外研版英语选修六 Module 1 Small Talk Reading and vocabulary 课件(共42张PPT)

课件42张PPT。外研版
高二年级(选修6)
Module 1Module 1
Small Talk Reading and vocabularyTo practice reading and speaking skills
by reading the passage “The Wrong
Kind of Small Talk”Learning ObjectivesLook at the new words in the box.absence acquaintance anniversary
apology awkward brunch cautious clerk customer fax firm fool haircut hostess human being interrupt mature messy motto outspoken pregnant saleswoman shortcoming tease typist1. a place of work
2. people or jobs
3. thing you say or writeFind words for:firmacquaintance clerk customer fool hostess human being saleswoman typistapology motto 4. personal characteristics/appearance awkward cautious mature messy outspokenbrunch6. meal5. a physical statepregnant Talk about wrong kinds of small talk you have experienced.Pre-readingWork in pairs. You’re going to read a story about a sales woman. Discuss what kind of small talk you need as a statesperson.Pair workScan the passage and answer the questions.What did Esther often do when she spoke to others?She put her foot in it (she said
something embarrassing).To be polite and not to embarrass people.2. What do you think are “the basic rules
of social communication”?While-readingBecause she didn’t want to say
her age. She said she wasn’t pregnant. 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?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 clerk’s haircut?He thought the office would be quieter without him.She thought he was ugly.8. What did Esther think of her old school
friend’s husband?7. Why did the young man think the
company gave him a new job miles away?Read the passage again and find:Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you.How old are you?How much did your haircut cost?I’d like you to meet my husband…one way of replying to questions
which you don’t wish to answerI’d rather not say.Work in pairs to retell your partner two of Ester’s wrong kinds of small talk. You may begin like these:
Esther Greenbaum was a salewoman. Unfortunately she was not very cautious about what she said.
Once she met an important customer…
Another time…
From all this we can see Esther was really an outspoken person, which made other people annoyed.Post-readingWork in groups. Discuss the questions and give reasons for your answers.1. Is small talk important in your society?
2. Is it as important as “real” conversation?
3. Do you think small talk is more or
less important in English than in your
language?1. As a consequence, she made systematic
mistakes every time she opened her
mouth.be ready to take / suffer/bear the consequences of one’s actions
准备承担自己行动的后果in consequence 因此，由此
as a consequence 因此，结果
e.g. He studied hard, and?in consequence?he passed the exam.?
As a consequence?of smoking, my
father coughs frequently. (翻译)
他努力学习，因此通过了考试。
因为吸烟的缘故，我父亲经常咳嗽。 词汇扩展：
① adj. consequent (on/upon sth)
由……引起的，随之发生的
e.g. the rise in prices consequent on
the failure of the crops. (翻译)
由于农作物歉收而引起的物价上
涨② adv. consequently=as a result/
therefore
所以，因而
e.g. My car broke down and
consequently I was late. (翻译)
我的车坏了，所以我迟到了。2. Esther was never cautious about
other people’s feelings.
cautious 谨慎的，小心的
e.g. He is?cautious?in his choice of
words.? (翻译)
他措辞很谨慎。The boss is?cautious?about making
promises.
老板对承诺持谨慎态度。3. One of her acquaintances, a salesman
in the firm, was going through a very
messy divorce and was very
depressed.
和她再同一家公司做推销员的一个熟人
正陷入离婚窘境，他为此非常沮丧。阅读下面句子，并从a-f中找出与1-6中的go through相符合的中文释义。1) The plan did not go through.
2) They have to go through a hole to reach there.
3) Most families went through a lot during the
war.
4) He went through all the money his father gave
him.
5) I went through the papers looking for Jane’s
letter.
6) Let’s go through all the exercises before we go
out.
a. 穿过，通过 b. 查阅，检查
c. 完成 d. 经历，经受
e. 通过，达成，成功 f. 用完，耗尽eadfbc翻译下面句子。
1) After months of efforts the work
finally went through.
_____________________________________________
2) I always start the day by going
through my mail.
__________________________________经过数月的努力，这项工作终于完成了。我总是每天一早查阅我的邮箱。3) He has gone through a lot since his
father died.
__________________________________
4) We’ve gone through all those
envelopes I bought last week.
__________________________________父亲死后他吃了很多苦。我们用完了我上周买的所有信封。4. “No, I guess they chose you to discourage
you from spending your whole career
with us,” Esther replied sweetly.
艾斯特亲切地回答: “不是的，他们之所
以挑选你是因为不想让你一辈子跟着我
们干。”阅读下面句子，并试着归纳discourage的意思及用法。 1) Don’t let one failure discourage you; try
again.
2) The school teachers discourage smoking.
3) All Nell’s friends discouraged her from
such a dangerous step.
4) My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged
me from entering the field.
【自我归纳】discourage是动词，意为：①使泄气（句1）；②阻止，阻拦，劝阻（常用搭配：discourage sth.；discourage sb. _____ sth. / doing sth.）（句2-句4）。 from【拓展】
★discouraged adj. 灰心丧气的，沮丧的。如：
He sounded discouraged by the lack of progress in the talks.
★discouraging adj. 令人泄气的。如：
The result of the match is discouraging — we failed.
★discouragement n. 劝阻，泄气状态（不可数）；使人泄气的事物，挫折（可数）。如：
Mrs. Smith, who was ill, didn’t come down to cook because of Martin’s discouragement.His discouragement over the divorce is damaging his health.
Because of all these discouragements, she finally gave up.【即学即练】根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词，含缩略形式）。
1) If you meet with any difficulty in your study,
_____ __ ____________ (不要泄气).
2) His parents tried to _________ ____
____ _____ __ _____ (阻止他当一名演员).
3) ___ ____ ___________ (很令人沮丧)
that every time I try to ride a bicycle I fall off.don’t be discouraged discourage him
from being an actor It’s very discouraging Reviewas a consequence
put one’s foot in one’s mouth
cheer sb. up
be cautious about
go through因此，结果
犯使人难看的错误
使某人高兴
对……持谨慎态度
经历，经受根据句意及首字母提示完成下列句子。
1. In the a_______ of the manager, I shall
be in charge of the company.
2. The new store across from the street has taken away most of my c________, and it is a great loss to my store.absence customers3. The Finance Director was unable to
attend the meeting and sent her
a_______.
4. He was not my close friend; I made
his a__________ at a party last
weekend.apologiesacquaintance 5. She is very m_______ about her
success though she had a drawer of
medals.
6. Next Monday is my parents’ 31st
wedding a___________.modest anniversary用适当的介词或副词填空。
He has little acquaintance _______
Japanese, but he speaks English fluently.
2. Some of the players may, _______ occasion, break the rules.
3. Employers may become overly cautious _______ taking on new staff.withonabout4. May I ask a favor _______ you?
5. Just think about what you went
_______ last time you gave up smoking.
6. The rain discouraged us _______ going
out.of throughfrom根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。
1.?他对这项计划的成功做出了谨慎的预
测。(be cautious about)
__________________________________
__________________________________
2.?吉姆想讲些有趣的故事使他们开心。
(cheer sb. up)
__________________________________
__________________________________He is cautious about making predictions for the success of the program.Jim tried to cheer them up with funny stories.3.?他的父母设法阻止他去当演员。
(discourage sb. from doing sth.)
_______________________________
_______________________________
4.?她被判有罪，因而失去了工作。(as a
consequence)
_______________________________
_______________________________His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.She was found guilty, and as a consequence, she lost her job.Answer the questions about the words and write down your answers.1. When is the next important anniversary in your life?
2. Do people ever tease you?
3. Can you think of a personal motto?4. When was the last apology you have given or received?
5. What are you cautious about?
6. Do you know anyone who is outspoken?