Module1Book6DalianYumingSeniorHighSchoolWangHaiyanSmallTalk

WarmingUp

1.Whicharethesafetopicsforasmalltalk?2.InEnglishspeakingcountries,whattopicsmightbeoffensiveandshouldbeavoidedforasmalltalk?

presentation

ReadingandVocabularyYouregoingtoreadastoryaboutasaleswoman.Discusswhatkindofsmalltalkyouneedasasalesperson.

Let’sreadthepassage!

HowmanypeopledidEsthermeetandwhowerethey?2.WhattopicsdidEstherchoosetohaveasmalltalk?Questionswhilereading:

acustomeratypistasalesmanaclerkawriterayoungmanahostessageweightdivorcehaircut’scostnewbookhe’swritingnewjobschooldate/husband

Let’sdosomereadingcomprehension!

2.Whatdoyouthinkarethebasicrulesofsocialcommunication?1.WhatdidEstheroftendowhenshespoketoothers?Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.

3.Whydidthecustomerlookawkwardwhenshewasaskedhowoldshewas?

4.HowdidthetypistcontradictEsther?5.WhatwaswrongaboutEsthersadvicetothesalesman?

6.WhatdidEstherthinkoftheclerkshaircut?7.Whydidtheyoungmanthinkthecompanygavehimanewjobmilesaway?

8.WhatdidEstherthinkofheroldschoolfriendshusband?9.Whatisthewritingstyleofthepassage?A.analysisandargumentB.humourandexaggerationC.contrastandcomparisonD.statingandreasoning

Let’stakeupachallenge!

GuesstheEnglishmeaningofthefollowingwordsorphrases:ChallengeLevel1depressed_______________messy_______________asaconsequence_______________cheersb.up_______________verysad/upsetdirty;notneat;;confused;complicated;unsatisfactoryasaresult/effectstopfeelingdepressed/feelingmorecheerful

ChallengeLevel2brunch_______________cautious_______________acquaintance_______________absence_______________acombinationofbreakfastandluncheateninthelatemorning