Unit 1-Text A -Time management课件

1、Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Unit 1-Text A,Time-Out! -Tracey Middlekauff,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,1 There are only 24 hours in a day, and you cant create extra time. You can only control your own actions and what you are going to do with the time you have.,Text A1,Unit 1-Text A -Time managem

2、ent,We cannot create extra time.,Question1,Questions about Paragraph 1,1) According to the author, what can you not do in the 24 hours of a single day?,We can control our own actions and what we plan to do in one particular day.,2) What can you do every day?,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Struc

3、ture,Part I: (para. 1) Main idea: You can only do what you can _ Major point: There are only 24 hours a day for everyone,with the time you have,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Getting Started 2 Do you find yourself turning in homework late? Forgetting about quizzes? Feeling as if you could have done

4、a better job had you only had more time? Those are clues that you need to work on your time management skills.,Text A2,虚拟语气,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,3a National youth speaker Grant Baldwin, who runs a popular workshop for students called So Much to Do, So Little Time, has some advice for start

5、ing to manage your time. He suggests choosing three overall priorities that are most important to you. For each priority, list your goals for the next six months to a year and the tasks youll need to complete.,Text A3,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,3b For example, if you list schoolwork as a priorit

6、y, perhaps your goal is to earn a 3.5 grade point average for the year. Then you need to list which tasks doing your homework, turning papers in on time, not waiting until the last minute to start a big project will help you achieve those goals.,Text A3,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Question1,Quest

7、ions About Paragraphs 2-3,If you want to be successful at anything, you need to set and keep goal and priorities.,1) What is the main idea of this section of the text?,They may turn in homework late, forget about quizzes, complain that they dont have enough time.,2) What problems do many people have

8、 when they dont know how to manage their time?,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Question1,Choose three overall priorities and make a list of your goals for the next six months to a year and the tasks youll need to complete.,3) What are Grant Baldwins suggestions for students?,Questions About Paragraph

9、s 2-3,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part II: (para. 2-3) Main idea: The need to set your goals and _ Major points: 1) Why you need _ skills. 2) How to set your goals and priorities.,priorities,time management,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Finding the Right Tools 4 OK, so youve set y

10、our priorities and goals, and you know what you need to do to succeed. Now its time to figure out which organizational tools will help you get there. Of course, there is no single, magical tool that will work for everyone it really depends on your personal preferences and what feels right. You may e

11、ven have to try a few systems out before you settle on one.,Text A4,anything that feels right,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,5a If the thought of keeping track of your schedule online sounds appealing, you have a lot of options. Evernote () is a free service that allows you to access your tasks and

12、to-do lists from any computer or smart phone. If you work on a Mac or have an iPhone, you might like Things, an application that allows you to divide your time according to tasks, projects, and areas of responsibility.,Text A5,万能记事本,每日备忘,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,5b And of course, theres Google

13、 Calendar (), a free online tool you can use to make a schedule, create reminders, and even share your schedule with others. Yahoos free calendar service is at .,Text A5,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text A5,Are you always on the go? Too busy to write down reminders? If your phone has a voice memo

14、feature, use that to set reminders for yourself.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Question1,Questions About Paragraphs 4-6,It mainly talks about the tools we need to achieve our goals.,1) What does this part of the text mainly talk about?,Because different people may need different tools to be success

15、ful.,2) Why does the writer say “there is no single, magical tool that will work for everyone?”,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part III: (para. 4-6) Main idea: _ we need to achieve our goals. Major points: 1) Different people may need _ 2) Some useful tools we can use.,The tools,diffe

16、rent tools,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text A5,Staying on Track 7a There are a lot of distractions out there, and they can undermine even the best organizational system if you let them. Do you try to answer IMs, text your friends, and check your email while youre doing homework?,坚守正轨,Unit 1-Text

17、A -Time management,Text A5,Staying on Track 7b If so, your homework is going to take a lot longer than it should, and you wont do your best. Set aside time for your friends but not while youre trying to accomplish another task.,坚守正轨,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text A5,8a Chris Ajemian, CEO of a N

18、ew York-based educational and test prep company, tells his students, “Turn off your phone. . Everyone has a busy life, but turn it off and focus.” He suggests setting time limits.,总部设在纽约的一家教育与测试准备公司的CEO,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text A5,8b For example, turn off your phone from 5 to 7 p.m. while

19、 you do work, then take a break and check your messages. Then turn the phone off again, and go on to your next task. And so on.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text A5,Baldwin adds, “Im not a big fan of multitasking. If you have five tasks to do, you cant do any of them well if you try to do them all

20、 at once. Focus on one thing at a time.”,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Question1,Questions About Paragraphs 7-9,IMs, email, telephone calls.,1) What distractions are mentioned in this section?,They should set aside time for their friends.,2) What should people do in order to avoid distractions?,Uni

21、t 1-Text A -Time management,Question1,Turn off your phone.,3) What is Ajemians suggestion for avoiding distractions?,Focus on one thing at a time.,4) What is Baldwins suggestion?,Questions About Paragraphs 7-9,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part IV: (para. 7-9) Main idea: Some effecti

22、ve ways to avoid _ Major points: 1) Why is it necessary to avoid distractions. 2) Ajemians suggestion: _ 3) Baldwins suggestion: Focus on _ at a time.,distractions,Turn off your phone,one thing,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Main Idea: How to achieve_ with the time youve got. The whol

23、e text can be divided into four parts: Part I: (para. 1) Part II: (paras. 2-3) Part III: (para. 4-6) Part IV: (para. 7-9),your goals,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part I: (para. 1) Main idea: You can only do what you can _ Major point: There are only 24 hours a day for everyone,with

24、the time you have,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part II: (para. 2-3) Main idea: The need to set your goals and _ Major points: 1) Why you need _ skills. 2) How to set your goals and priorities.,priorities,time management,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part III: (para.

25、4-6) Main idea: _ we need to achieve our goals. Major points: 1) Different people may need _ 2) Some useful tools we can use.,The tools,different tools,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Text Structure,Part IV: (para. 7-9) Main idea: Some effective ways to avoid _ Major points: 1) Why is it necessary to

26、 avoid distractions. 2) Ajemians suggestion: _ 3) Baldwins suggestion: Focus on _ at a time.,distractions,Turn off your phone,one thing,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,A) Turning in homework late. B) Forgetting about quizzes. D) Feeling as if one could do better with more time.,Read the text again an

27、d answer the following multiple-choice questions.,Understanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,3,Understanding the Text 1,C) Going home late every day.,1) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for working on ones time management skills?,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Under

28、standing the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,A) Do as much work as possible. C) Make a list of all the tasks for each day. D) Earn a 3.5 grade point average every year.,B) Choose three overall priorities.,2) In the section “Getting Started,” what is Grant Baldwins suggestion for people who w

29、ant to achieve their goals?,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,B) Housework. C) Physical training. D) Social work.,A) Schoolwork.,3) Which of the following should be a priority if your goal is to earn a 3.5 grade point average?,Unit 1-Text A -Tim

30、e management,Understanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,A) tools that people use to calculate(计算) numbers C) tools used to manage a group of people who are doing something D) tools used in schools to help students share their personal interests,B) tools that help people plan and/or ar

31、range so that something is successful or effective,4) In Para. 4, “organizational tools” are _.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,D) it could be better to try out some tools before deciding which one is best to use more regularly,Exercises Understanding the Text,A) you can go and live in some of those

32、places if you like them B) you have to know each one of the systems though they are difficult to get C) you may need to be sure each system is right before you actually use it,5) The sentence “You may even have to try a few systems out before you settle on one” (Para. 4) can be paraphrased (意译) as “

33、_.”,Understanding the Text 1,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,A) Evernote C) Google Calendar D) Yahoos free calendar,B) iPhone,6) Para. 5 has provided the web address for each of the following tools EXCEPT _.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Unde

34、rstanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,B) Lazy people. C) People who like to show their phones off to other people. D) Poor people.,A) People who are busy all the time.,7) According to the writer, who may need a phone that reminds the user by voice?,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Unde

35、rstanding the Text 1,Exercises Understanding the Text,A) one doesnt know how to answer IMs C) one never texts anybody D) one checks email every day,B) one is pulled away by distractions,8) Organizational systems may not work well if _.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,Exercise

36、s Understanding the Text,A) working from 5 to 7 in the evening B) turning off ones phone on working days D) taking a break from time to time,C) setting a limit on the use of the phone,9) To focus on ones work, Ajemian suggests _.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,Exercises Unde

37、rstanding the Text,B) he does not like to do multiple-choice questions C) he is not strong enough to do too much heavy work D) he is not interested in what Ajemian has said,A) he does not like to work on many tasks all at once,10) When he says “Im not a bit fan of multitasking,” Baldwin means that _

38、.,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,找到正确的工具 好，你已经确定了你应优先考虑的事和目标，你也知道为了取得成功你需要做什么了。现在该是弄清楚哪些组织工具能帮助你成功的时候了。当然，没有哪一种神奇的工具是对每个人都有效的这确实取决于你个人的偏爱和是否觉得合适。在你选完某个系统之前你也许必须试用好几种系统。,Chinese Version,Paragraph 4,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,1) None of us are close friends but we all _ an interest in sports. 2) W

39、ords have a _ power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair (绝望).,Vocabulary,Vocabulary Exercises,5,Fill in the following blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.,share,magical,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,3) In order to work more efficiently, y

40、ou need to have a to-do list and after _ your tasks, cross them off your list. 4) He basically has two _: he can go to college and play football, or find a job to support his family.,Understanding the Text 1,accomplishing,options,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,5) His failure to finish his job in tim

41、e _ a lot of problems. 6) Mary didnt tell us why she left school, but her letters provided a _ to the answers.,Understanding the Text 1,has created,clue,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,7) She took her parents_ and became a science major at Cambridge University. 8) Knowing tha

42、t Mary always has her meals on the university campus, I _ taking her out to dinner for a change.,advice,suggested,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,9) In order to be successful at something you want to do, you need to get your _ right. 10) The teacher wanted his students to do

43、a _ on local traditions and how they had changed over time.,priorities,project,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,11) My plan for the project worked after I _ the tasks among small groups of students from different departments. 12) When I turned eighteen, I decided to take full

44、_ for myself.,divided,responsibility,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,Fill in the following blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms where necessary.,6,1) Jack was worried about whether hed be able to finish his work _ . 2) John wasnt allowed to join the schoo

45、l team, but it took him a couple of days to _ what had happened.,on time,figure out,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,3) In my opinion, this is the best way to get the job done._, there are other ways of doing it. You may try them one by one. 4) The success of the system _ the

46、students and their teachers.,Of course,depends on,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,5) Their laboratory has produced a new type of medicine for colds and hopes to _ it _ in September. 6) Peter told me that all successful people do first things first and generally one thing _,tr

47、y,out,at a time,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,7) Though the course schedule lists a due date for the term paper, students may _ it _ early. 8) You didnt pronounce these words correctly. I think you need to _ your pronunciation a bit more.,turn,in,work on,Unit 1-Text A -Time

48、 management,Understanding the Text 1,9) As to the color of the car, Jane wanted white and I wanted black, so we _ grey. 10) If you want to keep fit, you should try to _ some time each day for exercise.,settled on,set aside,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,11) The flood damaged

49、 most of the power plants that summer. To save electricity, people _ their air conditioners. 12) I work much better if I _ short _ every hour or so.,turned off,take a,break,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,13) My kids keep me always _ , so Im really tired. 14) As they searched

50、, they _ in a notebook details of all the things they found.,on the go,wrote down,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Understanding the Text 1,15) He has always believed that its possible to do everything you want in life, except you cant do it _ . 16) If you want to win this game, I suggest that you _ your strengths and set aside all else.,all at once,focus on,Unit 1-Text A -Time management,Structure,Exercises,7,Structure,Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, usin