Module1SmallTalk

HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?

Pre-readingAsmalltestonyoursocialskills1)Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecognize?A:always(1’)B:often(2’)C:seldom(3’)2)

Whenyougotoaparty,canyoutalkconfidentlytoeveryguest?A:always(3’)B:often(2’)C:seldom(1’)3)Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon’tknow?A:yes(1’)B:no(3’)4)Areyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?A:yes(1’)B:no(3’)Score10’～12’Youhavereallygoodsocialskillsandcommunicatewellwithstrangers;makingfriendsiseasyforyou.Pre-reading

Abriefanalysisofthesurvey

Score7’～9’Yoursocialskillsarenotgoodenoughandyoushouldlearnmoreideasinordertoimprove

yourcommunicationabilities.Pre-reading

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Score4’～6’Pre-reading

I'msorryyouhavereallypoorsocialskillsandyoumayalwaysfeelshyandlonely.Whatyouneedistobebraverandmoreconfident.Fast-reading

1.Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.

A.anEnglishteachingbookB.abusinesscourseC.abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents

Clearnhowtodosmalltalkdevelopyour

listeningskillslearntherulesFast-readingThree

2.Howmany

tipsaregivento

helpyouimproveyoursocialskills?Whatarethey?

Careful-readingTip1

Learnhowtodosmalltalk:1.Beprepared.Havesome_________________openers(開場白）ready.Thinkof________________,______,________,____________.low-riskarecentnewsstorysafethingstopicstoavoidstudiesconversation

2.Whichtopics

can/cannot

betalkedabout?foodmusicsportweatherfilmstaragepetreligion(宗教)politicstravelstudyhobbysalarycancannotfoodmusicsportweatherfilmstarpettravelstudyhobby

agereligionpoliticssalary

Careful-readingTip1

Developyourlisteningskills:Careful-readingTip2TTFF1.TrueorFalse1).Weshouldsmileandnodwhilelistening.2).Weshouldkeepgoodeyecontact.3).Youcanyawnandsighwhilelistening.4).Youcanoftenchangethesubjectaccording

toyourowninterest.

2.Whatdopeoplethinkaboutthosewhotalktoomuch?Careful-reading3.“Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours”本杰明·迪斯雷利(1804年12月21日-1881年4月19日),英國保守黨領袖、大英帝國的首相。他既是一位政治家又是一名小說家,被譽為19世紀維多利亞女王統治時期大英帝國的著名的文人首相。Tip2—Theywon’timpresspeople.

Learntherules:

1.Beforegoingtoaparty,weshouldfindout:Careful-readingTip3Whento__________________________tostay______________toleavewhatto_____________arriveHowlongWhentake

What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Theearlybirdgetstheworm.C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D.Seeingisbelieving.

Careful-readingCTip3Youmightcrosstheroadto1.______talkingtosomeoneyourecognize,oryouwouldlovetogotoapartyandtalk2.__________toeveryguest.Youneedn‘tworryaboutsituations3.

____theseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Ithelpsifyoudoalittle4._______planning.Havesomelow-riskconversationopeners5._______;

listeningisaskillwhichmostpeople6._____;andrememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.avoid

confidentlylikeadvanceready

lackPost-readingRetell

Whathaveyoulearntabouthowtoimprovesocialskills?Preparetherighttopics

summary

BeagoodlistenerLearnsocialrulesWritealettertogiveyourfriendLinda