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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,Unit 2,Optimism and Positive Thinking,Questions,How much money do you spend in a month,Are you satisfied with your present life,How do you react to difficulties in life Are you an optimistic person,Famous Quotes of Optimism,When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry,show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.,No matter how long the rain lasts,there will be a rainbow in the end.No matter how sad you may be,believe that happiness is waiting.,Glass half-full Glass half-empty,Are you an optimist or a pessimist,Before Reading_ word web,Directions:Figure out the expressions related to“optimistic attitude.,optimistic attitude,ample happiness,unlimited confidence,great persistence,problem-solving ability,positive,constructive thinking,positive affirmation,positive attitude,sufficient joy,The 3 Ps of Pessimism,Personal,Permanent,Pervasive,Personal,“Its my fault.I am to blame.,Permanent,“I have always done this.I never seem to learn.,Pervasive,“I seem to make the same mistakes in all areas.Nothing ever goes right for me.,There is a better way!,The 3 Ps of Optimism,Personal,Permanent,Pervasive,Personal,“That was an especially hard job.But I learned things that will help me do better.,Permanent,“That is a mistake I have made before but each time I learn something new.,Pervasive,“I still have trouble in one area but overall I am doing much better.,Before Reading_ word web,Directions:Figure out the expressions related to“optimistic attitude.,optimistic attitude,ample happiness,unlimited confidence,great persistence,problem-solving ability,positive,constructive thinking,positive affirmation,positive attitude,sufficient joy,An English Song,William Arthur Ward,An English Poem,Word Web,Richard DeVos and Amway Corporation,Background Information,Radiohead,Listen to the Song,Questions about the Song,Learn the Following Poem by Heart,Discussion,If an employee was having _,Michael was there telling the employee how to look o the _ side of the situation.,Each morning when Michael woke up he would remind himself to be in a _ and choose the positive side of life;if something bad happened,he would choose to _ it and not to be a _ of it.,In Michaels opinion,life is all about _.Every situation in life is a choice.You choose how you _ situations;you choose how people will _ your mood;you choose how you _.The bottom line is:Its your choice how you live your life.,The author decided to follow Michaels example and believed that if he chose to be an optimist he might _,_ and have more _.,a bad day,positive,good mood,learn from,victim,choices,react to,affect,feel,feel better,enjoy life more,chances of success,Discuss the following questions:,What is Michaels personality like,What makes the author curious about Michael,How does Michael look at life,Whats Michaels influence on the author,What is Michaels personality like,Michael is a natural optimist.He is always in a good mood,always up and always has something positive to say.,What makes the author curious about Michael,Michaels optimism makes the author curious,he wonders how one can be so positive all the time.,How does Michael look at life,He always look on the positive side of the situation.He thinks that life is all about choices.It is we who choose how to live our life.So he always chooses the positive side of life.Thats why he is always in a good mood.,Whats Michaels influence on the author,The author has decided to follow Michaels example and choose to be an optimist so as to enjoy the life fully.,Michael was a natural optimist.He was always in a good mood,always up and always had something positive to say.,If an employee was having a bad day,Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.Seeing his optimism really made me curios,so one day I went up to Michael and asked him,“I dont get it.You cant be positive all the time.How do you do.,Attitude is Everything,Michael replied,“Each morning I wake up and say to myself:Mike,you have two choices today.You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.I choose to be in a good mood.Each time something bad happens,I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it.I choose to learn from it.,Every time someone comes to me complaining,I can choose to accept the complaining or I can point out the positive side of life,I always choose the positive side of life.,“Yeah,right,but it isnt that easy.I said.,“Yes,it is easy,Michael said.“Life is all about choices.Every situation in life is a choice.You choose how you react to situations;you choose how people will affect your mood;you choose how you feel.The bottom line is:Its your choice how you live your life.,From Michael I have learnt that every day we have a choice to live fully,so I will choose to be an optimist.If I am an optimist I may feel better,enjoy life more,and maybe have more chances of success.,Directions:Figure out the expressions related to“optimistic attitu
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