unit8大学英语精读.ppt

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1、Unit8DaydreamALittleIntroductoryremarksWeoftenhearparentsscoldtheirchildrenfordaydreaming.Andweoftenhearteachersaskthequestion“John,areyoudaydreaming?”withimpliedcriticism.Peopleusuallytakeahostileattitudetowardsdaydreamingbecausetheythinkdaydreamingisawasteoftimeanditcanbe

2、anescape.Butdaydreamingcanalsodousalotofgood.Inthisunit,theauthortellsussomeoftheconclusionsresearchershavereachedaboutdaydreaming,conclusionsthatmaybeverysurprisingtomostofus.II.Warm-upquestionsWhydopeopletakeahostileattitudetowardsdaydreaming?(becausetheythinkthatdaydream

3、ingisawasteoftime,anescapefromreallifeanditsduties.)Whathappensifapersonisnotallowedtodreaminhissleep?(Hebecomestenseandanxious.Hebecomesirritable.Hehastroubleconcentratingandhismentalhealthistemporarilydamaged.Inshort,hecannotgetthebenefitsofrest.)Whatarethebenefitsofdaydr

4、eamingaccordingtoresearchers?--It’sagoodmeansofrelaxationandimportanttomentalhealth;--Itcontributestointellectualgrowth;--Itimprovesconcentration,attentionspan,andtheabilitytogetalongwithothers;--Itleadschildrentopaymoreattentiontodetail;--Itmakeschildrenfeelhappierandworkt

5、ogetherbetter;--Itseemstoproduceimprovedself-controlandcreativeabilities;--It’susefulinshapingourfuturelivesaswewantthemtobe.WhywouldpositivedaydreaminghelpproducerealsuccessaccordingtoDr.Maltz?(accordingtoDr.Maltz,ournervoussystemcannottellthedifferencebetweenanimaginedexp

6、erienceandarealone.Inbothcases,itreactsautomaticallytoinformationthatwegiveit.Anditreactstowhatwethinkorimaginetobetrue.Besides,daydreamingbuildsnew“memories”inthebrain.Thesepositivememoriesimproveourself-image,andthisimprovedself-imagemayhelpbringaboutrealsuccess.)Whatisth

7、eprocedureofcreativedaydreaming?--chooseatimewhenyoucanbealoneandundisturbed;--closeyoureyes;--letyourimaginationsoarfreely;--pictureyourselfasvividlyaspossiblethewayyouwanttobe;--pictureyourdesiredgoalsasifyouhadalreadyattainedthem;--gooverallthedetailsofthispicture;--seet

8、hemclearlyandsharply;--impressthemstronglyonyourmemory.Isdaydreamingallyouhavetodo