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“F” for false.

____ 1) Most people never suffer from shyness.

____ 2) Non-shy people are usually more physically attractive than shy people.

____ 3) If we have a positive self-concept, we will act with confidence.

____ 4) Shy people feel uncomfortable when others say nice things to them.

____ 5) Shy people are always worried about what others think of them.

____6) It‘s much easier to please shy people with compliments.

____ 7) Shy people can learn to have more confidence in themselves.

____ 8) Thinking about what one cannot do will help one to find one‘s own weaknesses.

____ 9) Shy people have realistic expectations of themselves.

____ 10) ―…perhaps your cooking could improve.‖ (l. 56) means that perhaps there is still room for improvement in your cooking.

3. Group Discussion

Directions:Work in groups and discuss

1) Among the ten ways of overcoming shyness mentioned in the text, which do you think

is/are the most effective? Why?

2) What is the difference between modesty and shyness?

3) Is it acceptable or even desirable to be shy sometimes? If so, on which occasions?

Vocabulary

1. Directions:Read Note 1 carefully and complete the following sentences with self-words.

1) Jerry is pretty _______________ about his weight.

2) We are an international company looking for people who are convinced that they will be

successful. They must have a lot of _______________.

3) Often children who grow up in the slums (平民窟) of New York do not feel good about

themselves because they have low _______________

4) Unfortunately, his gambling and drinking habits make him a very _______________ person.

5) Defining one‘s _______________ takes many years of experience in the work place.

6) How would you describe your basic character? In other words, what is your

_______________.

7) _______________ is often a sign of maturity. It takes some time before we can become

aware of our strengths and weaknesses.

8) She was quite sure of her skills as a pianist, so she came on stage with dignity and

_______________.

2. Part A

Directions: Column A is a list of words from the passage. Find a word in Column B which is similar in meaning to one of the words in Column A.

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