BoM1 Small Talk Reading practice
B6M1 Small Talk Reading Practice
The wrong kind of small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Task 1 Read the passage quickly and answer Can you find how many wrong kinds of small talk are mentioned in the text about the woman?
Task 1 • Read the passage quickly and answer： • Can you find how many “wrong kinds” of small talk are mentioned in the text about the woman?
The wrong kind of small talk 1. a mature woman--age 2. a typist--Weight 3. her acquaintance, a salesman(divorce) 4 a clerk--haircut 5. a famous writer--book 6. a young man--his new job 7. hostess-dating
The wrong kind of small talk 1. a mature woman--age 2. a typist--weight 3. her acquaintance, a salesman (divorce) 4. a clerk--haircut 5. a famous writer--book 6. a young man—his new job 7. hostess-dating
Task 2 Read the text again and find out the answers to the following questions 1. What is the man idea of the passage? 2. How does she tease a typist? 3. How did the typist contradict Esther?
Task 2 Read the text again and find out the answers to the following questions. 1. What is the man idea of the passage? 2. How does she tease a typist? 3. How did the typist contradict Esther?
1 What is the main idea of this passage? It tells a story of a woman Every time she opens her mouth, she puts her foot in it. she says something embarrassing the first time/ next time/the moment/the minute+al 即时练习: 每次看见他,他都和我打招呼 Every time I see him, he says hello to me
• 1 What is the main idea of this passage? It tells a story of a woman. Every time she opens her mouth, she puts her foot in it. the first time/ next time/the moment/the minute+句子 即时练习： 每次看见他，他都和我打招呼。 _________________________________ Every time I see him, he says hello to me. she says something embarrassing
Occasions are rare when(关系词) spent a whole day with my 2. How did she teton On another occasion, she teased a typist, “ when is your baby due?” Translate this sentence into Chinese 1. be due to预期的,约定的 即时演练:火车约定在下午三点到。 The train is due to arrive at 3 Pm 2. due to由于= owing to/ thanks to/ as a result of
• 2. How did she tease a typist? On another occasion, she teased a typist, “when is your baby due?” Translate this sentence into Chinese Occasions are rare _____(关系词)I spent a whole day with my son. when 1. be due to 预期的，约定的 即时演练：火车约定在下午三点到。 ________________________________ The train is due to arrive at 3 PM. 2. due to 由于=owing to/thanks to /as a result of
3. How did the typist contradict Esther? The typist went red and said, Actually, I'm not pregnant 相关链接_go+adj Eg…变疯/坏/,不受惩罚 go mad/bad, go unpunished
• 3. How did the typist contradict Esther? The typist went red and said," Actually, I'm not pregnant.” 相关链接—go+adj. E.g.. 变疯/坏/，不受惩罚 go mad/bad, go unpunished
Task 3 Work in pairs The style of this passage is humorous and exaggerated. For example You look much older. And your friend shes older than you, but she looks much younger! Look for more examples of humour and exaggeration in the passage
Task 3 Work in pairs. The style of this passage is humorous and exaggerated. For example: “You look much older. And your friend, she’s older than you, but she looks much younger!” Look for more examples of humour and exaggeration in the passage
Useful words and expressions 完全不在行 1. have a complete absence of 2.因此 2. as a consequence 3.经常犯错 3. make systematic mistakes 4.看起来很尴尬4. ook awkward 5.增肥 5. put on weight 6.对..…谨慎 6. be cautious about
Useful words and expressions 1. 完全不在行 2. 因此 3. 经常犯错 4. 看起来很尴尬 5. 增肥 6. 对……谨慎 1.have a complete absence of 2. as a consequence 3. make systematic mistakes 4. look awkward 5. put on weight 6. be cautious about