Module1SmallTalkTheImportanceofSocialSkillsAmongalltheimportantskillsofhumanbeings,socialskillsareregardedasthemostimportant.Inaninformationage,communicationwithothersinallwalksoflifeplaysanimportantrole.Nowonderthatmanystudentsaredeliberatelyworkingontheirsocialskills.Commonsensehastoldusthatthosewhohavesuccessfulloveaffairsusuallypossessexcellentsocialskills.Theyaregoodatpromotinganeasygoingrelationwiththeirpartners,whichnaturallyresultsinaromanticaffair.Thesameistrueforfamilylife.Goodsocialskillsareessentialtokeepfamilymemberongoodtermswitheachother,bringingaboutahappyfamilylife.Secondly,statisticsshowthatone'scareersuccessdependsheavilyonhisorhersocialskills.Professionalskillsarenecessary,butwithoutgoodsocialskills,agoodteamworkishardlyimaginable,whichwouldundoubtedlyhinderthefull[阅读障碍词]Deliberatelyadv.故意地romanticadj.浪漫的interpersonaladj.人际的Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1.informalA.机会2.seriousB.叹气,叹息3.confidentlyC.缺乏,缺少4.lackD.打呵欠5.advanceE.非正式的6.nodF.预先的,在前的7.yawnG.严肃的8.sighH.自信地9.opportunityI.点头10.obligationJ.责任;义务答案:1~5EGHCF6~10IDBAJⅡ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1.Allthestudentsdon’tneedtobenervousaboutthecomingfinalexams.对……紧张2.ThemomentIseethephoto,Ialwaysthinkofthehappychildhoodinthecountryside.想起,回忆起3.Youneedmoneyandtime.Inaddition,youneeddiligence.此外4.Lookawayfromthetragicscene,oryouwillbefrightened.把目光从……移开5.Itisnotdifficulttofindouttheinformationabouttheprogram.找出6.Hedoesn’tlikemakingfriends,sohealwaysfeelslonely.交朋友1.Whichtopicdoyoubecomeinterestedin,smalltalkorserioustalk?Smalltalk.2.Trytoclassifythefollowingintotwocolumns.careers,cars,examinations,filmstars,music,politics,sports,travels,weather,foodⅠ.FastreadingReadthetextquicklyandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.①Part1(paras.1~3)A.Developingyourlisteningskills②Part2(para.4)B.Theintroductionofthemainideaofthepassage③Part3(paras.5~8)C.Learnhowtodosmalltalk④Part4(para.9)D.Learntherules答案:①~④BCADⅡ.CarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A.showuswhatsmalltalkisB.helpusdealwithsocialeventsC.tellussomethinginterestingaboutsocialrulesD.introducedifferentculturesofdifferentcountries2.Howcanyoudevelopyourlisteningskills?A.Bychangingthesubject.B.Bythinkingofarecentnewsstory.C.Bylookingawayfromthepersonyouaretalkingwith.D.Byusingpositivelanguagetoshowyouarelistening.3.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatBenjaminDisraelisays?A.Whentalkingwitheachother,nevertalkabouttheother.B.Whentalkingwitheachother,talkmoreaboutotherpeople.C.Talkingmoreabouttheotherpersonhelpsmakeagoodconversation.D.Talkingmoreaboutyourselfwillimpressothersintheconversation.4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.peoplewithgoodsocialskillscancommunicatewellB.keepinggoodeyecontactshowsyouareagoodlistenerC.forsmalltalk,you’dbetterhavesomelowriskopenersreadyD.socialskillsareimportantforimprovingtheinterpersonalrelationship答案:1~4BDCDⅢ.StudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1.Listeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.[句式分析]并列连词but连接两个并列句,第一分句中关系代词which引导定语从句,whichmostpeoplelack修饰先行词skill;第二分句中itinvolvesspea...