Small Talk-Reading教案3.docVIP

Module 1《Small Talk》 Period 1: Reading—How Good Are Your Social Skill? Objectives To read about social skills To learn to read with strategies Focus Words lack, advance, nod, yawn, sigh, tidy, refund, reply, imagine, apologize Expressions in advance (of sth), tidy sth away, tidy sth up, do sb no favours, in favour (of sb/sth), in sb’s favour, in/ under the circumstances, in/ under no circumstances Patterns 1. It helps if you do a little advance planning. 2. Have some low-risk conversation openers ready. 3. Do…keep good eye contact. 4. Don’t …look at your watch. 4. Talk to a man about himself, and he will speak to you for hours!” Aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Procedures ▇Warming up by having a “small talk” Hello, class! Look at this photo. Who do you think it is? Yes, it is Li Yu Chun. When I passed by the square of the Raffles city, one of the most crowded area in Shanghai, I was surrounded by a group of girls. They are fans of Li Yu Chun, the leading singer of the Super Girl contest. They tried to persuade me to vote for Li Yu Chun with my mobile. It will cost me 1 RMB but will help Yu Chun to have more possibility to win the contest. They hold 5 big pictures of their super star in hand, and hold them high, so everyone can see. The group of girls are made up of about 10 persons. I didnt take my camera with me, otherwise I would record it - very impressive. About 50 meters away are the fans of Zhou Bi Chang, the second runner after Li. Their fans are doing the same. The hot compon has urged many fans go to the street and ask people passing by to send SMS for their supported girl. Last week, Li Yu Chun got 1.8 million SMS support from every corner of the country. I get this week, this number may double since it is the final and 2 more left the game and there is only 3 persons in the show. Last week, Li Yu Chun helped China Mobile, SP and Hunan TV to win almost 2 million RMB from SMS only. That is amazing. Its just like a pre