Activate:Discussing Task2 Question 1:What do you know about psychology? Sample Psychology is the science of the mind.The human mind is the most complex machine on Earth.It is the source of all thought and behavior. Don't confuse psychology with psychiatry,which is a branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental disorders.Psychiatrists,who work in hospitals,use a variety of methods including drugs light therapy and electric shock treatments to cure or to control mentally disturbed people. Question 2:Do you think psychology plays an important role in our daily life?Give some examples. Sample Psychology plays an important role in our daily life.Our feelings and attitudes color the way we behave.For example,Life has its joys and sorrows.Once in a while we may be drawn into some emotional conflicts.In the face of rough times,are we going to duly resolve the conflicts and go ahead or are we going to be hopelessly overwhelmed and lose direction thereafter?Having the right attitude is a good answer to rough times.Just as a saying goes,"A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious."Therefore,everyone is the architect of his own future. Activate:Listening:Color and People Pre-question Do you think color can influence our mood?Do you know the relation of color preference and personality traits? Sample Psychologists have seriously studying the meaning of color preference,as well as the effect that colors have on human beings.They tell us,among other facts,that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up-we are born with our preference. If you love yellow,orange,or red,you must be an optimist.If you prefer grays and blues,then you are probably quiet,shy,and you would rather follow than lead.You tend to be a pessimist. Colors do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it.A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relax than a dark green one,and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day.On the other hand,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River,near London,used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green.The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply,perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active.It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray
Activate: Discussing Task 2 Question 1: What do you know about psychology? Sample Psychology is the science of the mind. The human mind is the most complex machine on Earth. It is the source of all thought and behavior. Don’t confuse psychology with psychiatry, which is a branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatrists, who work in hospitals, use a variety of methods including drugs, light therapy and electric shock treatments to cure or to control mentally disturbed people. Question 2: Do you think psychology plays an important role in our daily life? Give some examples. Sample Psychology plays an important role in our daily life. Our feelings and attitudes color the way we behave. For example, Life has its joys and sorrows. Once in a while we may be drawn into some emotional conflicts. In the face of rough times, are we going to duly resolve the conflicts and go ahead or are we going to be hopelessly overwhelmed and lose direction thereafter? Having the right attitude is a good answer to rough times. Just as a saying goes, “A positive attitude will have positive results because attitudes are contagious.” Therefore, everyone is the architect of his own future. Activate: Listening: Color and People Pre-question Do you think color can influence our mood? Do you know the relation of color preference and personality traits? Sample Psychologists have seriously studying the meaning of color preference, as well as the effect that colors have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favorite color as we grow up-we are born with our preference. If you love yellow, orange, or red, you must be an optimist. If you prefer grays and blues, then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. Colors do influence our moods-there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relax than a dark green one, and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand , black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply, perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or gray
