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全优中高考网 单击此处编辑母版标题样式 全优中高考网 MODULE 1 SMALL TALK w w Is the small talk successful only if the speakers follow the AAA model? Watch a video and think of the reason why the man felt embarrassed! Do you have any wrong kinds of small talk? Work in pairs and share with each other. Brainstorm Discussion: Suppose you are a salesperson, what kind of small talk do you need? Reading Page8 The Wrong Kind of Small Talk What is your first impression of Esther? Do you like her? outspoken She said the first thing to come into her head . She didn’t think about what she said. not cautious about other people’s feelings… be cautious about =care about She had a complete absence of small talk. 1 What did Esther often do when she spoke to others? She put her foot in the mouth. (She said something embarrassing). 2 What do you think are “the basic rules of social communication”? To be polite and not to embarrass people. 3 Why did the customer look awkward when she was asked how old she was? Because she didn’t want to say her age. w w 4 How did the typist contradict Esther? She said she wasn’t pregnant. 5 What was wrong about Esther’s advice to the salesman? Her advice was very insensitive as she told him that his wife was a fool and that no one liked her. 6 What did Esther think of the clerk’s haircut? She wanted to know how much it cost. 7 Why did the young man think the company gave him a new job miles away? He thought the office would be quieter without him. 8 What did Esther think of her old school friend’s husband? She thought he was ugly. 1 three things you can say when you make small talk Nice to meet you. /Nice haircut./ I’d like you to meet my husband. 2 two things you should not say How old are you?/How much did your haircut cost? 3 one way of replying to questions which you don’t wish to answer I’d rather not say. Find the following in the passage. Discuss the questions and give reasons for your answers: Is small talk important in your society? Is it a