外研版英语必修6 Module1 Small talk.ppt

Introduction Reading and speaking Book 6 Famous Dictionaries Macmillan English Dictionary Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Read the dictionary definitions of small talk and answer the questions Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing? Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place? Why is it a problem if someone has no small talk? What do you think is the Chinese for small talk? Activity 2 Look at the conversation topics below and answer the questions. careers sport travel weather food cars examinations film stars music politics ideal Vocabulary and reading Ex1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. The singer was really good! She _________ me a lot! He had an accident and _________ his bicycle. Don’t shout at the children. You should ________ them to do better. Make sure you _______ for your English examination. Do more homework! At the party, I __________ a boy who used to attend my school. Skimming the passage Decide what kind of book it is from. It is from a book which tells you what to do at social events. We can guess from the title “How Good Are Your Social Skills” and subtitles “Lean how to do small talk”, “Develop your listening skills” and “Learn the rules”. Scanning The general idea: This passage is about social skills. It tells us how to have a conversation and how to do small talk and when we go to a social occasion, we should pay attention to social rules in different countries. The main idea of each paragraph: Part 1 (Paras.1-2) Introduction to the body of the passage by asking questions Part 2 (Para.3) How to do small talk Part 3 (Paras.4-6) Dos and don’ts while listening Part 4 (Paras. 7-8) The social rules Fast reading Ex 2 Read the passage and decide what kind of book it is from. Choose from. Choose from this list. 1 an English teaching book A business course A bo