文档介绍：U1
Additional lnformation for the Teacher’s Reference
Text An Image or a Mirage
Warm-up Activities
Further Reading
Speaking Skills
Additional Work
Warm-up Activities
Warm-up 1
1. What do you think is the distinction between an image and a mirage?
An image is a general impression that a person, firm, product, etc. gives to the public. A mirage is an optical illusion caused by hot air conditions, especially that of a sheet of water seeming to appear in the desert or on a hot road. It also means figuratively an illusion or hope that cannot be fulfilled. In the text the author defines “mirage” as an illusion, which means “false impression”. So we can roughly say that an image is a true impression whereas a mirage is a false one.
Warm-up 2
2. Have you ever heard about the expression “eye contact”?
Eye contact is a munication strategy. In some cultures, when two people are in conversation, they usually look each other straight in the eye to show their sincerity and honesty. For instance, Southern Europeans look at each other more than Northern Europeans and Americans. An Italian might think that an Englishman is cold and an Englishman might think that an Italian is very friendly.
Warm-up 3
3. Can you think of some words or expressions which can be used to describe the virtue of honesty?
For example: unassuming, diligent, look somebody straight in the eye, shake hands with somebody forcefully, tell the truth, have a clean-cut image, be willing to help other people, keep one’s promise, never talk with a glib tongue, have a ic speaking voice, etc.
Robert L. Shook (1938 —) is chairman of the Board of American Executive Corporation, American Executive Life pany, and Shook Associates Corporation. After graduating from Ohio State University, he embarked on a business career and became a essful salesman. Later he began to write. His works are all about how to create and project an image which inspires trust and faith, and how to acquire the traits of charisma, ch