ImprovingYourselfUnit1英語2基礎模塊Aftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeableto:understandhowtostepoutofyourcomfortzone;talkaboutyourqualitiesandgoals;writealetteraddressedtoyourself;createaself-improvementplan;makeachangeandimproveyourself.LearningObjectivesCONTENTS01/Warm-Up02/Reading03/GrammarandUsage04/IntegratedSkills

05/ExtendedReading06/Real-LifeActivity07/Self-Assessment08/WordsandExpressionsPART01Warm-UpLookatthelistbelowandticktheexpressionsthatdescribeyou.Youcanaddmoreonyourown.Self-discovery□Ithinkdeeplyaboutthings.□Ialwaysplanahead.□Iamcreative.□Ifocusondetails.□Iamtalkative.□Ienjoymeetingpeople.□Ilovesports.□Ienjoyhelpingpeople.□Iamaleader.□Ifocusoncompletingtasks.□Ipreferchallenges.□Itakeresponsibilityseriously.□___________________□___________________□Iamanachiever.□Ipreferstability(穩定)overchange.□Iamhard-working.□Ilikeworkingonmyown.□___________________□___________________Whatareyourstrengthsandweaknesses?Discussion:0102Whatwillyoudotoimproveyourself?PART02ReadingWeallhavecomfortzoneswherethingsfeelsafeandfamiliar.Incomfortzones,weavoidtakingrisks,butwedon’texperiencepersonalgrowtheither.Inordertomatureanddevelop,wemustlearntostepoutofourcomfortzones.Whatcanwedoto

stepoutofourcomfortzones?SteppingOutofYourComfortZoneAtonepointinmylife,Iwasstuckinmycomfortzone.IalwaysknewIcouldhavethelifeIdreamedof,butIdidn’tdoanythingaboutit.Igotdistractedandscared.Inordertofindsomeclarity,Idecidedtowritealettertomyselfaboutmygoals,dreams,andaspirations.Intheletter,Italkedtomyself:

“HeyAnna,I’myourhopesanddreams.Pleasedon’tmakeexcuses.IcantellfromyourpastyearsofindecisionandlackofThatletterchangedmylife.ItmademerealiseIneededtomakesomechanges.Sometimes,youneedtotalktoyourselfhonestlyinthemirror.Sadly,lotsofpeoplegivethemselvesreasonswhytheycan’tdothings,andthesenegativethoughtskeepthemindespair.

discipline.Ifyoureallycaredaboutme,youwouldhavefoundawaytomakethingshappen.I’mtiredofgettingmyhopesup,onlytobedashedeachtime.Isimplymustmoveon.”Ifyouwantmorefromlife,youhavetochallengeyourselfbysteppingoutofyourcomfortzone.Thiscircumstanceisthebestwaytoconqueryourfears.Evennow,Iamconstantlypushingmyselfandengaginginthingsthathelpmelearnandgrow.Everythingyouwantisontheothersideoffear.It’stimetowakeupandgobeyondwhatfeelseasy.Areyouready?WhatdidAnnadotostepoutofhercomfortzone?Fillintheblanksintheoutline.1UnderstandingtheTextAnna’s

problemsShewasstuckin________________.Shealwaysknewshecouldhavethelifeshedreamedof,butshe_______________________.Shegot__________________.Anna’sactionsShedecidedtowritealettertoherselfabouther__________________________.Intheletter,she______________honestly.Anna’sanalysisofherproblemsIndecisionandlackof_________.Unableto______thingshappen.Abletogethopes____,

onlytobe_____eachtime.Unabletomove____.hercomfortzonedidn’tdoanythingaboutitdistractedandscaredgoals,dreams,andaspirationstalkedtoherselfdisciplinemakeupondashedAnna’ssuggestionsIfyouwantmorefromlife,youhaveto________yourselfbysteppingoutof________________.Keep_______yourselfandengaginginthingsthathelpyou_____________.AcalltoactionIt’stimeto________and_________whatfeelseasy.challengeyourcomfortzonepushinglearnandgrowwakeupgobeyondTickthetruestatementsaccordingtoAnna’slettertoherself.1.Annawasveryconfidentaboutherfuture,soshedidn’tdoanythingaboutit.2.Annawrotealettertoherself,talkingaboutherdreamsandthingsshewantedtoachieve.3.Intheletter,herhopesandgoalsencouragedhertomakethingshappen.

4.Everypersonbelievesinthemselvestotrynewthings,eveniftheyfeelscared..5.Annathinksthatfacingfearshelpsusbecomestrongerandbetter.√√para2,sentence1para1,sentence2para3,sentence4butpara6,sentence2&sentence3para5lotsofpeoplegivethemselvesreasonswhytheycan’tdothings2√

Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.3Whatareyourlifegoals?0102Howcanyoustepoutofyourcomfortzoneandachieveyourgoals?LanguageFocusAtonepointinmylife,Iwasstuckinmycomfortzone.(para.1,line1)我一度被困在自己的舒適區里。(1)atonepointinmylife在我生命中某一刻Atonepointinmylife,Imadeadecisiontodosomethingdifferent.在我生命中某一刻，我決定要做點不一樣的事情。(2)bestuckin陷（入），困（于）IwaslatebecauseIwasstuckintraffic.我遲到是因為我被堵在路上了。2.Igotdistractedandscared.(para.1,line3)我分心了，害怕了。(1)distracted(adj.)注意力分散Heclosedthewindowstoavoidgettingdistractedbythenoise.他關上窗以免被噪音分散注意力。Don’tletyourselfbedistractedbyvideogames.不要讓你自己被電子游戲分散注意力。(2)scared(adj.)驚恐的，恐懼的Shewastooscaredtomove.她嚇得動彈不得。Thelittlegirlisscaredofgoingoutaloneatnight.那個小女孩不敢晚上一個人外出。LanguageFocus3.Inordertofindsomeclarity,Idecidedtowritealettertomyself

aboutmygoals,dreams,andaspirations.(para.2,line1-2)為了理清自己思路，我決定給自己寫一封信，聊聊自己的目標、夢想和抱負。(1)clarity(n.)清晰，清楚Sheputherpointsofviewwithclarityandcourage.她清晰而勇敢地闡釋了自己的觀點。Thesoundwasloud,butitlackedclarity.聲音很大，但不清晰。(2)aspiration(n.)抱負，志向Myaspirationistowritesoftwareandbecomeasuccessfulprogrammer.我的志向是編寫軟件，成為一名成功的程序設計員。LanguageFocus4.Icantellfromyourpastyearsofindecisionandlackofdiscipline.(para.3,line2-3)從你過去的優柔寡斷和缺乏自律中，我了解一切。(1)indecision(n.)優柔寡斷Ifinallytookheradviceaftermonthsofindecision.在數月的猶豫不決之后，我最終采納了她的建議。Thereisagreatdealofindecisionabouthowtodealwiththeproblem.該如何處理這個問題，還無法決斷。(2)lackof缺乏，缺少Alotofhealthproblemsarecausedbypoordietandalackofexercise.許多健康問題由不良飲食和缺乏運動引起。Sheshowedacompletelackofinterestinmusic.她對音樂完全沒有興趣。LanguageFocus5.Ifyoureallycaredaboutme,youwouldhavefoundawaytomakethingshappen.(para.3,line4-5)如果你真的在乎我，你本可以找到方法實現夢想。careabout在乎Shehasnevercaredverymuchaboutherappearance.她根本不在乎自己的外貌。LanguageFocus6.Isimplymustmoveon.(para.3,line7)我必須向前邁進。moveon前進You’vegottoputthepastbehindyoubeforeyoucanmoveon.你必須要把過去的一切拋在身后才能前進。Ihaddonethesamejobforyearsandfeltitwastimetomoveon.我已經干了數年相同的工作，感覺是時候換新工作了。LanguageFocus7....thesenegativethoughtskeepthemindespair.(para.5,line2-3)……這些負面的想法讓他們陷入絕望。despair(n.)絕望Failuresthrowhimindespairbuthenevergivesup.失敗讓他瀕臨絕望，但他從沒放棄。Ican’thelpthinkingoftheoldman’sdespairwhenheknewtheterriblenews.我忍不住想這個老人知道糟糕的消息后該多么絕望。despair(v.)失去希望，絕望Donotdespairifyoucannotmakeitatpresent,asalotofpeoplearehelpingyou.如果你現在不能完全做到，不要絕望，很多人都在幫助你。LanguageFocus8.Ifyouwantmorefromlife,youhavetochallengeyourselfbysteppingoutofyourcomfortzone.(para.6,line1-2)如果你想從生活中獲得更多，你必須走出自己的舒適區，挑戰自我。(1)challenge(v.)挑戰Themostimportantbenefitsaretochallengeyourselfandsurpassyourself.最大的收獲就是挑戰你自己，超越你自己。challenge(n.)挑戰Youngmenarealwayswillingtomeetthechallengesofnewthings.年輕人總是愿意迎接新事物的挑戰。LanguageFocus(2)stepout走出Don’tavoidnewchallenges,stepoutofyourcomfortzone,don’tbeafraidtoaskforhelp.不要逃避挑戰，走出你的舒適區，不要害怕尋求幫助。Heopenedthecardoorforhertostepout.他為她打開車門，讓她下車。(3)comfortzone舒適區Youfeelconfidentandareperformingatyourbestinyourcomfortzone.你在舒適區感到自信并做得很好。Thebirdsaren’tabletofindfooduntiltheyflyoutoftheircomfortzone.鳥兒們只有飛出安樂窩才能找到食物。LanguageFocus9.Evennow,Iamconstantlypushingmyselfandengaginginthingsthathelpmelearnandgrow.(para.6,line3-5)即便是現在，我仍在不斷激勵自己，做有助于自我學習和成長的事情。engageinsth.（使）從事，參加Abouthalfofthestudentsengageinregularexercise.約有一半的學生經常鍛煉。Despiteherillness,sheremainsactivelyengagedinvoluntaryactivities.盡管她病了，但她仍積極參與志愿活動。LanguageFocusChoosetherightwordtocompleteeachsentence.Changetheformifnecessary.challenge distract

aspiration conquer zone1.My__________istobecomeasuccessfulprogrammer.2.Someyoungpeoplegeteasily__________bysmallthingsandforgetabouttheirdreamsinlife.3.Lydianevergaveupwhenshefaced__________thatmadeithardforhertoachievehergoals.4.Thegovernmenthassetupaspecialeconomic__________topromoteprivateenterprises.5.Theonlywayto__________fearistofaceit.aspirationdistractedchallengeszoneconquerWordStudy1Circletherightwordtocompleteeachsentence.1.Shecaresdeeply(about,to)environmentalissues.2.Youcantrysomethingnewandchallengingto(look,step)outofyourcomfortzone.3.Thisoldmanengaged(for,in)manyriskyactivitieseveninhisseventies.4.Lack(about,of)courageisamajorproblemforovercomingdifficulties.5.Remember,youcan’tmakeachangewithout(making,taking)

action.6.Themoreyoulearn,thefarther

youwillgo(beyond,away)yourlimits.2Theprefix“self-”means“of,to,orbyyourselforitself”.Completeeachsentencewiththegivenwordbyadding“self-”toit.Changetheformifnecessary.1.Herjourneyof_____________(discover)beganasshewasrecoveringfromasevereillness.2.Ittookincredible___________(control)nottocryoutwithpain.3.Ithasbeenproventhatdancingboost______________(confidence)andmakespeoplehappy.4._____________(awareness)isthefoundationofpersonalgrowth.self-discoveryself-controlself-confidenceSelf-awareness3PART03GrammarandUsageAffirmativeWearediscussinghowtoimproveourselves.NegativeJennyisn’tworkingatthemoment.InterrogativeAreyoulisteningtome?PresentContinuousTenseWeusethepresentcontinuoustensetotalkaboutactionsandstateshappeningnoworaroundthetimeofspeaking.Forexample:

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a.areleaving b.left c.leaves1babcaCompleteeachsentencewiththeproperformofthegivenverb.1.What__________you__________(do)rightnow?2.Peter________________(wait)forhisfriendsinthelobby.3.Mary________________(learn)Chineseashersecondlanguagethisterm.4.Afriendlyperson_________always____________(smile).2aredoingiswaitingislearningissmilingPART04IntegratedSkills□Theyaretalkingabouthowtomakealittlechangeinlife.

□Theyaretalkingabouthowtowritestoriesforkids.□Theyaretalkingabouthowtoreadandwriteefficiently.ListentoaconversationbetweenBobandLilyandtickthetopic.1√ListenagainandcompleteBob’sproblemsandLily’ssuggestions.2Bob’sproblemsIdon’tfeel___________withwhoIam.I’malittle_______totrynewthings.I

______________wheretostart.I’mnotso__________

inmyself.Lily’ssuggestionsLookinside_________.Findoutwhatyou__________most.Findoutwhatyouwanttodointhefuture.Write____________rightaway.veryhappyscareddon’tknowconfidentyourselfliketodoalittlestoryScriptBob: Hi,Lily.Lily: Hi,Bob.Youlookalittletiredtoday.IsthereanythingIcandotohelp?Bob: Well,I’mthinkingaboutmyself.Idon’tfeelveryhappywithwhoIam andI’malittlescaredtotrynewthings.Lily: Doyoumeanyouwanttomakealittlechange?Bob: Yes.Iwanttodosomethingdifferent,butIdon’tknowwheretostart.Lily: Iguessyouneedtolookinsideyourselffortheanswer.Whatdoyoulike todomostinyourlife?Bob: Ilikereadingandwriting.ButIamnotsoconfidentaboutmyself.Lily: Doyouhavesomethingyoudreamtodo?Bob: Yes,Ialwaysdreamofwritingstoriesforkids.Lily: Youknow,thatmatchesyourtalentsperfectly.Whynotmakethisyour lifegoalandtrywritingalittlestoryrightaway?Iwouldlovetobeyour firstreader.Welcome,everybody!I’mProfessorLeefromtheStudentServiceOffice.WhatI’mtalkingabouttodayis_____________.Onceyouunderstandwhoyouare,whatyoudowell,andwhatyoulike,itismucheasierto________________.Doyouaskyourselfquestionslike“Whatwillbringmorejoyintomylife?”or“Whatmakesmejumpoutofbedeachmorning?”Pleasetaketimeto____________.Itrequirescourage,whichiskeytobecoming______________andlearningwhoyoutrulyare.Acceptyourselfand_____________yourstrengthsduringchallengingtimes.______________________andmoveforward.Discoveringwhoyouaremaytakeareallylongtime,butit’slikebecomingyourownmaster!Listentoalectureandfillintheblanks.self-discoverystartabetterlifetalktoyourselfastrongpersonfeelproudofLearnfromyourmistakes3Ilivenearby.I’maday

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Listenagainandfillinthetablebelow.4QuestionsProfessorLee’sopinionWhyisself-discoveryimportant?Onceyouunderstandwhoyouare,itis___________tostartabetterlife.Howtomakeself-discovery?Askyourselfquestionslike“Whatwillbringmorejoyintomylife?”or“_______________________________________”_________totalktoyourself.Acceptyourselfandfeelproudofyourstrengths_______________________.Learnfromyourmistakesand_____________.mucheasierWhatmakesmejumpoutofbedeachmorning?TaketimeduringchallengingtimesmoveforwardUsefulExpressionsGettoknowyourselfQuestionsAnswersWhatareyourtalentsandabilities?Whatwillyoudointhefuture?Whatareyourlifegoals?Inwhatwaysareyouimportanttoothers?Iamconfident/optimistic/helpful…Iamgoodat…Iwillbe…·Iwantto…Mylifegoalisto…Icanhelpand…I’lllistenand…Howdoyouviewyourself,yourexperience,andyourtalents?Workwithyourpartnertoaskandanswerthefollowingquesitons.Trytoaddonemorequestiononyourown.5A:Whatkindofpersonareyou?B:Iam_________________________________________________________.A:Whatareyougoodat?B:Iamgoodat___________________________________________________.A:Whatdoyouwanttodointhenearfuture?B:Iwantto______________________________________________________.A:______________________________________________________________?B:______________________________________________________________.Workwithyourpartnertofigureouthowtoimproveyourself.6TipsonSelf-Growth1.Findyourhobbies.2.Makeagrowthplan.3.__________________________________________________________HelpAlicecompletetheletteraddressedtoherselfaccordingtothelistofideas.7Makeaplan.Sticktoyourplanandbuildgoodhabits.Setyourmindtoit.Gainabroadknowledgeofnursing.Askforhelp.ALettertoMyselfDearAlice,Youaresmartandhard-working.Whenyouwereyounger,youhadadreamaboutbecominganurse.Asastudentofnursing,youareclosertoyourdreamnow.However,youneedtoputmoreeffortintoyourstudyifyouwanttobeagoodnurseinthefuture.First，startby____________.Thinkaboutthestepsyouneedtotaketoachieveyourdream.Youwillstudyhardto___________________________.Then,tacklethehardestpart.Themostdifficultpartisto______________________________.Youcanmakealistoruseanapptohelpyoustayorganized.Lastly,behappyand__________whenyouneedit.Whenyoufacechallenges,don’thesitatetoseeksupportfromyourparentsandteachers.Therearemanypeoplewhoarewillingtohelparoundyou.Remember,changingyourattitudemakesabigdifferenceinanysituation.Ifyou_______________,youcanovercomeanything.Believeinyourselfandyourdreammaycometrue!setyourmindtoitgainabroadknowledgeofnursingsticktoyourplanaskforhelpmakingaplanandbuildgoodhabitsPART05ExtendedReadingReadeachstatement.Ifyouagreewiththestatement,fillinthecircle.Therearenowronganswers!DiscoverYourselfwithaRIASECTestThe

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interestsareandwhichcareerpathwayisrightforyou.1.Iliketobuildthings.○2.Iliketoreadaboutartandmusic.○3.Iliketohaveclearinstructionstofollow.○4.Iliketotrytoinfluenceorpersuadepeople.○5.Iliketodoexperiments.○6.Iliketoteachortrainpeople.○7.Iliketryingtohelppeoplesolvetheirproblems.○8.Iliketotakecareofanimals.○9.Iwouldn’tmindworking8hoursperdayinanoffice.○10.Ilikesellingthings.○11.Ienjoycreativewriting.○12.Ienjoyscience.○13.Iamquicktotakeonnewresponsibilities.○14.Iaminterestedinhelpingpeople.○15.Ienjoytryingtofigureouthowthingswork.○16.Ilikeputtingthingstogetherorassemblingthings.○17.Iamacreativeperson.○18.Ipayattentiontodetails.○19.Iliketoworkinanoffice.○20.Iliketodopuzzles.○21.Iliketoplaymusicalinstrumentsorsing.○22.Ienjoylearningaboutothercultures.○23.Iwouldliketostartmyownbusiness.○24.Iliketocook.○25.Ilikeactinginplays.○26.Iamapracticalperson.○27.Iamgoodatmath.○28.Iliketogetintodiscussionsaboutissues.○29.Iamgoodatkeepingrecordsofmywork.○30.Iliketogivespeeches.○TOTALRIASECAddupthenumberoffilled-incirclesineachcolumn.1R=Realistic Total:______ I=Investigative Total:______A=Artistic Total:______ S=Social Total:______E=Enterprising Total:______ C=Conventional Total:______UnderstandingtheText

Takethethreeletterswiththehighestscoresandrecordthemafter“Myinterestcode”.Readthefollowingresultsandfindwhatyouaregoodat.2Myinterestcode:________________________ResultsoftheRIASECTestR=RealisticRealisticpeoplearethosewhoaregoodatdoingpracticalthingsandphysicalactivities.Agoodmajorchoicecouldbeagriculture,healthcare,mechanics,orfoodandhospitality.I=InvestigativeInvestigativepeoplearecuriousandlovelearningnewthings.Agoodmajorchoicecouldbeengineering,medicine,orconsumerservices.A=ArtisticArtisticpeopleareverycreativeandliketoworkinsituationswheretheycanusetheirimagination.Agoodmajorchoicecouldbecommunications,fineandperformingarts,orinteriordesign.S=SocialSocialpeoplearefriendlyandenjoyworkingwithothers.Agoodmajorchoicecouldbenursing,tourism,publicrelations,oreducation.E=EnterprisingEnterprisingpeoplearegreatatworkingwithothersandloveconvincingandperforming.Agoodmajorchoicecouldberealestate,marketing,orinternationaltrade.C=ConventionalConventionalpeoplepaycloseattentiontodetailsandlikeworkingwithdataandinformation.Agoodmajorchoicecouldbeaccounting,insurance,ormedicalrecords.PART06Real-LifeActivityCreatingapersonalgrowthplancanbeagreatwaytohelpyourselfgrowandbecomebetter.Theplanwillshowyouwhatyouwanttochangeandhelpyoumakethosechangeshappen.Thinkaboutdifferentpartsofyourlifewhereyouwanttoachieveimprovements.Youcandothisbyaskingyourselfsomequestions.Step1Foreachquestion,tickunder“Y”ifyoufeelhappywiththatpart,andtickunder“N”ifyouneedsomechangestomakeitbetter.Health YNDoIgetenoughphysicalexerciseeachday? __________DoIeathealthyandbalancedmeals? __________DoIsleepwelleachnight? __________AmIkindtomyself? __________DoIknowhowtocalmdownwhenIfeelstressed? __________Relationships YNDoIhavegoodfriendswhoIcantrustandrelyon? __________DoIspendhappytimewithotherpeople? __________DoIfeelsafeandhappyathome? __________PersonalgrowthDoImaketimeforlearningtoimprovemyskills? __________DoIhavegoals? __________DoImakeplansandsticktothem? __________Chooseoneareafromtheabovetofocusonforyourpersonalgrowthplan.Fillintheblanks.Step2Focusarea:___________________________________________WhyIwanttoworkonthisarea:_______________________________________________________________________________Withyourfocusareainmind,decidewhereyouarerightnowandthenmakeapersonalgrowthplanbythinkingaboutwaystomakeimpro