small talk introduction and reading课件.ppt

What are they doing？ Do you know small talk? * Welcome Module 1 Small Talk 闲谈 What is small talk? Discussion small talk：informal conversation about things that are not important Macmillan English Dictionary 《麦克米兰英英词典 》 small talk：light conversation that people make at social occasions about unimportant things: We stood around making small talk Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary 《柯林斯基础英语词典 》 small talk ：polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 《朗文英文当代大词典 》 small talk ：conversation about ordinary or unimportant matters, usually at a social event: He has no small talk (i.e. he is not good at talking to people about ordinary or unimportant things). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 《牛津高级英语词典》 What are the features of small talk? features? Place it happens? After reading the dictionary definitions of small talk and find out some adjectives (形容词）to describe small talk(P1,books): What are the features of small talk? features informal unimportant light polite friendly ordinary social… Place it happens？ Informal In which photo do you think they are making small talk? A. B. at a political meeting at home In which photo do you think they are making small talk? C. D. In which photo do you think they are making small talk? E. F. business meeting cafe What are the features of small talk? features informal unimportant polite friendly light ordinary matter … Place it happens party Kara OK trip playground café cinema park bus stop restaurant … Informal Informal places Questions (Activity 1): 1.Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing? 2. Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place? 3. Why is it a problem if someone has no small talk? 4. What do you think is the Chinese for “small talk”? Discussion: Do you think “Small Talk” is necessary? Are you good at “Small Talk”? Reading How Good Are Your Social Skills? confid