Listening and vocabulary公开课参赛课教案

M1B6 Small Talk

The Wrong Kind of Small Talk 学案

1. Read the first two paragraphs and get to know Esther. Job

Character

Major Shortcomings 1. 2. （Problems）

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Consequence

2. Read the rest of the passage and find out the persons Esther talked to.

Situation 1 an important customer (a__________ woman) Situation 2 a __________ typist Situation 3 a salesman going through a __________ Situation 4

a clerk with a new __________ Situation 5 a __________ writer

Situation 6 a man in the firm with a new __________ Situation 7 a friend who married an __________ man

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Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

(1).What did ester often do when she spoke to others?

(2).Why did the customer look awkward when she was asked how old she is?

(3).How did the typist contradict Esther?

(4).What did Esther think of the clerk's haircut?

(5).What did Esther think of her old school friend's husband?

4. Sum up: Communicative Skills of Small Talk. (1) Avoid sensitive topics. (2). Care about others’ feelings. (Put yourself in others’ shoes.)

(3). Make positive comments instead of negative ones. (4). Respect others. …

5.Use some communicative skills of small talk to help Esther.

Analyze situation 3:how to comfort the divorced man?( change the tone and say it softly and slowly.) Situation 3 One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. She tried to cheer him up. “Forget her! She was a complete fool. No one liked her anyway.”

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Conclusion:What is the right Small talk?

7.Cross-cultural communication It is just the cultural diversity that makes the world a colorful place. Let's learn about it, show respect for it and live together in harmony

Situation 1 One day during a meeting, Esther was introduced to an important customer, a mature woman.

“Nice to meet you,” she said. “How old are you?” The customer looked awkward.

“Forty? Forty-five?” said Esther. “You look much older. And your friend…she’s older than you, but she looks much younger.”

Situation 2 On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “Hey! When’s your baby due?”

The typist went red and contradicted Esther. “Actually, I’m not pregnant,” she said.

“Oh, sorry,” said Esther without any apology. “Just putting on a little weight, huh?”

Situation 3 One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was very depressed. She tried to cheer him up. “Forget her! She was a

complete fool. No one liked her anyway.”

Situation 4 One day at work, a clerk came into the office with a new hairstyle.

“Nice haircut.” said Esther. “How much did it cost?”

The woman replied, “I’d rather not say.”

Esther replied, “Well, anyhow, either you paid too much or you paid too little.”

Situation 5 She met a very famous writer once. “Hey, what a coincidence!” she said. “You’re writing a book and I’m reading one!”

Situation 6 A young man was trying to be modest about his new job many miles away. “I guess the company chose me so they’d get some peace in the office.” he smiled.

“No, I guess they chose you to discourage you from spending your whole career with us.” Esther replied sweetly.

Situation 7 Once, Esther went to a brunch party to meet some old school friends on the anniversary of their graduation. She greeted the hostess. “Do you remember that guy you were dating? What happened to him?” she asked. “You know, the ugly one.”

At that moment, a man came up and stood by her friend. “Esther, I’d like you to meet my husband,” she said. “Charles, this is …”

Esther interrupted her, “Hey, so you married him!”