IntroductionReadingandspeakingBook6FamousDictionaries•MacmillanEnglishDictionary•LongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish•CollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionary•OxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryReadthedictionarydefinitionsofsmalltalkandanswerthequestions•Whichdefinitionsmakesmalltalksoundlikeapositivething?•Whichdefinitionsrefertoplaceswheresmalltalkmighttakeplace?•Whyisitaproblemifsomeonehasnosmalltalk?•WhatdoyouthinkistheChineseforsmalltalk?Activity2Lookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.•careerssport•travel•weather•food•cars•examinations•filmstars•music•politics•idealVocabularyandreadingEx1•Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.•Thesingerwasreallygood!She_________mealot!•Hehadanaccidentand_________hisbicycle.•Don’tshoutatthechildren.Youshould________themtodobetter.•Makesureyou_______foryourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!•Attheparty,I__________aboywhousedtoattendmyschool.damageencourageimpresspreparerecognisedamagedencourageimpressedpreparerecognisedSkimmingthepassage•Decidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.•Itisfromabookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents.Wecanguessfromthetitle“HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills”andsubtitles“Leanhowtodosmalltalk”,“Developyourlisteningskills”and“Learntherules”.Scanning•Thegeneralidea:•Thispassageisaboutsocialskills.Ittellsushowtohaveaconversationandhowtodosmalltalkandwhenwegotoasocialoccasion,weshouldpayattentiontosocialrulesindifferentcountries.Themainideaofeachparagraph:•Part1(Paras.1-2)Introductiontothebodyofthepassagebyaskingquestions•Part2(Para.3)Howtodosmalltalk•Part3(Paras.4-6)Dosanddon’tswhilelistening•Part4(Paras.7-8)ThesocialrulesFastreadingEx2Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefrom.Choosefromthislist.•1anEnglishteachingbook•Abusinesscourse•Abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents•AbooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexaminationEx3Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.•Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey’regoingtosayatparties?•Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuch?•Describetwothingsyoushouldn’tdoinaconversation.•Whyisitagoodideatonodandsmilewhentheotherpersonistalking?•WhatdoesthequotationfromBenjaminDisraeletellyouaboutpeople?Answerstothequestionsabove•Yes,theyshouldpreparesometopicstotalkabout.•Theyarenotimpressive.•Lookatyourwatch;yawn(sigh,lookaway,changethesubject,finishotherpeople’ssentences)?•Toshowthatyourarelistening.•Peopleliketalkingaboutthemselves.•whenImeetstrangers,Idon’tliketotalkaboutmyself,soI____answeringpersonalquestions.•whereareveryfewforeignvisitorstomytown,sowe______theopportunitytomeetpeoplefromothercountries.•Isaidthatwedon’thaveenoughopportunitytospeakEnglishandhe______hisheadinagreement.•IthinkthemanIspoketowastired-he_____alot.•HelookedverysadwhenIaskedhimabouthishome.He_____whenheansweredme.•IfeltverywelcomewhenIarrivedattheparty.Thehost___________atmeandshookmyhand.sighyawnnodavoidlacksmileavoidlacknoddedyawnedsmiledsighedEx5Lookatthephrasesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.•Ifyoucantalkconfidently,doesthismeanthatyouareworriedabouttalkingtopeople?•Whatkindofadvanceplanningcouldyoudobeforegoingtoapartyinaforeigncountry?•Canyougiveanexampleofalow-riskconversationopenerifyouweretalkingtoafriendofyourparents’,forexample?•Whatencouragingnoisesandgesturescanyoumakewhenyou’rehavi...