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1、1 1OverviewOverview2 2ListeningListening3 3SpeakingSpeaking4 4Related InformationRelated InformationListening&SpeakingThe two texts in this unit will show how positive self-imaging can improve your self-confidence and performance even when you are confronted with highly competitive tasks.That new co

2、nfidence actually makes you feel freer to develop your intellect.Successful people in many fields use self-imaging,which helps solve problems,strengthens personalities and greatly enhances the chances of success.OverviewListening&SpeakingListen to the following passage and fill in the blanks with wh

3、at you hear.ListeningDirectionsListening&Speaking Self-image is the way you see yourself,what is your 1)_ towards yourself,how do you think about yourself.Self-image is built 2)_ your beliefs and convictions regarding yourself,on the 3)_ traits of character.4)_ is not the way you really are or the w

4、ay other people think you are,it is the way you THINK YOU ARE.Not all people think about you the same way you imagine they think.Self-esteem is your 5)_ point of view about yourself.It is built little by little from the day of your birth and can be changed 6)_.Listeningattitudeon the basis ofpositiv

5、e and negativeSelf-esteemsubjectiveconsciously or unconsciouslyListening&SpeakingListeningOften unconscious changes lead to the worse.Why?Because people 7)_ noticing bad and negative things more often than good and positive ones.Because the society is negative in its major part.Everything good is 8)

6、_.People focus on negative obstacles more often,they struggle against bad,and it leads to the integration of bad ideas into the 9)_.And as a result it influences the 10)_.Self-image is formed on the basis of your daily thoughts and actions in various situations.have got used to taken for granted sub

7、conscious mind self-appraisalListening&SpeakingAnswer the question and discuss it with your partner.SpeakingDirectionsListening&SpeakingQ:What do you think of your own image and what determines a persons self-image according to your own experiences?SpeakingReference:Your self-image is the set of ide

8、as you have about your own qualities and abilities.The factors which determine a persons self-image include parental influences,social roles,self-evaluation,friends,the media,etc.Listening&Speaking1)Flora Carlin 2)Public self-consciousness3)Vivian Diller 4)Donelle RuweRelated InformationListening&Sp

9、eakingFlora Carlin was on the staff of Psychology Today for eight years,most recently as features editor.She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia University School of Journalism and has written for Discover,1)Flora Carlin Related InformationGlamour,Womens Health,and Mens Health,a

10、mong others.She has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show,The Today Show,CNN,Fox News,and 20/20.Listening&SpeakingOur public self-consciousness is the sense of ourselves in the presence of others,that is,our public image.The most noticeable aspect of our public self-consciousness is our awareness

11、of and focus on appearances.We dont spend billions of dollars a year on nice clothes,gym memberships,and diets for nothing.Our public self-consciousness is a big part of who we are and how we see ourselves.This kind of self-consciousness,2)Public self-consciousnessRelated Informationhowever,can resu

12、lt in self-monitoring and social anxiety.Listening&SpeakingVivian Diller,Ph.D.is a psychologist,who works with individuals and couples in private practice in New York City.Prior to getting her doctorate she was a professional dancer and model.She appeared in Glamour,Seventeen,national print ads and

13、TV commercials.She interned at St.Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital and did post-doctoral training in psychoanalysis at New York University(NYU).Vivian has served as a media expert on NBC,ABC,CBS and CNN discussing womens health,beauty,aging and family issues.3)Vivian DillerRelated InformationListening&Speak

14、ingShe consults with public relations firms,advertising agencies,cosmetic and healthcare companies to help them understand the psychology behind healthy aging.Her book,Face It:What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change(2010),is a psychological guide to help women deal with the emotions brought on

15、by their changing3)Vivian DillerRelated Informationappearances.Today co-host Hoda Kotb called it“a smart book for smart women.”Listening&SpeakingDonelle Ruwe is Professor of English at Northern Arizona University,the USA,and co-president of the 18th-and 19th-Century British Women Writers Association

16、.She has edited Culturing the Child 1660-1830:Essays in Memory of Mitzi Myers(2005)and has published two award-winning poetry chapbooks.Her work has appeared in Childrens Literature,Eighteenth-Century Life,European Romantic4)Donelle RuweRelated Information Review,English Journal,and Lion and the Unicorn.