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●Oral Work
1.Group Discussion
1)Carnegie has given only one of his techniques in handling people, could you list more?
2)Every one has his fundamental techniques in handling people, and how about yours?
2.Debating
Criticism is better than praise.
Praise builds self esteem.
People that don't care if they do a good job or not aren't generally motivated by either criticism or praise because they don't care. People that want to do well can be better motivated by praise because criticism can make you nervous and more worried, and being nervous can sometimes cause you to make mistakes.
Praise is a better motivator.
Praise works better for most individuals than fear of criticism does. Positive reinforcement makes most people feel more optimistic and confident. Negative reinforcement (or criticism) affects a person's self esteem and they begin to question whether they are capable of succeeding. A positive environment helps people to succeed; whereas, criticism helps people be unhappy.
For me its criticism
I think for me it’s a motivator that people tell me how bad a job I am doing. I usually make it a deal to myself to fix these issues and push for a better outcome. I think the opposite might be true for other people, But for me praise is annoying.
1. I'd ____ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into account B) account for
C) make up for D) make out
2. The shy girl felt ____ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
A) amazed B) awkward
C) curious D) amused
3. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ___ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A) tied B) bound
C) involved D) associated
4. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ___at different villages.
A) unceasingly B) gradually
C) continuously D) continually
5. Everyone in the office knows that Melinda takes infinite care over her work. The italicized part means ___.
A) limited B) unnecessary
C) overdue D) much
6. No food or drink is allowed on the premises. The italicized part means ___.
A) proposition B) advertisement
C) building D) string
7. They’ve lifted a two-year-long economic ___ on the country.
A) enclosure B) restriction
C) blockade D) prohibition
8. Our office has recently ___ to a new computer system.
A) altered B) converted
C) transformed D) modified
9. Nancy’s gone to work but her car’s still there. She ___ by bus.
A) must have gone B) should have gone
C) ought to have gone D) could have gone
10. As there was no road, the travelers ___ up a rocky slope on their way back.
A) ran B) hurried
C) scrambled D) crawled
Fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given words.
1. I was surprised at his _______ to give up. (refuse)
2. You can relax in the comfortable ___ of the hotel. (surround)
3. Due to the pilot's ___ , the copilot managed to land safely. (guide)
4. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ______ record. (crime)
5. Teaching and medicine are more than ___, they're professions.(occupy)
6. It's also important to see the less ________ sides of the job.(desire)
7. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ____. (qualify)
8. If you make a good __ at the interview, you will get the job. (impress)
9. The weatherman said there is a strong ______ of rain today.(possible)
●Writing
Whoever hates to hear criticism is doomed to failure.
1. State your point of view.
2. Elaborate on your grounds.
3. End with a natural conclusion.
●Listening Lab
Arianna Huffington: How to succeed? Get more sleep
My big idea is a very, very small idea that can unlock billions of big ideas that are at the moment dormant inside us. And my little idea that will do that is sleep.
This is a room of women. This is a room of women. And I learned the hard way, the value of sleep. Two-and-a-half years ago, I fainted from exhaustion. I hit my head on my desk. I broke my , I got five stitches on my right eye. And I began the journey of rediscovering the value of sleep. And in the course of that, I studied, I met with medical doctors, scientists, and I'm here to tell you that the way to a more productive, more , more joyful life is getting enough sleep.
And we women are going to lead the way in this new revolution, this new feminist issue. We are literally going to sleep our way to the top, literally.
Because unfortunately for men, sleep deprivation has become a virility . I was recently having dinner with a guy who that he had only gotten four hours sleep the night before. And I felt like saying to him -- but I didn't say it -- I felt like saying, "You know what? If you had gotten five, this dinner would have been a lot more interesting.”
There is now a kind of sleep deprivation one-upmanship. Especially here in Washington, if you try to make a breakfast , and you say, "How about eight o'clock?" They're likely to tell you, "Eight o'clock is too late for me, but that's okay, I can get a game of tennis in and do a few calls and meet you at eight." And they think that means that they are so incredibly busy and productive, but the truth is they're not, because we, at the moment, have had brilliant leaders in business, in , in politics, making terrible decisions. So a high I.Q. does not mean that you're a good leader, because the essence of leadership is being able to see the before it hits the Titanic. And we've had far too many icebergs hitting our Titanics.
In fact, I have a feeling that if Lehman Brothers was Lehman Brothers and Sisters, they might still be around. While all the brothers were busy just being hyper-connected 24/7, maybe a would have noticed the iceberg, because she would have woken up from a seven-and-a-half- or eight-hour sleep and have been able to see the big picture.
So as we are facing all the crises in our world at the moment, what is good for us on a personal level, what's going to bring more joy, gratitude, in our lives and be the best for our own careers is also what is best for the world. So I urge you to shut your eyes and discover the great ideas that lie inside us, to shut your engines and discover the power of sleep.