外研版 高二年级 ( 选修 6) Module 1

What is small talk?

Serious or small talk? 1. Now many people are holding a meeting. Tom is announcing something important. 2. Tom and Mary are having a drink and talking something in a restaurant. 3. Mother is telling an interesting story. 4. The speaker is making a speech. serious small talk serious small talk

Look at the conversation topics below and have a discussion with your partner. And then speak out your opinions. Topics: careers cars examinations film stars food music politics sport travel weather

If someone wants to be good at making small talk, what should he do? 1)Make some preparations Have some low-risk conversation openers ready. 2) Be confident in yourself. Don’t be nervous.

3) Develop your listening skills. Don’t talk too much. 4) Expand your horizons. Try something new every day. 5) Keep a journal. Write down funny stories you hear, beautiful thing you see… 6) Practice if possible.

7) Remember social rules can be different in different countries. 8) Use some encouraging noises and gestures---smiling, nodding …

Reading How good are your social skills?

Skimming Read the passage and decide what kind of book it is from. Choose from the list. 1.an English teaching book 2.a business course 3.a book which tells you what to do at social events 4.a book to help you prepare for a speaking examination

Structure-analyzing Divide the passage into several parts. Part 1 Para. _____ Part 2 Para. _____ Part 3 Para. _____ Part 4 Para. _____ Introduction to the body of the passage by asking questions How to do small talk The social rules Dos and don’ts while listening

Read the text carefully again and choose the best answers. 1. According to the text, if a person has good social skills, he might _____. A. avoid talking to someone he recoganises B. lack the confidence to talk to strangers C. be good at making friends with strangers D. be nervous about the idea of being at social events

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A. If you want to impress people, you’d better talk more than what is needed. B. You will damage your confidence if you don’t talk about the topic you avoid. C. If you want to talk with a man for hours, never talk to him about himself. D. Flowers of a certain colour may have different meanings in different countries.

Vocabulary and Reading-4. Read the passage and fill in the blanks. Do … Don’t … have some low-risk topics show that you are listening keep good eye contact use positive body language ask for more information to remember some social rules look at your watch yawn sigh look away from the person change the subject finish others’ sentences

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Complete the passage based on the text. Small talk ________ you for more serious ___________. You should be ________ and have some _______ conversation openers _____.For example, you can think of a recent ____ ____ or tell people about your ______. In order not to damage your _________ you should talk about _______ things and avoid talking about some ______ to strangers prepares conversations prepared low-risk ready news story studies confidence topics “Safe”

Communication is a_______ process– it _______ speaking And listening. You will _______ people if you ____ talk too much. By using __________ noises and _______ you can show that you are _______. You should use ______ body language. There are also some don’ts. For example, you shouldn’t ____ ____ from the person who’ s talking to you and don’t ______ the subject or ____ other people’s sentences for them. two-way involves impress don’t encouraging gestures listening positive look away changefinish

If you go to a _____ _______ in another country, remember that social ____ can be ________. In some countries, you have to arrive __ ____ at a party: in other counties, you don’t need to.__ _______, you need to know how long you should ___. Also, in some countries, you ______ take flowers of a ______ color, because they are _______. Whatever it is, you should ___ ____ first. social occasion rules different on time In addition stay mustn’t certain unlucky find out

Social skills secret （社交秘笈） “Talk to a man about himself,and he will speak to you for hours”—British prime minister(Benjamin Disraeli) 同一个人谈论他自己，他会数小时都说不 完 ! 英国首相 — 本杰明. 迪斯累里

1.Your needn’t worry about situations like these if you have good social skills. 【考点】 situation 表示 “ 处境，形势，境 地 ” 等，是可数名词，常与介词 in 搭配, 其 后接定语从句时多用 where 或 in which 引 导。 【考例 1 】 It’s helpful to put children in a situation ______ they can see themselves differently. （福建 2009 ） A. that B. when C. which D. where

【点拨】 选 D 。 situation 此处意为 “ 状况， 境地 ” ， situation 为先行词，在从句中作 介词 in 的宾语， in the situation 在从句中 作状语，故用关系副词 where 引导定语从 句， where 在此相当于 in which 。 【考例 2 】 School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous ______. （辽宁 2006 ） A. states B. conditions C. situations D. positions 【点拨】 选 D 。 situation 此处意为 “ 状况， 境地 ” ， situation 为先行词，在从句中作 介词 in 的宾语， in the situation 在从句中 作状语，故用关系副词 where 引导定语从 句， where 在此相当于 in which 。 【考例 2 】 School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous ______. （辽宁 2006 ） A. states B. conditions C. situations D. positions

【点拨】 选 C 。句意：必须教学生如何 应对危险的处境。 dangerous situations 意为 “ 危险的处境 ” ，符合题意。 state 状 态； condition 状况，条件； position 位 置，地位，均不符合题意。

2. In addition, you need to know how long you should stay, and when you have to leave. in addition (to) 除此之外，另外

(1) The little girl does all the housework. In addition, she has to look after her sick mother. 这个小女孩要干所有的家务活， 此外，还要照顾生病的母亲。

(2) In addition to English, he can speak two other foreign languages. 他除了会说英语，还会说其他 两种外语。

根据括号内所给的提示完成下列句子，每 空一词。 1. Jenny spends too much time on _____ ____ ( 闲聊 ). 2. When _____ _____ ( 社交技巧 ) are used correctly and at the right time, they help us get along well with other people. 3. David finds it hard to _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ ( 与其他 孩子交朋友 ). small talk social skills make friends with other children

4. I could tell from her _____ ________ ( 肢 体语言 ) that she was very embarrassed. 5. I want to _____ _______ __ _____ ( 避免 和他说话 ) until I’ve got more details. 6. Alex’s real problem is that he _____ _____ _____ ( 缺乏勇气 ) to do it. body language avoid speaking to him lacks the courage

1. Don’t ______________ me when I’m speaking to you. 2. The department provides mathematics classes. __________, it makes physics classes available. 3. The couple is trying to _________ a name for the baby. 4. Now Jack _______________ driving again after the accident. be nervous about, think of, look away from, in addition, look away from In addition think of is nervous about