新视野4－10howtocultivate“eq”.ppt

Unit10,HowtoCultivate“EQ”,BackgroundInformation:,EQ:Theexpression“emotionalintelligence”isusedtoindicateakindofintelligencethatinvolvestheabilitytoperceive,assessandpositivelyinfluenceonesownandotherpeoplesemotions.Intelligenceisthe“abilitytoadapteffectivelytotheenvironment,eitherbymakingachangeinoneselforbychangingtheenvironmentorfindinganewone”.Accordingtothisdefinition,beingintelligententailsmuchmorethanhavingstrongcognitiveabilitiesthekindofabilitiesthataretypicallymeasuredbyanintelligencetest.,BackgroundInformation:,DanielGoleman:HeisapsychologistwhoformanyyearsreportedonthebrainandbehavioralsciencesforTheNewYorkTimes,Dr.GolemanpreviouslywasavisitingfacultymemberatHarvard.Hisbook,EmotionalIntelligence(1995),arguesthathumancompetencieslikeself-awareness,self-discipline,persistenceandempathyareofgreaterconsequencethanIQinmuchoflife,thatweignorethedeclineinthesecompetenciesatourperil,andthatchildrencanandshouldbetaughttheseabilities.,BackgroundInformation:,IQ:IQisanabbreviationfor“intelligencequotient”,ameasureofapersonsintellectualabilityinrelationtothatoftherestofthepopulation.Itisexpressedastheratioofmentalagetoactualage,multipliedby100,andisbasedonthescoresachievedinanintelligencetest.ThetwomostimportantscalesformeasuringIQaretheStandford-BinettestandtheWeschlertest.ThedistributionofIQscoresismore-or-lessGaussian,thatistosayitfollowsthebellcurve.,Modernabilitytestsproducescoresfordifferentareas(e.g.languagefluency,three-dimensionalthinking,etc.),withthesummaryscorebeingthemostmeaningless.Itismuchmoreusefultoknowwhicharethestrengthsandweaknessesofapersonthantoknowthathe/shebeatsnpercentofthepopulaceinsome“generalintelligence”measure.TwopersonswithvastlydifferentabilityprofilesmayscorethesameIQ,butmayexhibitdifferentaffinitytoagiventask,ormaynotbevaluedequallyintelligentbyotherpeople.,IQscoresaresometimestakenasanobjectivemeasureofintelligence,andsinceintelligenceisnotoriouslydifficulttodefine,thedefinition“intelligenceiswhattheIQtestmeasures”hasbeenseriouslyproposed.However,IQtestsencodetheircreatorsbeliefsaboutwhatconstitutesintelligence.Whatvariousculturesdub“intelligence”differs.Mostpeoplealsothinkthatcreativityplaysasignificantroleinintelligence;creativityisalmostunmeasurablebytests.,ThemodernfieldofintelligencetestingbeganwiththeStanford-Binettest.ItisworthnotingthatAlfredBinet,whocreatedtheIQtestin1904,wasaimingtoidentifystudentswhocouldbenefitfromextrahelpinschool:hisassumptionwasthatlowerIQindicatedtheneedformoreteaching,notaninabilitytolearn.,ThefollowingnumbersapplytoIQscales.below80:specialschoolingisencouraged90110:averageabove125:“highlygifted”.above150:genius.,TextStructureAnalysis:,PartOne(Para.1-3):Accordingtosomenewresearch,EQ,comparedwithIQ,rendersbusinessmenmoreadaptableandmoreabletosucceed.Underthechangingpressureofthemarket,therefore,itisthehotticketforbusinesssuccess.,PartTwo(Para.4-8):SinceEQisthekeytobusinesssuccess,fourskillsarelistedforindividualstocultivateit.,PartThree(Para.9-12):ItispossibletocultivateEQthroughtheimprovementoffouradaptiveskills.Solongasyouhaveadisciplineforpracticingtheskills,itisactuallyeasierthanovercomingadrughabit.,PartFour(Para.13):WithoutEQ,academictrainingaloneisworthlessandless.,ThenewresearchshowsthatEQmaybecrucialforbusinesssuccess.TocultivateourEQ,oureffortshouldbeaimedatimprovingfouradaptiveskills:raisingconsciousness;usingimagery;consideringandreconsideringeventstochoosethemostcreativeresponsetothem;andintegratingtheperspectivesofothers.Aslongaswekeepatsucheffort,wecanmakeit,fortheyarebasedonourknowledgeaboutthemechanismsofthemind.Ineffect,withoutEQ,IQaloneisworthlittle.,SummaryoftheText,WordsandExpressions,asixthsensesortthroughcultivateaimatonpurposesetasideperspectivenothinglessthantriggercurriculum,Hehadasixthsensethatthetrainwasgoingtocrash.他有一种直觉，这列火车将发生车祸。Asixthsensewarnedherthathewasdeliberatelytryingtoinfuriateher.一种直觉在警告她：他是故意在激怒她。,1.asixthsense:anabilitytoknowsth.withoutusingthefivesensesofsight,hearing,smell,touchandtaste（Para.1）,2.sortthrough:lookforsth.amongalotofsimilarthings,esp.whenonearrangesthesethingsinorder(Para.3),Shefoundtheringwhilesortingthroughsomeclothes.她在整理衣服的时候发现了那枚戒指。Intheageofinformationexplosion,itiswealthitselftosortthroughmassesofsourcesandsortouttheneeded.在信息爆炸的时代，能从大量信息中找出所需信息，这本身就是财富。,3.cultivate:v.trytoacquireordeveloparelationship,anattitude,etc.(Para.4),Theycultivatedthevirtuesofhardworkandcelebratedtheadvantagesofcompetition.他们培养勤奋学习的美德，并且宣扬竞争的好处。ThroughouthislifehecultivatedandmaintainedtheconfidenceofhisAfricancolleagues.他毕生致力于帮助他的非洲同事们培养和保持信心。,4.aimat:intendorplantodoorachievesth.(Para.5),Thegovernmentscampaignisaimedatinfluencingpublicopinion.政府开展这场运动的目的是为了影响公众舆论。Weareaimingatahigherproductionlevel.我们的目标是提高生产水平。,5.onpurpose:intentionally,notaccidentally(Para.5),Hewentthereonpurposetoseewhathadhappened.他特地去那儿看一下发生了什么事。Didyouhurthimbyaccidentoronpurpose?你是无意还是故意伤害他的？,6.setaside:savesth.foraspecialpurpose(Para.6),Wetryandsetasideabitofmoneyeverymonth.我们试着每月省下一点钱。Somevillashadseveralroomssetasidejustforsleepingin.有些别墅有好几间房留出来作卧室。,7.perspective:n.aparticularwayofconsideringsth.(Para.8),Herattitudelendsafreshperspectivetothesubject.她的态度提供了看待这一问题的一个新视角。Thebattleisofgreatsignificancewhenviewedintheperspectiveoftheprogressofthewar.从战争进展的角度来看，那次战役意义重大。,8.nothinglessthan:thephraseisusedtoemphasizehowgreatorextremesth.is(Para.8),Hisnegligencewasnothinglessthanacrime.他的疏忽简直就是犯罪。Theirdreamwasnothinglessthanarevolutionaryproject.他们的梦想简直就是一项革命性的工程。,9.trigger:v.cause(sth.)tostart(Para.10),Somepeoplefindthatcertainfoodstriggertheirheadaches.有些人发现某些食物会引起他们头痛。Itmaytriggeroffawaveofproteststhroughoutthecountry.这可能会引发全国性的抗议浪潮。,10.curriculum:n.thegroupofsubjectsstudiedinaschool,college,etc.(Para.13),Theyareplanningtoredesigntheircollegecurriculum.他们正在计划重新设计学院课程。IsRussianonthecurriculumatyourschool?你们学校课程设置中有俄语吗？,QuestionsforDiscussion:,1.Whatmustabusinessdotosurvive?2.WhatisyourownargumentaboutEQ?DoyouthinkthatEQcanbedeveloped?,Writing:,DiagnosesoftheProblemwithSb./Sth.1.某人/事中存在的问题是2.根据问题的特征说明其成因。（因果关系说明文）,写作模式（1）,1)Apreliminarydiagnosisofsb./sth.canfindthatsb./sth.iscursed/troubledmainlyw