外研版英語(yǔ)選修六Module1課文

外研版英語(yǔ)選修六Module1課文外研版英語(yǔ)選修六Module1課文外研版英語(yǔ)選修六Module1課文資料僅供參考文件編號(hào)：2022年4月外研版英語(yǔ)選修六Module1課文版本號(hào)：A修改號(hào)：1頁(yè)次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：外研版英語(yǔ)選修六課文Module1Module1SmallTalkIntroductionReadthedictionarydefinitionsofsmalltalkandanswerthequestions.WhichdefinitionsmakesmalltalksoundlikeapositivethingWhichdefinitionsrefertoplaceswheresmalltalkmighttakeplaceWhyisitaproblemifsomeonehasnosmalltalkWhatdoyouthinkistheChinesefor"smalltalk"smalltalkinformalconversationaboutthingsthatarenotimportantMacmillanEnglishDictionarysmalltalklightconversationthatpeoplemakeatsocialoccasionsaboutunimportantthings:Westoodaroundmakingsmalltalk.CollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionarysmalltalkpolitefriendlyconversationaboutunimportantsubjectsLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishsmalltalkconversationaboutordinaryorunimportantmatters,usuallyatasocialevent:Hehasnosmalltalk(i.e.heisnotgoodattalkingtopeopleaboutordinaryorunimportantthings).OxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionaryLookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.careers;cars;examinations;filmstars;music;politics;sport;travel;weather;foodIfyoutalkaboutthesetopics,istheconversationseriousorsmalltalkWhichofthetopicsdoyouliketalkingaboutwithyourfriendsWhichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourparentsWhichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourteacherWhichofthemdoyounevertalkabout?VocabularyandReadingCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.damage;encourage;impress;prepare;recogniseThesingerwasreallygood!Shemealot!Hehadanaccidentandhisbicycle.Don'tshoutatthechildren.Youshouldthemtodobetter.MakesureyouforyourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!Attheparty,Iaboywhousedtoattendmyschool.Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefromthislist.Thetextisfrom____.

abooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexamination

abusinesscourse

anEnglishteachingbook

abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialeventsHowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?HaveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecogniseWouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidentlytoeveryguest

Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'tknow

Andareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry

Don'tworry—wecanhelpyou!Youneedn'tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.LearnhowtodosmalltalkSmalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.Forexample:thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e.g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstarthinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudiesthinkof"safe"thingsyoucanaskpeople'sopinionsabout—music,sport,films,etc.thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!Thatway,youdon'tdamageyourconfidence!DevelopyourlisteningskillsListeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon'timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener:Do...showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouragingnoisesandgestures—smiling,nodding,saying"uh-huh"and"OK",etc.keepgoodeyecontactusepositivebodylanguageaskformoreinformationtoshowyourinterestDon't...lookatyourwatchyawnsighlookawayfromthepersonwho'stalkingtoyouchangethesubjectfinishotherpeople'ssentencesforthemAlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinisterinthenineteenthcentury:"Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!"LearntherulesIfyougotoasocialoccasioninanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarriveontimeataparty;inothercountries,youdon'tneedto.Inaddition,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay,andwhenyouhavetoleave.Somehostsexpectflowersorasmallgift,butinotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn'tifyoudon'twantto.Rememberalsothatinsomecountries,youmustn'ttakeflowersofacertaincolour,becausethey'reunlucky.Inmostplaces,youdon'thavetotakeagifttoaparty—butfindoutfirst!Answerthequestions.Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey'regoingtosayatpartiesWhatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuchDescribetwothingsyoushouldn'tdoinaconversation.WhyisitagoodideatonodandsmilewhentheotherpersonistalkingWhatdoesthequotationfromBenjaminDisraelitellyouaboutpeople?Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.sigh;yawn;nod;avoid;lack;smileWhenImeetstrangers,Idon'tliketotalkaboutmyself,soIansweringpersonalquestions.Thereareveryfewforeignvisitorstomytown,sowetheopportunitytomeetpeoplefromothercountries.Isaidthatwedon'thaveenoughopportunitytospeakEnglishandhehisheadinagreement.IthinkthemanIspoketowastired—healot.HelookedverysadwhenIaskedhimabouthishome.Hewhenheansweredme.IfeltverywelcomewhenIarrivedattheparty.Thehostatmeandshookmyhand.Lookatthephrasesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.Ifyoucantalkconfidently,doesthismeanthatyouareworriedabouttalkingtopeople

Whatkindofadvanceplanningcouldyoudobeforegoingtoapartyinaforeigncountry

Canyougiveanexampleofalow-riskconversationopenerifyouweretalkingtoafriendofyourparents',forexample

Whatencouragingnoisesandgesturescanyoumakewhenyou'rehavingaconversationinChinese

Whatisanexampleofpositivebodylanguage

Aresocialrulesthesameineverycountry?

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.WhichoftheideasinthereadingpassagedoyouthinkareusefulinyoursocietyArethereanyconversationtechniquesthatyouthinkyouwilluseinthefuture

WhichofthelisteningskillsareyougoodatWhichofthesocialskillsdoyouneedtoimproveWhataresomeoftheusualsmalltalktopicsinChina?FunctionReadthepairsofsentencesandanswerthequestions.Youmustarriveontimeataparty.

Youhavetoarriveontimeataparty.Youmustn'ttakeyellowflowersforthehost.

Youdon'thavetotakeyellowflowersforthehost.Youdon'thavetotakeagift.

Youdon'tneedtotakeagift.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefirstpairofsentences?

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisasuggestion.

Theybothindicateanobligation.

Theyareonlysuggestionsaboutwhattodo.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesecondpairofsentences?

Thefirstoneindicatesthatsomethingisagainstthelaw.

Theymeanthesamething.

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneindicatesalackofobligation.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthethirdpairofsentences?

Thesecondoneisanobligation,thefirstoneisn't.

Theymeanthesamething.

Thefirstoneisanobligation,thesecondoneisn't.Writethreerulesforasocialeventinyourcountry.Ifyougotoasocialeventinmycountry,youhaveto____.youdon'thaveto____.youmustn't____.Lookatthetwosentencesanddecidewhichexplanationiscorrect.1.Weallknoweachother.Wedon'tneedtoworryaboutsmalltalk.Thismeans____.

itisn'tnecessarytoworryaboutit

unfortunatelyweworryaboutit2.Thepartyisinformal.Youneedn'twearatie.Thismeans____.

wemustnotwearatie

wecanwearatieifwechooseCompletethesentenceswithverbstoexpressobligationorlackofobligation.Stop!Yougiveyellowflowerstothehost!It'sunlucky!Don'tworry.Youeatanythingyoudon'tlike.I'msorry,youcan'tleave.Youwaituntiltheprizeshavebeengiven.Itakesomefoodtotheparty

Youtakeagifttothehost,butshewillbeverypleasedifyoudo.ReadingandListeningReadandmatchtheconversationswiththeplaces.Thereisoneextraplace.atasummerschool;duringajobinterview;inabusinessmeeting;onaboat1:

A:Wonderful,aren'tthey?

B:Er...I'msorry?

A:Thecliffs.

B:Oh,yes,theyare.

A:Beenherebefore?

B:Pardon?2:

A:So...youwroteinyourapplicationformthatyou'reinterestedinmountains.

B:Yes.

A:Haveyoueverclimbedamountain?

B:No.

A:Haveyoueverreadanybooksaboutmountain-climbing?

B:No.3:

A:Whendidyouarrive?

B:Yesterday.

A:Nicejourney?

B:Verynice.

A:Didtheimmigrationpeopleasktoseeyourvisa?

B:Ididn'tneedtogetavisa.

A:ReallyWhynot

B:BecauseIwasbornhere.

A:Ohyes,ofcourse!Answerthequestionsabouttheconversations.DoyouthinktheconversationsarebetweenpeoplewhoknoweachotherGivereasonsforyouranswers.WhichoftheconversationswouldyoucallsmalltalkWhatdoyouthinkabouttheanswersintheinterviewTheanswersshowthattheintervieweeisinterestedinthejob.Theanswersaretooshort.Theanswersareimpolite.Listentothewholeofthefirstconversationandanswerthequestions.DothepeoplebothspeakEnglishasafirstlanguageWhydidthewomanhaveproblemsunderstandingwhatthemanwassayingHowdidthemanhelphertounderstandhimbetter?Listenandcheck.Choosethecorrectendingstothelinesfromtheconversation.1.Sorry,Icouldn't____.

hearwhatyousaid

understandwhatyousaid2.Ididn't____.

likewhatyousaid

catchwhatyousaid3.Couldyou____

repeatwhatyousaid

explainwhatyousaid4.Youneedn'thave____.

spokentome

spokensoslowly5.Ijustneededafewseconds____.

togetusedtoyourvoice

tounderstandyourvoiceGrammarReadthesentencefromthelisteningpassageandanswerthequestions.Youneedn'thavespokensoslowly.1.Whosaidthis?

thetourist

theEnglishperson2.WhydidshesayitChooseoneofthesepossiblereasons.

Theotherpersonwasspeakingtooquickly.

Theotherpersonwasspeakingtooslowly.

Theotherpersonwasspeakingslowlyanditwasn'tnecessary.Rewritethesesentencesusingneedn'thavedone.Itwasn'tnecessaryforyoutobringsomeflowers!

Youneedn'thavebroughtsomeflowers.Thankyoufortidyingtheroom—butitwasn'tnecessary.

.Therewasnoneedforyoutobuytheboxofchocolates.

.WhydidyougotoschoolIt'sSunday!

!Thankyouforbringingthebooktoshowme,butIalreadyhaveit.

.Readthesentenceanddecidewhichendingsarepossible.Ididn'tneedtobuyagiftformyhostfamily____.soIdidn'tgetonebecauseIalreadyhadonesoIboughtonesoItookitbackandgotarefundCompletethesentencesusingdidn'tneedtoorneedn'thavedone.Example:ItwasaninformalpartysoIdidn'tneedtowear(wear)asuit.Webroughtsomefoodtothepartybuttherewastoomuch,sowe(bring)any.MyfriendspokegoodMandarinsoI(translate)thespeechforhim.Theofficehadalreadyopenedwhenwearrivedsowe(wait)outsideinthestreet.Igottothepartyat6p.m.buttherewasnoonethere,soI(arrive)soearly.Itoldthehostallaboutmyhometownandthenhetoldmehe'dbeenthere.I(tell)himanything!ReadingandWritingReadtheemail.Hi!HowareyouIhopeyouandyourfamilyarewell.Ihaveafavourtoask.Nextweek,I'mgoingtoareceptionattheChineseEmbassyhereinLondonandI'mreallylookingforwardtoit.I'mgoingtomeetsomeseniorhighschoolstudentsandtheirteachers.TheonlyproblemisthatI'mnotverygoodatsmalltalkwithpeopleIdon'tknow—I'malwaysworriedaboutsayingthewrongthingormakingpeoplefeelbored.IneedtoknowwhatIcantalkaboutwiththeChinesepeoplethatImeet.Iwonderifyouwouldbekindenoughtoanswerthesequestions.HereinEngland,therearecertainquestionsthatyoushouldn'treallyaskpeoplethatyoudon'tknow—"Howoldareyou"forexample,and"Howmuchdoyouearn"Arethereanyquestionsthatyoushouldn'taskpeopleinChinaWhatsortofthingsdoChineseteenagersliketalkingabout

Sport?Music?Films?Andwhatsortofthingsdotheyfindboring

Politics?Theweather?Lookingforwardtoyourreply.AlexWriteareply.Answerthemainquestionsandofferotheradvice.Usesomeofthefollowingsentencestostartandfinishyouremail.Verynicetohearfromyou.Thankyouforyourinterestingemail.HowareyouIt'salongtimesinceIheardfromyou.Ihopethisinformationhasbeenuseful.BestofluckattheChineseEmbassy.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyouagainsoon.ReadingandVocabularyYou'regoingtoreadastoryaboutasaleswoman.Discusswhatkindofsmalltalkyouneedasasalesperson.TheWrongKindofSmallTalkEstherGreenbaumwasasaleswomanforafirmoffaxmachinesandbusinesssupplies.Butshewasalsothemostoutspokenhumanbeingintheworld—well,WestchesterCounty,atleast.Hermottowas"EverytimeIopenmymouth,Iputmyfootinit."EstherGreenbaum'smajorshortcomingwasthatshehadacompleteabsenceofsmalltalk.No,that'snotquitetrue.Shehadsmalltalk,butitwasthewrongkind.Infact,shehadneverlearntthebasicrulesofsocialcommunication,andasaconsequence,shemadesystematicmistakeseverytimesheopenedhermouth.Itwasnocoincidenceeitherthatshewasn'taverygoodsaleswoman.Onedayduringameeting,Estherwasintroducedtoanimportantcustomer,amaturewoman."Nicetomeetyou,"shesaid."Howoldareyou"Thecustomerlookedawkward."FortyForty-five"saidEsther."Youlookmucholder.Andyourfriend...she'solderthanyou,butshelooksmuchyounger!"

Onanotheroccasion,Estherteasedatypist,"Hey!When'syourbabydue"

ThetypistwentredandcontradictedEsther."Actually,I'mnotpregnant,"shesaid."Oh,sorry,"saidEstherwithoutanyapology."Justputtingonalittleweight,huh"

Estherwasnevercautiousaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.Oneofheracquaintances,asalesmaninthefirm,wasgoingthroughaverymessydivorceandwasverydepressed.Shetriedtocheerhimup."Forgether!Shewasacompletefool.Noonelikedheranyway."Muchofthetime,Esthersaidthefirstthingtocomeintoherhead.Onedayatwork,aclerkcameintotheofficewithanewhairstyle."Nicehaircut,"saidEsther."Howmuchdiditcost"

Thewomanreplied,"I'drathernotsay."Estherreplied,"Well,anyhow,eitheryoupaidtoomuchoryoupaidtoolittle."Shemetaveryfamouswriteronce."Hey,whatacoincidence!"shesaid."You'rewritingabookandI'mreadingone!"ThetroublewithEstherwasshesaidwhatshethought,anddidn'tthinkaboutwhatshesaid.Ayoungmanwastryingtobemodestabouthisnewjobmanymilesaway."Iguessthecompanychosemesothey'dgetsomepeaceintheoffice,"hesmiled."No,Iguesstheychoseyoutodiscourageyoufromspendingyourwholecareerwithus,"Estherrepliedsweetly.Once,Estherwenttoabrunchpartytomeetsomeoldschoolfriendsontheanniversaryoftheirgraduation.Shegreetedthehostess."DoyourememberthatguyyouweredatingWhathappenedtohim"sheasked."Youknow,theuglyone."Atthatmoment,amancameupandstoodbyherfriend."Esther,I'dlikeyoutomeetmyhusband,"shesaid."Charles,thisis..."Estherinterruptedher,"Hey,soyoumarriedhim!"Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.WhatdidEstheroftendowhenshespoketoothersWhatdoyouthinkare"thebasicrulesofsocialcommunication"WhydidthecustomerlookawkwardwhenshewasaskedhowoldshewasHowdidthetypistcontradictEstherWhatwaswrongaboutEsther'sadvicetothesalesmanWhatdidEstherthinkoftheclerk'shaircutWhydidtheyoungmanthinkthecompanygavehimanewjobmilesaway

WhatdidEstherthinkofheroldschoolfriend'shusband?Readthepassageandfind:threethingsyoucansaywhenyoumakesmalltalktwothingsyoushouldnotsayonewayofreplyingtoquestionswhichyoudon'twishtoanswerThestyleofthispassageismeanttobehumourousandexaggerated.Example:Youlookmucholder.Andyourfriend,she'solderthanyou,butshelooksmuchyounger!Lookformoreexamplesofhumourandexaggerationinthepassage.Lookatthenewwordsinthebox.absence;acquaintance;anniversary;apology;awkward;brunch;cautious;clerk;customer;fax;firm;fool;haircut;hostess;humanbeing;interrupt;mature;messy;motto;outspoken;pregnant;saleswoman;shortcoming;tease;typistFindwordsfor:aplaceofwork:peopleorjobs:;;;;;;;thingsyousayorwrite:;personalcharacteristics/appearance:;;;;aphysicalstate:ameal:Note:Notallthewordsfitthesecategories.Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsinthebox.absence;acquaintance;anniversary;apology;awkward;brunch;cautious;clerk;customer;fax;firm;fool;haircut;hostess;humanbeing;interrupt;mature;messy;motto;outspoken;pregnant;saleswoman;shortcoming;tease;typistWhenisthenextimportantanniversaryinyourlife

Dopeopleeverteaseyou

Canyouthinkofapersonalmotto

Whenwasthelastapologyyouhavegivenorreceived

Whatareyoucautiousabout

Doyouknowanyonewhoisoutspoken

Discussthequestionsandgivereasonsforyouranswers.IssmalltalkimportantinyoursocietyIsitasimportantas"real"conversationDoyouthinksmalltalkismoreorlessimportantinEnglishthaninyourlanguage?ReadingPracticeLookatthetitleofthepassageandthewordsinthebox.Choosefivewordsandguesswhatthewriterusesthemtosay.argument;compliment;conversation;curious;disagreement;dull;embarrassment;factual;genuine;hospitable;lively;relationship;sensitive;secretive;silence;spy;topic;violate;wealthMakingFriendsintheUSAIntheUSA,conversationislesslivelythaninmanyothercultures,whereeveryonetalksatthesametime.Whensomeonetalks,everyoneisexpectedtolisten,nomatterhowdulltheperson'sspeakingmaybe.Ifyou'renotsurewhattotalkabout,youcanaskwhatpeopledo.We'redefinedbyourjobsandwe'reusuallyhappytotalkaboutthem,unlessyou'reaspy!SomepeoplesaythatAmericanstalkabouttheirfeelingsmorethanAsians,butaremoresecretiveaboutfactualmatters.Youcansafelyaskquestionsaboutfamilies,whereyoucomefrom,leisureinterests,aswellasthelatestmovies.We'reinterestedinpeople'sethnicbackgroundtoo.Butit'sbesttoavoidpolitics,religionandothersensitivetopics.Ahighlypersonalconversationcantakeplaceafteraveryshortperiodofknowingsomeone,butthisdoesn'tmeanthatyou'reclosefriends,ortherelationshipisverydeep.Butalotofpeopleareveryfriendlyandhospitable,andthefamousinvitation"Ifyou'reeverinMinneapolis/SanDiego/Poughkeepsie,docallbyandseeus!"isnevermadewithoutagenuinedesiretomeetagain.ButwhilefewAmericanswillworryaboutthequestionsyoumayask,particularlyifyouclearlyshowyou'reawareofculturaldifferences,theymayhesitatebeforetheyaskyousimilarquestions.Infact,it'sasignthattheydon'twishtoviolateyourprivatelife.So,manyAmericanswilltalkaboutsafetopicsbecausetheydon'tdaretobetoocuriousorpersonal,butwillhappilytalkaboutmoreprivatemattersifyoutakethelead.Generallywedislikearguments,andweavoidtopicswhichleadtodisagreement.It'seasytoreturntodiscussingtheweather:"DoyouliketheUSAHowdoyouliketheweather"ormakingcompliments:"Whatlovelyflowersandwhatabeautifulvase!""That'safabulousdressyou'rewearing."Youshouldacceptcomplimentsgraciouslyandsay"Thankyou!"Thereareacoupleofdangeroustopicsofconversation:ageandmoney.Ageisnottreatedassomethingveryspecial,unlesssomeoneisveryold:"Isn'tshewonderfulforherage!"andtherearenospecialrulesorsignsofextrarespectforelderlypeople.Anyway,Americansalwayswanttolookyoungerthantheyreallyare,sodon'texpectanaccuratereply!Incomeisaveryprivatematter,andyou'ddowelltoavoidaskinghowmuchpeopleearn,althoughsomepeoplemaynotonlybeopenaboutit,butshowofftheirwealth.Wedon'taskhowmuchthingscost,either.Butwhatwedon'tlikeissilence,andalmostanythingisbetterthantheembarrassmentofaquietpartyandsilentguests.Readtheadviceonsmalltalk.Isittrueforyou?Youcanaskaboutfamilies,whatpeopledoandlike,etc.It'sOKtotalkaboutreligionandpolitics.Youshouldn'ttalkaboutyourfeelings.Don'taskpersonalquestions.Makesureyoudon'ttalkabouttheweatherorgivecompliments.Youcantalkaboutpeople'sageandtheirincome.Choosethecorrectanswers.1.Whenadullpersontalks,youshould____.

not