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HowtoMakeaGoodImpressionAimsofThisUnit•1.LearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsrelatedtothetopicsofHowtoMakeaGoodImpression.•2.Learnhowtouseproperwordsandexpressionstomakeagoodimpression.•3.ConductaseriesofspeakingactivitiestodeveloptheiroralEnglishcommunicativecompetence.PartOne:Questions•1.Discusstheimportanceofafirstgoodimpression•Tomakeagoodimpression,wehavetohavedeepconfidenceinourselves.Ifyouarecalmandconfident,theotherpersonwillfeelmoreateaseandthismakesasolidfoundationofagoodfirstimpression.2.Whenmeetinganimportantperson,youwanttomakeagoodimpression,isconfidentveryimportant?Why?3.Youarenotbornprettyorhandsome,howdoyoudressyourselftomakeagoodimpression?•Althoughphysicalappearanceseemstobemoreimportantnowadays,don'tgetupsetifyouarenotbornpretty/handsome.Trypresentingyourselfappropriately,donotdressforyourownmood.Makesurethatyoulookcleanandtidyasthishelptomakeagoodimpression.4.Howdoyoumakeuseofyourownbodylanguagetomakeagoodimpression?standtallsmilemakeeyecontacthandshake•Bodylanguageaswellasappearancespeaksmuchlouderthanwords.Thus,standtall,smilemakeeyecontact,greetwithafirmhandshake.Allofthiswillhelpyouprojectconfidenceandencouragebothyouandtheotherpersonfeelbetteratease.•themostimportantthingisasmile.Awarmandconfidentsmilewillputbothyouandtheotherpersonatease.Youhavetolooksincereandtruewhileyouaresmiling.5.Howcanyoumakeagoodimpressionthroughyourconversations?Don'ttalknon-stopDon'tstartcriticizingpeopleConversationsshouldbeshortandsweet.Don'ttalknon-stopasthismakestheotherpersonbored.Trytofindsomethingcommonbetweenthetwoofyoutotalksoastokeepitflowing.Staypositive,politeanddon'tstartcriticizingpeopleormakesarcasticcommentsbecausethiswillspoilyourimage.PartTwoRole-play•Makeuseofthefollowingexpressionstorole-playansimpleinterviewwithyourpartner.UsefulExpressions•interview面试face-to-faceconversation•request需要，要求order•asrequested应邀beinvited•assistant助理的，辅助的；助手somebodythathelpstodosomething•assoonaspossible尽快immediately•colleague同事coworker•appointment约会，约定date•fluent流利的，流畅的smooth•byappointment按约定accordingtotherequestedorder.•befamiliarwith熟悉havingfamiliaritywithPartThree:Dialogue:HowtoMakeaFabulousFirstImpression•ChenhaohasworkedinanAmericancompanythatliesinBeijingforonemonth.TodayhehasachancetomeethisCEOforthefirsttime,inordertomakeafabulousfirstimpression,hedecidestohaveatalkwithMaryaboutthis.•C:Mary,IwillmeettheCEOforthefirsttimethisafternoon,canyougivemesomeadvice?•M:Thefirstimpressionisveryimportant.Researchshowswemakeupourmindsaboutpeoplethroughunspokencommunicationwhenwemeetsomepeopleforthefirsttime..•C:Soifyoucandressupyourselfbeautifully,everythingisOK?•M：No,youarewrong,youshoulddressupyourselfproperly.youshouldalsoremember,whenyoumeetsomeone,itispoliteforyoutowashandcombyourhair.•C:Oh,Itseemsthatmanyofmycolleagueswearties,isitnecessary?•M：Year,don’tforgettowearyourtieafterawhile.•C:OK,Iwillhaveitdonesoon.•M：Waitaminute,oh,yourpantsistoolong,remember,Pantsshouldnotdragonthefloor。•C:Iwillwearotherpantsthisafternoon.•M：YoushouldalsokeepinmindthatShoesshouldbepolishedandingoodcondition.•C:Oh,I’mhappyIhavemadethempolished.•M：Whydoyouwearwhitesocks,neverdothatnexttime.•C:Therearesomanyrules,andnowI‘msonervousthatIforgetthemall,canyourepeatthemtome?•M：Hairshouldbewellmaintained;tiesproperlytied；pantsshouldnotdragthefloor;shoesshouldbepolished.Andnowhitesocks,please.•C:thanksalot.•Completethedialogue,afterthat,role-playitwithyourpartner.PartFour:CompletethedialogueGreetingYourColleagueswithCourtesy•陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他刚好遇到美国同事Amy.•(Officeambience)•C：HiAmy,howareyou?•A：Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou?•C：有件事一直让我摸不着头脑。•A：Aboutwhat?•C：我的新同事Carol很奇怪。每天早上，如果我不主动跟她打招呼的话，她肯定不会主动理我。•A：Youmeanshedoesn'tsay,GoodMorningunlessyousayitfirst?•C：没错。我昨天就没主动跟她说早安，结果不出所料，她真的没有主动理我。•A：Doesshetalktoyouduringtheday?•C：谈工作的时候她倒是跟我讲话，就是从来不主动问好，或是打招呼。•A：Shesoundsrude.Itmustbedifficulttoworkwithsomeonelikethat.•C：是啊，跟她相处让我觉得挺不自在。•A：Youneedtotalktoher.Otherwisethingsaregoingtogetworse.•C：其实现在已经影响到我的工作了。我们天天在一起工作，但她却好像没我这个人似的。•A：Anunfriendlyco-workerisbadformoraleandproductivity.•C：我今天得找机会跟她谈谈。•陈豪下班后在车站遇到了Amy，两人一起等车。•A：ChenHao,howdiditgo?DidyougetachancetotalktoCaroltoday?•C：我专门等周围没人的时候去找了她。•A：Thatwasgoodthatyouwaiteduntilnooneelsewaspresent.Youwouldn'twanttotalkaboutasensitiveissueinfrontofothers.•C：我记得你以前提醒过我，这种敏感的事情最好是等周围没人的时候谈。•A：Tellmewhathappened?Whatdidyousay?•C：我问她为什么早上从不主动跟我打招呼，是不是我有什么地方得罪她了。•A：Whatdidshesay?•C：她显得很吃惊。她说自己总是第一个来上班，因此后来的应该主动跟先来的打招呼。我不主动向她问好，会让她觉得受了冷落。•A：You'rekidding.That'sthesilliestthingIeverheard.•C：我当时也是这么想，但是没敢直说，只是说谁主动跟别人打招呼跟先来后到没关系。•A：Youareabsolutelyright.Nooneshouldwaitforanyoneelsetospeakfirst,smilefirstorevenmakeeyecontactbeforeacknowledgingtheotherperson.•C：对呀，如果真那样的话，办公室里干脆谁也别理谁算了。我希望这次谈话能有助于改善跟Carol的关系。•A：Sohowdidyouleavethesituation?•C：她最后向我赔礼道歉，说没想到会让我觉得不自在。我想，明天早上上班就知道今天的谈话有没有效果了。•A：Youwererighttodiscussitwithher.Youdon'thavetobebestfriendswithallthepeopleyouworkwith,butyoushouldtreateachoneofthemwithcourtesyandrespect.•C：是啊，有的时候，一句“早上好”就能给一天带来一个好的开端。PartFivePassage:One:HowtoMakeaFabulousFirstImpression•You