新职业英语职场素质英语 Unit 7 time management

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Task 1 Listen to the poem extracted from “A Time for Everything”, and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
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The third quadrant is for tasks and responsibilities that are urgent but not important. They can be distractions that take time away from issues that are more pressing. Some people spend a lot of time dealing with Q-3 tasks and confusing them with Q-1 tasks. For example, you may be spending a lot of time writing unnecessary reports, or you may be attending meetings to which you can add no value. Many times, the urgency of the Q-3 tasks is due to others’ priorities or needs.
Important Many interruptions
Some popular activities
Some meetings
Not Urgent
2. Relationship building Personal development Employee training Exercise and health Prevention and planning
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Time cannot be managed. Time rolls on at a steady pace. The real challenge is not to manage time but to manage yourself, to gain control over your time and the events in your life by seeing how they relate to your mission. The time management matrix (as shown in the illustration) is a very useful tool to help make your job easier. As you can see, a time management matrix is made up of four quadrants, namely “important and urgent”, “important but not urgent”, “not important but urgent” and “not important and not urgent”.
10. hanging out with friends, playing computer games, surfing the Internet, etc.
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Text Chinese Version Thinking Point New Words & Expressions Sentence Structure & Exercises
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凡物皆有时节
生有时， 死有时； 栽种有时， 收获有时； 杀戮有时， 医治有时； 拆毁有时， 建造有时； 哭泣有时， 欢笑有时； 哀恸有时， 跳舞有时； 投石有时， 聚石有时；
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拥抱有时， 放弃有时； 得到有时， 失去有时； 珍藏有时， 抛弃有时； 撕裂有时， 缝补有时； 静默有时， 言语有时； 喜爱有时， 恨恶有时； 战争有时， 和平有时。
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The fourth quadrant is for the things that are neither important nor urgent. It is also called the Quadrant of Waste, including random web surfing, re-watching drama series, shopping and playing games. This quadrant adds no value to our lives whatsoever other than brain numbing relaxation. Focusing on it results in irresponsible behavior and dependency on other people.
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Task 2 Complete the following table by first figuring out the number of hours you spend on daily living activities and school activities. Then add up the number of hours of different activities to find out how much time you can dedicate to your priorities. Compare with your partner.
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A Time for everything
A time to 1. _b_e__b_o_r_n_ and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to pluck up what has been planted; A time to 2. __k__il_l ___ and a time to heal; A time to break down and a time to build up; A time to weep and a time to 3. _l_a_u_g_h___ ; A time to mourn and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones and a time to 4. _g_a_t_h_e_r__ stones together;
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The second quadrant contains important but not urgent items. They are often neglected so that Q-2 tasks often don’t become urgent until it is too late. However, the items listed here may help you to reach your goals and establish your priorities. Imagine you are a Secretary whose dream is to be a Manager. While working as a Secretary, you might start studying for a degree in management. Though this may take a few years, it is only a matter of time before you realize your dream if you ensure that you do spend the appropriate amount of time studying.
4. Trivia Some phone calls Excessive TV Time wasters
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The first quadrant requires you to list all of your important and urgent tasks and responsibilities, which must be dealt with right away. This quadrant screams for our attention because of its urgent and consequential nature. By spending all our time here, we become consumed with firefighting everyday instead of crisis prevention. We often see advertising executives and accountants being consumed by the contents of this quadrant.
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Where Has All My Time Gone?
Activities
1. sleeping, including afternoon nap
2. grooming activities such as wearing makeup and dressing up, etc.
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Activities
6. attending classes and lectures
7. reading books in the library
8.doing homework
9. cultivating personal hobbies
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A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get and a time to lose; A time to keep and a time to 5. ___c_a_s_t_a_w__ay; A time to rend and a time to sew; A time to 6. _k_e_e_p__si_le_n_c_eand a time to speak; A time to 7. __lo_v_e____ and a time to hate; A time of war and a time of 8. ___p__ea_c_e.
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Urgent
Important
1. Important deadlines Crises Pressing important meetings Emergencies Last-minute preparations
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Some emails and phone calls
3. having meals
4. doing housework such as cleaning your room, taking out trash, etc.
5. participating in social activities such as students’ organization activities, volunteering work, etc.
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Unit 7
Time Management
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