Reading and vocabulary

1、 Reading and vocabularyLook at the new words in the box.Revise the wordsabsence acquaintance anniversary apology awkward brunch cautious clerk customer fax firm fool haircut hostesshuman being interrupt mature messy motto outspoken pregnant saleswoman shortcoming tease typist1. a place of work 2. th

2、ing you say or write 3. a physical state4. people or jobs firmapology motto pregnant acquaintance clerk customer fool hostess human being saleswoman typistFind words for:5. personal characteristics/appearance awkward cautious mature messy outspokenbrunch6. mealBrainstormGroups work:Talk about the wr

3、ong kinds of small talkyou have experienced.Work in pairs. Youre 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 ru

4、les of social communication”?She put her foot in it (she said something embarrassing).To be polite and not to embarrass people.Because she didnt want to say her age. She said she wasnt pregnant. 3. Why did the customer look awkward when she was asked how old she was?4. How did the typist contradict

5、Esther?5. What was wrong about Esthers 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 clerks haircut?He thought the office would be quieter without him.She though

6、t he was ugly.8. What did Esther think of her old school friends husband?7. Why did the young man think the company gave him a new job miles away?put my foot in ithave a complete absence of small talkas a consequenceIt is no coincidence that-on another occasionbe cautious aboutRead again and pay att

7、ention to thesePhrases. be modest about discourage you from doing sthon the anniversary of their graduationRead carefully and find:Id rather not say.one way of replying to questions which you dont wish to answer Small talkThings you can sayThings you should not sayNice to meet you. How old are you?

8、Nice haircut. How much did your haircut cost?Id like you to meet my husband.Pair work:Introduce to your partner Esthers 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 customerAn

9、other timeFrom 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”.她的她的“座右銘座右銘”是是“每當(dāng)我張口，就每當(dāng)我張口，就會(huì)講錯(cuò)話會(huì)講錯(cuò)話”。2. It was no coincidence either that she was

10、nt a very good saleswoman.她成不了一位優(yōu)秀的推銷員也就不是巧她成不了一位優(yōu)秀的推銷員也就不是巧合了。合了。3. On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “ Hey! Whens your baby due?” 還有一次，埃斯特打趣一位打字員說還有一次，埃斯特打趣一位打字員說“嗨！你什么時(shí)候生寶寶啊嗨！你什么時(shí)候生寶寶啊”。4. One of her acquaintances, a salesman in the firm, was going through a very messy divorce and was

11、very depressed.和她在同一家公司做推銷員的一位熟和她在同一家公司做推銷員的一位熟人正陷入離婚窘境，他為此非常沮喪。人正陷入離婚窘境，他為此非常沮喪。Language points of the text1. As a consequence, she made systematic mistakes every time she opened her mouth.非常點(diǎn)撥非常點(diǎn)撥be ready to take / suffer/bear the consequences of ones actions準(zhǔn)備承擔(dān)自己行動(dòng)的后果準(zhǔn)備承擔(dān)自己行動(dòng)的后果have far-reaching

12、 consequences for the countrys economy對(duì)對(duì)產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響產(chǎn)生深遠(yuǎn)的影響in consequence of 由于，因而由于，因而in consequence 因此，由此因此，由此as a consequence 因此，結(jié)果因此，結(jié)果詞匯擴(kuò)展詞匯擴(kuò)展： adj. consequent (on/upon sth) 由由引起的，隨之發(fā)生的引起的，隨之發(fā)生的 the rise in prices consequent on the failure of the crops 由于農(nóng)作物歉收而引起的物價(jià)上漲由于農(nóng)作物歉收而引起的物價(jià)上漲 adv. consequentl

13、y=as a result/ therefore 所以，因而所以，因而 My car broke down and consequently I was late.翻譯句子：翻譯句子：1) She was found guilty and lost her job in consequence of it.她被判有罪，因而失去了工作。她被判有罪，因而失去了工作。2) 對(duì)你重要嗎？對(duì)你重要嗎？Is it of any consequence to you?由于在醫(yī)院的緣故，謝莉決定當(dāng)一由于在醫(yī)院的緣故，謝莉決定當(dāng)一名護(hù)士。名護(hù)士。 3) As a consequence of being in

14、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.c 相識(shí)而非密友，泛泛之交相識(shí)而非密友，泛泛之交He has a wide circle of acquaintances. 他交友甚廣。他交友甚廣。Shes an old acquaintance. 她是個(gè)老相識(shí)（我早就認(rèn)識(shí)她）。她是個(gè)老相識(shí)（我早就

15、認(rèn)識(shí)她）。u 對(duì)對(duì)略微的了解略微的了解(with)He has little with the Japanese language.他不太懂日語(yǔ)。他不太懂日語(yǔ)。The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.導(dǎo)游懂得一點(diǎn)意大利語(yǔ)。導(dǎo)游懂得一點(diǎn)意大利語(yǔ)。固定短語(yǔ)固定短語(yǔ)：have a passing/nodding with sth 與與有點(diǎn)頭之交有點(diǎn)頭之交make sbs acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 結(jié)識(shí)某人結(jié)識(shí)某人; 與某人相見與某人相見on (further) acquaintance 認(rèn)識(shí)了一

16、段（較長(zhǎng)）時(shí)間以後認(rèn)識(shí)了一段（較長(zhǎng)）時(shí)間以後詞匯擴(kuò)展：詞匯擴(kuò)展：1) acquaint v. 使熟知使熟知, 通知通知 sb/oneself with sth =make sb/oneself familiar with or aware of sth 使某人使某人自己自己熟悉或了解某事物熟悉或了解某事物2). acquainted adj. 有知識(shí)的有知識(shí)的, 知曉的知曉的 with sth familiar with sth 對(duì)某事物熟悉對(duì)某事物熟悉 (with sb) 對(duì)某人認(rèn)識(shí)的對(duì)某人認(rèn)識(shí)的The lawyer acquainted himself with the details o

17、f his clients business affairs. 那位律師了解委托人生意上的詳情。那位律師了解委托人生意上的詳情。Are you acquainted with the works of Shakespeare? 你對(duì)莎士比亞的作品熟悉嗎你對(duì)莎士比亞的作品熟悉嗎? 1) I have some acquaintance with the Russian. 我懂一點(diǎn)兒俄語(yǔ)。我懂一點(diǎn)兒俄語(yǔ)。2) You will soon become fully acquainted with the procedures. 你很快就會(huì)對(duì)這些程序完全熟悉了。你很快就會(huì)對(duì)這些程序完全熟悉了。翻譯句子

18、：翻譯句子：3) Please acquaint me with the facts of the case. 4) I made his acquaintance at a party. 請(qǐng)把這事的情況告訴我。請(qǐng)把這事的情況告訴我。我是在一個(gè)聚會(huì)上認(rèn)識(shí)他的。我是在一個(gè)聚會(huì)上認(rèn)識(shí)他的。根據(jù)句意及首字母提示完成下列句子。根據(jù)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 has taken away mos

19、t of my c_, and it is a great loss to my store.3. The Finance Director was unable to attend the meeting and sent her a_. bsenceustomerspologies4. 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

20、my parents 31st wedding a_.cquaintanceodestnniversary用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~或副詞填空。用適當(dāng)?shù)慕樵~或副詞填空。1. He has little acquaintance _ Japanese, but he speaks English fluently.2. Some of the players may, _ occasion, break the rules.3. Employers may become overly cautious _ taking on new staff.withonabout4. 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 throughfrom根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示完成下列句子，每根據(jù)括號(hào)內(nèi)的漢語(yǔ)提示完成下列句子，每空一詞?？找辉~。1. He didnt realize that he had _ (說錯(cuò)話說錯(cuò)話).2. _ (缺少缺