take the first step by discovering what alternatives and options are open to you. Assess your career interests, values awareness, skill transfer or just talk with a trained career consultant about your specific career issues. Career Consulting Services provides the opportunity for your individual career stage growth.

  14. Services offered include: Confidential Career Consulting, Resume Writing/Cover Letter Composition, Interview Skill Building/Feedback, Computerized Interests Inventory (The Strong Profile), Assessment Exercises and Action Strategies, Career Opportunities and Research Ideas.

  15. ladder—career ladder • a way to • describe • career path— • a vertical path • You start from • the bottom and • then continue • to climb to the top

  16. buzzword: a word or phrase, esp. related to a specialized subject, which is thought to express something important but is often hard to understand • counsel: to give advice and support to (esp. someone experiencing difficulty) • asset: a valuable quality, skill, or person • lateral thinking: way of solving problems by letting the mind consider unusual and apparently illogical approaches to them

  17. lattice: 类似格子的结构或设计

  18. chess board—career lattice • Another career path. Lateral. You can move forward or • sideway or • even • backward.

  19. A1 you are going to hear a report about some old and new career attitudes.

  20. Key • Old career attitudes: • 1.Lifetime loyalty—career structure/guarantee a job for life • 2. ’80s boom—work longer hours/more stressful/good cause: money, promotion • 3. Wrong—redundancy / anxious /no time for private life/drained of creative energy/dissatisfied

  21. New Career attitudes • 1. New buzzword: career lattice/career ladder vs. career chess board • 2. Play career chess: wider view of career path/overall carrer strategy • 3. Lateral thinking: step sideways /move a step back/ move forward again • 4. Self-measurement: manage yourself/business asset: skills, imagination, creative talent, knowledge • 5. Money life: moral and emotional rewards vs. financial rewards/interesting, creative vs. bank balance

  22. B • dwarf: a person, animal, or plant of much less than the usual size • assumption: something that is taken as as a fact or believed to be true without proof • botanically: of or related to plants or the scientific study of plants • ubiquitous: appearing, happening, or existing everywhere • adj.到处存在的, (同时)普遍存在的

  23. distinct: clearly different or separate • discard: to get rid of as useless • complementary: making something complete

  24. B1. Listen to a riddle and guess. • The man was a dwarf and couldn’t reach higher than the 11th floor button.

  25. B2. Listen to a lecture. Write down the five major contrasts. • 1st:VT:Select the best way of looking at a problem • LT:Create many alternative approaches • 2nd:VT: Move in sequential steps • LT: Jump ahead and fill in the gaps later • 3rd: VT: Each step must be correct before the next can be approached • LT: Generate a range of solutions without providing steps

  26. 4th:VT: Use fixed categories • LT: Labels may change according to experience and point of view • 5th:VT: Examine obvious approach, exclude irrelevant ones, in search of one final answer • LT: May be no answer

  27. Part III mediation skills • mediator: adjustor; accommodator • facilitate: to make easy or easier; help • rephrase: to express (something) in different words, esp. so as to make the meaning clearer

  28. accusatory: accusing someone of doing wrong or of breaking the law • promptly: exactly in regard to time • role reversal: 角色转换 • prioritize: to give (something) the right of coming before others in position or time

  29. Listen to a lecture on mediation skills. Write down the three steps people can use for resolving conflicts. Then take more notes. • Step 1: Setting up a positive environment • Step 2: Identifying the Bottom Line • Step 3: Brainstorm

  30. 1. state rules— speak/ facilitate-- rephrase /list and clarify problems • 2. emotional—behavioral • 3. share solution /write down— prioritize /solutions—write down steps they’d take

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