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外研版英语选修六课文Module1

Module1SmallTalk

Introduction

Readthedictionarydefinitionsofsmalltalkandanswerthequestions.

1.Whichdefinitionsmakesmalltalksoundlikeapositivething?

2.Whichdefinitionsrefertoplaceswheresmalltalkmighttakeplace?

3.Whyisitaproblemifsomeonehasnosmalltalk?

4.WhatdoyouthinkistheChinesefor"smalltalk"?

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.Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuch?

3.Describetwothingsyoushouldn'tdoinaconversation.

4.Whyisitagoodideatonodandsmilewhentheotherpersonistalking?

5.WhatdoesthequotationfromBenjaminDisraelitellyouaboutpeople?

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

sigh;yawn;nod;avoid;lack;smile

1.WhenImeetstrangers,Idon'tliketotalkaboutmyself,soI

answeringpersonalquestions.

2.Thereareveryfewforeignvisitorstomytown,sowe

theopportunitytomeetpeoplefromothercountries.

3.Isaidthatwedon'thaveenoughopportunitytospeakEnglishandhe

hisheadinagreement.

4.IthinkthemanIspoketowastired—he

alot.

5.HelookedverysadwhenIaskedhimabouthishome.He

whenheansweredme.

6.IfeltverywelcomewhenIarrivedattheparty.Thehost

atmeandshookmyhand.

Lookatthephrasesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.

1.Ifyoucantalkconfidently,doesthismeanthatyouareworriedabouttalkingtopeople?

2.Whatkindofadvanceplanningcouldyoudobeforegoingtoapartyinaforeigncountry?

3.Canyougiveanexampleofalow-riskconversationopenerifyouweretalkingtoafriendofyourparents',forexample?

4.Whatencouragingnoisesandgesturescanyoumakewhenyou'rehavingaconversationinChinese?

5.Whatisanexampleofpositivebodylanguage?

6.Aresocialrulesthesameineverycountry?

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.

1.Whichoftheideasinthereadingpassagedoyouthinkareusefulinyoursociety?

2.Arethereanyconversationtechniquesthatyouthinkyouwilluseinthefuture?

3.Whichofthelisteningskillsareyougoodat?

4.Whichofthesocialskillsdoyouneedtoimprove?

5.WhataresomeoftheusualsmalltalktopicsinChina?

Function

Readthepairsofsentencesandanswerthequestions.

1.Youmustarriveontimeataparty.

2.Youhavetoarriveontimeataparty.

3.Youmustn'ttakeyellowflowersforthehost.

4.Youdon'thavetotakeyellowflowersforthehost.

5.Youdon'thavetotakeagift.

6.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,

1.youhaveto____.

2.youdon'thaveto____.

3.youmustn't____.

4.Lookatthetwosentencesanddecidewhichexplanationiscorrect.

1.Weallknoweachother.Wedon'tneedtoworryaboutsmalltalk.Thismeans____.

itisn'tnecessarytoworryaboutit

unfortunatelyweworryaboutit

2.Thepartyisinformal.Youneedn'twearatie.Thismeans____.

wemustnotwearatie

wecanwearatieifwechoose

Completethesentenceswithverbstoexpressobligationorlackofobligation.

1.Stop!

You

giveyellowflowerstothehost!

It'sunlucky!

2.Don'tworry.You

eatanythingyoudon'tlike.

3.I'msorry,youcan'tleave.You

waituntiltheprizeshavebeengiven.

4.

I

takesomefoodtotheparty?

5.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:

Really?

Whynot?

B:

BecauseIwasbornhere.

A:

Ohyes,ofcourse!

Answerthequestionsabouttheconversations.

1.Doyouthinktheconversationsarebetweenpeoplewhoknoweachother?

Givereasonsforyouranswers.

2.Whichoftheconversationswouldyoucallsmalltalk?

3.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheanswersintheinterview?

a.Theanswersshowthattheintervieweeisinterestedinthejob.

b.Theanswersaretooshort.

c.The