Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can,and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading. 1.True or False Questions (1)The author had decided to quit her job but a few words of praise from a customer changed her mind. (2)We are reluctant to criticize but eager to praise other people (3)One of the author's friends is good at languages and this ability has enabled her to make friends with foreigners. (4)According to the author,people often feel embarrassed when they hear compliments. (5)Ofall people,housewives need praise the most. (6)Mothers need to be told that for children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding (7)Through experiments it has been leamned that a person tends to repeat his behavior if such behavior is rewarded. (8)In most schools,students who fail to get praise are the ones who need it the most. 2.Introductory Remarks Well-meaning or to-the-point criticism has long been valued above praise even if the praise is sincere.We often hear that the proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.However,the author of this article argues from her personal experience and the experiences of many other people,that there is magic in a word of praise and that praise will bring about more profits than criticism Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new words and phrases,structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can, and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading. 1. True or False Questions (1) The author had decided to quit her job but a few words of praise from a customer changed her mind. (2) We are reluctant to criticize but eager to praise other people. (3) One of the author’s friends is good at languages and this ability has enabled her to make friends with foreigners. (4) According to the author, people often feel embarrassed when they hear compliments. (5) Of all people, housewives need praise the most. (6) Mothers need to be told that for children an ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding. (7) Through experiments it has been learned that a person tends to repeat his behavior if such behavior is rewarded. (8) In most schools, students who fail to get praise are the ones who need it the most. 2. Introductory Remarks Well-meaning or to-the-point criticism has long been valued above praise even if the praise is sincere. We often hear that the proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism. However, the author of this article argues from her personal experience and the experiences of many other people, that there is magic in a word of praise and that praise will bring about more profits than criticism. Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar