新一代大学英语LEnglish综合教程1提高篇2Beyourself, behappyUNITFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSHEBEIUNIVERSITY
Be yourself, be happy UNIT 2 提高篇 综合教程 1 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY
个lExplore1Warm-upViewingand speakingprocrastinationprocrastination n. 拖延症procrastinate v. 拖延Most often we procrastinate when faced withsomething we do not want to doTHE FUTURE DEPENDSON WHAT YOU DO TODA综合教程Unit2新一代大学英语（提高篇）
Warm-up 新一代大学英语（提高篇） 综合教程 Unit 2 Explore 1 procrastination Viewing and speaking procrastination n. 拖延症 procrastinate v. 拖延 Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do
LExplore1AWarm-upDo you (seldom / sometimes / often / always) put off what youshould do? Why or why not? No, I seldom put off what I should do. I am a self.disciplined person. I know that procrastination is notgood for me. It only makes me feel uncomfortableWhen I do something, I am fully committed. I cancontrol myself and stay away from interference.综合教程Unit2新一代大学英语（提高篇）
Warm-up 新一代大学英语（提高篇） 综合教程 Unit 2 Explore 1 Do you (seldom / sometimes / often / always) put off what you should do? Why or why not? • No, I seldom put off what I should do. I am a selfdisciplined person. I know that procrastination is not good for me. It only makes me feel uncomfortable. When I do something, I am fully committed. I can control myself and stay away from interference
Do you (seldom / sometimes / often / always) put off whatyou should do? Why or why not? Yes, I sometimes put off what I should do. For exampleI know I should start preparing for my assignment, but Ijust want to wait for a couple of days before I do someserious thinking. I think the reason is quite similar towhat is described in this video clip. For one thing, I getdistracted by all sorts of things. The most commonsource of distraction is the Internet and the endlessinformation it provides, much of which I don't actuallyneed. For another. I think I am scared that once I startdoing something, I cannot do it well. The guilt makes mewanttoescape
• Yes, I sometimes put off what I should do. For example, I know I should start preparing for my assignment, but I just want to wait for a couple of days before I do some serious thinking. I think the reason is quite similar to what is described in this video clip. For one thing, I get distracted by all sorts of things. The most common source of distraction is the Internet and the endless information it provides, much of which I don’t actually need. For another, I think I am scared that once I start doing something, I cannot do it well. The guilt makes me want to escape. Do you (seldom / sometimes / often / always) put off what you should do? Why or why not?
What are the possible reasons for the problem? lack of confidence and fear of failureineffective planning or even no planningexcessivepressurepoor concentrationinadequate motivation and passion
What are the possible reasons for the problem? • lack of confidence and fear of failure • ineffective planning or even no planning • excessive pressure • poor concentration • inadequate motivation and passion •