外研版选修6Module 1 Small Talk Reading and Vocabulary名师课件(共26张PPT)

(共26张PPT)
Module 1 Book 6
Small Talk
Warming Up
1. Which are the safe topics for a small talk
2. In English speaking countries, what topics
might be offensive and should be avoided
for a small talk
presentation
Reading and Vocabulary
You're going to read a story about a saleswoman.
Discuss what kind of small talk you need as a
salesperson.
Let’s read the passage!
How many people did Esther
meet and who were they
2. What topics did Esther choose
to have a small talk
Questions while reading:
a customer
a typist
a salesman
a clerk
a writer
a young man
a hostess
age
weight
divorce
haircut’s cost
new book he’s writing
new job
school date/ husband
Let’s do some reading comprehension!
2. What do you think are "the basic rules of social communication"
1. What did Esther often do when she spoke to others
Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. Why did the customer look awkward when she was asked how old she was
4. How did the typist contradict Esther
5. What was wrong about Esther's advice to the salesman
6. What did Esther think of the clerk's haircut
7. Why did the young man think the company gave him a new job miles away
8. What did Esther think of her old school friend's husband
9. What is the writing style of the passage
A. analysis and argument
B. humour and exaggeration
C. contrast and comparison
D. stating and reasoning
Let’s take up a challenge!
Guess the English meaning of the following words or phrases:
Challenge Level 1
depressed _______________
messy _______________
as a consequence _______________
cheer sb. up _______________
very sad / upset
dirty; not neat; ;confused;
complicated; unsatisfactory
as a result / effect
stop feeling depressed /
feeling more cheerful
Challenge Level 2
brunch _______________
cautious _______________
acquaintance_______________
absence_______________
a combination of breakfast and lunch
eaten in the late morning
very careful
someone you have met and
know slightly, but not well
sth. / sb. is not there /
does not exist /
is not present
Challenge Level 3
awkward _______________
tease _______________
pregnant _______________
put one’s foot in one’s mouth
_______________
embarrassing / embarrassed; difficult to deal with
laugh at / make jokes about /
play tricks on sb. so as to
embarrass, annoy or upset them
having a baby / babies developing
in her body
say sth. embarrassing
Let’s have a try!
Try to change the words into the form required.
depressed adj. → ____________ n.
modest adj. → ____________ n.
cautious adj. → ____________ n.
messy adj. → _____________ n.
absence n. → __________ adj.
depression
modesty
caution
mess
absent
apology n. → _____________ v.
interrupt v. → __________ n.
peace n. → ____________ adj.
typist n. → ___________ v.
→ ___________ n. (打字机)
apologise / apologize
type
typewriter
peaceful
interruption
Let’s learn and share the vocabulary!
_______________ n. 女推销员
_______________ n.& adj 公司 & 坚定的
_______________ n. 传真
_______________ adj. 直言不讳地 坦率的
_______________ n. 座右铭
_______________ n. 缺点 短处
Check the Word List
saleswoman
firm
fax
outspoken
motto
shortcoming
_______________n. 缺乏;不存在_______________ adj. 非偶然的; 经常的
_______________ n. 巧合
_______________ n. 顾客; 客户
______________ adj. 尴尬的
_______________ v. 戏弄; 嘲弄
Check the Word List
awkward
customer
coincidence
systematic
absence
tease
_______________ n. 打字员
_______________ adj. 怀孕的
_______________ n. 道歉; 致歉
_______________ v. 道歉
______________adj. 谨慎的; 慎重的;小心的
_______________ n. 熟人
Check the Word List
typist
pregnant
apology
apologise / apologize
cautious
acquaintance
_______________ adj.棘手的; 难办的
_______________ n. 离婚; 离异
_______________ n. 职员; 办事员
_______________ n. 发型; 发式
_______________ adv. 不管怎么说;
无论如何
Check the Word List
messy
divorce
clerk
haircut
anyhow
_______________ adj.谦虚的; 谦逊的
_______________ n. 早午餐
_______________ n. 周年纪念日
_______________ n. 女主人
_______________ v. 打断
Check the Word List
modest
brunch
anniversary
hostess
interrupt
Homework
Group presentation for a small talk at a particular social event or occasion.
(3 minutes for each group)