Title: Listening Everyday English Speaking Reading and writing
1Module 1 Small Talk
2Reading and Listening
3Read and match the conversations with the places.
There is one extra place.
1
at a summer school, during a job interview, in a
business meeting, on a boat
41 A Wonderful, arent they? B Er Im
sorry? A The cliffs. B Oh yes, they are.
A Been here before? B Pardon?
2 A So you wrote in your application form that
youre interested in mountains. B Yes. Have you
ever climbed a mountain? A Have you ever climbed
a mountain? B No. A Have you ever read any
books about mountain-climbing? B No.
on a boat
during a job interview
5- 3
- A When did you arrive?
- B Yesterday.
- A Nice journey?
- B Very nice.
- A Did the immigration people ask to see your
visa? - B I didnt need to get a visa.
- A Really? Why not?
- B Because I was born here.
- A Oh yes, of course!
At a summer school
6Answer the questions abut the conversations.
2
- 1. Do you think the conversations are between
people who know each other? Give reasons for your
answers. - No, they arent. In conversation 1 Been
here before? indicates they are strangers. The
second is an interview between strangers. In the
third conversation Speaker A obviously knows
something about Speaker B, but probably doesnt
know him.
72. Which of the conversations would you call
small talk? 3. What do you think about the
answers in the interview? a) The answers
show that the interviewee is interested in the
job. b) The answers are too short. c)
The answers are impolite.
1 (and possibly 3)
8Listen to the whole of the first conversation and
answer the questions.
3
- 1. Do the people both speak English as a first
language?
No, they dont.
9- 2. Why did the woman have problems understanding
what the man was saying? - 3. How did the man help her to understand him
better?
She needed to get used to his voice.
He spoke slowly and repeated things.
10Choose the correct endings to lines from the
conversation.
4
a
- 1. Sorry, I couldnt ______.
- a) hear what you said
- b) understand what you said
- 2. I didnt ____.
- a) like what you said
- b) catch what you said
b
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3. Could you __________? a) repeat what you
said b) explain what you said 4. You neednt
have _______. a) spoken to me b) spoken
so slowly 5. I just needed a few
seconds_________. a) to get used to your
voice b) to understand you voice
b
a
12Everyday English
13- Look at the sentences. Notice how certain
words are left out in informal conversations. - Wonderful, arent they?
- Been here before?
Theyre wonderful, arent they?
Have you been here before?
14Now make complete sentences from the examples.
- 1 Language course?
- Are you taking a language course?
- 2 Staying long?
- Are you staying long?
- 3 Going anywhere nice?
- Are you going anywhere nice?
- 4 Lovely place.
- It is a lovely place.
- 5 Go there a lot.
- I go there a lot.
- 6 Never been there.
- I have never been there.
15Cultural Corner
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17Fast Reading
- 1. How does the AAA model work?
- 2. Is the AAA model a good idea while making
small talk with someone you dont know in China? - (Open)
The speakers answer the question, add a piece of
information, and then ask a question.
In Details
18- 1. When two strangers meet, they often use the
AAA. - From the example in the passage we know that the
first person asks the second person a question,
the second person answers. This is the first A
(answer). Then the conversation begins. - In order to show that he is interested in the
conversation, the second person can add ( the
second A) something exact to the simple answer to
the question.
19And then in order to continue their conversation,
the second person can ask the partner the same
question or quite another. This is the third A
(ask). At first they may have difficulty, but
they soon realize that the important thing is
that they are saying something. By continuing
with the AAA model, they continue the
conversation to avoid an embarrassing silence.
Maybe in the end they can find something they
have in common. This is how the AAA model works.
20- 2. Of course. I think in whichever countries you
are, people are eager to communicate with others.
Most of the time a small talk is necessary. The
AAA model is very useful in the conversation. - There is no exception in China. When we meet
someone we dont know, we often start the
conversation by asking a question, for example,
where do you live? Or where is your hometown? In
this way the conversation starts.
21Useful expressions in The AAA
- It is estimated that
- establish a relationship
- avoid (doing) sth.
- an embarrassing silence
- in this way
- social technique
- have something in common
- at last
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questions. 2. ???????????????? His second novel
established his fame as a writer. 3. ????????
The work should be done in this way. 4.
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common.
23Thank you!