《实用英语》(第四版)-综教3------unit7---Text A
实用英语综合教程3第四版答案4-7单元
Unit 45One of the difficulties that overseas students have to overcome has to do with adapting to foreign culture.One of the challenges that faces us has to do with coping with global warming. Winning a scholarship starts with getting excellent grades.Succeeding in a job interview starts with making a good impression.This is true in spoken language as well as in written language.This is true in modern societies as well as in ancient societies.Being sorry that I had broken his cell phone, I hurried out to buy him a new one.Being happy that I had got a pay raise, I spent much money in a big shopping mall. These lectures are sure to help you achieve face with new challenges.The promotion plans are sure to help us increase the sales of our new models.Don't just sit in front of the computer all day long and expect your parents to do everything for you.Don't just stay at home and expect a good job to come to you.Unit 5Language may be a big problem, but there are many other things you can do to help. The short time schedule may be a big problem, but there are many other things we can do to catch up.Crying is not wrong. We just have to cheer up after it.Dreaming is not wrong. We just have to work on to realize our dreams.Whenever she is in bad mood, she goes to the seaside for a walk.Whenever you feel like talking with me, give me a call.If you're going with us, come and meet us at eight.If you're traveling to other places, go online for some helpful information.We can increase our sense of happiness by taking a positive attitude on life.The city can improve the traffic condition a lot by offering more options of transportation. Online chatting is fun and a great way to kill time.Living in a foreign country is fun and a great way to learn about its culture.Unit 6When the album was first released to the market, the fans all loved it, rushing intoshops to buy it.When the shopping mall was first opened for business, the customers all gave it awarm welcome, going shopping there.It is the most exciting match ever watched.It is the tallest building ever constructed.Dreaming of success is the pursuit of everyone, driving / inspiring them to work hard. This work is the child / result of his efforts, carrying all of his hopes.Outdoor activities clubs function as the stage where health gets improved through outdoor activities.The Internet functions as the stage where information is obtained, opinions voicedand time killed.Is it not an honor to have the chance of meeting such a great person?Is it not a wonder to have so many twins sit here together?Unit 7。
实用英语综合教程3（第四版）译文及课后答案
实⽤英语综合教程3（第四版）译⽂及课后答案Unit 5Text A The Gift of a LifetimeExercise 21．Because he used to appear on TV a lot as the host of the American game show “Let’s Make a Deal”.2．He was working as a cleaner in order to help support the family and earn his tuition fees.3．Because t hey couldn’t afford to. Business was poor, and the family barely scraped by.4．He decided to put the young man through university, paying everything for him to attend college, including tuition, books, and other living expenses.5．First, the young man should not tell anyone where he got the money; second, he must maintain top grades; third, he should pay back the money when he could afford to; and finally, he should promise to do the same for someone else in his life.6．He did quite well in the university. He earned high grades, was near the top of his class and was elected president of the student body.7. He paid back all the money three years after his graduation and he helped several young people through higher study. But he broke one promise. He told the story of Mr. Freed because he felt that Mr. Freed deserved public admiration for his good deeds and that this story would inspire more people to help others.8. Helping others is meaningful, worthwhile and rewarding. Not only will those in need be given help, but the helpers will be remembered for what they have done for others.Exercise 31．T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. TExercise 4Spring, successful, scrubbing / cleaning, university, afford,put, cheque, tuition, expenses, conditions,others, top / high, pay, same, Three,repaid, higher, keep, inspire, deserved,reminded, giftExercise 5 Work out the meaning of the underlined word(s) in each sentence1. 1) n.2 2) v.1 3) n.3 4) n.42. 1) 1 2) 4 3) 1 4) 33. 1) 1 2) 3 3) 5 4) 6Exercise 61. host2.inspire3. afford4. expectation5.deserve9.tuition 10. fortunateExercise 71. put…through2. insisted upon3. went by4. wrote down5. carved out6. helped…out7. handing over8. paid back9. scraped by 10. look overExercise 81. C2. A3.D4. A5. A6. D7. A8. A9. B 10. B11.A 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. AExercise 91.It doesn’t matter very much whether they come or not.2. It is quite likely that he will let you down.3. It seems that you have taken a dislike to him.4. It happens that I have had some unpleasant experiences in dealing with him.5. It is difficult to tell which country is technologically superior in terms of space equipment.6.It’s impossible that you have found a mistake in a computer’s arithmetic.Exercise 10 Rewrite the sentences after the model.1. moreover2.In that case6. In other wordsText BExercise 21. C2. A3. B4. D5. BExercise 31.contribution2. association3. echoing4. passion5. congratulating6. resort7. apologized8. froze9.odd 10.expenses Exercise 41. pave the way for2.echoing in my mind3. amount to4. hold...together5. bored...into6. follow in his footstep7. in contact with8. are supportive ofExercise 51. I t o o k a s m u c h l u g g a g e a s w a s a l l o w e d.2.G e r m a n i s a s d i f f i c u l t a l a n g u a g e a s E n g l i s h.3.A y e a r i s a s l o n g a t i m e a s i t t a k e s f o r t h e e a r t h t o g o r o u n d t h e s u n o n c e.4.T o m h a s m a d e a s m a n y s p e l l i n g m i s t a k e s a s M a r y d o e s i n t h e i r c o m p o s i t i o n s.5.W e a r e g o i n g t o h a v e a s h o t a s u m m e r a s w e h a d l a s t y e a r.6. We have as efficient management of the school as they do.Skills Development and PracticeReading skillsPractice 11.d2.f3.j4.o5.g6.e7.k8.l9.m 10.n 11.i 12.b 13.c 14.p 15.h 16.aPractice 21. three2. Brooklyn shop3.clerk4. 684-25505. supervise production workTranslation skillsPractice 31. ⾃动⽣产线最适⽤于汽车⼯业，因为那⾥要⽣产成千上万个同样的零件。
实用英语综合教程3第四版第一单元课文翻译
A Pyment Greater Than Money 比金钱更重要的东西1A Pyment Greater Than Money 比金钱更重要的东西When I was 14 , I earned money in the summer by mowing lawns , and I got to know people by the flowers I had to remember not to cut down , by the things stuck in the ground on purpose or by the things lost in the grass . I also learned something about my neighbors in Louisville , Ky. , by their preferred method of payment : by the job , the month -- or not at all .在十四岁的时候，我利用暑假时间给人割杂草挣点零花钱，通过这个机会，我接触了形形色色的人，有的人告诉我割草时不许伤害园子里的花，有的人故意给地里插些东西，有的人在园子的草地上丢了东西。
我还通过付款方式了解了我肯塔基州路易维尔的邻居们，他们有的按照工作量付钱，有的按月付，有的干脆不给钱。
2Mr Ballou fell into the last category , and he always had a reason.One day he had nothing smaller than a fifty . On another he was flat-out of checks ; on another he was simply not home when I knocked on his door . Still , except for the money , he was a nice enough old guy , always waving or tipping his hat when he'd seen me from a distance . I figured him for a thin retirement check , maybe an injury that kept him doing his own yardwork . I kept a running total , but didn't worry about the amount too much . Grass was grass , and the little that was Mr Ballou's didn't take long to trim.巴卢先生属于最后一种人，而且他总是有不付钱的借口。
Unit7textA原文与翻译
Unit7textA原文与翻译Unit7Some languages resist the introduction of new words. Others, like English, seem to welcome them. Robert MacNeil looks at the history of English and comes to the conclusion that its tolerance for change represents deeply rooted ideas of freedom.有些语言拒绝引入新词。
另一些语言，如英语，则似乎欢迎新词的引入。
罗伯特·麦克尼尔回顾英语的历史，得出结论说，英语对变化的包容性体现了根深蒂固的自由思想。
The Glorious Messiness of EnglishRobert MacNeil 1 The story of our English language is typically one of massive stealing from other languages. That is why English today has an estimated vocabulary of over one million words, while other major languages have far fewer.英语中绚丽多彩的杂乱无章现象罗伯特·麦克尼尔我们的英语的历史是典型的大量窃取其它语言的历史。
正因为如此，今日英语的词汇量据估计超过一百万，而其它主要语言的词汇量都要小得多。
2 French, for example, has only about 75,000 words, and that includes English expressions like snack bar and hit parade. The French, however, do not like borrowing foreign words because they think it corrupts their language. The government tries to ban words from English and declares that Walkman is not desirable; so they invent a word, balladeur, which French kids are supposed to say instead -- but they don't.例如，法语只有约75,000个单词，其中还包括像snack bar（快餐店）和hit parade（流行唱片目录）这样的英语词汇。
新编实用英语1(第四版)Unit-3-Road-Signs-and-Commuting
15 Unit | Three
Learning Sentences for Workplace Communication
1 Listen to 10 sentences for workplace communication cross-referenced with their Chinese translations.
7 Unit | Three
Studying Maps
3 Maps are very useful for giving and understanding directions. Read the following sample maps carefully and try to use the information to practice short dialogues.
left. West Avenue is the first turning on the right. A: Pass the market and turn left. First turning on the right.
Thanks. B: You are welcome.
大街
4 Unit | Three
8 Unit | Three
Back
9 Unit | Three
Following Sample Dialogues
4 Read the following sample dialogues and try to perform your own tasks.
10 Unit | Three
Underground （伦敦） adj.地下的； 秘密的； 先锋派的； 隐蔽的 adv.在地下； 秘密地，偷偷地； n.地铁； 地下组织或活动； 地道； 地下
新编实用英语1第四版Unit_7_Holiday_Celebrations
1. The way Christmas is celebrated around the world 2. Traditional customs by which the Chinese celebrate
holidays 3. Use of comparatives of adjectives and adverbs
Unit | Seven
Contents
Talking Face to Face
Section Ⅰ
Section Ⅱ
Being All Ears
Section Ⅲ
Section Ⅴ
Appreciating Culture Tips
Section Ⅳ
Maintaining a Sharp Eye
Trying Your Hand
A: It's on May 5th, at 7:30 p.m. And we'll have it in the Students Center.
B: Good. You also need to make it look attractive, something hot and cool.
A: So I'll put in it that you are the leading character of a play.
Unit | Seven
Holiday Celebrations
Unit | Seven
Unit Goals:
What You Should Learn to Do
1. Talk about giving and going to parties, get togethers, reunions, etc.
新编实用英语第四册unit7reading A
Unit 7 Related Information源自sea water 97.2%
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Lakes 0.013% Soil Moisture 0.006% Atmospheric 0.0007% Rivers and Streams 0.0002% Biosphere 0.0001%
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The majority of fresh water is held in ice (glaciers and polar ice caps) and a large proportion also lies too far underground to be exploitable. The amount of fresh water directly available is less than 1% of the total water in the Earth System. While the atmosphere does not hold a large proportion of Earth’s fresh water at any one time, huge amounts of water are continually cycling through this reservoir on very rapid timescales. The cycling of water through the atmosphere is essential to renew the fresh water resources on which all life depends.
《新编实用英语》(第四版)备课笔记 Unit 3
Talking Faceto Face and BeingAll EarsA. In a city1. Go straight ahead for about 10 minutes and you can see it on the left side.2. Go straight ahead and then turn left / right at the first corner.3. Walk that way for two blocks. It’s only about a ten minutes’ walk.4. Maybe the best way is to take the underground.5. Go straight on. The underground is just around the corner, and you can’tmiss it.6. After you turn left, you will see the sign of the restaurant.7. The post office is just opposite the Park.8. Keep going until you see a big white building on your left.9. I’m sorry, sir. I’m also a stranger here.10. Sorry, I don’t think I can tell you the direction.11. Sorry, I’m new around here. Ask the policeman over there, please.12. It’s opposite to the Grand Theater.13. Go down the street and you’ll find it.14. The bus stop is over there.B. Within a building1. The manager’s office is on the fourth floor.2. Go down the stairs to the fourth floor and turn left.3. It’s the second door on the right next to the meeting room.4. Take the elevator to the ninth floor.5. Just go along the corridor in the middle of the hall and turn left at the corner.6. It’s in Room 608 on the sixth floor.7. It’s just beside the stairs.8. Go up to the second floor and it’s at the far end of the hall, on your right.9. It’s on the fourth floor, next to the meeting room.10. It’s next to the manager’s office.11. It’s on the left / right of the lobby.12. The washroom is upstairs.3. Talk about means of transport to takeTalking Face to Face andBeing All EarsA. Taking the bus,underground or taxi1I take the underground from Wynn Street to Low Street.2You can take Bus No. 16.3Take Bus No. 16 or Bus No. 19, and you’ll get downtown.4Take Bus No. 202 first. And then change to Bus No. 138 at41the Gymnasium stop.1Take the underground marked “Downtown〞.2It’s very far from here. You’d better take a taxi.B. Following traffic signs and lights1. Can you see the sign there? Just follow it and you can get there.2. Go along this street and turn right at the traffic lights.3. We have to take another road because the sign here says“Closed to all traffic〞.Library〞. You can’t mi ss it.4. Follow the sign that says “To City4. Understand and write road andTrying Your Handoffice signsLanguage features of signsWhat You Should Know About Unit Sections Involved1. Different feelings aboutTrying Your HandtravelingWriting Sentences and Reviewing Grammar2. Forming of plural nounsMaintaining a Sharp EyePassages I & IISECTION I Talking Face to Face1 Work in pairs. Practice the following mini-talks for giving directions.(Open.)2 Work in pairs and act out the tasks by following the above mini-talks.Key for reference:1. Task: Look at the street map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall Street and Wynn Street. Ask how to get to Low Street Underground Station. A: Could you please show me the way to Low Street Underground Station?B: Yes. Go up Hall Street. Turn right at North Street. It is atthe corner of North Street and Low Street.A: Thank you for the information.B: You are welcome.2. Task: Look at the street map in Exercise3. Suppose you are atthe bus stop at the corner of Hall Street and Wynn Street. Askhow to get to the church.A: Excuse me, do you happen to know the way to the church?B: Sure. Go up Hall Street and take the first turning on the right.That’s Church Street.A: First turning on the right.B: The church is on the left. You can’t miss it.3. Task: Look at the street map in Exercise 3. Supposeyou are at the bus stop at the corner of Hall Streetand Wynn Street. Ask how to get to the car park.A: Excuse me, how can I get to the car park?B: The car park is on North Street. You can go along Hall Street until you come toNorth Street. Turn right at North Street.A: OK, right at North Street.B: You will find it on your right.4. Task: Look at the building map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are just out of the stairs.Ask how to get to the Marketing Department.A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the Marketing Department is?B: Yes. Go this way and turn right over there. The Marketing Department is on yourleft, opposite the Sales Department.A: Thank you very much.B: You are welcome.5. Task: Look at the building map in Exercise 3. Suppose you are just out of the stairs.Askhow to get to Mr. Green’s office.A: Excuse me, where is Mr. Green’s office?B: Walk down the corridor. At the end of it, turn left.A: Left at the end of the corridor.B: It’s the second room on the left, next to Mary’s office.Studying Maps3 Maps are very useful for giving and understanding directions. Read thefollowing samplemaps carefully andtry to use theinformation topractice shortdialogues.FollowingSampleDialogues4 Read thefollowing sampledialogues andtry to performyour own tasks.(Open.)PuttingLanguage toUse5 Sally wants to go tothe Beach Hotel. She isasking a stranger for directions to get there. Readaloud the following dialogue with your partner byputting in the missing words. Key: 1. Excuse 2. my way3. along4. on the corner5. By6. take7. off8. front9. Many6 Ken is looking for Mr. Anderson. He meets Jane and asksher for directions. Imagine you are Jane. Tell him howhe might find Mr. Anderson. Fill in the blanks accordingto the clues given in brackets. Then act it out with yourpartner.Key: 1. It’s on the top floor, next t o the lift1He might be in the conference room2It is on the second floor, Room 2063You are welcomeSECTION II Being All EarsLearning Sentences for WorkplaceCommunication1 Listen to 10 sentences for workplace communication cross-referenced withtheir Chinese translations.Script: 1) The Sales Department is next to the Human Resources Department.2) The reception desk is in the middle of the hall on the first floor.3) Cross the bridge, and make a right turn. 4) You need to transfer at Fuxingmen.5) Just pass the tall building and turn to the right.6) Drive back to the traffic lights and turn left.7) Can you show me the way to the railway station?8) Walk west for two blocks and you’ll bethere. 9) Sorry, I’m new around here. 10)Take the 9 bus and get off at the fifth stop.2 Listen to the following sentences for workplace communication in Column A andmatch each one with its Chinese version in Column B.Script: 1) I think the best way is to take the subway. 2) You will take less than 5 minutes to get there. 3) Keep going until you see a white building on your left.4) Take the elevator to the sixth floor. 5) Take the subway first, and then changeto Bus No. 9. 6) Sorry, I’m a stranger here myself.7) The subway station is just two blocks away.458) Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the computercenter? 9) The chemistry building is opposite the library.Key: 1) A) 2) B) 3) A)4) C) 5) C) 6) D)Handling a Dialogue10) You can take Subway Line 2 and get off at Xizhimen.Key: 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-e, 5-d,6-f, 7-j, 8-i, 9-h, 10-g,3 Listen to 6 sentences for workplace communication and choose their right responses. Script: 1) When you come out of the lift, turn left. Mr. Smith’s office is the second one on the right. 2) How far is it from here to the library? 3) Is there a bus going there? 4) Am I going in the wrong direction? 5) Is the shopping mall far from here? 6) Excuse me, where is the nearest supermarket?4 Listen to a dialogue and decode the message by finding out the correct choices in thebrackets according to what you have heard.Script:Bob: Are there many people there? Jack: Oh, yes. Right nowthere are about ten people here and the music isgreat!Key: 1. party 2. join 3. directions 4. close5. fifteen6. traffic lights7. police station8. fork9. one 10. two-storyUnderstanding a Short Speech / Talk5 Now listen to a short speech / talk and fill upthe blanks according to what you have heard.The words in brackets will give yousome hints.Script: Good morning, everyone. Let me tell you how to get to Tsinghua Universityfrom Beijing International Airport. The easiest way is to take a taxi. And the secondway is to take the airport shuttle bus. You can go all the way to Zhongguancunterminal. From the terminal, a taxi ride costs about 10 yuan. The third choice isto take the airport subway to Dongzhimen Station. Then change to Line 2 to XizhimenStation. Change again at Xizhimen Station to Line 13 to WudaokouKey: 1. Beijing International Airport 2. take a taxi3. take4. 10 yuan5. the airport subway6. change7. Line 13 8. walkStation. Then, you can walk to Tsinghua University.6 Listen to the speech / talk again and complete the information in Column A with theright choices in Column B.Key: 1.b 2.c 3.b 4.dSECTION III Trying Your HandPracticing Applied Writing1 Read the following two samples of signs and learn to write your own.The Chinese Version of the Samples:48Entrance 入口 Exit 出口 Staircase 楼梯4 Translatethe followingsigns into Chinese with the help of a dictionary. Key: 1.行人不得穿越1. 电梯修理，请走楼梯2. 非公莫入3. 禁止机动车辆通行4. 路滑慢行5. 前方修路Writing Sentences and Reviewing Grammar5 Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks, paying attention to thenumber form of the nouns given in brackets.Key: 1) butter 2) much doubt 3) movies 4)passengers 5) much education 6) room numbers 7) a large population 8) dismay 9)information 6 Correct the errors in the following sentences.Key: 1) All the news is interesting to us. 2) We all like your idea of using the money tobuild a primary school. 3) If he refuses to pay, I shall take measures against him.4) What lovely hair you have! 5) The Johnsons have just moved into a large house and are planning to buy muchnew furniture. 6) Mary likes potatoes better than tomatoes. 7) It was such a longjourney that we felt very tired when we arrived. 8) My father never gave me much advice.9) Our school bought two pieces of equipment for the lab. 10) In modern age, electronics has been developing very fast.11) He did too little preparation for his examination. 12) There is a book, two pencils and three notebooks on the desk. 13) Every means has been tried but without much success. Booking Office售票处 Escalator 自动扶梯 Reception Desk接待处 Inquiry问讯处 Luggage Office行李处 Cash Desk 收款处 Customs海关14) Ten dollarsis all that Ican afford topay for the recorder.7 Translate the following sentences into English.Key: 1) I’ll have a cup of coffee and two pieces / slices of bread. 2) The teacher asked us to take out one sheet / piece of paper for the quiz.3) He bought two bottles of beer and three bars of chocolate. 4)Mathematics is the subject I feel most interested in.5) Thank you for the much advice you’ve given me. / Thank you very much for the many suggestions you’ve given me.6) Failure is the mother of success.7) All the equipment in the factory is made in China.8) Sports are good for health.Write and Describe aPicture8 Write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given below. Some useful words and phrases are provided here to help you. You may start the passage with the sentence: Signs are marks, pictures or words on a board to draw attention, give warnings or direct somebody towards some place.Key: Signs are marks, pictures or words on a board to draw attention, give warningsor direct somebody towards some place. They are widely used in public places to provide people with all kinds of useful information. For instance, a Check In signat an airport will lead you to the check-in counter. A Way Out sign at the subway tells you where you can get out. Wet Paint in a park warns you to keep away from a bench which is still wet with painting. Visiting Hours at the door of an office informs you that it is working time for the officers and clerks in this department. Of course, you will be happy to see the sign “Admission Free〞at the gate of an exhibition hall.SECTION IV Maintaining a Sharp EyePassage IAmerica is a nation on wheels. Americans use their cars even for very short distances such as going to the neighborhood store to buy some groceries. The average householdowns two cars, trucks or sport vehicles and one in four owns three or more. Ninety percent of Americans drive to get where they need to go, reporting an averageof 87 minutes a day behind the wheel. For car commuters, it’s an average of 100 minutes. Cities like Atlanta, San Bernardino and Riverside, Calif., have difficult commutes as theresult of city sprawl. In Atlanta, 12.7% of commuters spend more than an hour getting to work, and in the “Inland Empire〞, which includes San Bernardino and Riverside, 15% of commuters take more than an hour to get to the office.About a third can be classified as aggressive drivers. Six in ten concede they sometimes go well over the speed limit. Sixty-two percent occasionally get frustrated behind the wheel, more than four in ten get angry and two in ten sometimes boil into road rage. And nothing fuels driver anger like getting stuck in a traffic jam.Anyway, the road still offers more freedom than frustration. Three quarters of Americans say driving often gives them a sense of independence, and nearly half say it’s often relaxing. Four in ten love their cars — not just like them, but love them.1 Explanation of Difficult Sentences1. (Para. 2) Taking pictures of funny road signs while traveling is a favorite pastime for many travelers. Analysis: The gerund phrase beginning with taking is the subject of the sentence, in which while travelling (= while they are travelling) serves as the time adverbial of the verb taking.Translation:旅行过程中拍一些滑稽有趣的路牌对很多旅行者来说都是一大消遣乐事。
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Harry Truman:
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884–
December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President
of the United States (1945–1953). As the 34th vice president, he succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died less than three months after he began his fourth term.
Pre-reading Activity
Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, read the following statements. Do you agree with them?
1. Hard times create the best leaders. 2. A manager’s personal ambition is important to his or her success. 3. Great leaders always ask whether they are doing what needs to be done.
Karl Popper
Jim Burke
Johnson & Johnson
Harry Truman
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Karl Popper:
Sir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902–17 September 1994) was an Austrian and British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics. He is considered one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century, and also wrote extensively on social and political philosophy. Popper is known for repudiating the classical observationalist / inductivist account of scientific method by advancing empirical falsification instead; for his opposition to the classical justificationist account of knowledge which he replaced with critical rationalism, “the first nonjustificational philosophy of criticism in the history of philosophy”, and for his vigorous defense of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism that he came to believe made a flourishing “open society” pormation
Johnson & Johnson:
Johnson & Johnson is a global American
pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer
packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500. Johnson & Johnson is known for its corporate reputation, consistently ranking at the top of Harris Interactive’s National Corporate Reputation
What are the qualities of truly great leaders? Not the ones
you think.
1 It’s been said that hard times create the best leaders. when business is in the dumps, the I’m not so sure. The inexperienced leader certainly develops new skills company is in crisis, or shareholders want more earnings. But hard times don’t really forge great leaders. Rather, in hard times, the hidden qualities of great leaders just show up.
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Jim Burke:
James E. Burke (born in February 28, 1925)
was the chief executive officer (CEO) of
Johnson & Johnson from 1976 to 1989, a company for which he worked forty years. Burke was born in Rutland, Vermont. He earned his BA at the College of the Holy Cross in 1947 and his MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1949. Burke is credited for
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During World War I Truman served as an artillery officer, making him the only president to have seen combat in World War I. After the war he became part of the political machine of Tom Pendergast and was elected a county commissioner in Missouri and eventually a United States senator. After he gained national prominence as head of the wartime Truman Committee, Truman replaced vice president Henry A. Wallace as Roosevelt’s running mate in 1944.
been poisoned with cyanide.
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According to a Fortune article, Burke’s “defining moment” actually came six years earlier when he challenged his fellow executives to either recommit to the company credo or “tear it off the wall.” Following his retirement, he was made chairman emeritus of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA), his work for which led US president Bill Clinton to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. Fortune magazine named him as one of the ten greatest CEOs of all time and he has a membership in the National Business Hall of Fame.
Now read the passage to check the author’s view about these statements.
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The Hidden Qualities of Great Leaders
the growth of Johnson & Johnson to its
current size and prominence, but he is perhaps best known for his crisis management in 1982,
when it was found that Tylenol capsules had
Unit 7: Text A
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