高中英語 Module1《Small Talk》Reading and Vocabulary課件6 外研版選修6

1、 Reading and vocabularyModule 1Small TalkLook at the new words in the box.Revise the wordsabsence acquaintance anniversary apology awkward brunch cautious clerk customer fax firm fool haircut hostesshuman being interrupt mature messy motto outspoken pregnant saleswoman shortcoming tease typist a pla

2、ce of work 2. thing you say or write 3. a physical state4. people or jobs firmapology motto pregnant acquaintance clerk customer fool hostess human being saleswoman typistFind words for:5. personal characteristics/appearance awkward cautious mature messy outspokenbrunch6. mealBrainstormGroups work:T

3、alk about the wrong kinds of small talkyou have experienced.Work in pairs. Youre 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. What did Esther often do when she spoke to others?2. What do you think are

4、 “the basic rules of social communication”?She put her foot in it( she said something embarrassing).To be polite and not to embarrass peopleBecause she didnt want to say her age. She said she wasnt pregnant. 3. Why did the customer look awkward when she was asked how old she was?4. How did the typis

5、t contradict Esther?5. What was wrong about Esthers advice to the salesman?Her advice was very insensitive as she told him that his wife was a fool and no one liked her.She wanted to know how much it cost.6. What did Esther think of the clerks haircut?He thought the office would be quieter without h

6、im.She thought he was ugly.8. What did Esther think of her old school friends husband?7. Why did the young man think the company gave him a new job miles away?put my foot in ithave a complete absence of small talkas a consequenceIt is no coincidence that-on another occasionbe cautious aboutRead agai

7、n and pay attention to thesePhrases. be modest about discourage you from doing sthon the anniversary of their graduationRead carefully and find:Id rather not say.one way of replying to questions which you dont wish to answer Small talkThings you can sayThings you should not sayNice to meet you. How

8、old are you? Nice haircut. How much did your haircut cost?Id like you to meet my husband.Pair work:Introduce to each other Esthers two wrong kinds of small talk. (follow the model)Esther Greenbaum was a saleswoman. Unfortunately she was not very cautious about what she said.Once she met an important

9、 customerAnother timeFrom all this we can see Esther was really an outspoken person, which made other people annoyed.practiceTranslate the following sentences.1. Her motto was “ Every time I open my mouth, I put my foot in it”.她的她的“座右銘座右銘”是是“每當(dāng)我張口，就每當(dāng)我張口，就會講錯話會講錯話”。2. It was no coincidence either th

10、at she wasnt a very good saleswoman.她成不了一位優(yōu)秀的推銷員也就不是巧她成不了一位優(yōu)秀的推銷員也就不是巧合了。合了。3. On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “ Hey! Whens your baby due?” 還有一次，埃斯特打趣一位打字員說還有一次，埃斯特打趣一位打字員說“嗨！你什么時(shí)候生寶寶啊嗨！你什么時(shí)候生寶寶啊”。4. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorc

11、e and was very depressed.和她在同一家公司做推銷員的一位熟和她在同一家公司做推銷員的一位熟人正陷入離婚窘境，他為此非常沮喪。人正陷入離婚窘境，他為此非常沮喪。Language points of the textAs a consequence, she made systematic mistakes every time she opened her mouth.非常點(diǎn)撥非常點(diǎn)撥be ready to take / suffer/bear the consequences of ones actions準(zhǔn)備承擔(dān)自己行動的后果準(zhǔn)備承擔(dān)自己行動的后果have far-r

12、eaching consequences for the countrys economy對對產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響in consequence of 由于，因而由于，因而in consequence因此，由此因此，由此as a consequence因此，結(jié)果因此，結(jié)果詞匯擴(kuò)展詞匯擴(kuò)展： adj consequent(on/upon sth) 由由引起的，隨之發(fā)生的引起的，隨之發(fā)生的 the rise in prices consequent on the failure of the crops 由于農(nóng)作物歉收而引起的物價(jià)上漲由于農(nóng)作物歉收而引起的物價(jià)上漲 adv consequen

13、tly=as a result/ therefore 所以，因而所以，因而 My car broke down and consequently I was late.翻譯句子：翻譯句子：1）She was found guilty and lost her job in consequence of it.她被判有罪，因而失去了工作。她被判有罪，因而失去了工作。2）對你重要嗎？）對你重要嗎？Is it of any consequence to you?由于在醫(yī)院的緣故，謝莉決定當(dāng)一由于在醫(yī)院的緣故，謝莉決定當(dāng)一名護(hù)士。名護(hù)士。 3）As a consequence of being in

14、hospital, Shelly decided that she wanted to become a nurse.2. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed.c 相識而非密友，泛泛之交相識而非密友，泛泛之交He has a wide circle of acquaintances. 他交友甚廣。他交友甚廣。Shes an old acquaintance. 她是個老相識（我早就認(rèn)識她）。她是個老相識（我早就

15、認(rèn)識她）。u 對對略微的了解略微的了解(with)He has little with the Japanese language.他不太懂日語。他不太懂日語。The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.導(dǎo)游懂得一點(diǎn)意大利語。導(dǎo)游懂得一點(diǎn)意大利語。固定短語固定短語：have a passing/nodding with sth 與與有點(diǎn)頭之交有點(diǎn)頭之交make sbs acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 結(jié)識某人結(jié)識某人; 與某人相見與某人相見on (further) acquaintance 認(rèn)識了一

16、段（較長）時(shí)間以後認(rèn)識了一段（較長）時(shí)間以後詞匯擴(kuò)展：詞匯擴(kuò)展：1) acquaint v使熟知使熟知, 通知通知 sb/oneself with sth =make sb/oneself familiar with or aware of sth 使某人使某人自己自己熟悉或了解某事物熟悉或了解某事物2). acquainted adj. 有知識的有知識的, 知曉的知曉的 with sth familiar with sth 對某事物熟悉對某事物熟悉 (with sb) 對某人認(rèn)識的對某人認(rèn)識的The lawyer acquainted himself with the details of

17、his clients business affairs. 那位律師了解委托人生意上的詳情那位律師了解委托人生意上的詳情.Are you acquainted with the works of Shakespeare? 你對莎士比亞的作品熟悉嗎你對莎士比亞的作品熟悉嗎? 1）I have some acquaintance with the Russian. 我懂一點(diǎn)兒俄語。我懂一點(diǎn)兒俄語。2）You will soon become fully acquainted with the procedures. 你很快就會對這些程序完全熟悉了。你很快就會對這些程序完全熟悉了。翻譯句子：翻譯句子

18、：3）Please acquaint me with the facts of the case. 4）I made his acquaintance at a party. 請把這事的情況告訴我。請把這事的情況告訴我。我是在一個聚會上認(rèn)識他的。我是在一個聚會上認(rèn)識他的。 1. lack v. 缺乏缺乏, 缺少缺少 lack. = lack for. 缺乏缺乏缺少缺少. e.g. She lacks the experience e.g. You are so rich that you lack for nothing. n. 欠缺欠缺, 不足不足 lack of = a lack of.

19、缺缺 e.g. lack of rest = a lack of rest for lack of 因?yàn)槿鄙僖驗(yàn)槿鄙賓.g. He has to beg for lack of money. (for a lack of money) no lack of . 充足充足 e.g. We have no lack of water here. 2. advance adj. 預(yù)先的預(yù)先的, 在前的在前的e.g. Advance warning 預(yù)先警報(bào)預(yù)先警報(bào) a advance ticket 預(yù)售票預(yù)售票 advance n. 提前提前 in advance 事先事先, 提前提前 in adv

20、ance of 在在前面前面, 超過超過 advance v. 行進(jìn)行進(jìn), 推進(jìn)推進(jìn)e.g. Our soldiers is advancing toward the enemy base.* advanced adj. 高級的高級的. 先進(jìn)的先進(jìn)的e.g. An advanced country. Advanced ideas The advanced English 高級英語高級英語 3. think of 想想, 回憶起回憶起 e.g. I think hard but I think of nothing. think of 認(rèn)為認(rèn)為, 認(rèn)定認(rèn)定 think of sb. as 把某人

21、看作把某人看作 e.g. I think of him as a hardworking guy. think of 評價(jià)評價(jià), 考慮考慮e.g. What do you think of it ? think highly/much of 高度評介高度評介很看重很看重 think nothing/ little of 認(rèn)為認(rèn)為沒什么沒什么,不重視不重視 think about 思考思考. think over 反復(fù)思考反復(fù)思考, 熟慮熟慮 think out 想出想出 4. 環(huán)顧四周環(huán)顧四周 照看照顧照看照顧 回頭看回頭看, 回顧回顧 尊敬尊敬 鄙視鄙視 調(diào)查調(diào)查(案件案件) 小心小心,提防

22、提防 瀏覽瀏覽(書書) 查閱查閱(字典字典) 期待做某事期待做某事 尋找尋找 look around/about look after look back look up to look down on/upn look into the case look out for sth. look through bookslook up .in the dictionary look forward to doing look for4. In addition , = in addition to . It was a cold windy day. In addition , we lack

23、ed the money to buy the ticket. It was a cold windy day. In addition to that , we lacked the money to buy the ticket except besides= in addition, = in addition to except for = with the exception of. 5. apply for the job/position 申請申請. apply to sb./the company 向向申請申請 apply to sb for sth. 向某人申請向某人申請 a

24、pply oneself to doing sth. 專心致志于專心致志于.e.g. Dont apply yourself to playing computer games6. in favour/ support of. 支持支持 do sb. a favour =do a favour for sb. 幫某人忙幫某人忙 do good to sb. 對某人有好處對某人有好處 do harm to sb. 對某人有危害對某人有危害 do damage to. 對對造成破壞造成破壞 do wrong to sb. 對某人不公平對某人不公平, 冤枉某人冤枉某人 7. Sure & Certa

25、in (確定的確定的, 必然的必然的, 可靠的可靠的)* It is sure that he has been injured. (錯錯) It is certain that. (正確正確)* certain 某些某些, 某種某種 for a certain reason 因?yàn)槟撤N原因因?yàn)槟撤N原因 for sure/ certain; 肯定地肯定地, 毫無疑問地毫無疑問地 make sure/ certain of ； 確保確保 be sure/certain to do sth. 一定會一定會 Absence 缺乏缺乏 .不存在不存在 (of) absence of/in the absence of. e.g. Absence of experience 缺經(jīng)驗(yàn)缺