to their business or activity.

　　·Find common interests

　　Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it! You can do this in a number of ways: talking about travel, talking about the school or friend you have in common, talking about the differences between your culture and the new culture.

　　【诱思导学】　

　　1．In your opinion, what's small talk in China?

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　　2．What topics do you often choose when you do small talk with others?

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　　【答案】　1.Small talk means an informal conversation between friends, classmates, workmates, acquaintances and so on.　2.Sports, exams, food, fashion, weather, music, friendship, mood and so on.

Period ⅠPreviewing

　　(教师用书独具)

　　●教学目标

　　初步掌握本课文中的词汇，浅层次理解课文，了解相关的背景知识。

　　●课标解读

　　本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，对下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。

　　●教学地位

本单元是选修六的第一课，学生对语言的学习已经有了初步的积累，通过本节的教学，让学生了解生活中的闲谈、聊天内容，目的是帮助学生认识不同文化背景中谈话时的交际规则和交谈的基本技巧，提高学生的社会交际能力。进一步通过学习英语文化中的交际方式