Period1:Reading—HowGoodAreYourSocialSkill?Objectives●Toreadaboutsocialskills●TolearntoreadwithstrategiesFocusWordslack,advance,nod,yawn,sigh,tidy,refund,reply,imagine,apologizeExpressionsinadvance(ofsth),tidysthaway,tidysthup,dosbnofavours,infavour(ofsb/sth),insb’sfavour,in/underthecircumstances,in/undernocircumstancesPatterns1.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.2.Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.3.Do…keepgoodeyecontact.4.Don’t…lookatyourwatch.4.Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!”AidsMultimediafacilities,tape-recorder,photos,diagramsProceduresWarmingupbyhavinga“smalltalk”▇Hello,class!Lookatthisphoto.Whodoyouthinkitis?Yes,itisLiYuChun.WhenIpassedbythesquareoftheRaffle'scity,oneofthemostcrowdedareainShanghai,Iwassurroundedbyagroupofgirls.TheyarefansofLiYuChun,theleadingsingeroftheSuperGirlcontest.TheytriedtopersuademetovoteforLiYuChunwithmymobile.Itwillcostme1RMBbutwillhelpYuChuntohavemorepossibilitytowinthecontest.Theyhold5bigpicturesoftheirsuperstarinhand,andholdthemhigh,soeveryonecansee.Thegroupofgirlsaremadeupofabout10persons.Ididn'ttakemycamerawithme,otherwiseIwouldrecordit-veryimpressive.About50metersawayarethefansofZhouBiChang,thesecondrunnerafterLi.Theirfansaredoingthesame.ThehotcomponhasurgedmanyfansgotothestreetandaskpeoplepassingbytosendSMSfortheirsupportedgirl.Lastweek,LiYuChungot1.8millionSMSsupportfromeverycornerofthecountry.Igetthis用心爱心专心week,thisnumbermaydoublesinceitisthefinaland2moreleftthegameandthereisonly3personsintheshow.Lastweek,LiYuChunhelpedChinaMobile,SPandHunanTVtowinalmost2millionRMBfromSMSonly.Thatisamazing.It'sjustlikeapresidentelection.SuperGirlisavividmarketing,planningcasestudyforbusinesspersonsaroundthecountry.Bytheway,whatItalktoyoujustnowisanexampleof“smalltalk”.Let’sturntopage1tolearnmoreaboutit.Whatissmalltalk?●Lightconversation:politeconversationaboutmattersoflittleimportance,especiallybetweenpeoplewhodonotknoweachotherwell●Smalltalkispleasantconversationaboutcommoninterests.●Politeconversationabouttrivialoruncontroversialmatters.●Casualortrivialconversation.●Lightinformalconversationforsocialoccasions■DiscussinghowtomakesmalltalkSmalltalkcanbeabigchallenge,butalittlepreparationandconfidenceisallyouneed.Steps:★1.Practice.Conversewitheveryoneyoucomeacross:cashiers,waiters,peopleyou'reinlinewith,neighbors,co-workersandkids.Chatwithfolksunlikeyourself,fromseniorstoteenstotourists.2.Readeverything:cookbooks,newspapers,magazines,reviews,productinserts,maps,signsandcatalogs.Everythingisasourceofinformationthatcanbediscussed.3.Forceyourselftogetintosmalltalksituations,likedoctors'waitingrooms,cocktailpartiesandofficemeetings.Acceptinvitations,orhostyourowngathering.4.Immerseyourselfinculture,bothhighandlow.Television,music,sports,fashion,artandpoetryaregreatsourcesofchat.Ifyoucan'tstandShakespeare,thattooisagoodtopicfortalk.5.Keepajournal.Writedownfunnystoriesyouhear,beautifulthingsyousee,quotes,observations,shoppinglistsandcallsyoumade.Thatstoryofthelong-distanceoperatormisunderstandingyoucouldbecomeanopeningline.6.Talktoyourselfinthemirror.Makearandomlistoftopicsandseewhatyouhavetosayonthesubjects.Baseball,Russia,butter,hip-hop,shoes...themorevariedyourlist,thebetter.用心爱心专心7.Expandyourhorizons.Gohomeanewway.Trysushi.Playpinball.Goonline.Paintawatercolor.Bakeapie.Trysomethingnewev...
