高二英语Small-Talk课件

SmallTalkIntroductionReadingandspeakingModuleOneFamousDictionariesMacmillanEnglishDictionaryLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishCollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionaryOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryReadthedictionarydefinitionsofsmalltalkandanswerthequestionsWhichdefinitionsmakesmalltalksoundlikeapositivething?Whichdefinitionsrefertoplaceswheresmalltalkmighttakeplace?Whyisitaproblemifsomeonehasnosmalltalk?WhatdoyouthinkistheChineseforsmalltalk?Activity2Lookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.careerssporttravelweatherfoodcarsexaminationsfilmstarsmusicpoliticsidealVocabularyandreadingEx1Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Thesingerwasreallygood!She_________mealot!Hehadanaccidentand_________hisbicycle.Don’tshoutatthechildren.Youshould________themtodobetter.Makesureyou_______foryourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!Attheparty,I__________aboywhousedtoattendmyschool.damageencourageimpresspreparerecognisedamagedencourageimpressed

preparerecognisedSkimmingthepassage

Decidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Itisfromabookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents.Wecanguessfromthetitle“HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills”andsubtitles“Leanhowtodosmalltalk”,“Developyourlisteningskills”and“Learntherules”.ScanningThegeneralidea:Thispassageisaboutsocialskills.Ittellsushowtohaveaconversationandhowtodosmalltalkandwhenwegotoasocialoccasion,weshouldpayattentiontosocialrulesindifferentcountries.Themainideaofeachparagraph:Part1(Paras.1-2)IntroductiontothebodyofthepassagebyaskingquestionsPart2(Para.3)HowtodosmalltalkPart3(Paras.4-6)Dosanddon’tswhilelisteningPart4(Paras.7-8)ThesocialrulesFastreadingEx2Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefrom.Choosefromthislist.1anEnglishteachingbookAbusinesscourseAbookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialeventsAbooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexaminationEx3Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.

Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey’regoingtosayatparties?Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuch?Describetwothingsyoushouldn’tdoinaconversation.Whyisitagoodideatonodandsmilewhentheotherpersonistalking?WhatdoesthequotationfromBenjaminDisraeletellyouaboutpeople?AnswerstothequestionsaboveYes,theyshouldpreparesometopicstotalkabout.Theyarenotimpressive.Lookatyourwatch;yawn(sigh,lookaway,changethesubject,finishotherpeople’ssentences)?Toshowthatyourarelistening.Peopleliketalkingaboutthemselves.whenImeetstrangers,Idon’tliketotalkaboutmyself,soI____answeringpersonalquestions.whereareveryfewforeignvisitorstomytown,sowe______theopportunitytomeetpeoplefromothercountries.Isaidthatwedon’thaveenoughopportunitytospeakEnglishandhe______hisheadinagreement.IthinkthemanIspoketowastired-he_____alot.HelookedverysadwhenIaskedhimabouthishome.He_____whenheansweredme.IfeltverywelcomewhenIarrivedattheparty.Thehost___________atmeandshookmyhand.sighyawnnodavoidlacksmileavoidlacknoddedyawnedsmiledsighedEx5Lookatthephrasesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.Ifyoucantalkconfidently,doesthismeanthatyouareworriedabouttalkingtopeople?Whatkindofadvanceplanningcouldyoudobeforegoingtoapartyinaforeigncountry?Canyougiveanexampleofalow-riskconversationopenerifyouweretalkingtoafriendofyourparents’,forexample?Whatencouragingnoisesandgesturescanyoumakewhenyou’rehavingaconversationinChinese?Whatisanexampleofpositivebodylanguage?‘Aresocialrulesthesameineverycountry?No,itdoesn’t.Youcouldfindoutwhatthesocialconventionsareaboutarriving,leavingandbringinggifts.“DidyouwatchtheCupFinallastSaturday?”/“HaveyouseenthenewJamesBondfilm?”Smiling,nodding,saying“yes”and“Oh,really?”etc.Facingthepersonwhoisspeakingandmakingeyecontact.No,theyaren’t.AnswerstothequestionsaboveEx6workinpairs.Discussyouropinionaboutthefollowing.Whichoftheideasinthereadingpassagedoyouthinkareusefulinyoursociety?Arethereanyconversationtechniquesthatyouthinkyouwilluseinthefuture?Whichofthelisteningskillsareyougoodat?Whichofthesocialskillsdoyouneedtoimprove?WhataresomeoftheusualsmalltalktopicsinChina?1.Ithinkadvanceplanningisveryuseful.Ineverpaidattentiontoitbefore.Thatis,Ididn’tdoanyadvanceplanningbeforeIwenttoaparty.Forexample,Ididn’tbuyproperpresentsinadvance.Inahurry,thepresentboughtwassometimesunsuitableforthehost.Iseldomtriedtoknowaboutotherguests.Withoutadvancepreparations,sometimesIwouldgetembarrassed.2.Iwillgotouniversityabroadaftergraduation.Iwillmeetpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Inordertocontactwiththemverywell,Imustknowabouttheircustomsandsocialrules.SoatthebeginningIwillthinkof“safe”orlow-risktopicstotalkabout.IbelievesoonIwillmakefriendswiththem.3.Iamgoodatkeepinggoodeyecontactwithanattentivelook.Youknow,eyesarewindowsofminds.Frommyeyes,thespeakerknowsthatIaminterestedinwhatheistalkingabout.Itisgoodmanners,eveninothercountries.4.SometimesIdon’tknowwhatpropertopicstochoosewhenImeetstrangers.MostofthetimeIkeepsilent.Themomentisahardtimetome.FromthispassageIknowalittleabouthowtodosmalltalk.IbelievelaterwhenImeetwiththesimilaroccasion.Icanmanage.5.Ineverydaylife,parentschoosetotalkabouttheirchildren–theirchildren’slife,studies,hobbies.Teachersgettogethertotalkabouttheirstudents-goodorbadatsomesubjectsortheresultsofexaminations.Todaywehavelearntthepassageaboutsocialskillswhichhadmuchtodowithourdailylife.Fromthepassageweknowthatsocialskillsareveryimportantwhenapersonisincommunicationorhavingaconversationwithothers.Wehavealsolearntsomesocialrulesandhowtodosmalltalk.Itisnecessaryforustolearnsomethingaboutsocialskills.Asyouknow,wearenowworkinghardtobuildaharmonioussocietyifwedon’tknowhowtobehaveincommunicatingwithothers.Especially,in2008theOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijinginourcountry.Atthattimehowwillwedisplayourgoodmannerstothewholeworld?Sowemustlearnmoreaboutthisinsideoroutsideclass.Function:ObligationModuleoneSmalltalkPage4Period3

Activity1TalkingaboutobligationorlackofobligationaYoumustarriveontimeataparty.Youhavetoarriveontimeataparty.Question:Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefirstpairofsentences?Theybothindicateanobligation.Theyareonlysuggestionsaboutwhattodo.Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisasuggestion.

b.Youmustn’ttakeyellowflowersforthehost.

Youdon’thavetotakeyellowflowersforthehost.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondpairofsentences?a)Theymeanthesamething.b)Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneindicatesalackofobligation.c)Thefirstoneindicatesthatsomethingisagainstthelaw.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthethirdpairofsentences?

C.Youdon’thavetotakealift.

Youdon’tneedtotakeagift.

a)Theymeanthesamething.b)Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisn’t.c)Thesecondoneisanobligation,thefirstoneisn’t.Activity2Writethreerulesforasocialeventinmycountry.(Theanswersareopen.)Ifyougotoasocialeventinmycountry,1youhaveto_______________________.youdon’thaveto__________________.youmustn’t_______________________.Activity3Lookatthetwosentencesanddecidewhichexplanationiscorrect.1Weallknoweachother.Wedon’tneedtoworryaboutsmalltalk.Thismeans_____.itisn’tnecessarytoworryaboutitunfortunatelyweworryaboutit2Thepartyisinformal.Youneedn’twearatie.Thismeans________.wemustnotwearatiewecanwearatieifwechooseabActivity4Completethesentenceswithverbstoexpressobligation.Stop!You____________________

giveyellowflowerstothehost!It’sunlucky!Don’tworry.You________________eatanythingyoudon’tlike.I’msorry,youcan’tleave.You__________waituntiltheprizeshavebeengiven._____I_____________takesomefoodtotheparty?You_________________

takeagifttothehost,butshewillbeverypleasedifyoudo.mustn’t/can’t/shouldn’t

don’thaveto/needn’tmust/

havetoDohaveto/needto

don’thaveto/don’tneedto

Grammardidn’tneedtodoandneedn’thavedoneActivity1Readthesentenceforthelisteningpassageandanswerthequestions.Youneedn’thavespokensoslowly.Whosaidthis–thetouristortheEnglishperson?WhydidshesayIt?Chooseoneofthesepossiblereasons.Theotherpersonwasspeakingtooquickly.Theotherpersonwasspeakingtooslowly.Theotherpersonwasspeakingslowlyanditwasn’tnecessary.Activity2Rewritethesesentencesusingneedn’thavedone.Itwasn’tnecessaryforyoutobringsomeflowers!Thankyoufortidyingtheroom–butitwasn’tnecessary.Therewasnoneedforyoutobuytheboxofchocolates.Whydidyougotoschool?It’sSunday!Thankyouforbringingthebooktoshowme,butIalreadyhaveit.

Activity3Readthesentenceanddecidewhichendingsarepossible.

Ididn’tneedtobuyagiftformyhostfamily______.becauseIalreadyhadonesoIdidn’tgetonesoIboughtonesoItookitbackandgotarefundActivity4Completethesentencesusingdidn’tneedtoorneedn’thavedone.Webroughtsomefoodtothepartybuttherewastoomuch,sowe_____________________(bring)any.MyfriendspokegoodMandarinsoI(translate)___________________thespeechforhim.Theofficehadalreadyopenedwhenwearrivedsowe______________(wait)outsideinthestreet.Igottothepartyat6p.m.buttherewasnoonethere,soI__________________(arrive)soearly.Itoldthehostallaboutmyhometownandthenhetoldmehe’dbeenthere.I________________(tell)himanything!needn’thavebroughtdidn’tneedtotranslatedidn’tneedtowaitneedn’thavetoarrived

needn’thavetoldReadingandlistening

EverydayEnglish

Speaking

ReadingandwritingBook6Module1Activity1Readandmatchtheconversationswiththeplaces,Thereisoneextraplace.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.Haveyoueverclimbedamountain?A:Haveyoueverclimbedamountain?B:No.A:Haveyoueverreadanybooksaboutmountain-climbing?B:No.AtasummerschoolDuringajobinterviewInabusinessmeetingOnaboatOnaboatDuringajobinterview3A:Whendidyouarrive?B:Yesterday.A:Nicejourney?B:Verynice.A:Didtheimmigrationpeopleasktoseeyourvisa?B:Ididn’tneedtogetavisa.A:Really?Whynot?B:BecauseIwasbornhere.A:Ohyes,ofcourse!AtasummerschoolActivity2Answerthequestionsabuttheconversations.Doyouthinktheconversationsarebetweenpeoplewhoknoweachother?Givereasonsforyouranswers.Whichoftheconversationswouldyoucallsmalltalk?Whatdoyouthinkabouttheanswersintheinterview?a)Theanswersshowthattheintervieweeisinterestedinthejob.b)Theanswersaretooshort.c)Theanswersareimpolite.1(andpossibly3)Activity3Listentothewholeofthefirstconversationandanswerthequestions.

DothepeoplebothspeakEnglishasafirstlanguage?Whydidthewomanhaveproblemsunderstandingwhatthemanwassaying?Howdidthemanhelphertounderstandhimbetter?No,theydon’tSheneededtogetusedtohisvoice.Hespokeslowlyandrepeatedthings.Activity4Choosethecorrectendingstolinesfromtheconversation.Sorry,Icouldn’t______.a)hearwhatyousaidb)understandwhatyousaid2.Ididn’t____.a)likewhatyousaidb)catchwhatyousaid3.Couldyou__________?repeatwhatyousaidexplainwhatyousaid4.Youneedn’thave_______.a)spokentomeb)spokensoslowly5.Ijustneededafewseconds_________.a)togetusedtoyourvoiceb)tounderstandyouvoiceNowlistenagainandcheck.ababaEverydayEnglishLookatthesentences.Noticehowcertainwordsareleftoutininformationconversation.Wonderful,aren’tthey?Beenherebefore?

They’rewonderful,aren’tthey?Haveyoubeenherebefore?Nowmakecompletesentencesformtheseexamples.Languagecourse?Haveyoutaken

languagecourse?Stayinglong?Areyou

stayinglong?Goinganywherenice?Areyou

goinganywherenice?Lovelyplace.Itisa

lovelyplace.Gotherealot.Igotherealot.Neverbeenthere.Ihave

neverbeenthere.SpeakingActivity1

Workingroups.Discussthesequestionsandgivereasonsforyouranswers.

1.Isitasimportantas“real”conversation?2.Fromwhatyouhavelearntinthismodule,wouldyousayitwasmoreorlessimportantinEnglishthaninyourlanguage?CulturalCornerScanningWhatdoestheAAAmean?FastReadingReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.HowdoestheAAAmodelwork?2.IstheAAAmodelagoodideawhilemakingsmalltalkwithsomeoneyoudon’tknowinChina?Suggestedanswers:Thespeakersanswerthequestion,addapieceofinformation,andthenaskaquestion.1.Whentwostrangersmeet,theyoftenusetheAAA.Fromtheexampleinthepassageweknowthatthefirstpersonasksthesecondpersonaquestion,thesecondpersonanswers.ThisisthefirstA(answer).Thentheconversationbegins.Inordertoshowthatheisinterestedintheconversation,thesecondpersoncanadd(thesecondA)somethingexacttothesimpleanswertothequestion.Andtheninordertocontinuetheirconversation,thesecondpersoncanaskthepartnerthesamequestionorquiteanother.ThisisthethirdA(ask).Atfirsttheymayhavedifficulty,buttheysoonrealizethattheimportantthingisthattheyaresayingsomething.BycontinuingwiththeAAAmodel,theycontinuetheconversationtoavoidanembarrassingsilence.Maybeintheendtheycanfindsomethingtheyhaveincommon.ThisishowtheAAAmodelworks.2.Ofcourse.Ithinkinwhichevercountriesyouare,peopleareeagertocommunicatewithothers.Mostofthetimeasmalltalkisnecessary.TheAAAmodelisveryusefulintheconversation.ThereisnoexceptioninChina.Whenwemeetsomeonewedon’tknow,weoftenstarttheconversationbyaskingaquestion,forexample