Speaking and Reading.pptVIP

What are they doing？ Do you know small talk? * Welcome Module 1 Small Talk Speaking and Reading 闲谈 Words: small talk 闲谈，聊天 informal 非正式的adj serious 严肃的adj confidently 自信地adv make friends 交朋友，建立友谊 lack 缺乏，缺少v. (be) nervous about 对......神经紧张/害怕/胆怯/焦虑不安 advance 预先的，在前的adj think of 想起，回忆起 nod 点头v. body language 身体语言，肢体语言 yawn 打呵欠v. sigh 叹气，叹息v. look away from 把目光从......移开 social rules 社交规则 in addition 除此之外，另外 find out 了解（到）；找出（信息） opportunity 机会n, small talk： informal conversation about things that are not important Macmillan English Dictionary small talk： light conversation that people make at social occasions about unimportant things: We stood around making small talk Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary small talk ：polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English small talk conversation about ordinary or unimportant matters, usually at a social event: He has no small talk (i.e. he is not good at talking to people about ordinary or unimportant things). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Questions: 1.Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing? 2. Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place? 3. Why is it a problem if someone has no small talk? 4. What do you think is the Chinese for “small talk”? Discussion: Do you think “Small Talk” is necessary? Are you good at “Small Talk”? Reading: How Good Are Your Social Skills? Skimming: Read the passage and decide what kind of book it is from. Choose from the list. an English teaching book a business course a book which tells you what to do at social events a book to help you prepare for a speaking examination Fast-reading: The general idea: Detailed-reading: How to do a small talk Think of a recent news story—not too serous Think of things to tell people about your studies Think of “safe”things you can ask peoples opinions about—music,sport,films,etc. Think of topics that you would avoid if you were talking to