1、Further ReadingWhen you have to speak in front of the class, do you feel shy?Do you join a club? Do you often keep in touch with the friends in the club? Dare you perform in public? Can you express your opinion with 100% certainty?Tick () your answer to each question andthen work out your total scor

2、e.QuestionYes NoDont know1) Do you think that your parents like to listen to your ideas? 2) Do you often feel lonely at school?3) Do you think that other students dislike you and dont want to be your friends?4) When you have to speak in front of the class, do you feel shy?QuestionYes No Dont know5)

3、Are there lots of things about yourself you would like to change?6) When you have to speak in front of others, do you feel foolish?7) Do you often have to find new friends because your old friends are enjoying themselves with someone else?8) Do other people think that you always tell lies?point021 T

4、he higher your score is, the more confident you are!How to be confident? Speak out your opinions.Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage._ 1) Playing games on your computer may also give you a lot of opportunities._ 2) Someone you get to know may ch

5、ange your life_ 3) It is necessary for you to talk with everyone at a party _ 4) Although someone may disagree with you, you have the right to express your ideasFTFTwill notunnecessary _ 5) You neednt be perfect if you are confident enough. _ 6) If a friend criticizes your singing, you should accept

6、 it objectively _ 7) If you put yourself down, others will not like you. _ 8) Join people who have the same interests as you TTTTFill in the table with the information from the passage.To Be ConfidentYou shouldYou should notgo out and talk to people.play games on your computer all day.set reasonable

7、 goals and try to talk to one or two people.feel that you must talk with everyone.speak your mind.try to be perfect.be yourself.put yourself down or be ashamed of yourself.To Be ConfidentYou shouldYou should notaccept criticism objectively.demand yourself to be good at anything that you are trying.b

8、e your own best friendjoin a club.perform in public. Fill in the blanks._1) The old man fell ill and died at last_2) This mistake will result in great confusion._3) It is not beyond reason to expect a child to learn this_4) The report must be written in an uninfluenced manner._5) He always criticize

9、s my compositions_6) His special abilities are well known_7) How will you treat that letter?_8) You should start an interest in mountain climbingeventuallylead toreasonableobjectivelycomplains abouttalentsdeal withtake upInterview at least two of your classmates for more tips on how to be confident.

10、 Write down what they say.Work in groups and share your understanding of the sentence “He who has confidence in himself will gain confidence of others”.You have to be first, best or different. Loretta Lynn你只能是第一，或者最好，或者與眾不你只能是第一，或者最好，或者與眾不同的。同的。Confidence doesnt need any specific reason. If youre al

11、ive , you should feel 100 percent confident.自信不需要理由自信不需要理由, 生活應該保持生活應該保持100分的分的自信。自信。There is nothing sexier than being confident and taking care of yourselves.充滿自信，愛護自己，魅力無以過之。充滿自信，愛護自己，魅力無以過之。Be confident, not arrogant. - PA Teacher Miss Tan自信自信，但是別驕傲。但是別驕傲。Low self-esteem is like driving through

12、life with your hand-break on. -Maxwell Maltz缺乏自信缺乏自信, 就好象沒拉手剎地在人生道就好象沒拉手剎地在人生道路上行駛。路上行駛。Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.自信和自力更生是堅強品格的柱石。自信和自力更生是堅強品格的柱石。Language Focus1. Sitting around all day playing games on your computer is not going to provide you with a

13、lot of opportunities (1) sitting around all day動名詞短語作主語動名詞短語作主語 Getting up early is a good habit. (2) playing games on your computer是現在分是現在分詞短語作狀語，表示伴隨。詞短語作狀語，表示伴隨。 Dont stand there laughing and shouting, give me a hand. Its bad for your eyes to sleep reading. (3) provide sb. with sth. = provide sth

14、. for sb. 給某人提供某物給某人提供某物 They provide us with food. We provided food for the hungry children. supply sb. with sth. = supply sth. to sb. They supplied the elementary school with lots of books.“The villagers provided the soldiers _ food.” means “The villagers provided food _ the soldiers”. A. with; wi

15、th B. for; for C. with; for D. for; with答案與解析答案與解析C 。provide sb. with sth. = provide sth. for sb.His son _ the old man with all the food and the money he needed. A. provided B. fed C. afforded D. carried A2. Not everyone is going to agree with you (1) agree 1) vt. 同意同意 They agreed that we should co-

16、operate with each other. They agreed to give it to me the next day. 2) vi. 同意，贊成同意，贊成的意見，與的意見，與一致，一致，承認承認 agree to do 同意做，贊成做同意做，贊成做 Finally they agreed to offer us some help agree to sth. 同意，贊同同意，贊同 She agreed to my idea. They didnt quite agree to the working plan, so we had to do some changes.agre

17、e with sb. 同意某人同意某人 I dont agree with you on this point. agree with what one says 同意某人所說的同意某人所說的 I quite agree with what you say. agree with sth. 同意某觀點、想法等同意某觀點、想法等 Most of the officials present didnt agree with the presidents opinion，but they all said nothing. (2) agree with 1)與與一致；與一致；與相相 The copy

18、 agrees with the original. Our words should agree with our actions. 2) 適宜健康；與適宜健康；與相宜相宜 The liquor did not agree with me, for the doctor said it would do me great harm.(3) agree on sth 一致同意某事，一致同意某事，(雙方雙方)就就達成協議達成協議 In the end the two sides agreed on cease-fire. agreement n. 協議協議 “與某人達成與某人達成協議；與某人取得

19、一致協議；與某人取得一致意見意見”有如下表達法：有如下表達法： arrive at an agreement with sb. on come to an agreement with sb. on reach an agreement with sb. on make an agreement with sb. on 3. . and then keep in touch with people who have the same interests (1) keep in touch with 與某人保持聯系與某人保持聯系 He keeps in touch with his foreig

20、n friends by e-mail與與touch有關的短語：有關的短語： get in touch with 與與取得聯系取得聯系 be in touch with 與與有聯系有聯系 lose touch with 與與失去聯系失去聯系 out of touch with 失去與失去與的聯系的聯系(2) have the same interests 有同樣的愛好有同樣的愛好 Though they were from different background，they had the same interests. interest n. 愛好的事物；嗜好愛好的事物；嗜好(= hobby

21、)；興趣興趣 His two great interests in life are music and painting.As a young girl, she showed great interest in classical music. The husband has great interest in football, while the wife takes no interest at all.4. , but it is important that you learn to deal with the public. deal with 處理；處理； 應付應付 He h

22、as learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations. The hospital has to deal with six cases of food poisoning. How shall we deal with this problem? Deal with a man as he deals with you. deal with 與與 do with的區別的區別 do with常用義常用義“處置、對待處置、對待”，常與，常與what連用構成特殊疑問句。連用構成特殊疑問句。deal with意意“處理、

23、對付處理、對付”，常與，常與how連用。連用。如：如： What have you done with your watch? How do they deal with the waste water?除此外，除此外，deal with還有還有“與與相處、對待、相處、對待、涉及涉及”義。義。 我不知道他們如何處理這個問題。我不知道他們如何處理這個問題。 I dont know how they deal with the problem. = I dont know what they do with the problem. (2010四川四川) In many peoples opini

24、on, that company, though relatively small, is pleasant _.A. to deal with B. dealing with C. to be dealt with D. dealt with解析：在某些形容詞后經常用不定式的主動形解析：在某些形容詞后經常用不定式的主動形式表被動，此時，不定式動作和句子的主語存式表被動，此時，不定式動作和句子的主語存在動賓關系。又如：在動賓關系。又如：The apartment is comfortable to live in. A5. Take up singing or even try karaoke. take up 在這里是在這里是“開始從事開始從事”的意思。的意思。 When did he take up football? He had studied Japanese for a year and a half before he took up English. (2006 高考山東高考山東) After he retired from office, Roger_ painting for a