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smalltalkinformalconversationaboutthingsthatarenotimportant
MacmillanEnglishDictionary
smalltalklightconversationthatpeoplemakeatsocialoccasionsaboutunimportantthings:
Westoodaroundmakingsmalltalk.
CollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionary
smalltalkpolitefriendlyconversationaboutunimportantsubjects
LongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish
smalltalkconversationaboutordinaryorunimportantmatters,usuallyatasocialevent:
Hehasnosmalltalk(i.e.heisnotgoodattalkingtopeopleaboutordinaryorunimportantthings).
OxfordAdvancedLearner'
sDictionary
Lookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.
careers;
cars;
examinations;
filmstars;
music;
politics;
sport;
travel;
weather;
food
1.Ifyoutalkaboutthesetopics,istheconversationseriousorsmalltalk?
2.Whichofthetopicsdoyouliketalkingaboutwithyourfriends?
3.Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourparents?
4.Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourteacher?
5.Whichofthemdoyounevertalkabout?
VocabularyandReading
Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.
damage;
encourage;
impress;
prepare;
recognise
1.Thesingerwasreallygood!
She
mealot!
2.Hehadanaccidentand
hisbicycle.
3.Don'
tshoutatthechildren.Youshould
themtodobetter.
4.Makesureyou
foryourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!
5.Attheparty,I
aboywhousedtoattendmyschool.
Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefromthislist.
Thetextisfrom____.
abooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexamination
abusinesscourse
anEnglishteachingbook
abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents
HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?
Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecognise?
Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidentlytoeveryguest?
Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'
tknow?
Andareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?
Don'
tworry—wecanhelpyou!
Youneedn'
tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.
Hereareafewideastohelpyou.
Learnhowtodosmalltalk
Smalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!
Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.Forexample:
∙thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e.g.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.
1.Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey'
regoingtosayatparties?
2.Whatdopeopl