Unit 9 Optimism and Pessimism
一. 教學內容：unit 9 optimism and pessimism. lesson 2 and lesson 3 二. 重點、難點：（一）單詞：optimism n. 樂觀；樂觀主義optimist n. 樂天派；樂觀者optimistic adj. 樂觀的pessimism n. 悲觀；悲觀主義pessimist n. 悲觀論者；悲觀主義者pessimistic adj. 悲觀的heart attack 心臟病發作tend to 趨于；傾向于hopeful adj. 抱有希望的；抱樂觀態度的 incident n. 發生的事；（尤指不平常的）事件 （二）詞組句子：●短語歸納be good for… 對……有好處in the future 將來correct the problem 改正問題change the way you talk 改變你說話的方式die from… 死于……●重點句型1. how often do you go shopping? 你多久購物一次？2. welcome to our store. 歡迎光臨本店。3. what’s your favorite kind of tea? 您最喜歡的是哪一種茶？●語法重點infinitives & gerunds 動詞不定式和動名詞 三. 具體內容：課文講解：
lesson 2 read and think
optimism and pessimism are you an optimist or a pessimist? optimists are always hopeful and positive. pessimists always expect the worst and see the negative side of things. the optimist says, “the glass is half-full.” the pessimist says, “the glass is half-empty.” dr. seligman is a psychologist whose studies show that optimists are healthier than pessimists. pessimists suffer from depression more often than optimists do. there were a group of men who had heart attacks. after eight years, most of the optimistic men were still alive, while most of the pessimistic men had died from another heart attack.
dr. seligman also says that optimists are more successful. athletes, politicians, and businessmen who have optimistic views of the world tend to succeed.
here’s the good news: everyone can learn to be more optimistic. the main way is to change the way you talk to yourself. when something bad happens to pessimists, they believe it will affect them their whole lives. when something bad happens to optimists, they see that it is just one event. they also believe that they can correct the problem, so it won’t happen in the future. here’s an example:
an optimist and a pessimist take a match test. they are both good students, but both of them fail this test. the pessimist thinks, “i’m probably going to fail every test. i’m never going to learn math. it’s too difficult for me. nobody will like me because i’m a terrible student.” the optimist thinks, “it was only one test. i’m a smart student. i know i can do much better next time.” be kinder to yourself. be more hopeful. always see the glass as half-full!