2015-2016高中英语 Module1 Reading and listening课件 外研版选修6.pptVIP

* Read and match the conversation with the places. at a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boat A: Wonderful, aren’t they? B: Er…I’m sorry? A: The cliffs. B: Oh, yes, they are. A: Been here before? B: Pardon? A: So…you wrote in your application form that you’re interested in mountains. B: Yes. A: Have you ever climbed a mountain? B: No. A: Have you ever read any books about mountain-climbing? B: No. at a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boat at a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boat A: When did you arrive? B: Yesterday. A: Nice journey? B: Very nice. A: Did the immigration people ask to see your visa? B: I didn’t need to get a visa. A: Really? Why not? B: Because I was born here. A: Oh yes, of course! Answer the questions about the conversations. 1. Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other? Give reasons for your answers. No, they aren’t. In Conversation 1 “Been here before?” indicates they are strangers. The second is an interview between strangers. In the third conversation Speaker A obviously knows something about Speaker B(last utterance), but probably doesn’t know him. 2. Which of the conversations would you call small talk? 3. What do you think about the answers in the interview? A. The answers show that the interviewee is interested in the job. B. The answers are too short. C. The answers are impolite. Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions. Do the people both speak English as a first language? No, they don’t. Why did the woman have problems understanding what the man was saying? She needed to get used to his voice. How did the man help her to understand him better? He spoke slowly and repeated things. M: Wonderful, aren’t they? F: Er…I’m sorry? M: The cliffs. F: Oh, yes, they are. M: Been here before? F: Pardon? M: I said: Have you been to England before? F: Sorry, I couldn’t hear what you sa