Module 1《Small Talk》Reading教案3外研版选修6.docx

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Module1《SmallTalk》Reading教案3外研版选修6

Module1《SmallTalk》

Period1:

Reading—HowGoodAreYourSocialSkill?

Objectives

●Toreadaboutsocialskills

●Tolearntoreadwithstrategies

Focus

Words

lack,advance,nod,yawn,sigh,tidy,refund,reply,imagine,apologize

Expressions

inadvance（ofsth）,tidysthaway,tidysthup,dosbnofavours,infavour（ofsb/sth）,insb’sfavour,in/underthecircumstances,in/undernocircumstances

Patterns

1.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.

2.Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.

3.Do…keepgoodeyecontact.

4.Don’t…lookatyourwatch.

4.Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!

”

AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagrams

Procedures

▇Warmingupbyhavinga“smalltalk”

Hello,class!

Lookatthisphoto.Whodoyouthinkitis?

Yes,itisLiYuChun.

WhenIpassedbythesquareoftheRaffle'scity,oneofthemostcrowdedareainShanghai,Iwassurroundedbyagroupofgirls.TheyarefansofLiYuChun,theleadingsingeroftheSuperGirlcontest.TheytriedtopersuademetovoteforLiYuChunwithmymobile.Itwillcostme1RMBbutwillhelpYuChuntohavemorepossibilitytowinthecontest.

Theyhold5bigpicturesoftheirsuperstarinhand,andholdthemhigh,soeveryonecansee.Thegroupofgirlsaremadeupofabout10persons.Ididn'ttakemycamerawithme,otherwiseIwouldrecordit-veryimpressive.

About50metersawayarethefansofZhouBiChang,thesecondrunnerafterLi.Theirfansaredoingthesame.ThehotcomponhasurgedmanyfansgotothestreetandaskpeoplepassingbytosendSMSfortheirsupportedgirl.

Lastweek,LiYuChungot1.8millionSMSsupportfromeverycornerofthecountry.Igetthisweek,thisnumbermaydoublesinceitisthefinaland2moreleftthegameandthereisonly3personsintheshow.Lastweek,LiYuChunhelpedChinaMobile,SPandHunanTVtowinalmost2millionRMBfromSMSonly.Thatisamazing.

It'sjustlikeapresidentelection.SuperGirlisavividmarketing,planningcasestudyforbusinesspersonsaroundthecountry.

Bytheway,whatItalktoyoujustnowisanexampleof“smalltalk”.Let’sturntopage1tolearnmoreaboutit.

Whatissmalltalk?

●Lightconversation:

politeconversationaboutmattersoflittleimportance,especiallybetweenpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwell

●Smalltalkispleasantconversationaboutcommoninterests.

●Politeconversationabouttrivialoruncontroversialmatters.

●Casualortrivialconversation.

●Lightinformalconversationforsocialoccasions

■Discussinghowtomakesmalltalk

Smalltalkcanbeabigchallenge,butalittlepreparationandconfidenceisallyouneed.

★Steps:

1.Practice.Conversewitheveryoneyoucomeacross:

cashiers,waiters,peopleyou'reinlinewith,neighbors,co-workersandkids.Chatwithfolksunlikeyourself,fromseniorstoteenstotourists.

2.Readeverything:

cookbooks,newspapers,magazines,reviews,productinserts,maps,signsandcatalogs.Everythingisasourceofinformationthatcanbediscussed.

3.Forceyourselftogetintosmalltalksituations,likedoctors'waitingrooms,cocktailpartiesandofficemeetings.Acceptinvitations,orhostyourowngathering.

4.Immerseyourselfinculture,bothhighandlow.Television,music,sports,fashion,artandpoetryaregreatsourcesofchat.Ifyoucan'tstandShakespeare,thattooisagoodtopicfortalk.

5.Keepajournal.Writedownfunnystoriesyouhear,beautifulthingsyousee,quotes,observations,shoppinglistsandcallsyoumade.Thatstoryofthelong-distanceoperatormisunderstandingyoucouldbecomeanopeningline.

6.Talktoyourselfinthemirror.Makearandomlistoftopicsandseewhatyouhavetosayonthesubjects.Baseball,Russia,butter,hip-hop,shoes...themorevariedyourlist,thebetter.

7.Expandyourhorizons.Gohomeanewway.Trysushi.Playpinball.Goonline.Paintawatercolor.Bakeapie.Trysomethingneweveryday.

8.Beabetterlistener.Didyourbossjustsayshesuffersfrommigraines?

Didyourdoctorjusthavetwins?

Theseareopportunitiesformakingsmalltalk.

9.Workonconfidence,overcomingshynessandanyfeelingsofstagefright.Remember,themoreyouknow,themoreyouknowyoucantalkabout.

★Tips:

﹡Beyourself.Keepinmindthatconfidenceandhumoraresuperbsubstitutesforcomedicgeniusorwit.

﹡Remember,youneverhavetodoitalone.

﹡Keepafewexitlinesinmindtoo.Forexample,"Thanksforthewonderfulchat,butImustmakebelieveI'minterestedineverybodyelse.Teehee."

▲Dosomeresearch

SpendtimeontheInternet,readingmagazines,orwatchingTVspecialsaboutthetypeofpeopleyouaregoingtomeet.

▲Stayawayfromreligion/strongpoliticalbeliefs

Whileyoumaybelieveinsomethingverystrongly,beginningconversationsandmakingsmalltalkaboutyourownpersonalconvictionsmayabruptlyendtheconversation.

▲UsetheInternettogainspecificvocabulary

Thisisrelatedtodoingresearchaboutotherpeople.

▲Askyourselfaboutyourculture

Taketimetomakealistofcommonintereststhatarediscussedwhenmakingsmalltalkinyourownculture.

▲Findcommoninterests

Onceyouhaveasubjectthatinterestsbothofyou,keeptoit!

▲Listen

Listeningcarefullywillhelpyouunderstandandencouragethosespeakingtoyou.

▇Beforeyouread

Wehavecometopage2toreadthetextHowGoodAreYourSocialSkill?

Butfirstpleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.

▇Whileyouread

Nowthetext.Whilereadingtrytocut/thesentencesintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicates,underlinetheusefulexpressionsanddarkentheconnectives.

HowGoodAreYourSocialSkill?

Haveyouevercrossedtheroad/toavoidtalkingtosomeone/yourecognize?

Wouldyoulovetogotoaparty/andtalkconfidentlytoeveryguest?

Doyouwanttomakemorefriends/butlacktheconfidence/totalktopeople/youdon’tknow?

Andareyounervous/abouttheideaofbeingatasocialevent/inanothercountry?

Don’tworry--wecanhelpyou!

Youneedn’tworryaboutsituations/likethese/ifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.People/withgoodsocialskills/communicatewell/andknow/howtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.

Hereareafewideastohelpyou.

◆Learnhowtodosmalltalk

Smalltalkisveryimportant/andpreparesyou/formoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!

Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.Forexample:

●thinkofarecentnewsstory–nottooserious,

e.g.astoryaboutafilmstar/orsportsstar

●thinkofthings/totellpeopleaboutyourstudies

●thinkof“safe”things/youcanaskpeople’sopinionsabout–music,sport,films,etc

●thinkoftopic/thatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostranger–andavoidtalkingaboutthem!

Thatway,youdon’tdamageyourconfidence!

◆Developyourlisteningskills

Listeningisaskill/whichmostpeoplelack,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess–itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember–youwon’timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideas/tomakeyouabetterlistener:

Do…

showthatyouarelistening/byusingencouragingnoisesandgestures–smiling,nodding,saying“uh-huh’and“OK”,etc.

●keepgoodeyecontact

●usepositivebodylanguage

●askformoreinformation/toshowyourinterest

Don’t…

●lookatyourwatch

●yawn

●sigh

●lookaway/fromtheperson/who’stalkingtoyou

●changethesubject

●finishotherpeople’ssentences/forthem

AlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinister/inthenineteenthcentury:

“Talktoaman/abouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyou/forhours!

”

◆Learntherules

Ifyougotoasocialoccasion/inanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarrive/ontime/ataparty;inothercountries,youdon’tneedto.Inaddition,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay，andwhenyouhavetoleave.Somehostsexpectflowers/orasmallgift,but/inotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn'tifyoudon'twantto.Rememberalsothat/insomecountries,youmustn'ttakeflowers/ofacertaincolour,becausethey'reunlucky,Inmostplaces,youdon'thavetotakeagift/toaparty–but/findoutfirst!

▇Afteryouread

TrytofindtimetocopyalltheusefulexpressionsintoyourExpressionBookandmakeyourownsentenceswiththem.

ExpressionsfromHowGoodAreYourSocialSkill?

crosstheroad,avoidtalkingto…,gotoaparty,talkconfidentlyto…,makemorefriends,lacktheconfidence,benervousabout…,atasocialevent,inanothercountry,

worryabout…,havegoodsocialskills,peoplewithgoodsocialskills,communicatewell,haveaconversation,doalittleadvanceplanning,dosmalltalk,prepare…formoreseriousconversations,havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready,thinkof…,astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar,tell…about…,askpeople’sopinionsabout…,damageyourconfidence,developyourlisteningskills,atwo-wayprocess,impress…,talktoomuch,make…abetterlistener,useencouragingnoisesandgestures,keepgoodeyecontact,usepositivebodylanguage,askformoreinformation,showone’sinterest,lookawayfrom…,changethesubject,finish…for…,talkto…about…,speakto…forhours,learntherules,gotoasocialoccasion,inanothercountry,socialrules,forexample,arriveontime,ataparty,inaddition,expectflowers,inotherplaces,takeflowersofacertaincolour,inmostplaces,takeagifttoaparty,findoutfirst

■Readingthetextagaintofill