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Reading and vocabularyReading and vocabulary
Look at the new words in the box.
Revise the words
absence acquaintance anniversary
apology awkward brunch cautious clerk
customer fax firm fool haircut hostess
human being interrupt mature messy
motto outspoken pregnant saleswoman
shortcoming tease typist
1. a place of work
2. thing you say or write
3. a physical state
4. people or jobs
firm
apology motto
pregnant
acquaintance clerk customer fool
hostess human being saleswoman
typist
Find words for:
5. personal characteristics/appearance
awkward cautious mature messy
outspoken
brunch
6. meal
Brainstorm
Groups work:
Talk about the wrong kinds of small talk
you have experienced.
Work in pairs. You’re going to read
a story about a sales woman. Discuss
what kind of small talk you need as a
statesperson.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. What did Esther often do when she
spoke to others?
2. What do you think are “the basic
rules of social communication”?
She put her foot in it (she said something
embarrassing).
To be polite and not to embarrass
people.
Because she didn’t want to say
her age.
She said she wasn’t pregnant.
3. Why did the customer look awkward
when she was asked how old she
was?
4. How did the typist contradict Esther?
5. What was wrong about Esther’s advice
to the salesman?Her advice was very insensitive as she
told him that his wife was a fool and
no one liked her.
She wanted to know how much it cost.
6. What did Esther think of the clerk’s
haircut?
He thought the office would be quieter
without him.
She thought he was ugly.
8. What did Esther think of her old school
friend’s husband?
7. Why did the young man think the
company gave him a new job miles away?
put my foot in it
have a complete absence of small talk
as a consequence
It is no coincidence that---
on another occasion
be cautious about
Read again and pay attention to these
Phrases.
be modest about
discourage you from doing sth
on the anniversary of their
graduation
Read carefully and find:
I’d rather not say.
one way of replying to questions which
you don’t wish to answer
Small talk
Things you can say Things you should
not say
Nice to meet you. How old are you?
Nice haircut. How much did your
haircut cost?
I’d like you to meet
my husband.
Pair work:
Introduce to your partner Esther’s two
wrong kinds of small talk. (follow the model)
Esther Greenbaum was a saleswoman.
Unfortunately she was not very cautious
about what she said.
Once she met an important customer…
Another time…
From all this we can see Esther was
really an outspoken person, which made
other people annoyed.
Practice
Translate the following sentences.1. Her motto was “ Every time I open my
mouth, I put my foot in it”.
她的“座右铭”是“每当我张口,就会讲错话”。
2. It was no coincidence either that she
wasn’t a very good saleswoman.
她成不了一位优秀的推销员也就不是巧合了。
3. On another occasion, Esther teased a
typist, “ Hey! When’s your baby due?”
还有一次,埃斯特打趣一位打字员说“嗨!你什么时候生宝宝啊”。
4. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in
the firm, was going through a very
messy divorce and was very depressed.和她在同一家公司做推销员的一位熟人正陷入离婚窘境,他为此非常沮丧。
Language points of the textLanguage points of the text
1. As a consequence, she made systematic
mistakes every time she opened her
mouth.
非常点拨be ready to take / suffer/bear the cons
equences of one’s actions
准备承担自己行动的后果
have far-reaching consequences for the c
ountry’s economy
对…产生深远的影响in consequence of 由于,因而in consequence 因此,由此as a consequence 因此,结果
词汇扩展: ① adj. consequent (on/upon sth)
由……引起的,随之发生的 the rise in prices consequent on the
failure of the crops
由于农作物歉收而引起的物价上涨 ② adv. consequently=as a result/ therefore
所以,因而 My car broke down and consequently
I was late.
翻译句子:1) She was found guilty and lost her job i
n consequence of it.
她被判有罪,因而失去了工作。
2) 对你重要吗?Is it of any consequence to you?
由于在医院的缘故,谢莉决定当一名护士。
3) As a consequence of being in hospital,
Shelly decided that she wanted to
become a nurse.
2. One of her acquaintances, a salesman
in the firm, was going through a very
messy divorce and was very depressed.
cn. 相识而非密友,泛泛之交He has a wide circle of acquaintances.
他交友甚广。She’s an old acquaintance.
她是个老相识(我早就认识她)。
un 对……略微的了解 (with)
He has little ~ with the Japanese language.
他不太懂日语。The guide has some acquaintance with
Italian.
导游懂得一点意大利语。
固定短语:have a passing/nodding ~ with sth
与…有点头之交make sb’s acquaintance/make the acquai
ntance of sb
结识某人 ; 与某人相见on (further) acquaintance
认识了一段(较长)时间以後
词汇扩展:1) acquaint v. 使熟知 , 通知 ~ sb/oneself with sth =make sb/oneself
familiar with or aware of sth
使某人 [ 自己 ] 熟悉或了解某事物2). acquainted adj. 有知识的 , 知晓的 ~ with sth familiar with sth
对某事物熟悉 ~ (with sb) 对某人认识的
The lawyer acquainted himself with the
details of his client’s business affairs.
那位律师了解委托人生意上的详情。Are you acquainted with the works of
Shakespeare?
你对莎士比亚的作品熟悉吗 ?
1) I have some acquaintance with the
Russian. 我懂一点儿俄语。
2) You will soon become fully acquainted
with the procedures.
你很快就会对这些程序完全熟悉了。
翻译句子:
3) Please acquaint me with the facts of
the case.
4) I made his acquaintance at a party.
请把这事的情况告诉我。
我是在一个聚会上认识他的。
根据句意及首字母提示完成下列句子。1. In the a_______ of the manager, I shall
be in charge of the company.
2. The new store across from the street ha
s taken away most of my c________, an
d it is a great loss to my store.
3. The Finance Director was unable to att
end the meeting and sent her a_______.
bsence
ustomers
pologies
4. He was not my close friend; I made
his a__________ at a party last
weekend.
5. She is very m_______ about her
success though she had a drawer of
medals.
6. Next Monday is my parents’ 31st
wedding a___________.
cquaintance
odest
nniversary
用适当的介词或副词填空。1. He has little acquaintance _______
Japanese, but he speaks English fluently.
2. Some of the players may, _______ occas
ion, break the rules.
3. Employers may become overly cautious
_______ taking on new staff.
with
on
about
4. May I ask a favor _______ you?
5. Just think about what you went
_______ last time you gave up
smoking.
6. The rain discouraged us _______ going
out.
of
through
from
根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子,每空一词。1. He didn’t realize that he had ______________________ ( 说错话 ).2. ____________ ( 缺少 ) sunlight made it d
ifficult to take good pictures.3. _________________ ( 由于 ) smoking, m
y father coughs frequently.4. _____________________ ( 真巧 ) he was
born on his mother’s birthday.
put his foot in his mouthThe absence of
In consequence of
It was a coincidence that
5. I only ever use that machine
__________________( 在特殊的场合 ) so
it’s as good as new to me.
6. She ________ ( 漏掉 ) the date on the
cheque when she filled in the form.
7. The dog may bite you if you __________
( 一直挑逗 ) it.
8. Jim got an ___________________
( 热情接待 ) when he returned home.
on special occasions
left out
keep teasing
enthusiastic reception
9. At the formal party John
________________ ( 看起来不自在 ) and
out of place.
10. The job __________________________
( 包括国外旅行 ) for three months each
year.
looks awkward
involves traveling abroad