Pre-readingPre-readingWhile-readingWhile-readingAfter-reading Power of Personal Attitudes贵州师范学院大学英语22.Sayings and quotations3.A psychotest1.What is attitude?Text:Pre-readingText:Pre-readingPre-reading 1Pre-reading 1positive energy正能量inspirational character励志人物grassroot star草根明星If you dont get everything you want,think of the things you dont get that you dont want.Oscar WildeLife is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.VoltaireIts so hard when I have to,and so easy when I want to.Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.Pre-reading 2Pre-reading 2Annie GottlierWinston ChurchillPre-reading 3Pre-reading 3Situation:(1)What is the status of the door?open/closed(2)You enter the hut and see a table.What is the shape of the table?round/oval/square/rectangle/triangle(3)On top of the table there is a vase.in the vase there is water.How much water is it filled up with?full/half/empty(4)And what is the vase made of?glass/porcelain/clay；metal/plastic/woodyou are in a deep forest.as you walk on，you see an old hut standing there.Pre-reading 3Pre-reading 3(1)The door:open door-you are a person who is willing to shareclosed door-you are a person who is keeping things to yourselfopen your mind,broaden your horizon(2)The table:Round/oval-any friends that came along,you will accept and trust them completelySquare/rectangle-you are a bit choosier on friends and only hang out with those whom you think are on the same frequencyTriangle-you are really very very picky about friends and there are not many friends in your life.磨平棱角（become the big O)Pre-reading 3Pre-reading 3(3)Water in vase:Empty-your life is not fulfilledHalf filled-what you want in your life is half fulfilledFull-your life is completely fulfilled and good for you!(4)Material of vase:glass/clay/porcelain-you are weak in your life and tends to be fragilemetal/plastic/wood-you are strong in your lifeWhile-readingWhile-reading：TextText Attitude originates from but not equal with your personality,and it has the power to change your perspective,method and result.While-readingWhile-reading：TextTextPower of Personal Attitudes 1 Each of us is made up of various physical,vital,and mental parts.There is our physical body and its organs,muscles,etc;the vital being with its sensations,emotions and feelings,and the mental part with its thoughts,memories,reasoning power,beliefs,etc.Somewhere between our emotions and our thought processing lie our attitudes-our emotional perceptions about ourselves,others,and life itself.While-readingWhile-reading：TextText2 Attitudes generally express positively and negatively.E.g.,when I have good feelings towards my work or co-worker,my attitude is positive.When I feel reluctant to do certain things that are necessary,or show hostility towards certain individuals,then my attitude is negative.3 Interestingly,if we can identify a bad attitude and make the effort to change it,life will suddenly cooperate with our inner efforts,bringing luck into our lives.Consider this true-life incident:While-readingWhile-reading：TextText 4 A salesperson was intimidated about meeting a very large customer.He felt that the effort was a waste of time since the company was too large to penetrate.As a result,he was unable to secure that or any other sale with the large client.5 However,a number of months later,he changed his attitude about working with such large accounts.The very next day,he was stunned when out of the blue that very same large customer,who earlier turned him down,placed a huge order!While-readingWhile-reading：TextText 6 As we see,if we change our attitudes,life has a funny way of responding to those efforts.We call this phenomenon“life response”.When we change our attitudes,or otherwise elevate our consciousness,life quickly responds with instances of sudden good fortune.While-readingWhile-reading：TextText Attitudes about Ourselves,Others,and Life7 Though there are many attitudes,if we look a little closer we can identify three basic types-those concerning ourselves,those about others and the objects around us,and those we have towards life itself.8 Lets focus here on each of these types.An example of a wanting attitude about ourselves is a lack of self-worth or self-confidence.An example of a wanting attitude about others is a feeling of ill will towards another,or being mistrustful of someone.An example of a negative attitude towards life is being pessimistic that things will never turn out well.These are destructive feeling and emotions that cannot help but worsen lifes conditions.While-readingWhile-reading：TextText9 The good news,however,is that if we overcome any such negative feelings or emotions,not only do we raise our level of consciousness,but life will quickly move in our favor.Consider this true story where an individual changed her attitude about other people:While-readingWhile-reading：TextText10 A woman was working as a temporary employee for a large medical organization.For months,she complained abo