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3. Would you like to travel to Singapore/ a foreign country? Meet a lot of foreigners/ strangers Have problems with food Miss family and friends Have difficulty finding the way Have difficulty with language What do you want know about Singapore? What will happen to you if you go to another country?

4. So, you will need help! You’d better be kind to others and ask strangers for help. How can you show you are friendly? How do you start a conversation with a stranger? Where else will you meet a stranger? At the bus stop (waiting in the line) On the subway At the party …

5. How to start a conversation ? 1. It’s a nice day, isn’t it? 2. The movie is interesting, isn’t it? 3. The food is delicious, isn’t it.

6. traveling to England Xiao Xin has gone to England these days. Let’s take a look at his traveling to England ?

7. at a subway station The subway is late, isn’t it ? It sure is.

8. in a subway The subway is crowded, isn’t it ? Yes,it is.

9. London Bridge Lily There are many people in London, aren’t there? Sure, there are.

10. University of Cambridge The buildings in the university are really old, aren’t they ? Andy Yes, they （ sure) are.

11. The British Museum The museum is really great, isn’t it ? Yes, it （ sure ） is.

12. at a bus stop It looks like rain, doesn’t it ? Yes, it does. And I forgot my umbrella. Queen Elizabeth

13. We can call these conversations

14. 1b Listening 2 3

15. Culture background: small talk Small talk can consist of ( 由 …… 组成 ) any inconsequential ( 不重要的 ) conversation that people make, usually with people they don’t know well. Small talk can really be about anything, but often small and unimportant things like the weather, current events ( 时事 ) ， sports or movies. If two of you both talk, you have a successful small talk. If not, that is an unsuccessful small talk.

16. Listen to the three conversations. successfulunsuccessful Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful small talk? Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful small talk? To have successful small talk, both people need to ask questions.

17. Listen to Conversation 3 again. Put the sentences and questions below in order. a. I hope so. I want to go swimming. b. Yes. It rains every Saturday! c. At Franklin Lake. d. Oh? Where do you swim? e. Do you think it’ll stop by noon? f. It always rains on the weekend, doesn’t it? g. Do you ever go there? A. (Opening Question) f (1) B. (Answer) (2) (Question) (3) A. (Answer) (4) B. (Question) (5) A. (Answer) (6) (Question) (7) a b e d c g

18. Pair work : Make a successful small talk. Imagine you are at a bus stop. Make your own small talk. You can use the expressions in the box below. It’s really cold today, isn’t it? The No.15 bus stops here, doesn’t it? A: It’s really cold today, isn’t it? B: Yes, it is. I hope the bus comes soon.

19. Pairwork A: It looks like rain, doesn't it? B: Yes, it does. And I forget my umbrella. at a concert waiting in line to buy a ticket at a cinema watching a basketball game.

20. Grammar: 反意疑问句 构成： 陈述句，＋ 简单问句（助动词 + 代词） 如果陈述句是肯定句，简单问句则用否定形式。 It is a nice day, isn’t it? 如果陈述句是否定句，简单问句则用肯定形式。 It isn’t a nice day, is it? 注意：有些词有否定的意思，后面要用肯定形 式。 如, little, few, hardly, seldom, never, nobody, nothing…

21. 特殊用法 1. There is a boy in our classroom, ____ ____? 2. There were many cars in the street, ________ _____? 3. There will be robots in our families, _______ _______ ? 4. Sit down please, _______________ ? 5. Please call me, _________________? 6. Let’s go home, ________________ ? 7. Let us go home, ________________ ? 8. Let me see, __________________ ? isn’t there weren’t there won’t there will you shall we will you

22. 行为动词： 1. It often rains here,_______ _____ ? 2. He likes soccer, _________ ____ ? 其它动词： 1. You will go to America, ______ ___ ? 2. We have ever been to Shanghai, _________ ______ ? 结构一： 前肯， + 后否 Be 动词： 1. You are an actor, ________ _____ ? 2. He is a good boy, ________ ______ ? aren’t you aren’t you isn’t he doesn’t it doesn’t he won’t you won’t you haven’t we haven’t we

23. 结构二： 前否， + 后肯 1. You aren’t an actor, ______ ____ ? 2. He isn’t a good boy, ______ _____ ? 3. It wasn’t fine yesterday, ____ ____ ? 4. It doesn’t rain here, ______ ____ ? 5. His sister doesn’t have a headache, ________ _____ ? 6. You didn’t call me yesterday, _______ _____? are you is he was it does it does she did you

24. 7. You won’t go to U.S.A., ______ ____? 8. There isn’t a boy in our classroom, ______ _______ ? 9. There weren’t many cars in the street, _______ _______ ? 10. Don’t smoke, _______ _____ ? will you is there were there will you

26. 1.He is a teacher, a. doesn’t he? 2.You are an actor, b. won’t she? 3.Tom often plays soccer, c. isn’t he? 4.They want to go home, d. didn’t it? 5.It often rained here, e. aren’t you? 6.Mary will go to America, f. don’t they?

27. 1.He is a good boy, ________ ______ ? 2.His mother is a doctor, ______ ____ ? 3.The dogs are fighting, _______ _____? 4.He likes soccer, _________ ____ ? 5.You have a headache, _______ ___ ? 6.I called you yesterday, _______ __? isn’t he isn’t she aren’t they doesn’t he don’t you didn’t I

28. 1. 陈述部分是 I am 或 I’m 时，疑问部分用 aren’t I 2. 陈述部分有 no, never, few, little 时，疑问部分用肯定 3. 陈述部分主语是 there, this, that, these, those 疑问部分用 there, it, they 4. 陈述部分主语是 everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, anybody, no one, nobody 等时，疑问部 分用 they, he ；陈述部分是 everything, something, nothing, anything 时，疑问部分用 it 5. 祈使句的反意疑问句用 will you, 或 shall we 6. 宾语从句中，以主句为准，但如果主语是第一人称且谓 语动词是 think, believe 等时，以从句为准