外研版选修6 Module1Small Talk Reading and Listening课件(26张ppt)

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Module1
Small Talk
Read and match the conversations
with the places.
at a summer school
during a job interview
on a boat
Reading and listening
1. A: Wonderful, aren’t they
B: Er… I’m sorry
A: The cliffs.
B: Oh, yes, they are.
A: Been here before
B: Pardon
On a boat
2. A: So… you wrote in your
application form that you
are interested in mountains.
B: Yes.
A: Have you ever climbed a
mountain
B: No.
A: Have you ever read any books
about mountain-climbing
B: No.
During a job interview
3. A: Where did you arrive
B: Yesterday.
A: Nice journey
B: Very nice.
A: Did the immigration people ask to see your visa
B: I didn’t need to get a visa.
A: Really Why not B: Because I was born here.
A: Oh yes, of course!
At a summer school
Answer the questions about the above conversations.
Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other
Give reasons for your answers.
No, they aren’t. In Conversation 1 “Been here before ” indicates they are strangers.
The second conversation is an interview between strangers.
In the third conversation Speaker A obviously knows something about Speaker B ,but probably doesn’t know him.
2. Which of the conversations
would you call small talk
conversation 1 and possibly conversation 3
3. What do you think about the
answers in the interview
The answers are too short and impolite.
Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions.
1. Do the people both speak English as a first language
No, they don’t.
2. Why did the woman have problems understanding what the man was saying
3. How did the man help her to understand him better
She needed to get used to his voice.
He spoke slowly and repeated things.
Sorry, I couldn’t ______.
A. hear what you said.
B. understand what you said.
Listen again and choose the correct endings to the Lines from the conversation.
2. I didn’t _______.
A. like what you said.
B. catch what you said.
3. Could you ______
A. repeat what you said.
B. explain what you said.
4. You needn’t have ______.
A. spoken to me
B. spoken so slowly.
5. I just needed a few seconds _____.
A. to get used to your voice.
B. to understand your voice.
Work in pairs
1. Decide who the two speakers may
be in Conversation1 and
Conversation 2 and 3
In Conversation 1:
Travel guide and tourist
In Conversation 2 :
interviewer and job applicant
In conversation 3 :
teacher and student
2. Continue the two conversation
and complete them.
Open answers
Additional activity
1. Guess who the two speakers are
2. Complete the following
conversations.
A: So how was your holiday
B: Absolutely wonderful.
A: Really Where did you go
B: …
The answer to question 1: between two friends
Question 2: Open answer
2. A: Can I help you , sir
B: I hope you can. It’s about the
holiday in Tuscany I booked
here.
A: Was there a problem, sir
B: There certainly was. In fact
there were lots of problems…
The answer to the first question: agent and tourist
Question 2: open answer
A: So how was your holiday
B: Absolutely wonderful.
A: Really Where did you go
B: Oh, we flew to Florence and stayed in a villa in Tuscany.
A: Very nice.
Model answer to Conversation 1
B: It was great. There was a pool, a restaurant in the village. the countryside is beautiful.
A: Sounds like a dream. Do you want another drink
A: Can I help you, sir
B: I hope you can. It’s about the
holiday in Tuscany I booked
here A: Was there a problem, sir
Model answer to Conversation 2
B: There certainly was. In fact there were lots of problems. Firstly, it wasn’t a villa as it said in the book, but a small house in the town. There was no pool. The nearest restaurant was ten kilometers away, and there was a huge factory next door!组卷网
A: Oh dear. Now Let’s see, which
villa was it…