1、Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingAbout the AuthorAbout the AuthorEnglish Poem English Poem The Wasted TearsThe Wasted Tears Origin of Workaholic Origin of Workaholic Gap FillingGap FillingTable CompletionTable Completion Listening ComprehensionListening C
2、omprehensionBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingEnglish Poem English Poem The Wasted TearsThe Wasted TearsEnjoy a Poem The Wasted TearsQuestions and AnswersBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Ellen Goodman(1941)was
3、born in Massachusetts and graduated from Radcliffe College.She worked for Newsweek and the Detroit Free Press before joining The Boston Globe in 1967.Her column“At Large”has been widely syndicated since 1976.As an essayist and television commentator,Goodman has discussed feminism,changes in family l
4、ife,sexual harassment,and male and female relationships.Her essays have been collected in several books,including Close to Home(1979),Turning Points(1979)and At Large(1981).About the Author About the Author Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading In 1980,Goodma
5、n received the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary.Among other awards she has won are the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award and the Hubert H.Humphrey Civil Rights Award.The National Womens Political Caucus gave her the Presidents Award,and the Womens Research
6、and Education Institute presented her with their American Woman Award.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Rea
7、dingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingThey were newly married couple,A few days went on with no .As days passed on,he never turned,While for his love,her heart .She wore daily th
8、e best of robes,Diamonds in her ear lobes,But he had his mind on his work.And wasnt to have a look.The Wasted Tears by Rajaram Ramachandran trouble_yearned_sparkled_keen_Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingHer heart,one day,nearly ,But it was saved from a st
9、roke.With tears she stood before him,He saw her face-glow gone dim.Deeply in his work,He was up to his desk.Elsewhere was his mind The reason for tears to find.Suddenly,his mind woke up.He ,drop by drop,In a test tube all her tears,And mixed some .broke_engrossed_stuck_collected_powders_Before Readi
10、ngGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingOh,I found out,my dear,It is nothing but saline water.So said the husband,Still tied up,work bound.scientist_Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingQuestions and AnswersQuestions and Answers1.Why
11、 did the newly married wife feel very sad?Her husband was so engrossed in his work that she felt neglected and lonely.2.What is her husbands job?A scientist.3.What did the husband do with her tears?He collected all her tears drop by drop in a test tube,mixed some powders and finally found out it was
12、 nothing but saline water.4.Is the husband a workaholic?Yes,of course.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingOrigin of Workaholic Origin of Workaholic Time Development In 1891 In the 1960sAlcoholic was first attested.A whole new category of taking“-holic”as a s
13、uffix meaning“addict”followed.In 1968“Workaholic”was first announced.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingTime Development In 1971 The use of workaholic prompted many writers to start using the suffixes“-aholic”,“-holic”,or“-oholic”to describe“all-consuming o
14、bsessions”.In the 1970s More“holic”words appeared.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingGap FillingGap FillingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading1.Definition of workaholic1.Definition of workaholic If a person is a wo
15、rkaholic,hes got to be driven to things.In the workdays,they just keep going,keep themselves.And a lot of stress leads to many problems,and diseases.2.Suggestion to deal with workaholism2.Suggestion to deal with workaholism If you are not able to work,and the work you,you may be a workaholic and you
16、 may need to seek some outside .Youd be able to in your career world and to deal with other issues.Not let workaholism steal the joy of pulsive need_accomplish_pushing_anxieties_let go of_holds onto_professional help_keep balance_Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary
17、 ReadingType 2 self-sacrificing workaholic Type Name Characteristics Table Completion Table Completion Type 1 They put themselves last and will go to any extreme to please and impress a dominant,parent-type person at work.dominant workaholic They do not care if they are liked,but must be seen as com
18、petent.They can be aggressive and arrogant.They seek respect.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingType Name Characteristics Type 3 withdrawn workaholic They prefer to work alone.They work hard and want to be needed and approved of as well,but do not want to b
19、e controlled or dominated.They prefer to keep their emotional distance from others.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingListening ComprehensionListening ComprehensionAnswer the following questions after you listen to Answer the following questions after you l
20、isten to the passage.the passage.1.What is the distinction between working hard and being a workaholic?Working hard involves being organized,focused,getting a lot of work done,knowing when to stop and having a life other than work.Workaholics,on the other hand,are often disorganized,always find reas
21、ons for working more.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading2.Why are workers willing to burn midnight oil at risk in most companies?Most employers want their employees to work longer hours and reward them with higher pay and lots of benefits.3.When has workaho
22、lism become an evident problem?Workaholism is a problem thats been evident since the Stone Age.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading4.How many types of workaholics are there and what are they?There are three types.First are people with high energy that needs
23、discharging.Second are very competitive people who have a strong need to prove themselves and tie their self-worth to their work.Third are people who use work to escape from something and they keep themselves so busy working that they have no time or energy to deal with their real problems.Before Re
24、adingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading5.What are same traits these three types have?They cant stand not being active.They find it hard to go on vacation.They are more comfortable being with fellow workers than with family and friends.They equate self-worth and success
25、with hard work.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingPart Division of the Part Division of the TextTextFurther UnderstandingFurther UnderstandingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFurther UnderstandingFurther Understa
26、ndingFor Part 1&2 True or False For Part 3 Table Completion For Part 4 Questions and Answers Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingPart Division of the TextPart Division of the Text Parts Para(s)Main Ideas113246One of six vice-presidents,Phil worked himself to
27、 death.Phil completely tied up himself in work regardless of his health.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingParts Para(s)Main Ideas371241316A typical workaholic,Phil totally neglected those closest to him his wife and three children.Phils boss said one thing
28、 at the funeral and did quite another soon afterwards.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingTrue or FalseTrue or False1.Phil was one of the six vice-presidents of a large corporation and one of the three promising candidates who might succeed to the position o
29、f the president.T()2.The company had extended the four-day week for everyone in the company.The company had extended the four-day week for everyone but the executives.F()Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading3.In order to have some physical exercise,Phil playe
30、d golf each month.F()The monthly golf game offered him a good opportunity to talk or do business.4.Phil was overweight by 20 or 25 pounds and he did not realize that he was a heart-attack natural.T()Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingTable CompletionTable C
31、ompletionList all the details to show a typical workaholic List all the details to show a typical workaholic Phil in terms of his relation with his family Phil in terms of his relation with his family members.members.Family Member Details His wife1.She had given up trying to compete with his work ye
32、ars ago when the children were small.2.She must have given up part of herself which had cared too much for the man.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFamily Member Details His eldest sonHis daughterHe researched his father in the neighborhood before the fun
33、eral,but found the neighbors knew very little about his father.Whenever she was alone with her father,they had nothing to say to each other.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFamily Member Details His youngest son1.He tried to grab at his father,and tried t
34、o mean enough to him to keep the man at home.2.It was only over the last two years that Phil began to worry about his youngest son.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingThe company president began choosing his next victim as soon as Phils funeral was over.Ques
35、tions and Answers Questions and Answers 1.Why did Phils wife hide her bitterness in face of the company president at the funeral?Because she would need him to straighten out the finances the stock options and all that.2.Why is it very easy to identify Phil from a lineup?Because Phil was a Type A,a t
36、ypical workaholic,a heart-attack natural.3.What did the company president do as soon as Phils funeral was over?Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading He worked himself to death,finally and precisely,at 3:00 A.M.Sunday morning.The obituary didnt say that,of cou
37、rse.It said that he died of a coronary thrombosis I think that was it but everyone among his friends and acquaintances knew it instantly.He was a perfect Type A,a workaholic,a classic,they said to each other and shook their head and thought for five or ten minutes about the way they lived.The Compan
38、y Man The Company Man Ellen Goodman Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading This man who worked himself to death finally and precisely at 3:00 A.M.Sunday morning on his day off was fifty-one years old and a vice-president.He was,however,one of six vice-presiden
39、ts,and one of three who might conceivably if the president died or retired soon enough have moved to the top spot.Phil knew that.He worked six days a week,five of them until eight or nine at night,during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the executives.He worke
40、d like the Important People.He had no outside“extracurricular interests,”unless,of course,you think about a monthly golf game that way.To Phil,it was work.He always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading He was,of course,ov
41、erweight,by 20 or 25 pounds.He thought it was okay,though,because he didnt smoke.On Saturdays,Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit,because it was the weekend.He had a lot of people working for him,maybe sixty,and most of them liked him most of the time.Three of them will be seri
42、ously considered for his job.The obituary didnt mention that.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading But it did list his“survivors”quite accurately.He is survived by his wife,Helen,forty-eight years old,a good woman of no particular marketable skills,who worked
43、 in an office before marrying and mothering.She had,according to her daughter,given up trying to compete with his work years ago,when the children were small.A company friend said,“I know how much you will miss him.”And she answered,“I already have.”“Missing him all these years,”she must have given
44、up part of herself which had cared too much for the man.She would be“well taken care of.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading His“dearly beloved”eldest of the“dearly beloved”children is a hardworking executive in a manufacturing firm down South.In the day an
45、d a half before the funeral,he went around the neighborhood researching his father,asking the neighbors what he was like.They were embarrassed.His second child is a girl,who is twenty-four and newly married.She lives near her mother and they are close,but whenever she was alone with her father,in a
46、car driving somewhere,they had nothing to say to each other.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading The youngest is twenty,a boy,a high-school graduate who has spent the last couple of years,like a lot of his friends,doing enough odd jobs to stay in grass and f
47、ood.He was the one who tried to grab at his father,and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home.He was his fathers favorite.Over the last two years,Phil stayed up nights worrying about the boy.The boy once said,“My father and I only board here.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed Reading
48、After ReadingSupplementary Reading At the funeral,the sixty-year-old company president told the forty-eight-year-old widow that the fifty-one-year-old deceased had meant much to the company and would be missed and would be hard to replace.The widow didnt look him in the eye.She was afraid he would r
49、ead her bitterness and,after all,she would need him to straighten out the finances the stock options and all that.Phil was overweight and nervous and worked too hard.If he wasnt at the office,he was worried about it.Phil was a Type A,a heart-attack natural.You could have picked him out in a minute f
50、rom a lineup.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading So when he finally worked himself to death,at precisely 3:00 A.M.Sunday morning,no one was really surprised.By 5:00 P.M.the afternoon of the funeral,the company president had begun,discreetly of course,with c
