Module 1 Small Talk
1. —How was the interview?
????—It was very i_________! More of a chat than an interview.
2. To my anger, my car broke down halfway with no a_______ warning.
3. Do you know who will be in charge of the company in the a_______ of the manager？
4. He’s not m______ enough to be given so much responsibility.
5. You should be c______ about making promises to others.
6. Please accept my sincere ______(道歉) for my rude behavior yesterday.
7. Dr. Thomas was heavily fined for ______ (侵犯)others’privacy.
8. Have you ever _________ (想象) him becoming a politician?
9. She went to London with the _______ (目的) of looking for a well-paid job.
10. There were fewer _______ (机会)for new graduates to find jobs last year.
1. 我想不起我们去年夏天在青岛住的旅馆的名字了。(think of )
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2. 她掉过头去,不忍看那一幕惨象。(look away from)
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3. 她因为漏写了支票上的日期而受到了惩罚。(leave out )
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4. 迈克驾车来到酒吧,只是为了向大家炫耀他的那辆新车。(show off)
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5. 因为吸烟的缘故,我父亲经常咳嗽。(as a consequence of)
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6. 这里有一条让你高兴起来的好消息。(cheer up)
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7. 我想跟你谈一些我真的很紧张的事。(be nervous about)
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8. 在抗洪斗争中,他们总是带头的。(take the lead)
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1. Only after you lose your health will you realize its importance.
2. She has her faults, but on the whole she’s very nice.
3. I don’t want to go shopping. Besides, I haven’t got any money.
4. He would have helped us, but he was short of money at the time.
5. Trade between the two countries was stopped by the war.
1. We had plenty of petrol in the tank so I __________.
A. needn’t have filled up B. didn’t need to fill up
C. don’t need to fill up D. needn’t to fill up
2. —Did you have a good dinner last night?
—Bob didn’t come, so I _____ have prepared so much food.
A. needn’t B. mightn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
3. I called my daughter just now to find out if she ________ home for dinner tomorrow.
A. come B. comes C. has come D. will come
4. The shopping mall is the biggest in this area _______ you can find whatever you need.
A. which B. that C. where D. what
5. You _______ rich to get into this golf club. You just need a handicap.
A. don’t need to be B. needn’t have been
C. can’t be D. mustn’t be
6. John, look at the time. ____ you play the piano at such a late hour？
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need
7. I ________ to the bank. Mary lent me some money.
A. needn’t to go B. don’t need to go
C. needn’t have gone D. didn’t need to go
8. Parents should let their children know they can’t go outside ______ they have their parents’ permission.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. now that
9. "You ______ have a wrong number," she said. "There’s no one of that name here."(2010 浙江)
A. need B. can C. must D. would
10. I’m afraid Mr. Harding _______ see you now. He’s busy. (2010 全国II)
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
11. —________ I take the book out?
—I’m afraid not. (2010 四川)
A. Will B. May C. Must D. Need
12. Mark _______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early. (2010 天津)
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
This afternoon, on my way home I met two American 1. ______ friends who lost their ways back to their hotel. They 2. ______ looked very worrying. I decided to help them get back. 3. ______ ???? On the way I told them what the city has changed 4. ______ ???? a lot of. And I also told them now Chinese students 5. ______ ???? needn’t spend most of their time on textbooks any much. 6. ______ ???? They have more free time. At their spare time, they can 7. ______ ???? develop their own interests and take part some social 8. ______ ???? activities. The American friends tell me something about 9. ______ ???? the American children too. I was happy to talk with him. 10. ______
参考答案：
1. informal 2. advance 3. absence 4. mature 5. cautious
6. apologies 7. violating 8. imagined 9. purpose 10. Opportunities
1. I can’t think of the name of the hotel we stayed in Qingdao last summer.
2. She looked away from the terrible scene.
3. She was punished for leaving out the date on the check.
4. Mike drove to the pub only to show off his new car.
5. As a consequence of smoking, my father coughs frequently.
6. Here’s a piece of news that will cheer you up.
7. I want to talk to you about something that I’m very nervous about.
8. They always take the lead in the battle against flooding.
1. be aware of 2. shortcomings 3. In addition 4. lacked 5. interrupted
1-5 BADCA 6-10 ADBCA 11-12 BA
1. √ 2. ways →way 3. worrying →worried 4. what →that5. 去掉of
6. much →more7. At →In 8. part ∧some →in9. tell →told 10. him →them
Module 1 Small Talk
本模块以Small Talk为话题，旨在通过教学，使学生对各种不同的闲聊话题、技巧、
事项、社交方法、规则等加以了解并能够学会用small talk和别人进行交流。学会使用
式的日常用语；能正确运用“责任义务和无责任义务”的表达法；学会读、写电子邮件。
【知识目标】
Key vocabulary: apologize, circumstance, formula, fun_ction, obligation, prize, purpose, refund, reply; be nervous about, body language, find out, get used to, in addition, leave out, look away from, make friends with, social rules, small talk, think of
Key structures: You must ...;
You have to ...;
You mustn’t ...
You don’t have to ...
You don’t need to ...
You needn’t have ...
You didn’t need to ...
【能力目标】
1. Learn some small talk skills
2. Learn to use informal or body language
3. Learn something about social skills
4. Learn to talk about obligation or lack of obligation
5. Learn to write an e-mail to a pen friend
【情感目标】
Learn to talk with others.
【教学重点】
Let the students learn to talk about small talk.
【教学难点】
Learn to make small talk and use the structure “didn’t need to do and needn’t have done”.
Tape recorder, Multimedia
Step 1. Introduction & Reading
1. Look at the two pictures and make a dialogue for each one.
2. Discussion
Look at these pictures. Have a discussion about where and what they are doing.
3. Brainstorm
Read these words and think about how we use them in a conversation.
4. Discussion
Do you think they are small talks?
What is a small talk?
Can you find the definitions in the dictionaries?
5. Work in group. Discuss and answer the questions in Activity 2.
6. Conversation topics
Divide the topics into two groups
7. Discussion
Look at the chart and talk with your partner about your opinions.
Step 2. Vocabulary and reading
1. Discussion
Look at the title: How Good Are Your Social Skills?
Do you know what social?skills are? Have a discussion about them.
2. Read the passage and decide what kind of book it is from.
3. Divide the passage into several parts.
4. Read Part 1 to find how many situations the writer refers to.
5. Read Part 2-4 to find the keys to the situations.
6. Work in pairs and discuss your answers to the following questions.
7. How to make small talk?
8. Useful proverbs and expressions
Step 3. Language points:
Useful phrases
1. (be) nervous about
2. think of
3. look away from
4. on time
5. in addition
6. find out
7. avoid doing
8. nervous about
9. look away from
10. in addition
11. a certain
Step 4. Listening, writing, Reading
1. What do you think people might talk about in the following places?
2. Read and match the conversations with the places. There is one extra place.
3. Discussion
Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other? Give reasons for your answers.
Which of the conversations would you call small talk?
What do you think about the answers in the interview?
4. Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions.
5. Choose the correct ending to the lines from the conversations.
Step 5. Writing
1. Read the email and answer the questions.
2. Discussion
Are there any questions that you shouldn’t ask people in China?
What sort of things do Chinese teenagers like talking about?
What sort of things do they find boring?
Step 6. Reading and vocabulary
1. Free talk
Talk about the wrong kinds of small talk you have experienced.
2. Discussion
Discuss what kind of small talk you need as a salesperson.
3. Read the passage and answer the questions.
4. Discuss the questions and give reasons for your answers.
Step 7. Language points
1. outspoken
2. every time
3. absence
4. as a consequence
5. awkward
6. tease
7. apology
8. cautious
9. go through
10. cheer sb. up
Step 8. Reading Practice and Cultural corner
1. In which photo do you think they are making small talk?
2. What are the features of small talk?
3. Work in pairs. Read the advice on small talk. Is it true for you?
4. free talk
5. Read the reading practice and do some exercises.
Step 9. Cultural corner
1. Conversation should be fun. Do you know how to make a conversation smoothly?
2. Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. Useful expressions in the AAA
4. Discussion
Is the AAA model a good idea while making a small talk with someone you don’t know in China?
5. Make a conversation in the following circumstances by using the AAA model.
Step 10. Grammar
1. 作实义动词时, need有人称和数的变化, 后可以接名词、代词、动词不定式和动名词等, 否定式要在前面加don’t / doesn’t / didn’t, 疑问句用do / does / did 提问。
2. 作情态动词时, need没有人称和数的 变化, 后接动词原形, 否定式为needn’t, 常用在否定句和疑问句中。
didn’t need to do & needn’t have done
用法
实例
didn’t need to 表示没有必要做某事，事实上也没有做某事
I didn’t need to get up early this morning, so I stayed in bed until 10 am. 我今天早上没有必要起早，所以我一直睡到10点（实际上我没有起早）
needn’t have done 表示没有必要做某事，但事实上已经做了
I needn’t have got to the station so early because she didn’t come until 10 am. 我本没有必要那么早到车站，因为她10点才来。 （虽然没有必要，但实际上我很早就到了）
3. Exercises.
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