外研版英语选修六Module1课文.docx

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外研版英语选修六Module1课文

外研版英语选修六课文Module1

Module1SmallTalk

Introduction

Readthedictionarydefinitionsofsmalltalkandanswerthequestions.

Whichdefinitionsmakesmalltalksoundlikeapositivething

Whichdefinitionsrefertoplaceswheresmalltalkmighttakeplace

Whyisitaproblemifsomeonehasnosmalltalk

WhatdoyouthinkistheChinesefor"smalltalk"

smalltalkinformalconversationaboutthingsthatarenotimportant

MacmillanEnglishDictionary

smalltalklightconversationthatpeoplemakeatsocialoccasionsaboutunimportantthings:

Westoodaroundmakingsmalltalk.

CollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionary

smalltalkpolitefriendlyconversationaboutunimportantsubjects

LongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish

smalltalkconversationaboutordinaryorunimportantmatters,usuallyatasocialevent:

Hehasnosmalltalk.heisnotgoodattalkingtopeopleaboutordinaryorunimportantthings）.

OxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary

Lookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.

careers;cars;examinations;filmstars;music;politics;sport;travel;weather;food

Ifyoutalkaboutthesetopics,istheconversationseriousorsmalltalk

Whichofthetopicsdoyouliketalkingaboutwithyourfriends

Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourparents

Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourteacher

Whichofthemdoyounevertalkabout

VocabularyandReading

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

damage;encourage;impress;prepare;recognise

Thesingerwasreallygood!

She

mealot!

Hehadanaccidentand

hisbicycle.

Don'tshoutatthechildren.Youshould

themtodobetter.

Makesureyou

foryourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!

Attheparty,I

aboywhousedtoattendmyschool.

Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefromthislist.

Thetextisfrom____.

abooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexamination

abusinesscourse

anEnglishteachingbook

abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents

HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills

HaveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecogniseWouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidentlytoeveryguestDoyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'tknowAndareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountryDon'tworry—wecanhelpyou!

Youneedn'tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.

Hereareafewideastohelpyou.

Learnhowtodosmalltalk

Smalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!

Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.Forexample:

thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar

thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies

thinkof"safe"thingsyoucanaskpeople'sopinionsabout—music,sport,films,etc.

thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!

Thatway,youdon'tdamageyourconfidence!

Developyourlisteningskills

Listeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon'timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener:

Do...

showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouragingnoisesandgestures—smiling,nodding,saying"uh-huh"and"OK",etc.

keepgoodeyecontact

usepositivebodylanguage

askformoreinformationtoshowyourinterest

Don't...

lookatyourwatch

yawn

sigh

lookawayfromthepersonwho'stalkingtoyou

changethesubject

finishotherpeople'ssentencesforthem

AlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinisterinthenineteenthcentury:

"Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!

"

Learntherules

Ifyougotoasocialoccasioninanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarriveontimeataparty;inothercountries,youdon'tneedto.Inaddition,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay,andwhenyouhavetoleave.Somehostsexpectflowersorasmallgift,butinotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn'tifyoudon'twantto.Rememberalsothatinsomecountries,youmustn'ttakeflowersofacertaincolour,becausethey'reunlucky.Inmostplaces,youdon'thavetotakeagifttoaparty—butfindoutfirst!

Answerthequestions.

Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey'regoingtosayatparties

Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuch

Describetwothingsyoushouldn'tdoinaconversation.

Whyisitagoodideatonodandsmilewhentheotherpersonistalking

WhatdoesthequotationfromBenjaminDisraelitellyouaboutpeople

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

sigh;yawn;nod;avoid;lack;smile

WhenImeetstrangers,Idon'tliketotalkaboutmyself,soI

answeringpersonalquestions.

Thereareveryfewforeignvisitorstomytown,sowe

theopportunitytomeetpeoplefromothercountries.

Isaidthatwedon'thaveenoughopportunitytospeakEnglishandhe

hisheadinagreement.

IthinkthemanIspoketowastired—he

alot.

HelookedverysadwhenIaskedhimabouthishome.He

whenheansweredme.

IfeltverywelcomewhenIarrivedattheparty.Thehost

atmeandshookmyhand.

Lookatthephrasesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.

Ifyoucantalkconfidently,doesthismeanthatyouareworriedabouttalkingtopeople

Whatkindofadvanceplanningcouldyoudobeforegoingtoapartyinaforeigncountry

Canyougiveanexampleofalow-riskconversationopenerifyouweretalkingtoafriendofyourparents',forexample

Whatencouragingnoisesandgesturescanyoumakewhenyou'rehavingaconversationinChinese

Whatisanexampleofpositivebodylanguage

Aresocialrulesthesameineverycountry

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.

Whichoftheideasinthereadingpassagedoyouthinkareusefulinyoursociety

Arethereanyconversationtechniquesthatyouthinkyouwilluseinthefuture

Whichofthelisteningskillsareyougoodat

Whichofthesocialskillsdoyouneedtoimprove

WhataresomeoftheusualsmalltalktopicsinChina

Function

Readthepairsofsentencesandanswerthequestions.

Youmustarriveontimeataparty.

Youhavetoarriveontimeataparty.

Youmustn'ttakeyellowflowersforthehost.

Youdon'thavetotakeyellowflowersforthehost.

Youdon'thavetotakeagift.

Youdon'tneedtotakeagift.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefirstpairofsentences

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisasuggestion.

Theybothindicateanobligation.

Theyareonlysuggestionsaboutwhattodo.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondpairofsentences

Thefirstoneindicatesthatsomethingisagainstthelaw.

Theymeanthesamething.

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneindicatesalackofobligation.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthethirdpairofsentences

Thesecondoneisanobligation,thefirstoneisn't.

Theymeanthesamething.

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisn't.

Writethreerulesforasocialeventinyourcountry.

Ifyougotoasocialeventinmycountry,

youhaveto____.

youdon'thaveto____.

youmustn't____.

Lookatthetwosentencesanddecidewhichexplanationiscorrect.

1.Weallknoweachother.Wedon'tneedtoworryaboutsmalltalk.Thismeans____.

itisn'tnecessarytoworryaboutit

unfortunatelyweworryaboutit

2.Thepartyisinformal.Youneedn'twearatie.Thismeans____.

wemustnotwearatie

wecanwearatieifwechoose

Completethesentenceswithverbstoexpressobligationorlackofobligation.

Stop!

You

giveyellowflowerstothehost!

It'sunlucky!

Don'tworry.You

eatanythingyoudon'tlike.

I'msorry,youcan'tleave.You

waituntiltheprizeshavebeengiven.

I

takesomefoodtotheparty

You

takeagifttothehost,butshewillbeverypleasedifyoudo.

ReadingandListening

Readandmatchtheconversationswiththeplaces.Thereisoneextraplace.

atasummerschool;duringajobinterview;inabusinessmeeting;onaboat

1:

A:

Wonderful,aren'tthey

B:

Er...I'msorry

A:

Thecliffs.

B:

Oh,yes,theyare.

A:

Beenherebefore

B:

Pardon

2:

A:

So...youwroteinyourapplicationformthatyou'reinterestedinmountains.

B:

Yes.

A:

Haveyoueverclimbedamountain

B:

No.

A:

Haveyoueverreadanybooksaboutmountain-climbing

B:

No.

3:

A:

Whendidyouarrive

B:

Yesterday.

A:

Nicejourney

B:

Verynice.

A:

Didtheimmigrationpeopleasktoseeyourvisa

B:

Ididn'tneedtogetavisa.

A:

ReallyWhynot

B:

BecauseIwasbornhere.

A:

Ohyes,ofcourse!

Answerthequestionsabouttheconversations.

DoyouthinktheconversationsarebetweenpeoplewhoknoweachotherGivereasonsforyouranswers.

Whichoftheconversationswouldyoucallsmalltalk

Whatdoyouthinkabouttheanswersintheinterview

Theanswersshowthattheintervieweeisinterestedinthejob.

Theanswersaretooshort.

Theanswersareimpolite.

Listentothewholeofthefirstconversationandanswerthequestions.

DothepeoplebothspeakEnglishasafirstlanguage

Whydidthewomanhaveproblems