现代大学英语精读2第12课ppt课件

1、,A Fundamental Technique in Handling People Dale Carnegie,1,A Fundamental Technique in Handling People,Unit 12,2,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warming up,A Fundamental Technique in Handling People,Unit 12,3,Warming up,Questions / Activities,Have you ever read a book on s

2、elf-improvement? Do you find it useful? Do you think it necessary for people to have special training on skills for handling interpersonal relationships? Why or why not? Do you follow certain principles of your own in handling interpersonal relationships? What is the “fundamental technique in handli

3、ng people” according to the author? Are you convinced?,W,B,T,R,4,Check-on Preview,Match the words with their correct meaning in the text.,1. blunder 2. impair 3. procrastinate 4. indignation 5. opponent,a. a feeling of anger and surprise caused by sth. that is unfair or unreasonable b. to make a stu

4、pid or careless mistake c. a person that you oppose in a game, contest, argument, etc. d. to damage sb. or make sth. worse e. a feeling of hatred for sb. that causes a desire to harm sb. f. to delay doing sth. you should do, usually because you do not want to do it,W,B,T,R,Warming up,5,Objectives,Th

5、rough this lesson, students will be able to recap the many examples and anecdotes used by the writer to illustrate what we should and shouldnt do in handling people; think about the question of criticism and human relations; analyse the organization and the language style of the text; learn the rela

6、ted vocabulary and other useful words and phrases in the text.,W,B,T,R,Warming up,6,Background,Genre,The Author,B,W,T,R,A Fundamental Technique in Handling People,Unit 12,7,Background,The Author,B,W,T,R,Dale Carnegies main focus is on dealing and motivating people successfully. His common sense appr

7、oach is easy to understand and apply in both personal and business relationships. He developed several famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. He wrote one of the most popular books in history, and taught millions how to achieve

8、 self-confidence and interpersonal social skills. Dale Carnegie became an icon of 20th century America through his book and his classes. His simple, yet effective, techniques for winning friends and influencing people have proven enduring and become part of the American culture.,8,How to Win Friends

9、 increase your popularity; win people to your way of thinking; enable you to win new clients and customers; become a better speaker and a more entertaining conversationalist; and, arouse enthusiasm among your colleagues. This book will turn around your relationships and improve your dealings with al

10、l the people in your life.,Over 15 million copies printed and sold since 1936,9,Central Idea,Dale Carnegies central idea is that if we want to learn how to handle people, we must always remember NOT to criticize them, not to speak ill of them, or ridicule them; not to indulge in fault-finding and go

11、ssiping about others mistakes or weaknesses, because if we do, it will always hurt peoples pride, create bad feelings, make them defensive, and destroy their confidence. Therefore, the best way of handling people is to withhold our criticisms and show our understanding and trust. We should all be qu

12、ick to recognize others virtues and be generous with our praise for their achievements.,10,Background,Genre,B,W,T,R,Self-help books are books written with the stated intention to instruct any readers on a number of personal problems. They first appeared in the Victorian age and flourished to become

13、a postmodern cultural phenomenon in the late twentieth century - a period marked out by the burgeoning literature of self-improvement.,11,12,Writing Style:,Dale Carnegie is not a scholar. His reasoning is neither profound nor particularly strong in logic. But he expresses his ideas eloquently and us

14、es many interesting historical anecdotes to illustrate his points, which makes his book interesting to read.,13,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,A Fundamental Technique in Handling People,Unit 12,14,Text Analysis,Theme,In handling people, we should be cautious in offering criticism, but be generous in showing

15、understanding and giving praise.,T,W,B,R,15,Text Analysis,Structure,1,Para. 1 Criticism is usually futile and often dangerous in handling people.,2,Para. 2-21 Lets learn a few lessons in handling people.,3,Para. 22-23 Instead of criticizing, condemning and complaining, lets try to understand people.

16、,T,W,B,R,16,Structure of The Body,The Body: Lets learn a few lessons in handling people. (paras. 221) As a young man, Abraham Lincoln leant to not to ridicule people the hard way. (paras. 24) As president, Lincoln learnt to put himself in the position of the person he intended to criticize. (para. 5

17、11) People should not do to others what they do not want done to themselves. (paras. 1215) It takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. (paras. 1621),17,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words indulge oneself) Most of us were too busy to indulge

18、in heavy lunchtime drinking. 2. transitive to let someone have or do whatever they want, even if it is bad for them His mother spoiled him, indulging his every whim. Some Indian people indulge in wedding extravaganza. 有些印度人沈迷于婚礼的大肆铺张。 I never indulge children with plenty of pocket money. 我从不放任子女, 给他

19、们大量零用钱。 Will you indulge my curiosity and tell me how much it costs. 你能不能满足我的好奇心,告诉我那值多少钱,25,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 5-11): Main Idea,Can you summarize the example given in this part? What point does it illustrate? What purpose does para. 7 serve? Is this long story necessary?

20、How does para. 8 make you feel? How does paragraph 10 make you feel? If you were told beforehand that the letter was never mailed, would you have the same interest in reading it? Why does the author tell us his guess of Lincolns reasoning behind the decision? Is his guess plausible?,26,Text Analysis

21、,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 5-11): Sentence study,but Lincoln, “with malice toward none, with charity for all,” held his peace. The quotation comes from Lincolns second inaugural speech in which he expressed the hope for a peace without hatred, and called upon his countrymen to act “with malice

22、 toward none, with charity for all to bind up the nations wounds to do all which may achieve a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”.,27,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 5-11): Sentence Study,One of his favorite quotations was “Judge not, that ye be not judged.”

23、This quotation comes from the Bible-Matthew7-1. It means: Do not judge others, for it you do, others will judge you by the same measure you use.,28,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 5-11): Sentence Study,I do not believe you appreciate the magnitude of the misfortune involved in Lees esc

24、ape. I dont think you fully understand what a big mistake you made in letting Lee escape or how serious the consequence it will entail.,29,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 5-11): Sentence Study,If I send this letter, it will only arouse hard feelings and impair all his further usefulnes

25、s as a commander. If this letter reaches him, it will only serve to hurt his confidence and make him feel inadequate as a commander, which will affect his performance in the future because he will never be his best again.,30,close upon/ close in (on/upon sb/sth),to move nearer to sb/sth, especially

26、in order to attack them:e.g. The lions closed in on their prey. 看到一群暴徒包围了受害者，真令人毛骨悚然。 It was horrible to see the mob close in upon their victim. close: to make the distance or difference between two things smaller The other car was closing on us fast.,31,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par.

27、 12-15): Main Idea,What was Mark Twains reaction towards criticism in para. 12? Is it appropriate? What does the writer want to illustrate by this example? Is the author correct in saying the quotation in paragraph 14 is from Confucius? Another saying, which is really by Confucius, would be more sui

28、table here. What is it? Do you agree with the author when he says humans are “creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices, and motivated by pride and vanity?”,32,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II(par. 12-15): Sentence study,He ordered: “Set the matter according to my copy hereaft

29、er and see that the proofreader retains his suggestions in the mush of his decayed brain.” From now on my articles should be printed without being proofread, I dont need any advice from the proofreader who is too dim-witted to come up with any valuable idea. “set” here means “arrange the letters in

30、type for printing”排字. Pay attention to the tone of the original sentence. Mark Twain is very angry and he deliberately uses formal language to ridicule and intimidate the proofreader.,33,bristle intransitive verb,1. if an animals hair bristles, it stands up stiffly because the animal is afraid or an

31、gry 2. to suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what sb says or does: bristle (with sth) (at sth) John pushed back his chair, bristling with indignation. His lies made her bristle with rage. He bristled at her rudeness. bristle with something phrasal verb to have a lot of something, or be full

32、 of something : a battleship bristling with guns,34,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II (par. 16-21): Main Idea,What connotations do these following words have, “diplomatic”, “adroit at handling people”? Do you think the writer has made good choices of words in the Benjamin Franklin example? “An

33、y fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.” What is the writer doing here? If you were Hoover, would you have done the same in that situation?,35,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II(par. 16-21): Sentence study,But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and for

34、giving. But it requires our good moral qualities and the ability to control ourselves to be understanding and forgiving to others. character: a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty that are admired and regarded as valuable,36,think/speak ill of somebody,(formal) to think or

35、 say unpleasant things about someone She really believes you should never speak ill of the dead. 我们不应该在背后说别人的坏话。 We should not speak ill of others behind their backs. 我还从来没有听过Paul说人家坏话。 Ive never heard Paul speak ill of a human being in my life. ill (adverb) : (especially in compounds) badly or in an unpleasant way; (formal) not in an acceptable way The animals had been grossly ill-treated. They live in an area ill serv