课件24张PPT。Module 1
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk Zang huiyuanChoose the low-risk conversation openers!Are you putting on weight? Do you like Lu Han in “Keep Running ”?What do you think of the film “Titanic”?I have difficulty in learning English recently. Trump has become president! How do you like him?Nice weather, isn’t it?How old are you?A new coat. How much is it?The Wrong Kind of Small TalkQ: What kind of small talk can be called the wrong kind?
The one that makes others embarrassed / angry / upset
Find out the persons
Esther spoke to.1. A mature woman2. A typist3. A salesman5. A very famous writer4. A clerk6. A young man7. Her friend Fast-reading Careful readingRead Paragraphs1-2 quietly and carefully and then fill in the form.
Brief Introduction to Esther Greenbaum JobCharacterMottoShortcomingA saleswomanOutspokenEvery time I open my mouth,
I put my foot in it.She had a complete absence of
small talk. 他根本不会闲聊。What was Esther’s motto?
“Every time I open my mouth, I put my foot in it”.
every time +从句，意思是“每当……”，“每次…的时候”相当于“when” 类似还有: by the time, the moment, the second, each time, next time, the first time, the last time等。课下请参考《非常学案》第9页evry time的 用法总结。
Esther1. A mature woman(Paras.3-5)
2. A_________(Paras.6-8)
3. A salesman (Paras.9-10)
4. A ________(Paras.11-14)
5. A very famous writer(Paras.15)
6. A young man(Paras.16-18)
7. Her_______(Paras.19-22)
&typistclerkfriendAccording to the stories, fill in the blanks.Careful readingParas.3-22
Dialogue 1Esther: Nice to meet you. How old are you ?
Customer: ...
E: Forty? Forty-five? You look much older. And
your friend... she's older than you, but she looks
much younger.
1. Why did the customer look awkward?
2.If you were Esther, you met your old customer, what should you say to her?
Because she didn’t want to say her age.You look much younger in this red coat.
How beautiful you are today!
...3-5Dialogue 2Esther: Hey! When's your baby due?
Typist: Actually, I'm not pregnant.
E: Oh, sorry, Just putting on a little weight, huh?6-8
1.Guess the meaning of “when is your baby due?”
2.Did Esther really feel sorry when she knew the typist wasn’t pregnant?
No.Without any apology due adj. (表语)应支付; 预定; 预期
be due (to do sth.) 预定做…
due to (doing) sth. 由于做…
他的书预定十月份出版.
His new book is due (to be published) in October.
My salary/rent is due tomorrow.
因交通拥挤, 他迟到了.
____________________, he was late. Due to the heavy trafficowing to, because of, on account of, 下班车预定2点钟到达。
期末考试预定何时进行？ The next train is due here/to arrive at 2 o’clock.When is the terminal exam due (to take place)?Dialogue 3Esther: Forget her! She was a complete fool. No
one liked her anyway.
Salesman: ...9-10
What happened to the salesman?
2. What was her mistake?He was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. She was never cautious about other people’s feelings.9-10 Dialogue 4Esther: Nice haircut, How much did it cost?
Clerk: I'd rather not say.
E: Well, anyhow, either you paid too much or you paid
too little.
11-14We don't ask how much people earn,and we don't ask how much things cost either.(见课本11页倒数第二段）Dialogue 5Esther: Hey, what a coincidence! You're writting a
book and I'm reading one!你在写一本书，而我恰恰也在读一本。The book you are writing is similar to the one I’m reading. Maybe you’re copying…
15Dialogue 6Youngman:I guess the company chose me so they'd
get some peace in the office.
Esther: No, I guess they chose you to discourage
you from spending your whole career with us.
他笑着说：“公司选择我是为了他们能在公司里得
到一点安宁。”埃斯特亲切地回答:“不是的,我想
他们之所以选中你是因为不想让你一辈子都跟着
我们干。
discourage sb from doing sth
劝阻某人做某事 ; 打消某人做某事的念头 ...
16-18Dialogue 7Esther: Do you remember that guy you were dating?
Friend: What happened to him?
Esther: You know, the ugly one.
Friend: Esther, I'd like you to meet my husband.
Charles, this is...
Esther: Hey, so you married him.19-22What do you think of her?What do you think of her?
2.Esther was never cautious about other people's feelings.
3. Much of the time, Esther said the first thing to come into her head.
4.The trouble with Esther was she said what she thought and didn't think about what she said.
1.Esther shouldn’t talk about other people’s
private matters, using very unpleasant words.
What can you learn from her?Develop social skills and you will be a successful man.
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传真机和办公设备公司的销售人员
直率的人
每次---就说错话
主要的缺点
根本不会闲聊
因此，结果
经常犯错
不是巧合
看起来尴尬
打趣一个打字员
你什么时候生小孩？
（脸）红
没有道歉
长胖P8
a salesman for a firm of fax machines and business supplies
an outspoken human being
Every time I …, I put my foot in my mouth
the major shortcoming
have a complete absence of small talk
as a consequence
make systematic mistakes
It’s no(not a) coincidence that…
look awkward
tease a typist
When is your baby due (to be born)?
go red
without any apology
put on weight15.对---谨慎
16.经历离婚窘境
17.使---振作起来
18.很多时候
19.第一件她想起的事情
P9
20.真是个巧合!
21.对---谦虚
22.阻碍某人做某事
23.在毕业纪念日
24.与某人约会
25.回答问题
P10
26. 省去，删去
15.be cautious about
16.go through a messy devoice
17.cheer sb. up
18.much of the time
19.the first thing to come into her mind
P9
20.What a coincidence!
21.be modest about
22.disacourage sb. from doing
23.on the anniversary of graduation
24.date sb.
25.reply to questions
P10
26.leave out Esther was a saleswoman who had a complete
_______ of small talk. Her ______was that every
time she opened her mouth, she put her____ in it
and made her customers _________. Once she
asked a typist who was getting weight when her
baby was due. Esther was never ________about
other people’s feelings. Once she thought the
young man was chosen in order to __________him
from working with them. She also made her
friends embarrassed. As a result, wherever she
went, she was unpopular.Summaryabsencemottofootawkwardcautiousdiscourage
