鲁教版 英语 八年级下册Unit 2It's a nice day, isn't it Section B 2a-3b 课件19张PPT

Section B
2a-3b
1. To learn to predict topic sentences
2. To read to learn more about small
talk
3. To know about different cultures
When Chinese people meet each other for the first time, what do they usually talk about?
Have you eaten yet?
Have you married?
How many children do you have?
…
2a
Can we talk about the same thing with Western people when we meet them for the first time? Why?
Then what should we talk about with them?
Now read the article and find the answers.
small talk
A
B
C
3.What is
small talk?
E
5.An everyday
activity
Match each paragraph(A-E) with a topic sentence (1-5)
D
2.Cultural
similarities
1.Cultural
differences
4.What should
we talk about?
Read the topic sentences again.
In which paragraph can you find the answer to the following questions?
____What do people often talk about in England?
____How does small talk make other people feel?
____What kind of people use small talk in their jobs?
____Which common questions in China might not be right for other countries?
____Which rules of small talk are the same in most cultures?
2c
C
B
E
A
D
guessing
A new reading way:
Fishbone
main idea
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What is it?
How does it make people feel?

Main idea:something about small talk
Para A
Para B
Who usually makes small talk?
When does workers make small talk?
Relaxed dialogue
Relaxed
Business travelers
When they are
serving customers.
What should we discuss?
Why do people in Englandtalk about the weather?
Safe subjects
like the weather.
Because it
changes so much.
Para E
While reading: (careful-reading)
Para C
Which rules of small talk are the same
in most cultures?
To smile and keep the conversation light and humorous.
keep the conversation light and humorous
使对话轻松幽默
While reading: (careful-reading)
Para D
Which common questions in China might not be right for other countries?
Have you married?
Have you eaten yet?
How many children do you have?
3a Put the phrases in the correct box.
Situations
in a bookstore
a first meeting for a club
wait for a plane
at a party
1.weather
2.family problems
3.jobs
4.travel
5.money
6.holidays
7.hobbies
2.family problems
3.jobs
5.money
1.weather
4.travel
6.holidays
7.hobbies
Safe subjects
Subjects to avoid
After reading
Look at the situations. What questions could you ask to start some small talk about each situation?
in a bookstore
a first meeting for a club
wait for a plane
at a party
pairwork
Water Margin
Journey to the West
Reading makes people an eagle.
读书使人心明眼亮
After reading
Look at the subjects. What questions could you ask to start some small talk about each subject?
in a bookstore
a first meeting for a club
wait for a plane
at a party
pairwork
学以致用，我最棒！
Do you know how to make successful small talk?
Here are some tips and advice. You may need to make small talk when _______________________________________.
It’s a good idea to ________________________________.
You shouldn’t talk about ___________________________. because _________________________________________.
If you __________________________________________, you could talk about _______________________________.
Small talk is easy if ________________________________.
waiting in line at the train station
smile and have a talk with a person
private subjects
you are not close friends
want to talk with him or her
some safe subjects
you can keep the conversation light and humorous
small talk
What have you learned this class?
1.Reading skills:
guessing careful— reading
2.How to make successful small talk?
1.巩固作业:
Complete the self-check
2.拓展作业: Write a passage
When you meet a person from England, how to make small talk?