大学英语视听说unit3教案

新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程第一册

Zooming in: An Integrated English Course, Book 1

Unit Three Knowing Yourself

Learning Objectives of Unit Three

❖Explore your personality and share your understanding of personalities with your classmates

❖Master the usage of the key words and useful expressions in Text A and Text B ❖Gain a better understanding of personality from the two texts

❖Appreciate the rhetorical effect of simile and contrast

❖Learn to develop an English paragraph in cause and effect pattern

I. Warm-up Activities

Activity 1: What Is Personality?

Directions: Listen to the passage carefully and answer the following questions.

1.When did Furukawa Takeji, the Japanese doctor, propose his findings?

2. People of which blood type are very patient?

3. What personality traits do type O people have?

4. What is your blood type? Do you believe in Takeji’s theory? Why or why not? Keys: 1. He proposed his findings nearly a century ago.

2. Type A people are very patient.

3. They are stubborn, impulsive, and loyal to their friends.

4. Open-ended.

Directions: Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks with the missing words.

1. Type A people are conservative and _______, and are concerned with ___________.

2. Type B people get along well with others because they are ____________, and are

noted for their __________. But they are also moody and become _____ and ______ easily.

3. Type AB people are ________ and ______. They tend to be __________ and

__________.

4. Today market researchers use it to predict _____ _____, and ordinary people use it to choose friends and _______ _________.

Keys:

1. passive appearances

2. straightforward creativity bored annoyed

3. indecisive picky demanding impatient

4. buying habits romantic partners

Script:

East Asia’s obsession with blood types comes from the work of Furukawa Takeji, a Japanese doctor who nearly a century ago was sure that one’s personality was caused by his/her blood type. According to his theory, each blood type had a distinctive, corresponding personality type.

Type A people are conservative and passive, and are concerned with appearances. Although type A people are superficial and have a touch of mental instability, they are very patient and finish what they start.

Type B people get along well with others because they are straightforward, and are noted for their creativity. But type B people are also moody and become bored and annoyed easily.

Type O people are stubborn and impulsive. Their redeeming quality is that they are loyal to their friends.

Type AB people are indecisive and picky. They tend to be demanding and impatient, and they have trouble seeing things through.

Despite any real evidence to support these ideas, Takeji’s theory quickly caught on. By 1930, standard job application forms included a blank for blood type, and today market researchers use it to predict buying habits, and ordinary people use it to choose friends and romantic partners.

Activity 2: What Personalities Do you Like/Dislike Most?

Directions: Work in groups and choose six of the words on next page that best describe the personality traits you like/dislike most. Then one member of each group

will state the reasons for the order of choices.

truthful responsible independent patient talkative loyal shy intellectual confident sociable lazy decisive faithful considerate broad-minded narrow-minded humorous critical optimistic pessimistic generous selfish conservative outgoing careless carefree ambitious warm-hearted reliable sensitive thoughtful caring passionate possessive stubborn industrious adventurous aggressive impulsive

Optional activity: A Class Report

Directions: Make a 2-mintue class report on any of the following topics

1) Do you like your personality? Why or why not?

2) Have you ever changed your personality? What makes the change?

3) What elements have contributed to your present personality?

II. Text A Personality Development