课件25张PPT。Unit 2 It's a nice day, isn't it?Section B
Part 2When Chinese people meet each other for the first time, what do they usually talk about?Discuss the question with your partner.Discussion Maybe…Have you married?Have you eaten yet?How many children do you have?How old are you?P14Read the first sentence of each paragraph from an article about small talk. What do you think the paragraphs will be about? Match each paragraph [A-E] with a heading below [1-5].P1435214Paragraph_____: What do people often talk about
in England? Why?
Paragraph_____: How does small talk make other
people feel?
Paragraph_____: What kind of people use small
talk in their jobs?
Paragraph_____: Which common questions in
China might not be right for
other countries?
Paragraph_____: Which rules of small talk are the
same in most cultures?
Paragraph_____: Where do people often make
small talk?EABDCAP15Look again at the topic sentences. In which paragraph do you expect to find the answer to the following questions? 1. What do people often talk about in
England? Why?
2. How does small talk make other people
feel?
3. What kind of people use small talk in
their jobs?
4. Which common questions in China
might not be right for other countries?
5. Which rules of small talk are the same
in most cultures?
6. Where do people often make small talk?Read the whole article and answer the questions. P151. What do people often talk about in England?
Why?They often talk about the weather, because it changes so much. But the most important reason is to give the other person a chance to speak and listen to what they have to say.2. How does small talk make other people feel?It makes others feel relaxed and it passes time nicely.Business travelers and workers in shops or restaurants.3. What kind of people use small talk in their
jobs?6. Where do people often make small talk?5. Which rules of small talk are the same
in most cultures?The private subjects, for example, asking people if they are married or whether they have children. And the common Chinese greeting “Have you eaten yet?” might not be right for other countries.It makes others feel relaxed and it passes time nicely.4. Which common questions in China might not
be right for other countries?People often make small talk at an airport or
bus stop.35214打破沉默排队商务旅行者由……决定；取决于私人话题说英语的人Pay attention to the following expressions.打破沉默
2. 排队
3. 商务旅行者
4. 由……决定；取决于
5. 私人话题
6. 说英语的人Translate the following expressions.break the ice
wait in line
business travelers
depend on/upon
private subjects
English-speaking peopleDefinitionAn everyday activityCultural similarities______________________ConclusionSmall talk is ____________ that helps people pass the time when they meet others.
Example: One can make small talk when _____________
at an airport or bus stop.Small talk is ______________________________.
Examples: 1) ________________ usually make small talk before discussing serious business.
2) ____________________________ also make small talk when serving customers.In most cultures, it is important to ______ and keep the conversation _________________.Things we should not discuss can also depend on
______.
Examples: In China, we can ask people if they are _______, whether they have ________ or the
common Chinese greeting “__________________”. But these subjects should _________ by Western people.We should usually discuss _____________.
Example: ________relaxed dialogwaiting in linea common form of communicationBusiness travelersWorkers in shops or restaurantssmilelight and humorousculturemarriedchildrenHave you eaten yet?be avoided“safe” subjectsWeatherdifferencesCultural Fill in the blanks and try to retell the text according to the graphic organizer.Small talk is _______ dialog that helps people pass the time when they meet others. In English, people often say it “____________”. Small talk is a common _____ of communication. Business travelers and workers in shops or restaurants may make small talk in their jobs. People make small talk in almost ____________. And in most cultures, it is important to smile and _____ the conversation light and __________. The most important thing in small talk is _______ the other person a chance to speak and listen to ______ they have to say.relaxedbreaks the iceformkeephumorousto givewhatFill in the blanks with proper words.every countryLook at the list of subjects. What questions could you ask to start some small talk about each subject?P151. Empty silences often make us feel nervous
so this is a way of filling those periods. make sb. do sth. Our English teacher often makes us retell the text.我们的英语老师经常让我们复述课文。 沉默常会使我们感到紧张，因此闲聊正是填补这段空白时间的最好方式。a way of doing sth. He found a way of learning English well quickly. 他找到一种很快学好英语的方法。Language points使某人做某事做……的方法2. Though the things we talk about are
not usually important, small talk itself is.尽管我们闲聊时所谈的话题通常并不重要，但闲聊这件事本身很重要。1)You can go and ask John himself.反身代词作同位语，起强调作用。itself你可以去问约翰本人。事情本身并不重要。他自己一个人做的。3) He himself does it alone.2) The thing itself is not important.3. In most cultures, it is important to smile
and keep the conversation light and
humorous.light adj. 在大多数文化中，微笑和保持谈话轻松幽默是很重要的。1) I want some light reading for the
summer holidays.
2) I found him some light work to do.
有趣的，轻松的暑假里我想读点轻松的东西。我给他找了点轻松的工作干。4. Things we should not discuss can also
depend on culture.depend on 我们应该回避的话题也取决于文化。1) All depends on the weather.取决于；由……决定2) Does the quality of teaching depend
on class size? 教学质量是由班级大小决定的吗？一切取决于天气。Review1. break the ice
2. wait in line
3. business travelers
4. private subjects
5. depend on/upon
6. English-speaking peopleSelf-evaluation1. Can you retell the text about small talk
according to the graphic organizer?
2. Can you choose a proper subject when
making small talk with strangers?各个击破1. The book c_____ me $ 9.5.
2. My family are taking a trip. I hate coming
home to an e_____ house.
3. To make people relaxed, you can tell a
joke or a short h________ story.
4. You can a_____ this kind of mistakes
if you are careful enough.
5. Today, the 88th c_______ entering our
hotel will get a special present for free.I. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。ostmptyumorousustomervoid1. Would you like to write an ___________
(introduce) to my new book?
2. My father was handsome and _____(nice)
dressed when he was young.
3. I want to be a social ______(work) and
go to different countries because of the
work.
4. I think the rich _______(culture) life is
very important.
5. I think your advice will be ______(help)
to those just starting out in business.II. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。introductionnicelyworkerculturalhelpful1. 你要去北京了，兴奋吗？
_____ you _______ _____ going to
Beijing?
2. 他用泥土把那个洞填了起来。
He _____ the hole ____ earth.
3. 你有什么主意来打破僵局吗？
Do you have any ideas to _____ ____ ___?
4. 我对她的私人生活一无所知。
I know nothing about her _______ ____. III. 根据所给汉语意思，完成英语句子，每
空一词。Areexcitedabout filled withbreaktheiceprivatelife5. 他给了我们一些关于健康饮食的建议。
He gave us ___ ____ ____ on healthy
eating.
6. 我不喜欢在火车上跟陌生人闲聊。
I don't like to have _____ ____ with
strangers on the train.
7. 我连足球的基本规则都不知道。
I even don't know ____ _____ _____ of
soccer.
8. 老师说音乐是一种常见的艺术形式。
The teacher said that music is ___
_______ _____ of art.afewtipssmalltalkthebasicrulesacommonform
