英语课文 U13
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Unit 13 People 1 EQ : IQ
Succe comes with a high EQ
Most students do an IQ test early in their school career.Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is what determines how well they are going to do in life.When they see other students doing better than them, they usually believe that those students have a higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do to change facts.However, new research into EQ suggests that succe is not simply the result of a high IQ.
While your IQ tells you how intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence.Profeor Salovey, who invented the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.Supported by his academic research, Profeor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone\'s future succe, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.
Profeor Salovey may be correct.For example, have you ever wondered why some of the smartest students in your cla, who you think deserve good grades, sometimes end up failing exams? Perhaps their failure is because of their low EQ.People are often mistaken in thinking that those with high IQs always have high EQs as well.This aociation can exist, but it is just as poible for someone with a low IQ to have a high EQ or someone with a high IQ to have a low EQ.
It is generally believed that people with high EQs are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life.They are also le likely to be troubled by problems.On the other hand, there is little doubt that people with low EQs often have problems getting on with other people and dealing with difficult situations; thus they have a harder time surviving in life.
People generally believe that a person\'s IQ is determined by birth.However, most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do with education.Some are trying to study the poibility of improving a person\'s EQ, especially in terms of ―people skills‖, such as understanding and communication.
Profeor Mayer, recognised by many as a leading expert in the study of changes to people\'s EQs, recently announced the results of a study on senior high school students.When normal students were introduced to students with disabilities, they found that, afterwards, the normal students were more willing to help people with difficulties.They also showed a better understanding of the disabled students\' feelings compared to students who had not been involved in the study.There was also an obvious change in the disabled students\' attitudes.They became more positive about life and more willing to try new things.
The results of studies such as these show that EQ is as important, if not more important than IQ.To get ahead in the world and lead a happy succeful life means getting on with other people and being able to understand and react to situations in the best way poible.This requires a high EQ – the higher the better.And the fact that it might be poible to raise EQs means that schools need to make sure that their students are receiving the education they really need, and know that their futures are not entirely determined by their IQs.
2 Personalities and Jobs Tapescript
Teacher: Today we\'re going to focus on jobs and personalities.Think of some jobs and what kinds of people do them.What characteristics do these people have?
Wang Shu: Er ...people who work with computers are usually quiet, shy people.Teacher: Xiao Dong, what\'s your reaction to that? Do you agree?
Xiao Dong: To some extent, yes.They\'re also not usually very athletic.But it seems to me that they have to be creative.
Teacher: You\'re right there.Next, Li Liang.
Li Liang: A tour guide.I\'m certain that this is a very exciting job.Tour guides need to be independent, outgoing and have a desire to share information.They must also be able to deal with many different situations and problems.
Teacher: What do you think Cao Wen?
Cao Wen: I agree.I think tour guides must also get a lot of satisfaction out of seeing other people enjoying themselves.
Teacher: That\'s a good point....Other jobs?
Xiao Dong: Farmers.As I see it, farmers are very important.Without their harvests every year, we would all go hungry!
Teacher: And their characteristics?
Xiao Dong: A farmer needs to be patient and know a lot about animal biology.Li Liang: Also, the weather is hard on farmers but they must never give up.Teacher: Right, but that\'s true for everyone, isn\'t it? Students: Mm, yes.
Wang Shu: I\'d like to be a farmer and grow fruit like pineapples and peaches, but I think I prefer to work in the city! I\'d like to be a cook in a big hotel.Cooks also have to be creative and they need to be able to handle a kitchen and get things done on time.
Teacher: I think you\'d make a great cook, Wang Shu.OK, what about some other jobs? I would have thought that some of you might like to work in ...
Cao Wen: Medicine? Doctors and nurses?
Teacher: Yes, good.What kind of a person is a doctor or a nurse? Does anyone have views on this?
Li Liang: I feel that to be a nurse takes a lot of kindne.They have to be very caring people and are willing to help others.
Xiao Dong: Yes, they certainly can\'t be selfish.
Teacher: I couldn\'t agree more.What about a doctor?
Cao Wen: They need to be kind too — and good listeners.They should also be confident so that people trust them.I\'m hoping to be a doctor.
Wang Shu: That\'s cool Cao Wen! Good for you!
Teacher: So many jobs require getting on well with other people.Can you think of any jobs where this isn\'t a requirement? We\'ll discu this tomorrow ...Tapescript Dialogue 1:
A: Did you know that Alice can speak three languages? B: Really? I find that very hard to believe.She\'s only five.A: But it\'s true! Ask her mother! Dialogue 2:
A: I feel that airlines should not allow new-born babies aboard their long distance flights.
B: Mm, I quite agree.There\'s nothing worse than listening to a crying baby for 12 hours!
Dialogue 3:
A:I\'ve just seen Ian holding a bunch of flowers and walking into a restaurant.B: That\'s interesting.He told me he was going to the library! I wonder why he lied.
A:Maybe he\'s too shy to tell you he has a new girlfriend! Dialogue 4:
A: Do you remember what I said about making hay while the sun shines? B:Yes.
A:Well, it means that when things are going well you should make the best of them, so, because my bo was pleased with my report, I asked for extra vacation and got it!
B: That\'s great! Dialogue 5:
A:It really makes me mad when Jim sings at work.I also hate shaking hands with him.His hands are always damp! And he wears such terrible clothes, like that pink shirt!
B:Anything else?
A:Yes! I really dislike it when he eats garlic for lunch.He has terrible breath for the rest of the day!
B: So I gue you\'ll be looking for a new aistant soon! Dialogue 6:
A:I heard that the weather is going to change this weekend.Will we still go camping if it\'s raining?
B:We\'ll only go camping if the sun is shining.Otherwise we\'ll go to the cinema and watch the new Jackie Chan movie.
A:Right.I just wanted to see what the back-up plan was.
3 Making Guees about People
Listen to the dialogue and complete the gaps.
A: Have you heard anything about the two miing students? I think my French tutor might know one of them.I saw she had tears running down her cheeks at lunch today and one of the other teachers gave her a hug.
B: I heard about it from the news report on TV last night, but haven\'t heard anything more since then.A: Their friends are really upset and have been waiting anxiously for more news.B: I can\'t believe that they\'ve been miing in the mountains for three days now! They must be so (1) __________!
A: I wonder how they got lost and whose fault it was.
B: They may have been (2) __________ from the other students and couldn\'t hear anyone when the thunder started, or they might have (3) __________ behind and taken the wrong path.
A: Maybe.Or they could have gone exploring on their own and lost their way back to the group.
B: I hate to think how they must be feeling right now.It\'s so cold at the moment.They must be (4) _______! I hope they have warm jackets made of wool.
A: They might be (5) ___________ in a cave.
B: Or they could be in one of those empty cottages near the pine trees right at the top of the mountain.
A: They can\'t be there.People would have looked there first, I\'m sure.
B: True.Imagine how hungry they are! They can\'t exactly eat seeds like squirrels and sparrows do!
A: They might have (6) __________ left from camping but they may not have any water.
B: And one of them might be bleeding or have a broken arm or leg.I really hope someone finds them soon.
A: Me too.Their parents must be very (7) __________.It\'ll be a real relief when they\'re found.
4 First Impreions
The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety.I was trying to do some revision for an important oral exam in the local library and people kept disturbing me.I was getting more and more annoyed and of course, the more upset I got, the le I was able to concentrate.The last straw was when I heard someone singing behind me.
The singing was so loud that I could even recognise the song! I turned around and glared at the person who was singing.It was a tall girl about the same age as me and she had a big smile on her face.She was standing with a book in her hands near the ―English Literature‖ section.She looked like a literary type and seemed very interested in what she was reading.I glanced at the book\'s cover.It was a book of Tennyson\'s poems.The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn\'t matter.If anything, it made me even angrier.―How could she be so selfish?‖ I thought angrily.In fact, I\'m surprised there wasn\'t steam coming out of my ears!
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered angrily, ―Thanks to your noise, I\'ve been unable to study.You\'re so selfish!‖ I still hate thinking of that moment.Let me tell you the rest of the story though.Because I left the library in such a hurry, I left my most important textbook behind.It was only when I got home two hours later that I realised I\'d forgotten it and there was nothing I could do as the library was closed.I was so upset that I almost cried.Just then, the phone rang.I answered it and a gentle voice introduced the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane.After confirming that I was, Jenny said that she had noticed
I\'d left my book in the library and as my name was in it, she\'d asked a librarian to get my phone number from their files.She said that she didn\'t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.I sighed with relief and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road.I was so grateful! Of course you\'ve gueed who Jenny was.She was the girl I had shouted at for singing.When I recognised her in the convenience store, I was filled with shame and apologised several times for my rude behaviour.I felt so guilty, but Jenny just laughed and told me she was glad to see that I\'d also left my glare in the library! I couldn\'t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
We got along really well and ever since then we\'ve been best friends.We\'re very much alike and we tell each other everything.To be honest, I trust her more than anyone else.I often think how lucky I am.If Jenny hadn\'t been a kind person who was willing to forgive my shortcomings, I would never have experienced such true friendship.
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