Section B

Period One

1a Check () the questions you

think are good for polite small talk

with people you don’t know well.

____ a. Do you like thrillers?

___ b. How much did that shirt cost?

___ c. You’re Anna’s brother, aren’t

you?

___ d. How big is your apartment?

Make up a conversation using one

of the questions from activity 1a.

A: Do you like thrillers?

B: No, but I love comedies.

1b Pairwork

2a Listening

Where?

Conversation 1

Conversation 2

Conversation 3

at a party

at school

at a ball game

2b Listen again. Match each question with the correct answer.

Questions Answers1. You’re Jenny’s friend, aren’t you?___2. So, tell me about yourself. Do you play any sports?___3.You’re new here, aren’t you?____4.What do you think of this school?___5. It’s really crowded, isn’t it?__6. Did you see the game on TV Friday night?___

a. Yes, it is. Are you a ball game fan?b. It’a great. Have you always gone to this school?c. Yes, I am. My name is Bill.d. Yes, I am. My name is Rital.e. Yes, I did. It was really exciting, wasn’t it?f. Yeah! I play tennis and ping-pong.

d

f

c

b

a

e

Woman 1: You're Jenny's friend,

aren't you?

Girl 1: Yes, I am. My name is Rita.

And you're Jenny's mom,

aren't you.

Woman 1: You're Jenny's friend,

aren't you?

Girl 1: Yes, I am. My name is Rita.

And you're Jenny's mom,

aren't you.

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Conversation 1Conversation 1

Woman 1: That's right. So tell me about yourself, Rita. Do you play any sports?

Girl 1: Yes I do. I like sports. I play tennis and ping-pong. And I love swimming.

Woman 1: That's great. Would you like something do drink? Girl 1: Yes, please. I'd love some lemonade.

Woman 1: That's right. So tell me about yourself, Rita. Do you play any sports?

Girl 1: Yes I do. I like sports. I play tennis and ping-pong. And I love swimming.

Woman 1: That's great. Would you like something do drink? Girl 1: Yes, please. I'd love some lemonade.

Boy 1: You're new here, aren't you? Boy 2: Yes, I am. My name's Bill. You're Tony, aren't you? Boy 1: That's right. What do you think of the school? Boy 2: It' great. Have you always gone to this school? Boy 1: No, I haven't. I started here last year.

Boy 1: You're new here, aren't you? Boy 2: Yes, I am. My name's Bill. You're Tony, aren't you? Boy 1: That's right. What do you think of the school? Boy 2: It' great. Have you always gone to this school? Boy 1: No, I haven't. I started here last year.

Conversation 2 Conversation 2

Boy 3: It's really crowed, isn't it?

Boy 4: Yes, it is. Are you a ball game

fan?

Boy 3: Yes, I am. Say, did you see the

game on TV Friday night?

Boy 4: Yeah! It was really exciting,

wasn’t it?

Boy 3: It's really crowed, isn't it?

Boy 4: Yes, it is. Are you a ball game

fan?

Boy 3: Yes, I am. Say, did you see the

game on TV Friday night?

Boy 4: Yeah! It was really exciting,

wasn’t it?

Conversation 3Conversation 3

Role play a small talk conversation. You

can choose one of the openers below.

2c Pairwork

Hi! You're new here, aren't you? This is a great party, isn't it? Hi! My name is Andy. I'm Karen's brother. You love baseball games, don't you?

This is a great party, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

①The boy is Japanese, ______he?

②The book isn't interesting, ______ it?

③He knows a lot about English names,

______ he?

Fill in the blanks:

isn't

is

doesn't

④The girl doesn't like apples, ______

she?

⑤There are two birds in the tree, ______

there?

⑥The man came to China last month,

______ he?

does

aren't

didn't

(1)You’re a farmer, _______ ________?

(2)The weather isn’t fine, ______ _____?

(3)Kate came here last month, _____ ______?

(4)I don’t think Tom is at home, _____

_____?

完成下列反意疑问句

aren’t you

is it

didn’t she

is he

(5)There’s a pen in the pencil-box,

____ _____?

(6)The man had bread for lunch,

______ ____?

(7)Mary can speak little English ,

_____ ______?

(8)Nothing is wrong with the watch,

____ _____?

isn’t there

didn’t he

can she

is it

完成句子：

1.看起来他的确赢了那场比赛。 It _________ that he _________ that

match.

2. 他昨天告诉了我一些关于汤姆的一些事。

He _______ me something ________

Tom yesterday.

looks like sure won

told about

3. 做班里拔尖学生不容易。 It isn’t ___________ the top

students in the class.

4. 谢谢你邀请我参加你的聚会。 ___________________ me _____

your party.

easy being

Thanks for inventing to

5. 中国人对外国朋友很友好。 Chinese ______ always __________

foreign guests.

6. 你能帮我搬这个大盒子吗？ _______ you _____ me __________

the heavy box?

are friendly to

Could help with

7. 我们学校至少有 1500名同学。 _______ are _______ 1500 students

in our school.

8. 你和你的朋友们相处的如何？ _____ are you ________________

your friends?

There at least

How getting along with

Thanks for

listening!