Big benefits of small talk Waiting for buses or in line at the store, weve all had those moments to pass the time or break the silence around us. We turn to our neighbors and say, “Its good weather, isnt it？” Why do we like to talk this way to strangers? Is it just that were so uncomfortable with quiet?,Though small talk does help to fill in those gaping silences, it achieves more than that, too. The Los Angeles Times printed an article “Researchers Take High View of Idle Chatter”. The article cited (引用) research from the University of Michigan stating that increased social contact, specifically conversation, improves mental function. When you think about it, keeping a conversation going is a challenge, like a puzzle. You have to search through a mental database to find one that will elicit (引出 ) a positive response from the other person, that will be in keeping with the flow of conversation, and that will open up the next part of the exchange. Thats harder than the crossword and it is good for your brain.,Several other studies show the advantages of socializing for lowering stress. Consider how much more quickly and easily your bus ride goes when you spend it in conversation with the woman next to you. We need to connect with others to be healthy, and when close friends and family members arent around, its great that we can rely on perfect strangers to give us the same social benefits.,Though Americans have a reputation for being more informal in approaching strangers than people from other cultures are, everyone engages in small talk on some level. Thats because its important for the exchange of information. When youre traveling, approaching locals can get you information about a place that you wouldnt be able to find in any guidebook. Usually, theyre more than happy to engage you in conversation, answer your questions, and offer their advice.,1佳句仿寫(xiě) 他坐在扶手椅上讀報(bào)紙。(v.­ing伴隨狀語(yǔ)) _ 李明看起來(lái)不高興，那是因?yàn)樗麤](méi)有通過(guò)昨天的數(shù)學(xué)考試。(This/That/It is because.) _,He sat in the armchair, reading the newspaper.,2翻譯佳句 放眼高考 Consider how much more quickly and easily your bus ride goes when you spend it in conversation with the woman next to you. _,當(dāng)你把乘車的時(shí)間花在與你身邊的女士交談上的時(shí)候，,你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你乘公共汽車旅行更快更輕松。,.單詞識(shí)記 1_ adj.relaxed and friendly without being restricted by rules of correct behaviour 2_ adj.if someone is serious about something they say, they really mean it and are not joking or pretending 3_ adv.sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect 4_ vwhen there is not enough of something, or none of it,Period one Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary,informal serious confidently lack,5_ adj.planning etc that is done before an event 6_ vto breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc. 7_ na chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something,advance sigh opportunity,.短語(yǔ)天地 1_聊天 2_對(duì)神經(jīng)緊張、害怕 3_想起；回憶起 4_社交規(guī)則 5look away from_ 6in addition_ 7in agreement_ 8find out_,small talk be nervous about think of social rules,把目光從移開(kāi) 除此之外，另外 同意 了解到；找出信息,.句型搜索 1People with good social skills communicate well and know how to have a conversation. 信息提取 “疑問(wèn)詞 to do”結(jié)構(gòu)可作主語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)等。 例句仿寫(xiě) 我們還沒(méi)有決定何時(shí)去參觀那個(gè)地方。 We havent decided _ _ _ _ _.,place,when,to,visit,the,2Talk to a man about himself, and he will speak to you for hours. 信息提取 祈使句and陳述句If 條件句 主句 例句仿寫(xiě) 給我時(shí)間，我就會(huì)做好它。 _ _ _， _ _ _ it well.,Give,me,time,and,Ill,do,.預(yù)讀理解 1Fast Reading：Scan the text and choose the best answers according to the text. (1)The first paragraph makes us know _. Apeople will have some difficulty in making friends Bwhat the writer will talk about in the following paragraphs Csome people are nervous when at a social event Dsomeone can help you overcome your nervousness,(2)Which of the following small talk is not suitable for you to start a conversation with a stranger? AThe final football match between French and Italy in the World Cup. BThe problems in the Middle East. CNew films directed by Ang Lee. DThe Wimbledon Tennis match.,(3)Which of the following is what you should do when listening to the other speaking? ASaying “uh­huh” from time to time. BSighing after the other says one sentence. CLooking away from the person who is talking to you when listening. DChanging the subject while the person is saying something about himself.,(4)The topic sentence of the paragraph titled “Learn the rules” is _. Awhen to leave and when not to leave Bto be on time at the gatherings Cthat different cultures have different rules about social gatherings Dthat you should learn about the countrys customs after going there,(5)The writer mainly wants to _ in this passage. Aintroduce to us the rules to be a better listener Btell how to use small talk correctly in our conversation Cgive us some tips on how to improve our social skills Dinform us of the different social customs in different countries 答案 (1)B (2)B (3)A (4)C (5)C,2Careful Reading：Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.,答案 (1)social skills (2)news story (3)your studies (4)strangers (5)on time (6)when to leave (7)take a gift,1serious adj.嚴(yán)肅的；嚴(yán)重的；重要的 Believe me, I am serious about selling the house. 相信我，對(duì)賣(mài)房子我是認(rèn)真的。 His serious look made me realize that something had happened. 他那嚴(yán)肅的表情使我意識(shí)到不好的事情發(fā)生了。,【歸納拓展】 (1)be serious about 認(rèn)真對(duì)待 nothing serious 沒(méi)什么 (2)take.seriously 認(rèn)真地對(duì)待,【完成句子】 你的建議我總是認(rèn)真對(duì)待。 I always _your suggestions _. 她真想學(xué)開(kāi)飛機(jī)嗎？ Is she _ _ learning to be a pilot?,take,seriously,Serious about,2lack (1)v.缺乏，缺少 They lacked the money to send him to university. 他們沒(méi)錢(qián)送他上大學(xué)。 (2)n.缺乏； 缺少； 不足 The project had to be abandoned for lack of funds. 工程因資金匱乏只得放棄。,【歸納拓展】 (1)lack (for) sth(表示錢(qián)、勇氣、能力、經(jīng)驗(yàn)等的名詞) 缺少 lack for nothing 什么也不缺 be lacking in 缺少；不足 (2)for/through lack of sth因缺少,【單項(xiàng)填空】 Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise. Alimit Black Cneed Ddemand 答案 B 句意： 健康問(wèn)題與不良飲食習(xí)慣和缺乏鍛煉密切相關(guān)。lack 缺乏，a lack of sth 缺乏某物；limit 限制；need需要；demand 需要。,3advance (1)adj.預(yù)先的，在前的 We received no advance warning of the storm. 我們沒(méi)有收到暴風(fēng)雨的預(yù)警。 (2)n.&v.前進(jìn)；進(jìn)展；預(yù)付 The soldiers are advancing to the enemy. 士兵們正向敵人逼近。 They have made great advances. 他們?nèi)〉昧撕艽蟮倪M(jìn)步。,【歸納拓展】 (1)advanced adj.高級(jí)的，先進(jìn)的；年老的；發(fā)達(dá)的 advanced English/maths 高級(jí)英語(yǔ)/高級(jí)數(shù)學(xué) (2)advancement n前進(jìn)；進(jìn)展 (3)advance to/towards 向推進(jìn) advance in sth在某方面有進(jìn)步 (4)in advance 提前,【完成句子】 時(shí)間表若有變動(dòng)，請(qǐng)事先提醒我們。 Please give us _ warning of any changes to the schedule. 會(huì)議的日期已從星期五提前到星期三。 The date of the meeting _ _ _ from Friday to Wednesday. 飛機(jī)票要提前預(yù)定。 Plane tickets are booked _ _.,advance,has been advanced,in advance,4opportunity n機(jī)會(huì)，時(shí)機(jī) I had no opportunity to discuss it with her. 我沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)和她談這件事。 【歸納拓展】 have/get/find/create an opportunity to do sth/of doing sth 有(得到/找到/創(chuàng)造)機(jī)會(huì) take the opportunity to do sth/of doing sth 趁機(jī)； 藉此機(jī)會(huì),【完成句子】 我乘坐的航班晚點(diǎn)了，這倒是購(gòu)物的好機(jī)會(huì)。 My flight was delayed so it was _ _ _ _ _ some shopping. 我在倫敦的時(shí)候，乘機(jī)去看望了安妮。 I _ _ _ _ visiting Anne while I was in London.,took the opportunity of,1think of想起，回憶起 I can think of three occasions when my father referred to that name.我能想起父親有三次提到過(guò)那個(gè)名字。 【歸納拓展】 think of sb as.把某人當(dāng)作 think up想起；想起辦法 think over考慮；仔細(xì)思考 think out想出 think highly/well of高度評(píng)價(jià) think little/badly of認(rèn)為不好,【句型轉(zhuǎn)換】 Please the plan and let me know your decision. 請(qǐng)好好考慮那項(xiàng)計(jì)劃，然后把你的決定告訴我。 We must a good plan. 我們得想出一個(gè)好方案來(lái)。 Today's youth themselves. 當(dāng)今的年輕人過(guò)高地看重自己。 his new book? 你認(rèn)為他的新書(shū)怎么樣？,think,over,think up/out,think highly/well of,What do you think of,2look away from 把目光從移開(kāi) He looked away from the tragic scene. 他掉過(guò)頭去，不忍看那一幕慘象。 【歸納拓展】 look over 檢查，查閱 look through 仔細(xì)查看，查閱；瀏覽 look up 向上看；查閱 look back on 回憶；回顧 look down on/upon俯視；輕視，看不起 look out (for) 當(dāng)心；注意 look up to sb尊敬某人,用look短語(yǔ)填空 We shouldnt _ _ _ the poor people of the world. Please _ _ the word in the dictionary. I hope I could have time to _ _ my lessons before the examination.,look down on,look up,look through,3in addition另外，此外 You need money and time. In addition, you need diligence. 你需要錢(qián)和時(shí)間，此外你還需要努力。 【歸納拓展】 in addition是副詞短語(yǔ)，常放在句首，也可放在句中、句尾。 in addition to 除之外，介詞短語(yǔ)，后接名詞或動(dòng)名詞 as well as besides apart from in addition to 除之外，還 (用作介詞) as well besides in addition 除此之外(用作副詞) addition n增加；附加；附加物；增加物,【單項(xiàng)填空】 Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware _price. Anot to mention Bin addition to Con account of Dregardless of 答案 D not to mention是一個(gè)否定形式的不定式，在句中常作插入語(yǔ)，意為“更不用說(shuō)”，此處意義不符； in addition to除之外；on account of由于，因?yàn)?；regardless of不顧及，不考慮，符合句意。后三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是復(fù)合介詞。,4find out了解(到)；找出(信息) Ill go and find out whether he is related to the traffic accident.我將去查明他是否與車禍有關(guān)。 【比較網(wǎng)站】find/find out/discover (1)find指一個(gè)客觀結(jié)果，意為：發(fā)現(xiàn)、找到。 (2)find out指通過(guò)觀察、探索而發(fā)現(xiàn)事實(shí)的真相、真情， 調(diào)查出原因或發(fā)現(xiàn)秘密、錯(cuò)誤等。 (3)discover多指通過(guò)實(shí)驗(yàn)、調(diào)查、勘探等發(fā)現(xiàn)、找到未被挖掘或認(rèn)識(shí)的客觀存在的事物。,選詞填空(用find/find out/discover) Have you _the pen you have been looking for? The exercises let students _ math concepts on their own. Ill just go and _ whats going on outside.,found,discover,find out,1People with good social skills communicate well and know how to have a conversation.有很好的社交技巧的人可以與人交流得很好并且知道如何和別人交談。 句中how to have a conversation為“疑問(wèn)詞十不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)。疑問(wèn)詞who，what，which，when，where及how后接不定式，構(gòu)成不定式復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)，在句中作主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)、表語(yǔ)或同位語(yǔ)。 When to go for the picnic hasnt been decided. 什么時(shí)間去野炊還沒(méi)定下來(lái)。 I have no idea of how to do it.我不知道如何做這件事。 The question was where to go. 問(wèn)題在于到哪兒去。,【溫馨提醒】 “疑問(wèn)詞不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)中，不定式常用主動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。,【單項(xiàng)填空】 He told us whether _ a picnic was still under discussion. Ato have Bhaving Chave D. had 答案 A 考查“whether不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)。句意：他告訴我是否去野餐還正在討論。,I dont know what to do.,I asked him how to learn English.,2Talk to a man about himself, and he will speak to you for hours! 和一個(gè)人談?wù)撍约海麜?huì)跟你談上幾個(gè)小時(shí)！ 本句是“祈使句and陳述句”結(jié)構(gòu)，第一句話相當(dāng)于一個(gè)條件句，第二句是在第一句的基礎(chǔ)上出現(xiàn)的結(jié)果。本句等于：If you talk to a man about himself，he will speak to you for hours! Work hard and you will make progress. 努力學(xué)習(xí)你就會(huì)取得進(jìn)步。 Use your head, and you will find the answer to the question. 動(dòng)動(dòng)腦筋，你就會(huì)找到這個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案。,Take care or you will be in danger. 當(dāng)心，否則你就會(huì)有危險(xiǎn)的。 Another $ 500, and I could buy a car. 假如再有500美金，我就能買(mǎi)一輛小汽車了。 Try some of this juiceperhaps youll like it. 嘗嘗這種果汁，也許你會(huì)喜歡的。,【單項(xiàng)填空】 _ and Ill get the work finished. AHave one more hour BOne more hour CGiven one more hour DIf I have one more hour 答案 Give me another five minutes and I will finish the task. 安靜點(diǎn)，否則我將報(bào)告給李老師。 B 考查“名詞 and簡(jiǎn)單句”。句意：再用一個(gè)小時(shí)，我就會(huì)完成工作了。,