课件35张PPT。Module 1 Small TalkIntroductionWhat is small talk?The Features of Small Talkfeaturesinformal light unimportant
polite friendly ordinaryPlace it happensparty restaurant
park bus stop In which photo do you think they are making small talk?Serious or small talk?
1. Now many people are holding a meeting.
Tom is announcing something important.
2. Tom and Mary are having a drink and talking something in a restaurant. serious small talk 3. Mother is telling an interesting story.
4. The speaker is making a speech. serious small talk重点词汇1. Small talk 聊天, 闲谈
聊天在我们日常生活中非常重要。
big talk大话 back talk 顶嘴 an empty talk 空谈Small talk is very important in our daily life.2.Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place?
哪些定义提到了聊天可能发生的地方?
本句是一复合句。关系副词where引导了定语从句,修饰先行词places。此外,还要注意refer的用法。refer:
1)vi. 提到;谈到;涉及
①The speaker referred to his past experiences.
演讲者谈到了他过去的经历。2)vi. 参照;查阅,查看
①Please refer to the last page of the book for answers.
欲知答案,请查阅此书的最后一页。
②The speaker often referred to his notes.
演讲者经常看他的演讲稿。
3)vt. 提交……处理
The Local Court has referred the whole case to the High Court. 地方法院已将整个案件提交高级法院审理。
知识拓展
reference n. 提到;论及;参考
reference book 参考书
in reference to 关于
refer to...as 把……看作注意:
1)refer to中,to是介词,后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,不可接不定式。高考链接
Although the teacher did not mention any names, everybody knew who he was________.
A.attending to
B.turning to
C.referring to
D.talking to
解析:attend to“处理;照料,关怀”;turn to“转向;求助于”;refer to“指……而言,指的是……”;talk to“与……谈话”,根据句意可知C项正确。
答案:C
3.serious adj.
1)认真的,严肃的
After a few jokes, his speech became serious.
几个笑话之后,他的讲话变得严肃起来。
2)严重的
The storm did serious damage to the village.
风暴给这个村庄带来了严重损失。
知识拓展
be serious of/about... 对……严肃/认真
seriously adv. 严肃/严重/认真地
take...seriously 认真/严肃对待……
You must take your studies seriously.
你必须严肃对待你的学习。
即学即用
Are you serious________it?
A.of B.about
C.with D.A or B2He began to take political science______ only when he left school.
A. strictly B. truly C. carefully D. seriouslyCultural corner1. what’s the fun_ction of small talk?
2. How does the AAA model work?Read the passage quickly and answer:To establish a relationship between
strangers.The speakers answer the question,
add a piece of information, and then
ask a question.
3. What does the AAA stand for?
4. When does the AAA model work?AAA= answer, add and ask.When two people don’t know each other very well, or don’t know each other at all, they can use AAA model.True (T) or False (F).
1. Small talk plays a great role in
Englishmen’s daily life.
2. People often make friends by making
small talk.
3. Two strangers make small talk because
they want to break the silence.
4. In small talk, one person usually doesn’t
ask the other person which city he lives in.TFTFUseful expressions In The AAAIt is estimated that…
establish a relationship
avoid (doing) sth
an embarrassing silence
in this way
social technique
have something in common
at last据估计……
建立关系
避免(做)某事
尴尬的沉默
用这种方法
社交技巧
有共同点
最后Work in pairs. Make a conversation with your partner, using the AAA model.1. It is estimated that 80% of all conversation in English is small talk.据估计80% 的英语会话是聊天。
It is estimated that…据估计……
it为形式主语, 真正的主语是that引导的从句Language points e.g. It is estimated that the project will cost 2,000 dollars. 据估计这项工程将耗资2000美元。类似的结构还有:
It is said that… 据说……
It is known that… 众所周知……
It is thought that… 人们认为……
It is believed that… 人们相信……
It is hoped that… 人们希望……
It is reported that… 据报道……
It is suggested that… 人们建议……1. 人们希望中国队赢得这场比赛。
It is hoped that the Chinese team will win the game.
2. 人们建议召开会议来讨论这些问题。
It is suggested that a meeting should be held to discuss the problems.
3. 人们相信这项发明将造福于人类。
It is believed that the invention will benefit the world.2. Imagine a situation where two strangers are talking to each other after someone they both know has left the room. 设想一下两个陌生人都认识的人离开房间之后他们互相交谈的情景。where引导的定语从句, situation是先行词.
situation, case, point, internet, stage等表示抽象地点的词作先行词时, 如果定语从句不缺少主要成分, 一般要用关系词where来引导。e.g. 1. He has got himself into a dangerous situation where he is likely to lose control over the plane. 他陷入一个危险的境地,飞机有可能失去控制。2. I can think of many cases where students knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay. 我能说出许多例子, (在这些例子中)学生掌握了很多英语词汇和短语, 却写不出好文章。3. The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk correctly and safely. 治疗要一直坚持到病人能够正常且安全地行走为止。1. It’s ________ that there are only 1,000 blue whales left.
据估计,全世界只剩下1,000头蓝鲸。
2. To survive in the society, you have to ________ a good relationship between people.
要想在社会上生存,你必须建立良好的人际关系。
3. The ________ ___ water is H2O.
水分子式是H2O。establish formula forestimated练习坊4. I can’t ________ that he comes here just for the _________ of getting his money back.
我不敢想象他来这里的目的仅仅是取回他的钱。
5. All they want to avoid is the
____________ __________.
他们想回避的是那令人尴尬的气氛。
6. __ _____ the ally landed on the Omaha Beach _______________.
终于, 盟军成功地在奥马哈海滩登陆了。embarrassingatmosphereAt lastsuccessfullypurpose imagine