Book 6 Module 1 Introduction.ppt

* Definitions from Dictionaries Famous dictionaries Macmillan English Dictionary －－－麦克米伦英语词典 Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary －－－柯林斯基础英语学习词典 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English －－－朗文当代英语词典 Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary －－－牛津高阶英语词典 有关非重要事情的非正式谈话。 反义词 formal正式的 人们在社交场合关于不重要事情进行的轻松谈话。我们站在周围闲谈。 对不重要问题礼貌的 友好谈话。 反义词 impolite不礼貌的 be friendly with sb be friendly to sth 社交活动中有关普通或不重要事情（琐事）的谈话。 be good at sth/doing sth: 擅长做某事 Q1: Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing? The Longman definition. Q2: Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place? The Collins/ Oxford definitions. Q3: Why is it a problem if someone has no small talk? They find it difficult to make friends. Q4: What do you think is the Chinese for “small talk”? 闲谈，聊天。 What is small talk? Features Place it happens Informal, light, unimportant, polite, friendly, ordinary, matter… Party, Kara OK, trip, playground, café, cinema, park, bus stop, restaurant… Informal Informal place A B C *