ReadingpracticeLookatthewordsintheboxandfindtheproperwordstofillintheblank.argumentcomplimentconversationcuriousdisagreementdullgenuineembarrassmentfactualhospitablesensitivesecretiveviolatewealth1.Shereceivedmany___________onthedesignofhernewdress.2.Ifthisofferis_______Iwillgladlyacceptit.3.Theywenttoprisonbecausethey______thelaw.complimentsgenuineviolated4.Billionairesareusuallyfairly________abouttheexactamountthattheyareworth.5.The_________hosthadhisspareroomemptiedveryquicklyforthehonouredguest.6.Sheis_______towhatpeoplethinkofher.secretivehospitablesensitiveDiscussion:Workinpairs.Readtheadviceonsmalltalk.Isittrueforyou?1.Youcanaskaboutfamilies,whatpeopledoandlike,etc.2.It’sOKtotalkaboutreligionandpolitics.3.Youshouldn’ttalkaboutyourfeelings.4.Don’taskpersonalquestions.5.Makesureyoudon’ttalkabouttheweatherorgivecompliments.6.Youcantalkaboutpeople’sageandtheirincome.Scanning:Readthepassage.CheckwhichstatementsaretrueforAmericans.1.Yes.2.No,it’sbesttoavoidthesetopics.3.No,itisacceptabletotalkaboutyourfeelings.4.No,Americanswillnotusuallymindbeingaskedpersonalquestions.5.No,thesetopicsaresafe.6.No,youcannottalkaboutpeople’sageorhowmuchmoneytheyearn.Decidewhichofthestatementsexpressesthewriter’sopinion.Thewriterthinksthat______.a.Americansoftenaskverypersonalquestions.b.AsiansareverydifferentfromAmericans,andaresensitivetomanytopicsofconversation.c.Americansareeasytomakefriendswith,buttheyrespectyourprivatelife.d.Americansdon’tliketogrowold,soit’sdifficulttomakefriendswiththem.cReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectanswers.1.Whenadullpersontalks,youshould___.a.askquestionsb.changethetopicofconversationc.notaskpersonalquestionsd.listend2.It’salwaysOKtotalktoAmericansabout_______.a.theirworkb.religionandpoliticsc.ageandmoneyd.theirprivatelifea3.WhenAmericansmakeaninvitationtovisit,____.a.theydon’treallymeanitb.theywanttofindoutmoreaboutyouc.theygenuinelywanttoseeyouagaind.youshouldacceptitc4.Thebestwaytotalkaboutpersonalthingsisto____.a.talkaboutyourownprivatelifefirstb.talkaboutyourjobc.discusstheweatherd.askthemhowoldtheyarea5.It’sbesttoavoid____.a.personalquestionsb.silencec.spiesd.dullpeoplebAfterlearningthepassage,completethesentencesinyourownwords.1.ConversationislesslivelyintheUSAbecauseeveryone_________________________________.2.Americansarehappytotalkaboutfamilyandpersonalinterests,but___________________________________________________________.listensandwaitsforaturntospeakit’sbesttoavoidsensitivetopicslikereligionandpolitics.3.Ifyoushowyou’reawareofculturaldifferences,_____________________________________________________.4.Youshouldn’taskhowoldpeoplearebecause____________________________________________________mostAmericanswillnotworryaboutansweringyourquestions.Americansalwayswanttolookyoungerthantheyreallyare.5.Althoughsomepeopleliketoshowofftheirwealth,_______________________________________________.incomeisaveryprivatematterformostAmericansPayattentiontothefollowingphrasesandsentences.Conversationislesslivelythaninmanyothercultures.We’redefinedbyourjobs.You’reawareofculturaldifferences.taketheleadIt’sasignthattheydon’twishtoviolateyourprivatelife.leadtodisagreementTherearenospecialrulesorsignsofextrarespectforelderlypeople.showofftheirwealthLanguagepoints1.IfyouareeverinNewYork,docallbyandseeus.callby顺道访问固定短语：callback喊回,叫转来,召唤,消，收回,回电话callfor请求,要求,号召,招募，去接某人callon访问callat访问某地,停靠单项选择：1）AsIgrewupinasmalltownatthefootofamountain,thevisittothevillage_____scenesofmychildhood.（06湖北）A.calledupB.calledforC.calledonD.calledinA2）It’sthepresentsituationinpoorareasthat___muchhigherspendingoneducationandtraining.A.answersforB.providesforC.callsforD.plansforC3）---DidyoutellJuliaabouttheresult?---Oh,no,Iforgot.I____hernow.(05全国)A.willbecallingB.willcallC.callD.amtocallB4）Monthsagowesailedtenthousandmilesacrossthisopensea,which______thePacific,andwemetnostorms.(05辽宁)A.wascalledB.iscalledC.hadbeencalledD.hasbeencalledB2.Whensomeonetalks,everyoneisexpectedtolisten,nomatterhowdulltheperson’sspeakingmaybe.一个人讲话时，期盼着所有的人都听，而不管这个人的讲话多么的乏味。"nomatter+疑问词"或"疑问词+后缀ever"引导让步状语从句。例如：Nomatterwhathappened,hewouldnotmind.=Whateverhappened,hewouldnotmind.不管发生什么，他不在意。注意：nomatter不能引导主语从句和宾语从句。（错）Nomatterwhatyousayisofnousenow.（对）Whateveryousayisofnousenow.你现在说什么也没用了。（Whateveryousay是主语从句）（错）Prisonershavetoeatnomatterwhatthey’regiven.（对）Prisonershavetoeatwhateverthey’regiven.囚犯们只能给什么吃什么。
