Thewrongkindofsmalltalk.ppt

1、Do you like to make friends with Sheldon?,Penny senior 6.divorce F. breakfast and lunch 7interrupt G. break in; pause 8.brunch H. having a baby,predict,When is your baby due?,What would Esther say to them?,1.Skimming How many stories are mentioned? (one day, on another occasion, once etc.),seven.,a

2、customer a typist a salesman a clerk a writer a young man an old friend,Esther,Read the 2nd part loudly and find out what did Esther say to them?,contradict,Dialogue 1,Esther: Nice to meet you. How old are you ? Customer: . E: Forty? Forty-five? You look much older. And your friend. shes older than

3、you, but she looks much younger.,1. Why did the customer look awkward? 2.If you were Esther, you met your old customer, what should you say to her?,Because she didnt want to say her age.,You look nice in this red coat. A nice haircut, isnt it? ,3-5,Dialogue 2,Esther: Hey! Whens your baby due? Typist

4、: Actually, Im not pregnant. E: Oh, sorry, Just putting on a little weight, huh?,1.Did Esther really feel sorry when she knew the typist wasnt pregnant?,No.,Without any apology,6-8,Dialogue 3,Esther: Forget her! She was a complete fool. No one liked her anyway. Salesman: .,What happened to the sales

5、man? 2. What was esthers mistake?,He was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed.,She was never cautious about other peoples feelings.,9-10,Dialogue 4,Esther: Nice haircut, How much did it cost? Clerk: Id rather not say. E: Well, anyhow, either you paid too much or you paid too lit

6、tle.,Dialogue 5,Esther: Hey, what a coincidence! Youre writing a book and Im reading one!,你在写一本书，而我恰恰也在读一本。,The book you are writing is similar to the one Im reading. Maybe youre copying,Dialogue 6,Youngman:I guess the company chose me so theyd get some peace in the office. Esther: No, I guess they

7、chose you to discourage you from spending your whole career with us.,他笑着说：“公司选择我是为了他们能在公司里得 到一点安宁。”埃斯特亲切地回答:“不是的,我想 他们之所以选中你是因为不想让你一辈子都跟着 我们干。 discourage sb from doing sth 劝阻某人做某事 ; 打消某人做某事的念头 .,Dialogue 7,Esther: Do you remember that guy you were dating? What happened to him? You know, the ugly one

8、. Friend: Esther, Id like you to meet my husband. Charles, this is. Esther: Hey, so you married him.,Which mistake did she make?,19-22,She shouldnt talk about other peoples private matters.,What is your impression of Esther?,outspoken,She said the first thing to come into her head . She didnt think

9、about what she said.,not cautious about other peoples feelings,be cautious about =care about,She was not a good saleswoman. Why?,outspoken,the _kind of small talk,never learn_,wrong,basic rules,of social communication,as a consequence made systematic mistakes,it was no coincidence that She wasnt a g

10、ood saleswoman.,When making small talk,Tip 1. keep cultural differences in mind,Tip 2. Chose the safe topics,Which of the following topics are mentioned in the passage? Are they safe?,Tip 3. Be cautious about the listeners feelings,Tip 4. Know some social skills secret(社交秘诀),“Talk to a man about him

11、self and he will speak to you for hours!” -British Prime Minister (Bejamin Disraeli),和一个人谈论他自己，他会数小时都说不完！ -英国首相-本杰明.迪斯累里,How to show your interest,Dont look away from the person whos talking to you Keep good eye contact Ask for more information Use positive body language use encouraging noises and g

12、estures-smiling , nodding, saying “OK” and “un-huh” etc.,Consolidation: The Wrong Kind of Small Talk,Esthers motto was: “Every time I open my mouth, I in it.” She was thought of the most person in the world. In fact, she lacks the basic of social communication. As a ,she made many mistakes.,put my f

13、oot,outspoken,rules,consequence,One day, she asked a woman about her age. Another time she teased a typist when the baby was . She even said her friends husband was . Such was Esther, who was always making the wrong kind of .,mature,due,ugly,small talk,Task show: Try out your social skills(At a brun

14、ch party),A: How are you getting on recently? B: Not very well. A: Whats wrong? You look worried! B: _. (tease, outspoken, put a foot in it, pregnant, due, interrupt, contradict),A: Cheer it up? In my opinion, youd better_. (safe topics, social skills, interest) B: Really? A: Sure. Thats my social s

15、kill secret!_. B: Thank you so much!_.,Try to find out the phrases in the text,1. 讲错话 2. 缺乏、缺少 3. 因此 4. 绝非偶然/巧合 5. 看上去很尴尬 6.因某事向某人道歉 7.体重增加 8.在乎，关心 9. 经历；经受 10. 使某人振作 11. 打消某人做某事的念头,1 她是世界上最口无遮拦的人 2 她的座右铭是“每当我张口，就会讲错话”。 3 埃斯特的主要缺点是她根本不会闲聊。 4 实际上，她从来就没有学过社交的基本规则，因此每次开口说话她都会犯经常性的错误。 5 她不是一个好的女推销员绝非偶然。 6 埃斯特从来不注意他人的感受。 7 大多数时间，埃斯特想到了什么就说什么。 8 埃斯特的问题是她想到什么就说什么，而且从不考虑她说的话。,背诵：,疯狂,Bye bye!,英语课件中信息技术应用的设计思路:,1、课前准备好优酷网上的视频，利用格式工厂软件截，提出问题Do you like to make friends with Sheldon,进而引出本节课的话题small talk ；2以PPT形式显示一个选择题，引出本节课的中心the wrong kind of small ta