Module1SmallTalkSomepeopleseemtobegoodconversationalistsandcanchatupanyonewithinlisteningdistancewhileothersliveinfearoftalkingtosomeonetheydon'tknow.Learningtostartaconversationneedstoknowafewbasicrulesandtakealittlebitofpractice.Youneedtounderstandthatyouarenotalone.Manypeoplesufferfromshynessaroundstrangersorpeopletheybarelyknow.Actually,youdon'thavetobeextremelyclevertostartaconversation.Simplystartingoutbyjustgreetingtheotherpersonandintroducingyourselfisagoodwaytoshowfriendlinessandthewillingnesstobreaktheice.Morepeoplewillrespondbettertoapersonwithgoodmannersthantosomeonewhotriestoohardtoimpress.Thereisnothingwrongwithbeingpreparedbeforewalkingintoasocialsituationwhereyou'llneedtomakeconversation.Doingalittlebitofhomeworkcanmakeabigdifferencewhenyouhavenoconfidencetoapproachsomeoneyoudon'tknoworfindyourselfstandinginthecornerafraidyou'llmakeafoolofyourselfifyouopenyourmouth.Youshouldfirsttrytofindoutwhowillbepresentandlearnatleastonethingabouteachperson.Havingafewcomfortableopeninglinescanpreventbecomingtonguetied.Someexamplesare,“Howlonghaveyouworkedforthecompany？”“Howlonghaveyouknownthehost？”and“Haveyouhadachancetoenjoyallthisniceweatherwe'vebeenhaving？”Practisingshakinghandswithyourfamily,orbestfriendisalsohelpful.Smilewarmlytoshowhowfriendlyyouare.Awarmsmileisoneofthebesticebreakersyoucanpossiblyoffer.Beingfriendlyismuchmoreimpressivethanstartingaconversationtoshowoffyourwisdom.Openingwithafewkindwordscanbemuchsaferthantryingtomaketheotherpersonlaughbecausehumorissosubjective(主观的)．Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_PrereadingHowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalking①tosomeoneyourecognise?Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidently②toeveryguest?Doyouwanttomakemorefriends③butlack④theconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'tknow⑤？Andareyounervousabout⑥theideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?Don'tworry—wecanhelpyou!Youneedn't⑦worryaboutsituations⑧liketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn⑨.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation⑩.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning⑪.Hereareafewideastohelpyou.①avoiddoingsth.避免做某事avoid后接动名词作宾语，不可接动词不定式。②confidently/'knfIdɒntli/adv.自信地③makefriends交朋友，建立友谊makefriendswith与……交朋友④lack/læk/v．缺乏，缺少⑤youdon'tknow为省略了关系词的定语从句，修饰先行词people。⑥(be)nervousabout对……神经紧张/害怕/胆怯⑦needn't没有必要，不必⑧situationn．情景，情形⑨beeasytolearn易于学习⑩haveaconversation交谈⑪advance/d'vɑns/əːadj.预先的，在前的doplanning做计划，做准备你的社交技能有多高？[第1～3段译文]你是否做过这样的事情：看见认识的人以后，故意过马路以避免与其说话？你是否愿意参加聚会并自信地和每位来宾交谈？你是否想结交更多的朋友但又缺乏与陌生人交谈的信心？你是否一想到要在别的国家参加社交活动就觉得忐忑不安？别担心——我们能帮助你！如果你具备了良好的社交技能，你就不用担心这样的情景。而且这些技能是容易学习的。具备良好社交技能的人能很好地和别人交流并且知道怎样交谈。要是预先做些准备，将会对你有所帮助。下面为帮助你出些主意。LearnhowtodosmalltalkSmalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations⑫.Beprepared!Havesomelowrisk⑬conversationopenersready.Forexample：·thinkof⑭arecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e．g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar·thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies·thinkof“safe”thing...
