1、 What do you think of yesterdays football match between your class and Class 3?S1: Its great.S2: We won. Do you know why you won?S3: We are strong. Good. When we were discussing the football match just now, we were discussing serious things or having light conversation?Ss: Light conversation. Oh, ye
2、s. Just small talk.Step 2. After the teacher tell the students small talk, the students begin to read the dictionary definitions of small talk then ask the students to discuss the four questions inActivity1.Step 3. Divide the students into groups of two ones to discuss the five questions in Activity
3、2. Then the teacher can choose some groups of students to show their small talk to all the students. The Ss can have different opinions, but they must give the reason for their opinions. Step 4. Make a talk between the Ss and the teacher, then introduce the topic about must, have to, dont have to an
4、d mustnt. You are now in Senior Two, and I think you are all good students, although some of you sometimes behave not very properly. So Im going to ask you some questions. Do you think students have to be on time at school? Oh, yes. You are right. You have to. Then say something that you must do. An
5、d anything you mustnt do?Ask the Ss to talk about the following topics:What is obligation?What is lack of obligation?According to the talking method, the teacher can introduce the definitions of obligation and lack of obligation.Step 5. Ask the students to finish Activity1 and then let the Ss to tal
6、k about the answers they have made.Ask the Ss to make similar sentences impressing obligation and lack of obligation using the words they just practiced. Step 6. Make a competition among the Ss to make sentences using must, have to, dont have to, mustnt, neednt do and dont need do. And the team whic
7、h make sentences will win the competition.Step 1. Ask Ss to discuss the sentences in Activity 1 and then check the answers of the Ss. Then learn the words in this part with the Ss.Step 2. Ask the Ss to read the text quickly and then finish Activity2. Then ask all the Ss to discuss the questions of A
8、ctivity 4. Then ask the Ss to tell us the usage of the words in Activity1 and Activity 4 and find the sentences in the text: impress, damage, encourage, prepare, avoid, lack, recognize, smile.Step 3. Ask the students to read the text again, then answer the questions in Activity3 and encourage the Ss
9、 to have different answers. If the time isnt enough, we can solve the problem in the following ways. (1)Discuss it after class.(2)Discuss the following questions as the important points.I.What do people think about those who talk too much?II.Why is it a good idea to nod and smile when the other pers
10、on is talking?III.What does the quotation from Benjamin Disraeli tell you about people? Then ask the Ss to prepare for Activity5 and then ask the Ss to tell the meanings of the phrases. Step 4. Important word or phrases 1. Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing?Sound is a link
11、 verb, its meaning in Chinese:听起来。Sometimes it can be followed like.e.g. (1)我认为这工作不像听起来那么难。 I dont think the job is so difficult as it sounds.(2)这音乐听起来像贝多芬的。The music sounds like Beethoven.2. Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you recognize? Avoid is a verb which must be foll
12、owed none, pronoun or v-ing as its object; its meaning in Chinese: 避免,避开。e.g. (1) 他的工作帮助很多人避开事故。 His job helped many people avoid accidents. (2) 要避免犯错误是不容易的。It is not very easy to avoid making mistakes.3. Do you want to make more friends but lack the confidence to talk to people you dont know?make f
13、riends(with) is a phrase; its meaning in Chinese: (和)交朋友。e.g. (1) 他非常友好,那正是为什么自从他来已经交了那么多朋友的原因。He is very friendly. Thats why he has made so many friends since he came.(2)他们彼此都想交朋友,但两人都太害羞了。They wished to make friends with each other, but both of them were shy.4. Small talk is very important and pre
14、pare you for more serious conversations.Prepare is a verb; its meaning : 做好准备;把准备好,使有准备。e.g. 经理想让助手提前准备好所有文件。The manager wanted his assistant to prepare all the papers beforehand.In addition, we must pay attention to its various forms behind it, such as: preparefor; prepare for; prepareagainst; prep
15、are against; prepare to do; prepare to do. Now give the Ss some examples and let them understand their meanings.(1)There is an English proverb: In fair weather prepare for foul.(2)His parents have prepared him for the future.(3)She said she had prepared against all possible eventualities.(4)We must
16、prepare our people against natural calamities this summer.(5)He is preparing to teach in China.(6)She is preparing herself to attend the conference and make a speech.5. It is estimated that 80 of all conversation in English is small talk.It is estimated thatin this drill, the true object is the clau
17、se in the end of the sentence.e.g. (1)It is good news that our team is the school champion now.(2)It was reported that the bridge was completed two months earlier than planned.(3)It is unusual that we have such hot weather this summer.(4)It is doubtful whether they will finish the work in time.6. Be
18、cause they used this very useful social technique, they found something they have in common. In the sentence havein common is a phrase; 有共同之处。e.g. (1)这两兄弟有如此多的相同之处以致我们很难分开他们。The two brothers have so much in common that we cant tell the difference between them.(2)现在我们和美国在各个方面当然除了语言之外,都有共同之处。We have r
19、eally everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.Step 1. Ask the Ss to read the three conversations and do Activity 1. Then ask them to discuss their answers about Activity 1. At last divide the Ss into groups of two Ss and ask every group to discuss the answers of Activ
20、ity1. Step 2. Ask every group to guess the topic of every conversation. For example, the topic of first paragraph is traveling.Step 3. Ask all the Ss to listen to the tape and finish Activity3. Then listen again to check the answers with all the Ss and then let the Ss finish Activity 4. You can list
21、en to the tape again if necessary.Step 4. Then check the a Ask the Ss to finish Activity1 and Activity2 with all the Ss.Step 5. After finishing Activity1and Activity2, let all the Ss discuss the differences sameness between didnt need to do and neednt have done. Then the teacher explain the differen
22、ces and sameness to the Ss.相同点是:两者都表示过去时间内不必做一件事;不同点是:didnt need to do表示那件事不必做而且结果也是那件事的确没有做;而neednt have done表示虽然那件事不必做但结果是已经做了。Ask the Ss to think about the examples and understand their usages.(1)It was Sunday. He didnt need to go to work. (So he didnt go. He stayed home or went somewhere else)(2
23、)That year, he was young and didnt need to serve in the army. (He was studying at school)(3)The manager didnt have need to do such things himself. (His assistants did things like that for him)(4)The poor girl neednt have waited in the rain for so long. (Unfortunately she did it)(5)You neednt have sa
24、id so much about your being late. (You kept explaining)(6)They neednt have written the letter to the headmaster. (They wrote a letter to the headmaster, but it was not necessary.)Step 1. Ask the Ss to read the email in Activity1. Then let every two Ss find out the questions in the email which need t
25、o be answered. Step 2. Ask all the Ss to discuss the questions found out in Step 1 and ask them to give more answers as possible as they can.Step 3. Ask all the students to finish Activity2, and then work out the answers according to the questions which have been found out.Step 4. Ask the Ss to prep
26、are a new email and think over what questions should be asked in the email. And the email can contain many kinds of contents, such as in your first day at school how to talk with new teacher, how to ask for help, how to introduce new classmates, etc.Step 5. Ask the Ss to read the sentences in the bo
27、ok and think over the words which are left out in informal conversation. And think about if these words influence the sentences meaning.Step 6. Ask the Ss to make a conversation from the topic below and ask them to use at least one or two sentences in which some words are left out. such as having lu
28、nch at school, a person we both know, doing homework, football match, an interesting book.For exampleA: Going home to have lunch?B: Yes. And you? Me? I usually have lunch at school. Nice? Not really. Why not go back home? Too far.Step 7. Ask the Ss to discuss Activity1 and Activity2 and then ask the
29、m to write a small talk in their phrasebook for use inside and outside the classroom. Then ask all the Ss to change ideas about Activity3. According to the exchange, ask the Ss to prepare a class book of useful expressions. Teaching Goals:1To help Ss learn how to have small talk rightlyTeaching Procedures:Step 1Revision Check Sshomework and give them some instruction Step 21Leading-in Ask Ss the following questions: (1)Discu
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