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What are they doing？ Do you know small talk? 1. Which of the ideas in the reading passage do you think are useful in your society? 2 .Are there any conversation techniques that you think you will use in the future? 3. Which of the listening skills are you good at? 4 .Which of the social skills do you need to improve? 5. What are some of the usual small talk topics in China? * Introduction vocabulary and reading Warm up Serious talk ? Small talk ? 闲谈,聊天 small talk： informal conversation about things that are not important Macmillan English Dictionary What is small talk? Can you find the definitions in the dictionaries? 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”? The Longman definition The Collins Oxford definition They find it difficult to make new friends. 闲谈，聊天 small talk And more… informal light relaxing friendly ordinary polite unimportant features of small talk? If you talk about these topics, is the conversation serious or small talk ? Topics: small talk serious talk Discussion careers cars examinations film stars food music politics sport travel weather Discussion: Do you think “Small Talk”