(共17张PPT)
Viewing Workshop
新北师大选择性必修Book 4
Unit 10 CONNECTIONS
Should you trust your first impressions
The term applied to the initial impression we have of another person when we meet them for the first time. It contains positive and negative impressions and a sense of physical and psychological features.
What is “first impression”
这个术语适用于我们第一次与另一个人见面时对他们的最初印象。它包含积极和消极的印象，以及身体和心理特征的感觉。
What’s your first impression on this woman
fat
kind
ugly
old
funny
lovely
mad
optimistic
humorous
friendly
thin
pretty
...
Do you judge others by first impression
First impression
Timing
Appearance
Tone of voice
Body language
…
1. Do you think first impression is important
2. Have you ever met someone you didn’t like but became your friend later
Free talk
1
Imagine you went to see a football game. The man sitting next to you was loud, spilt his drink on you, and made fun of your team. Days later, you’re walking in the park when it starts to rain. The same man from the football game shows up at your side to offer you an umbrella.
1. What might be your first impression of this man
2. Do you change your impression of him after the second encounter
Free talk
Watch Part 1 of the video. Write T (true) of F (false) according to the speaker.
2
This video presents an analysis of forming and updating impressions based on people’s behavior.
T
1. We’re quick to form lasting first impressions of others based on their behaviors.
2. We form impressions of others with little effort and from a single behavior.
3. We cannot change our impressions in light of new information.
T
F
Write T (true) of F (false) according to the speaker.
can
根据，鉴于
3
Watch Part 2 of the video.
Complete the information according to the video.
1. Very negative, highly immoral information has a ______________ than very positive, highly moral information.
2. When learning about another person’s abilities and competences, the __________________ gets weighed more heavily.
stronger impact
positive information
competence n. 能力，胜任
3. Highly immoral actions and highly competent actions are ___________ behaviors that people tend to weigh ____________.
4. The brain decides whether the behavior is typical or ________________ in order to make complex decisions.
5. Caring more about the very negative, immoral things is ____________ of the comparative rarity of those bad behavior. “Bad” might be stronger than “good”, only because “good” is _____________.
less frequent
more heavily
out of the ordinary
a direct result
more plentiful
comparative adj. 相对的，比较而言的
rarity n. 稀有，罕见
Free talk
How do you understand the concept of impression updating
4
According to the speaker, in forming or updating impressions of a person, people often make their decisions not simply by judging whether he/she has done something negative or immoral, but by whether that behavior is comparatively less frequent. Do you agree Why
Group work
Talk freely about your ideas on how humans form their impression of others.
Thank you!
