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1、Profits of Praise,Unit 10,Introduction Background Information Discourse Analysis Language Points Figures of Speech Assignments,Outline,Introduction,What is praise?,Means of Praising,Power of praise,A story,Discussion,What is praise ?,Praise means God worship in religion world,Christians go to church
2、 to sing praise songs to God.,Praise is making positive statements of an object in the daily life.,Praise is an expression of appreciation to any virtue.,Means of Praising,Words are the first means of praising chosen by people, e.g.,Great！ You are so kind. Staying with you is so good. You really mea
3、n much to me. “Well done ”. “You look after us really well ”,Body language can help us give praise.,Body language like this gesture expresses praise. Other body languages like smile, hug, nod also convey praise.,An active attitude implies a praise.,Bob doesnt enjoy gardening himself, but he nourishe
4、s the plant for you just because you ask him to, Bobs attitude means praise to you.,Concrete help is a perfect praise in the world.,A hand available in need is a perfect praise.,Mary always gives you a hand when you are in trouble. It indicates that Mary praises you so sincerely.,A Story,An Italian
5、girl had a beautiful voice and liked singing, so her father found a famous musician to teach her who pointed out every mistake she made. Gradually, she became nervous when she sang. Because she was afraid to make mistakes. Later, she quit singing. One day a salesman said to her: “You sing beautifull
6、y, why dont you,sing in a concert?” when he heard her singing by accident. Then she made a try. Whenever she sang on the stage, the salesman sat in the first row and smiled to her, carrying a bunch of flowers. Several years later, she became a well-known musician.,Q: The musician, who knew music wel
7、l, stifled (阻止，压制)a real talent; the salesman, who had no knowledge of music, made her become a famous musician. Why?,Answer: Because the musician didnt know praising, while the salesman did. The story shows us that praise is the most effective encouragement and effective praise could change ones li
8、fe.,It is true that in the world not only actors but also the common people need applause. With no praise anyone will lose self-confidence and life will become cold and dull.,Discussion Have you had the similar experience or have you heard of the similar story? What do you think of praise?,Power of
9、praise,Praise is sunlight, without it the flower of our life will not bloom; Praise is binder（黏合剂 ), which can keep friends around you; Praise is also a fresh air, it helps to remove ones low spirits and urge one to make progress (扫除沉闷，催人向上).,Background Information,Tip Behavioral science William Sha
10、kespeare Mark Twain,What is a tip ?,Its a small gift of money for service . Originally, its used to insure prompt service or to speed service. Now, Its common in American and European hotels and restaurants to add a service charge of about 10% to 20% to the bills. Many waiters and waitresses depend
11、largely on tips for their livelihood.,Behavioral Science is a branch of science (as psychology, sociology, or anthropology) that deals primarily with human action and often seeks to generalize about human behavior in society.,Behavioral Science,Skinner, a famous behavioral Scientist,Skinner box and
12、S-R Theory,A starved rat was placed in the box ; 2. When the lever was pressed by the rat, a small pellet of food was dropped onto a tray;,Conclusion: An act rewarded tends to be repeated.,3. The rat soon learned that when he pressed the lever he would receive some food, so he kept pressing the leve
13、r repeatedly.,William Shakespeare(1564-1616) was an English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. He wrote forty plays, including comedies, histories and tragedies.,William Shakespeare,Tragedies: Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth麦克白 Romeo and Juliet,C
14、omedies: The Twelfth Night A Midsummer Nights Dream The Merchant of Venice As You Like It 皆大欢喜,Many words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings have become part of the common property of English-speaking people.,Shakespeare made full use of the great resources of the English language. I
15、n his works about twenty-five thousand words have been used!,“Our praises are our wages.”,Mark Twain,Mark Twain (1835-1910) is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a great American writer and humorist.,Mark Twain was one of the great artists of all time. He was and is one authentic giant of our
16、 national literature. The first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs. -William Faulkner,His famous works:,Long novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝里芬历险记 The bitter line records 苦行记,30,000 inheritance 三万元遗产 A real story 一个真实的故事 A good boy, a bad boy Card County Frog 卡县名蛙 The dogs narrate 狗的自述 The most famous play The Million Pound Note 百万英镑,Short novels,“I can live for two months on a good compliment.”,Discou
