B6Module1SmallTalkReadingandvocabulary39PPT.ppt

;Look at the new words in the box.;a place of work 2. thing you say or write 3. a physical state 4. people or jobs ;5. personal characteristics/appearance ;;Work in pairs. You’re going to read a story about a sales woman. Discuss what kind of small talk you need as a statesperson.;Read the passage and answer the questions.;Because she didn’t want to say her age. ;5. What was wrong about Esther’s advice to the salesman?;;;;Read carefully and find:; ;Pair work: Introduce to your partner Esther’s two wrong kinds of small talk. (follow the model);Another time…;Practice ;Translate the following sentences.;3. On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “ Hey! When’s your baby due?” ;Language points of the text;As a consequence, she made systematic mistakes every time she opened her mouth.;have far-reaching consequences for the country’s economy 对…产生深远的影响 in consequence of 由于，因而 in consequence 因此，由此 as a consequence 因此，结果;词汇扩展： ① adj. consequent (on/upon sth) 由……引起的，随之发生的 the rise in prices consequent on the failure of the crops 由于农作物歉收而引起的物价上涨 ② adv. consequently=as a result/ therefore 所以，因而 My car broke down and consequently I was late.;翻译句子： She was found guilty and lost her job in consequence of it.;由于在医院的缘故，谢莉决定当一名护士。 ;2. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed.;un 对……略微的了解(with) He has little ~ with the Japanese language. 他不太懂日语。 The guide has some acquaintance with Italian. 导游懂得一点意大利语。;固定短语： have a passing/nodding ~ with sth 与…有点头之交 make sb’s acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 结识某人; 与某人相见 on (further) acquaintance 认识了一段（较长）时间以後;词汇扩展： 1) acquaint v. 使熟知, 通知 ~ sb/oneself with sth =make sb/oneself familiar with or aware of sth 使某人[自己]熟悉或了解某事物;The lawyer acquainted himself with the details of his client’s business affairs. 那位律师了解委托人生意上的详情。 Are you acquainted with the works of Shakespeare? 你对莎士比亚的作品熟悉吗? ;I have