UNIT 64 CUSTOMS AND HABITS (Ⅱ)
Lesson 127
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Spot Dictation: Procrastination
The verb "procrastinate" comes from ____ Latin procrastinate, which
means "to ____ until tomorrow." To procrastinate, then, ____ to delay
doing something until ____ future time, and a procrastinator ____
someone who is always putting ____ what he or she should ____ doing
right now.
Those of ____ who have a tendency toward ____ know that it is a
____ habit. Every day we tell ____ that we must start doing ____
immediately, and each day we ____ our work, are late for ____, and put
off keeping our ____ to other people. Because we ____ always in the
process of ____, we are also always trying ____ catch up. We are always
____ yesterday's jobs today, and tomorrow ____ will be doing today's
unfinished ____.
There are people who rarely ____. They are highly efficient and
____ organized, and they seem to ____ everything done on time. I ____
that they never leave home ____ the morning before they make ____ bed,
never go to sleep ____ night before they finish their ____, always
answer their mail promptly, ____ are never late for appointments. ____
a result, they are probably ____ one step ahead of you ____ me!
Maybe the way to ____ procrastination is to change our ____
gradually. We can start with ____ daily schedule of the things ____
want or need to accomplish. ____ let's be reasonable. We shouldn't ____
the list with too many ____, and we should be realistic ____ what we
can do. Especially ____ the beginning we should be ____ with ourselves.
After all, if ____ get discouraged at the start, ____ will go right
back to ____ old habits.
Finally, if we ____ to follow our own schedule ____ each day, we
will stop ____ the chores that face us. ____ will become far less
complicated ____ each day will be easier ____ face. We will undoubtedly
feel ____ about ourselves, too, because we ____ know that we can
overcome ____ weaknesses and improve ourselves.
Score: _____
Part Ⅱ DIY
Vocabulary
1. accessory
2. boom
3. roaring
4. craze
Notes
The "Do-It-Yourself Movement" began with home decorating in the
1940s, but has since spread into much wider fields. Nowadays there are
magazines and handbooks showing hopeful handymen of all ages just how
easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a sailing dinghy.
Student Evaluation
My general Impression Content:
____ helpful _____ adequate
____ inadequate
Level Of Difficulty:
____ easy ____ fair
____ difficult
My Major Problems
____ understanding meanings
____ selecting major points
____ organizing facts
____ retaining concepts
My Comprehension Score
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Exercises:
Ⅰ. 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____
4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____
7. _____ 8. _____
Ⅱ. Thirty years ago ...
Today, however, it is quite a different story ...
In every High Street throughout Britain nowadays ...
The main reason for the DIY craze is ...
Part Ⅲ The Instinct For Keeping Useless Objects
Vocabulary
1. instinct
2. china
3. wardrobe
4. nest
5. sin
6. ragged
7. torment
8. retrieve
9. Sellotape
Notes
Instinct, as interpreted in psychology and zoology, is a term with
many different and overlapping meanings. It may refer to acts, to the
movie forces producing acts, or to both.
Student Evaluation
My general Impression Content:
____ helpful _____ adequate
____ inadequate
Level Of Difficulty:
____ easy ____ fair
____ difficult
My Major Problems
____ understanding meanings
____ selecting major points
____ organizing facts
____ retaining concepts
My Comprehension Score
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Exercises:
Survey Report
Month of Survey: March
Area of Survey: Habits --
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Findings: 1. People of all ages
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2. An old man (once next-door neighbour)
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3. Speaker's aunt
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Conclusion: Instinct for keeping apparently useless objects is
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