B2U2-大學(xué)英語第二冊第二單元-(課堂PPT)

Unit2OptimismandPositiveThinkingGetStartedListenandRespondOptionalClassroomActivitiesEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessReadandExploreSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.Howdoyoufeelaboutyourpresentlife?2.Areyouinabadmoodsometimes?Ifso,why?3.Doyouknowhowtokeepyourselfinagoodmood?4.Howdoyoureacttodifficultiesinlife?Canyougiveanexample?5.Doyouthinkoptimismisthekeytoahappyandbetterlife?

Studythefollowingquotesabouteducationandseeifyouaccepttheideasexpressedinthequotes.Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface.—VictorHugoInterpretation:Whenwefeeldisappointed,sad,lonelyormiserable,wetendtofeelasifwewerelivinginwinter.Butlaughterisagoodmedicineanditcanworkmiracles.Ifwemakeaconsciousefforttolaugh,wewillsoonfindthatweareinabettermood.Here,VictorHugotellsus,inahumorousway,theimportanceofbeingoptimisticintimesofadversity.

ClickPictureWhatseemstousasbittertrialsareoftenblessingsindisguise(偽裝).─OscarWildeClickPictureInterpretation:Lifeisfulloftrials.Whenyouareindifficultyorsufferasetback,don’tdespair.Youcanalwaysfindsomethinggoodinwhatseemstobeabadthing.Onceyou’vegonethroughthetrials,youwillfindyourselfstrongerandinabetterpositiontoattainsuccess.ClickPictureInterpretation:Theattitudeofapersoncoloursthingsaroundhimorher.Apessimisticpersonisalwaysfocusingonthenegativesideofthings.Evenwhenthereisagoodopportunity,apessimistwillthinkaboutthepossibledangersorrisksinvolvedinit.Anoptimistdoesrecognizethedifficulties,butheorshechoosestofocusonthepositiveside.Apessimistseesthedifficultyineveryopportunity;anoptimistseestheopportunityineverydifficulty.─WinstonChurchillOptimismisthefaiththatleadstoachievement.Nothingcanbedonewithouthopeandconfidence.─HelenKellerClickPictureInterpretation:Optimismisessentialforachievement.Ifweseenohopeandhavenoconfidenceinwhatwearedoing,wecanachievenothing.Itishopeandconfidencethatmotivateustoreachourobjectives.Watchthefollowingvideoclip“HowtoPracticePositiveThinking”andthencompletethetasksthatfollow:clickhereFillinthemissingwordsaccordingtowhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.Afewsimpleattitudeadjustmentscanmakeyouhappierandhealthier.Here’showtoharnessthepowerofpositivity.Youwillneed:optimism,visualization,happyfriendsandagratitudejournal.Step1:thingstoworkout.Step2：Insteadoffocusingonthe,trytofindsomethingpositiveineverynegativesituation.Step3:Pictureyourselfsucceedingatevents.Step4:yourselfwithhappypeople.Step5:Writedown5thingsyou’reforeverysingleday.ExpectnegativechallengingSurroundgrateful__________________________________clickhere2.Discussthetopicwithyourgroupmembers:Howhaveyoupracticedpositivethinkinginyourdailylife?Whatdoyouthinkistheeffectofpositivethinking?(Open.)clickhereoptimist

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apersonwhothinksthatwhateverhappenswillbegood樂觀主義者mood

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astateofthefeelingsataparticulartime心情，情緒；心境employee

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[(of)]apersonwhoisemployed[常與of連用]受雇者，雇員optimism★

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[U]atendencytogivemoreattentiontothegoodsideofasituationortoexpectthebestpossibleresult樂觀；樂觀主義bottom

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themostimportantthingtoconsider要點，關(guān)鍵Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.AccordingtothepassageMichaelwas_______.A)curiouspersonB)alwaysanoptimistinhislifeC)alwaysavictiminhiscompanyD)anemployeewholikedcomplaining2.IfsomethingbadhappenedorsomeonecametohimcomplainingMichaelwould_______.A)choosetobeavictim.B)bemorelikelytobeinabadmoodC)choosetoacceptthebadthingorthecomplainingD)choosethepositivesideoflife3.InMichael’sopinion_______.A)thosepeoplewholiketocomplainwilloftenaffectourmoodB)weshoulddosomemorningexercisestocheerusupC)howweliveourlifeisdecidedbyourattitudetolifeD)optimistshavemorechancesofsuccessthanpessimists4.FromMichaelthespeakerhaslearnedthat_______.A)eachmorninghemustsaysomethingtohimselfB)everyonemayhaveachanceofsuccessC)everydaywehaveachoicetolivefullyD)it’snoteasytobeanoptimistListentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.learnfromvictimgoodmoodpositiveabadday1.Ifanemployeewashaving,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthesideofthesituation.2.EachmorningwhenMichaelwokeuphewouldremindhimselftobeinaandchoosethepositivesideoflife;ifsomethingbadhappened,hewouldchoosetoitandnottobeaofit._____________________________________3.InMichael’sopinion,lifeisallabout.Everysituationinlifeisachoice.Youchoosehowyousituations;youchoosehowpeoplewillyourmood;youchoosehowyou.Thebottomlineis:It’syourchoicehowyouliveyourlife.

4.TheauthordecidedtofollowMichael’sexampleandbelievedthatifhechosetobeanoptimisthemight,andmighthavemore.choicesreacttoaffectfeelfeelbetterenjoylifemorechancesofsuccess________________________________________________________Exercise1:AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1.AccordingtoRichDeVos,whatistherelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess?2.Whyshouldeachofuschoosebetweenoptimismandpessimismtoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations?3.Whatistheauthor’schoice?Whydoeshemakesuchachoice?4.Whatdoestheauthor’sexperienceintheservicestationtellus?5.What’sthemeaningofthesentence“Optimismdoesn’tneedtobenaive”(Para.9)?Exercise2:TextAcanbedividedintothreeparts.Nowwritedowntheparagraphnumbersofeachpartandthengivethemainideaofeachinoneortwosentences.PartPara(s).MainIdeasIIIIII1-34-78-10Itisnecessarytochooseoptimismtoshapeouroutlookandexpectations.

Theauthorsuggeststhatwedirectourattentiontopositiveandconstructivethinkingratherthantonegativism.

Theauthorillustratestheeffectofnegativismthroughhisownexperience.

Somepsychologistsbelievethatone’sstateofmindhasgreatinfluenceoverone’ssocialandintellectualperformance,andthequalityoflifedependsmuchonone’sattitudetowardslife.Ifthisisthecase,thencanweconsciouslymakeouremotionsworkforusinaconstructiveway?Thefollowingpassageprovidesapositiveanswer:bysimplychoosingoptimism,wecanleadabetterlife.ChooseOptimismRichDevosIfyouexpectsomethingtoturnoutbad,itprobablywill.Pessimismisseldomdisappointed.Butthesameprinciplealsoworksinreverse.Ifyouexpectgoodthingstohappen,theyusuallydo!Thereseemstobeanaturalcause-and-effectrelationshipbetweenoptimismandsuccess.2Optimismandpessimismarewithpowerfulforces,andeachofusmustchoosewhichwewant,soastoshapeouroutlookandourexpectations.Thereisenoughgoodandbadineveryone’slife—amplesorrowandhappiness,sufficientjoyandpain—tofindarationalbasisforeitheroptimismorpessimism.Wecanchoosetolaughorcry,blessorcurse.It’sourdecision:fromwhichperspectivedowewanttoviewlife?Willwelookupinhopeordownindespair?14Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;it’sanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyoufeel,howyouperform,andhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.Conversely,negativethoughts,attitudes,andexpectationsthemselves;theybecomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.Pessimismcreatesasadandhopelessplacewherenoonewantstolivein.3Ibelieveintheupwardlook.Ichoosetohighlightthepositiveandsliprightoverthenegative.Iamanoptimistby

choiceasmuchasby

nature.Sure,Iknowthatsorrowexists.Iaminmy70’snow,andI’velived

throughmorethanonecrisis.Butwhenallissaidanddone,Ifindthatthegoodinlifeisfargreaterandmoreimportantthanthebad.

feedon6BythetimeIlefttheservicestation,Iwasfeelingalittleuneasy.Aboutablockaway,Ipulledovertothesideoftheroadtolookatmyfaceinthemirror.HowdidIfeel?DidIlookthatbad?Waseverythingallright?BythetimeIgothome,Iwasbeginningtofeelalittlesick.DidIhaveabadliver?HadIpickedupsomeraredisease?5Yearsago,Idroveintoaservicestationtogetsomegas.Itwasabeautifulday,andIwasfeelinggreat.AsIwalkedintothestationtopayforthegas,theattendantsaidtome,“Howdoyoufeel?”Thatseemedlikeanquestion,butIfeltfineand

toldhimso.“Youdon’tlookwell,”hereplied.Thistookmecompletelybysurprise.Alittlelessconfidently,ItoldhimthatIhadneverfeltbetter.Withouthesitation,hecontinuedtotellmehowbadIlookedandthatmyskinappearedyellow.odd7ThenexttimeIwentintothatgasstation,feelingfineagain,Ifigured

outwhathadhappened.Theplacehadrecentlybeenpaintedabrightbutdisgustingyellow,andthelightreflectingoffthewallsmadeeveryoneinsidelookasthoughtheyhadhepatitis!IwonderedhowmanyotherfolkshadreactedthewayIdid.Ihadletoneshortconversationwithatotalstrangerchangemyattitudeforanentireday.HetoldmeIlookedsick,andbeforelong,Iwasactuallyfeelingsick.ThatsinglenegativeobservationhadaprofoundeffectonthewayIfeltandacted.8Theonlythingmorepowerfulthannegativismisapositiveaffirmation,awordofoptimismandhope.OneofthethingsIammostthankfulforisthefactthatIhavegrownupinanationwithagrandtraditionofoptimism.Whenawholecultureadoptsanupwardlook,incrediblethingscanbeaccomplished.Whentheworldisseenasahopeful,positiveplace,peoplearegiventhepowertoattemptandtoachieve.9Optimismdoesn’tneedtobenaive.Youcanbeanoptimistandstillrecognizethatproblemsexistandthatsomeofthemarenotdealtwitheasily.Butwhatadifferenceoptimismmakesintheattitudeoftheproblemsolver!Forexample,throughtheyearsI’veheardsomepeoplesaythatthemoneyspentonourspaceprogramhasbeenwasted.“Insteadofspending$455milliontoputamanonthemoon,”theysay,“whynotspendthatmoneyhereonearthonthepovertyproblem?”Butwhenyouaskthemexactlyhowtheywouldspendthatmoneytosolvethepovertyproblem,mostofthemdon’thaveananswer.“Givemeasolution,”Itellthem,“andI’llraiseyouthemoney.”Thinkinpositivetermsabouthowtoaddresstheissueratherthancriticizingmoneyspentonanotherprogram,suchasAmerica’sspaceprogram,whichhasresulted

inmanypositivediscoveriesthathavebenefitedmankind.10Optimismdrawsourattentionawayfromnegativismand*itpositive,constructivethinking.Whenyou’reanoptimist,you’remoreconcerned

withproblem-solvingthanwithuselessfault-finding.Infact,withoutoptimism,issuesasbigandongoingaspovertyhavenohopeofsolution.Ittakesadreamer—someonewithhopelesslyoptimisticideas,greatpersistence,andunlimitedconfidence—totackleaproblemthatbig.It’syourchoice.channelsintoIfyouwereinthefollowingsituation,howwouldyoulookonthepositivesideofthesituation?Discussthetopicingroupsandshareyourviewswiththewholeclass.Thetipsintheboxmaybeofsomehelp.(Open.)Situation:IhadbeendreamingofbecomingastudentatafamousuniversitysuchasPekingUniversityorTsinghuaUniversity,butmydreamwasneverrealizedbecauseofmypoorperformanceattheentranceexamination,soIhavehadtogotoauniversitythatdoesnotcomeuptomyearlierexpectations.alreadydomybestlookintothefuturetheoutstandingpeoplefrommyuniversityacomparisonofmyuniversityandPekingUniversity/TsinghuaUniversitythegoodteachingstaffandteachingfacilitiesinmyuniversitymystrongdesiretosucceed…KeyWordsforTextBritualconservativeestimateresponseentertainmentroutineinnocentstartlereputationhistoricalsignificanceawarenesshardencynicalmanagementfeedbackpriorcommentenormousExpressionsforTextBhavenoidearunintomulloverget/havethehangofsth.1.Iwasnowmoredeterminedthanevertoprovetomystudentsthattherewassomethingtocelebrateeverydayandtoworkadailydoseofgoodnewsintoourlearningenvironment.(Para.6)2)Paraphrasethesentence.NowIwasmuchsurethatIshouldshowtomystudentsthateverydaywealwayshadsomethinggoodtocelebrateandwecouldalwaysaddorincludesomegoodnewstotheclassroom.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.于是我比以往更加堅定地要向?qū)W生證明：每天都有值得贊美慶祝的事，我還要每天都往我們的學(xué)習(xí)氛圍里注入一些好的消息。2.Myfearsthattheymightbetoohardenedbylifeandcynicalwerequicklyallayed.(Para.9)2)Paraphrasethesentence.MyworriesweresooneasedwhenIfoundthatmyadultstudentshadnotbeenleftcoldandunfeelingbytheirexperienceoftheworldbutwereaswillingasmyhighschoolstudentstosharegoodnewswithoneanother.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.我原本擔(dān)心他們可能會因為生活而變得太過冷酷無情、憤世嫉俗，但我的擔(dān)心很快消除了。

3.…theysaidtheylikedtheideasomuchthatthey’dstartedopeningtheirregularmeetingsinmuchthesameway.(Para.9)2)Makeasentencewiththeitalicizedstructure.Myhometownhadchanged

so

much

that

Icouldhardlyrecognizeit.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.……他們說太喜歡這個主意了，他們用幾乎相同的方式來做例會的開場白。

4.…Ioriginallyhadnoideathatitwouldhavesuchalastingimpactonallofus.(Para.10)2)Makeasentencewiththeitalicizedstructure.I

originally

had

no

idea

that

studyingaforeignlanguagewouldhavesomanybenefits.1)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.……我一開始根本沒想到這會對我們所有人產(chǎn)生如此長遠(yuǎn)的影響。Q1Howdidtheauthorstarthisclass?Why?

Q2Whomwastheauthorteaching?Q3Forhowmanyyearsdidtheauthorstarthisclassinthisway?Paras.1-2Q4Didtheauthoroftengetpositiveresponsesfromhisstudents?

Q1Whatcoursesdidtheauthoroftenteachatthehighschoollevel?Para.3Q2Whathomeworkassignmentdidheusuallyaskhisstudentstodowhenhetaughteitherofthesetwosubjects?Q3Didhisstudentslikethehomework?Q1Werethestudentshappywiththeirprogressincurrentnews?Q2Howwasitthattheauthorgotstartledbyonestudent’scommentontheassignment?Q3Whatagreementwasreachedafteralongclassdiscussionaboutthestudent’scommentontheassignment?Paras.4-5Q1Whatwastheauthordeterminedtodoinhisclass?Q2Didthestudentsunderstandtheauthorimmediatelywhenheaskedthemtocelebratetheday?Q3Whydidtheauthoraskhisstudentstosharegoodnewsintheirownlives?

Para.6Q4Didthestudentslikethenewwaytostartclass?Q1Whatdidthestudentslearnfromsharingbitsofgoodnewswitheachother?

Q2Whatwerethethreemorechoicesaddedaswaystocelebratetheday?Q3Whydidtheauthoraddthethreemorechoices?Paras.7-8Q1Didtheauthor’sritualofcelebrationprovesuccessfulwithhisadultstudents?Q2Didtheauthorexpectthelastingimpactofcelebratingthedayoriginally?Q3Whatdidhisfinalexamconsistof?Paras.9-11Q4Whendidtheauthorrealizetheimpactofcelebratingtheday?

Q1Whatwasoneofthefirstconcernsoftheauthor’sformerstudentofmorethantwentyyearsago?Q2Whatwashercommentontheauthor’swayofstartingaclass?Q3Whydoestheauthorsaythathislittleritualofcelebrationatthebeginningofeachclasshadhadanenormousandeverlastinginfluenceonmanylives,includinghisown?Paras.12-13Activity1:Areyouanoptimistorapessimist?Task1:Lookatthefollowingpicture.Whatdoyousee?Task2:Readthestoryonthenextpage.Whatdoyouthinktheoptimisticsalesmanandthepessimisticsalesmanwouldrespectivelyreporttothemanagement?WhatwouldYOUreportifyouwereasalesman?Therewasasuccessfulcompanythatmadeandsoldshoes.OnedaythemanagementhadameetingtoconsideropeningtheirmarketinAfrica.TheysentoneoftheirtopsalesmentoAfricatomakeastudyofthemarketpotentialthere.UponarrivinginAfrica,henoticedthatmostoftheAfricanswerebare-footed.Sohereportedtothemanagement:_____________________________________________________Themanagementconsidereditwisetohaveasecondopinion,anddecidedtosendanothersalesmantoAfricatoassess(評估)themarketthere.UponarrivalinAfrica,thesecondsalesmanwasveryexcitedandreportedtothemanagement:_____________________________________________________Activity2:

Didyouevertrytolookforthegoodinyoureverydaylife?Writedownthegoodthings(smallorbig)thathavehappenedtoyouduringthepastweekandsharethemwithyourgroupmembers.(Seethenextslide.)DateTheThing(s)toCelebrateUsefulExpressionsfromTextAChineseEquivalencesturnoutbad結(jié)局不妙anaturalcause-and-effectrelationship一種天然的因果關(guān)系

shapeouroutlook塑造自己的前途

theupwardlook積極向上的態(tài)度pickupsomeraredisease染上什么怪病thinkinpositiveterms以積極的方式思考drawourattentionaway

轉(zhuǎn)移開我們的注意力

uselessfault-finding

毫無意義地怨天尤人

havenohopeofsolution

沒有希望解決

UsefulExpressionsfromTextBChineseEquivalencesacallforcelebratinglife對贊美生活的一種呼吁

believeitornot信不信由你

getthehangofit掌握了其中的竅門

haveaprofoundandlastingimpact具有深刻持久的影響

lookforthegood尋找好的一面

haveabuildupeffect有累積效應(yīng)betoohardenedbylife因生活而變得太冷酷無情runintoaformerstudent碰到一個以前的學(xué)生

putmeinagoodmood使我心情愉快Studythefollowingsentencesthatappearinthisunit.Reflectontheuseof“as”anddothefollowingtwotasks.1.Whentheworldisseenas

ahopeful,positiveplace,peoplearegiventhepowertoattemptandtoachieve.(Para.8,TextA)2.Infact,withoutoptimism,issuesasbigandongoingaspovertyhavenohopeofsolution.(Para.10,TextA)3.Believeitornot,thislittleritualstartedastheresultoftwothingsthatusuallyhaveanegativeconnotation.(Para.3,TextB)4.Justasweweresettlingintoourroutine,astudent’sinnocentobservationjoltedme.(Para.4,TextB)5.Asenjoyableasitwastoheargoodnewsatleastfivetimesaday,Ioriginallyhadnoideathatitwouldhavesuchalastingimpactonallofus.(Para.10,TextB)As的用法1．作介詞，表示“作為；

當(dāng)作”。如：

As

a

party

member,

I

must

be

strict

with

myself.

He

works

in

the

school

as

a

teacher

of

math.

2．作連詞，引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，意為“像；按照”。如：You

must

do

everything

as

I

asked

you

to.

3．作連詞，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。意為“當(dāng)……的時候”。如：She

sings

as

she

walks.

He

came

just

as

I

reached

the

door.

4．作連詞，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。如：You

must

hurry

up

as

there

is

little

time

left.

5．引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，常用于倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)

。如：Hard

as

he

worked,

he

didn’t

pass

this

examination.

Child

as

he

is,

he

knows

a

lot.6．用作關(guān)系代詞，引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句。如：

As

we

all

know,

the

earth

is

round.

She

has

been

late

again,

as

was

expected.7．用于一些固定搭配。如：①

as…

as….

與……相同的程度；

與……等同The

dress

is

twice

as

expensive

as

that.②

as

if

／as

though

似乎；好像He

behaved

as

if

nothing

had

happened.

Hetalkedas

thoughhewerealeader.③

as

well

as

同（一樣也）；和；還

His

landlady

provided

dinner

as

well

as

breakfast.I

cannot

do

the

homework

as

well

as

look

after

the

kids.④

such…as

像……這樣的；such

as

例如Iboughtalotoffruits,suchasapples,oranges,bananasandsoon.

Suchsimpleactionsaseatinganddrinkingbecomedifficult.⑤

as

for

至于某人（某事物）

As

for

you,

you

ought

to

be

ashamed

of

yourself.

As

for

the

hotel,

it

was

very

uncomfortable.⑥asto關(guān)于某事物；提到某事物

As

tocorrectingourhomework,theteacheralwaysmakesusdoitourselves.⑦soasto…以便,為了Shesavedthemoneyso

as

tosupportthefamily.⑧asamatteroffact其實；實際上

Asamatteroffact,I’mveryfondofhousework.⑨asaresult結(jié)果（發(fā)生某種情況）

Asaresult,hehadbeengivenanexcellentjob.⑩aslongas只要

Aslongasyouworkhard,youwillsucceedsoonerorlater.Now,dothetasksonPages59-60inyourtextbook.

Thewritersofthetwotextsinthisunitconveytousthemessagethatweneedtolookatthepositivesideofanythingthatcomestousandthatweneedtotakeanoptimisticandpositiveattitudetowardlife.Writeanessay(ofabout150words)toshareyourideaswithyourclassmates.Thefollowinghintsmaybeofsomehelp:Whatismeantby“thinkingpositively”?Whatistheconnectionbetweensuccessandoptimism?Howcanwekeepanoptimisticandpositiveattitude?SampleWritingThinkingpositivelymeansallowingyourmindtobefilledwithoptimisticfeelings,andalwayshopingforthebestthoughstillawareofthedifficultiesthatmightbeinvolved.Thehumanmindispowerful;thoughtsofoptimismandpessimismcanbeaself-fulfillingprophecy.Thoughitmightseemimpossibletosome,positivethinkingandsuccessactuallyhaveacause-and-resultrelationship.ThereasonisthatapersonwithSampleWritingpositive

thinking

will

always

broadcast

goodwillandconfidenceandthatkindofradiatingattitudewilltakeaholdoneverybody.Gradually,people’sattitudewillshifttowardsmoretrustandrespect.Thisnotonlyopensupmoreopportunitiesfortheindividual,butitalsofeedsbackemotionally,andthecyclecontinues.(118words)ThankYou!KeytoGetStarted(1)Possibleanswers:a.Ifeelhappyaboutmypresentlife.Myparentslovememuchandmyclassmatesarefriendlyandcaring.Iammakingprogressinmystudieseveryday.Iambecomingamoreindependentperson.b.Iamnothappyaboutmylifenow.ItseemsthatIstillcannotadapttocollegelifeverywell.Ifindithardtobalancebetweensocialactivitiesandstudies.Ihavedifficultygettingalongwithmyclassmates.Ifeellonelyattimes.KeytoGetStarted(2)Possibleanswers:a.Yes,Iaminabadmoodsometimes.whenIhaveaquarrelwithoneofmyclassmates;whenIfailtogetthedesiredresultsinmyexaminations;whenIfeelboredandcanfindnothinginterestingtodo;whenIhaveamoneyproblem.b.No,Iamneverinabadmood.KeytoGetStarted(3)Possibleanswers:

Yes,Iknowafewwaystokeepmyselfinagoodmood.TellmyselftobeinagoodmoodeverymorningwhenIgetup;Choosetolookatthebrightsideofthings;FocusonthethingsIhaveratherthanthingsIdonothaveorcannotget;Dosomesportsorplaysomecomputergamestodistractmyselfwheninabadmood;Takeawalkoncampus.KeytoGetStarted(4)Possibleanswers:a.IfImeetsomeproblemsordifficultiesinlife,Iwillfacethempositivelyandtrymybesttosolvethembymyself.Myparentshardlyhaveenoughmoneytopayformyeducation.Ididnotcomplainorfeeldisadvantaged.Instead,Isetmymindonsolvingtheproblembymyself.AfterIgotintocollegeIfoundapart-timejoboncampusandmanagedtoearnsomemoneytosupportmyself.b.Iwouldturntomyparentsforhelp,becausetheyaremoreexperiencedinlife.Andtheyarealwayswillingtohelp.c.Iwouldjustignorethemandletthembe.There’llbesomekindofsolutionsomehow.Whybother?KeytoGetStarted(5)Possibleanswers:a.Yes,Ithinksobecausehappinessisafeelingofself-contentment.IfIchoosetobeanoptimistandtobealwaysinagoodmood,Imayfeelhappierandlaughmore,andinthiswayIcanenjoylifemore,havemorechancesofsuccess,andmostprobablyIwilllivelonger.b.No,Idon’tthinkso.Optimismaloneisnotenoughforahappyandbetterlife.Thingsmaynotgetbetterjustbecauseofone’swillpowerorone’soptimisticattitudetowardsthem.AuthorsoftheQuotes(1)AboutVictorHugo(1802-1885):Frenchwriterofpoems,plays,andnovels.Twoofhismostfamousnovels,NotreDamedeParis(《巴黎圣母院》);inEnglishalsocalledTheHunchbackofNotreDame(《鐘樓怪人》)andLesMisérables(《悲慘世界》),havebeenmadeintofilms,andLesMisérableshasalsobeenmadeintoafamousmusical(音樂劇).AuthorsoftheQuotes(2)AboutOscarWilde(1854-1900):Irishwriterofpoems,stories,andespeciallyhumorousplays.HeisbestknownforhisplayTheImportanceofBeingEarnestandforhisnovelThePictureofDorianGray.AuthorsoftheQuotes(3)AboutWinstonChurchill(1874-1965):BritishpoliticianwhowasPrimeMinisterduringmostofWorldWarIIandagainfrom1951to1955.HeisstillrememberedandadmiredbymostBritishpeopleasagreatleaderwhomadepossibleBritain’svictoryinthewar.AuthorsoftheQuotes(4)AboutHelenKeller(1880-1968):USwriterknownespeciallyforthewayshelearnedtospeakandwriteafterbecomingblindanddeafasababy.Shegreatlyhelpedblindanddeafpeoplebycollectingmoney,makingspeeches,andtryingtochangepeople’sattitudes.ShewasthesubjectofafamousbookandfilmaboutherlifecalledTheMiracleWorker(《奇跡創(chuàng)造者》).ScriptforWatchingandDiscussion(1)HowtoPracticePositiveThinking?

Afewsimpleattitudeadjustmentscanmakeyouhappierandhealthier.Here’showtoharnessthepowerofpositivity.Youwillneed:optimism,visualization,happyfriendsan