Unit 5 Leadership 7388教学提纲.docx

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Unit5Leadership7388教学提纲

Unit5Leadership（73-88）

UnitFive

Leadership

I.FocusontheTopic

Lookatthepicturesandbrainstormasmanywordsaspossiblerelatedtothetopic,andthendescribethem.

Prompts:

makingaspeech,eloquent,CEO,businessleaders,qualities,personalities,charisma,managerialskills,celebrity,reputation，fame,prestige.

II.FocusonReading

A.Pre-readingactivities

1.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthinkaboutthefollowingquestions.

1）Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkaleadershouldpossess?

2）Whatpersonalitiesareessentialforaleader?

3）Aretheleadersbornasleadersordevelopedintheirlaterlife?

4）Imitatealeaderinclassandmakeashortspeechaboutanytopic.

2.Guessthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords.

1）Ifhedoesn’tpayhisrentthisweek,hewillreceivenoticetoquit.

a.leave

b.stop

c.pay

2）Itwasatoughstruggletoreachthesummit,butintheendtheymadeit.

a.rude

b.difficult

c.violent

3）Bysigningthelease,youmadeacommitmenttopay$300amonthrent.

a.comment

b.plan

c.promise

4）Inmoderntimesthereislessprivilegeandmoreofanequalchanceinlifeforeveryone.

a.advantage

b.pleasure

c.honor

5）WhenMr.andMrs.Brownlosttheirlittledaughter,theirfriendssawthemthroughwithhelpandsympathy.

a.supportedthem

b.knewthem

c.listenedtothem

6）Theeveninghadnotbeenthesuccessthathehadanticipated.

a.expected

b.participated

c.planned

7）AfterWorldWarII,Japanenteredthearenaofinternationaltrade.

a.place

b.field

c.room

8）TheMarketingMangerwaspassedoverforpromotionbyhissubordinate.

a.replaced

b.permitted

c.asked

Everythingispossible

ByAndreaJung

WithAvon’sreputationforpromotingwomenandmyowncareersuccess,Iamoftenaskedforadviceonhowpeoplecanpreparethemselvestobetheleadersoftomorrow.Infact,overmycareer,Ihavecometobelievethatthereareindeedsomeveryspecialqualitiesthatdistinguishallleaders—andhelpthemstandoutintoday’scompetitivearena.

FirstisPassion.Youhavetolovetheworkyoudo.Youhavetobeexcitedtocometoworkeveryday.TheytaughtusthefourprinciplesofmarketingwhenIwenttoschool:

Product,Price,Place,Promotion.Buttheydidn’tteachusthefifth,mostcriticalprinciplewhichasfarasI’mconcernedisPassion,thekeytobeingtrulysuccessfulasaleaderoverthelongrun.

Nomatterwhatcareerpathyouchoose,Ibelieveyouhavetolovewhatyoudo.Myownpersonalexperienceprovesthispoint.TherewasatimeinmyAvoncareerwhenIwaspassedoverforapromotiontobetheCEO.Ihadajoboffertobetheheadofanothercompany,butawomanIrespectedgavemesomegoodadvice.Shetoldmealwaystofollowmyheart,notmyhead.SoIfollowedmyheartandstayedatAvon.Intheend,Igotthepromotion,butmostimportant,Ihavealwayslovedmywork,andthathasmadeallthedifference.

ThenextdistinguishingqualityofleadershipisCompassion—caringaboutpeople.InmyfouryearsasCEOatAvon,I’vehadtomakesometoughdecisionsanddifficultcalls—eliminatingjobsandclosingfactories.Actionsthataffectgoodpeople.Thehorriblepartofthejob.ButIbelievewedemonstratecompassionandtreatpeoplefairly,withrespectanddignityduringthosetoughdecisions.Anditistheresponsibilityforthoseofuswantingtheprivilegeofbeingtomorrow’scorporateleaderstohonorthecommitmenttocompassionandtheprotectionofthehumanspirit,inspiteofthepressuresanddemandsofbusinesstoday.

AlongwithcompassioncomesHumility.ManypeoplearesurprisedtolearnthisisoneofAvon’scorevalues.Noneofushasalltheanswers.Andallofusmustlistentoeachother,becauselisteningmakesusstronger.OneofthethingsI’velearnedaboutmyselfisthatItendtobeimpatientinsolvingproblems.Insteadoflisteningtotheopinionsofothers,Itryrightawaytofindsolutions.Ihavehadtolearnthatotherpeoplecangivemevaluableinputandthatlisteningmakesmeabetterleader.

Tobeabetterlistener,Inowbringemployeesfromallovertheworld—includingChina—toNewYorkCityfourtimesayeartoheartheirsuggestionsforhowtoimproveourbusiness.Imeetwiththemforafulldayandspendmostofmytimelistening.ThisisoneofthemostimportantthingsIdo.

Balanceisanotheressentialleadershipqualityintoday’scomplexworld,andit’saqualitythatisespeciallycriticalforwomenwhoarejugglingmanyandsometimescompetingroles.Asaworkingmotherwithtwochildren—mydaughterLaurenis14andmysonJamieis6—Iconstantlystrugglewiththeissueofbalance.PeoplealwaysaskmehowIdoit,andmyansweris—it’snevereasytobalanceworkandfamily.

I’llgiveyouanexample.IbelongtoanexecutivecommitteeofCEOsfromthebusinessworld.RecentlywewereinvitedtoWashingtonforameetingwiththePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Thiswasveryexcitingtome.Whatanincredibleopportunity.Theonlyproblemwas,themeetingoccurredatthesametimeasmydaughter’sfirstbigtripawayfromhome.Itwasabigmomentforherandherfriends—togoonamultipledaytrip—andmydaughterneededmetobethere.

WhatshouldIdo?

Therewasneveradoubtinmymind.Thepresidentwouldn’tknowifIwasthereornot.Butmydaughterwould.SoIwenttothebuswithherandIneverlookedback.Itdidn’taffectAvonthatIdidn’tgototheWhiteHouse.ButIalsotellwomenthatitisevenallrightifyourjobdoessometimescomesecondtoyourpersonalpriorities.Sometimesthejobismoreimportant.Butsometimesyourfamilyhastobemoreimportant.

TherearetwofinalqualitiesofdistinguishedleadershipthatIwanttosharewithyoutoday.ThesemaybethemostimportantqualitiesofallandhowluckywearethatbothareafundamentalpartofourChineseculture—somethingwealllearnfromourparentsvirtuallyfromthedayweareborn.

⑪FirstisPerseverance.I’mtalkingaboutsimplehardworkandacommitmenttostaythecourseevenwhentimesaretough.Intoday’sfast-pacebusinessenvironment,unexpectedchallengescomeatyoufromalldirections,withnoendinsight.SometimesIreadarticlesaboutmyselfandmycareerpathanditmakesitsoundsoeasy.Butbelieveme,ithasn’tbeeneasyforasingleday.IworkfarhardernowthanIeverhaveinmylife.I’vehadtoembraceconstantchange,andeverytimeIthinkI’vefinallymasteredthesituationanewchallengecomesalongIhadn’tanticipated.

⑫Therewillbemanydayswhenthechallengeseachofyouconfrontwillseemoverwhelming.Weallhavethosedays;theygowiththeterritorywhenyouaretryingtoachievesomethinggreat.

⑬Perseveranceandhardworkwillseeyouthroughthetoughtimes.Myparentsinstilledthesequalitiesinmeandithasmadeallthedifference.SometimesIwatchyoungAmericansquitwhenthingsaredifficult,andIalwaysadvisethemtotryagain…andagain…andagain.Nevergiveupuntilyouachieveyourgoal.That’swhatdistinguishesthosewhomakeittothetopfromthosewhodidn’t.

⑭Hardworkisessential…butallthehardworkintheworldwon'ttakeyouanywhereunlessyouknowwhereitisyouwanttogo.

⑮That'swhyit'ssoimportanttohaveadream.Thisisthefinalimportantqualityofleadership.Everythinggreatthathaseverhappenedinthisworldbeganwithadream.（1056words）

NEWWORDS

reputation/repju'teiʃ（ə）n/n.

theopinionthatpeoplehaveaboutwhatsb./sth.islike,basedonwhathashappenedinthepast；fame

competitive/kəm'petitiv/adj.

competingwitheachother

arena/ə'riːnə/n.

placewheresports,entertainments,etc.takeplace

principle/'prinsip（ə）l/n.

ageneralbeliefaboutthewayyoushouldbehave

compassion/kəm'pæʃ（ə）n/n.

afeelingofpity,sympathy

eliminate/iˈlimineit/v.

terminate,end,ortakeout

dignity/'digniti/n.

thesensethatyouhaveofyourownvalue

privilege/'privilidʒ/n.

aspecialrightoradvantagethatonlyonepersonhas

humility/hju'militi/n.

beingnotproud

core/kɔː/n.

thecentralpart

juggle/'dʒʌɡl/v.

giveenoughtimeorattentiontomanytasksatatime

constantly/'knst（ə）ntli/adv.

continually

executive/ig'zekjutiv/adj.

whoisemployedbyabusinessataseniorlevel

incredible/in'kredib（ə）l/adj.

unbelievable

priority/prai'riti/n.

themostimportantthingyouhavetodealwith

virtually/'vːtjuəli/adv.

actually

perseverance/pːsi'viər（ə）ns/n.

thequalityofcontinuingdespitedifficulties

commitment/kə'mitm（ə）nt/n.

promise

embrace/im'breis/v.

 includeaspartofsomethingbroader;holdtightly

anticipate/æn'tisipeit/v.

expect

confront/kən'frʌnt/v.

faceto,facewith;dealwith

overwhelming/uv′welmiŋ/a.

verygreatorverystrong;sopowerfulthatyoucannotresistitordecidehowtoreact

territory/'terit（ə）ri/n.

anareaofknowledgeorinterest;landwhichiscontrolledbyaparticularcountryorruler

PhraseandExpressions

passover

replace

makeallthedifference

haveanimportanteffectonathingorasituation

tendto

usuallyhappen

seesb.through

helpandsupportsb.indifficulty

giveup

quit,stop

distinguishfrom

tellthedifferencebetween

Notes:

ThistextisadoptedfromaspeechmadebyAndreaJung,CEO and Chair of AvonProducts,Inc..ShemadethespeechinQinghuaUniversityonOctober23,2003.

1.Avon:

shortforAvonProducts,Inc,isanAmericaninternationalmanufactureranddirectselling companyin beauty, household,and personalcare categories.

2.CEO:

shortforChiefExecutiveofficer;thecorporateexecutiveresponsiblefortheoperationsof