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“座右铭座右铭”是是“每当我张口，就每当我张口，就会讲错话会讲错话”。2. It was no coincidence either that she was

10、nt a very good saleswoman.她成不了一位优秀的推销员也就不是巧她成不了一位优秀的推销员也就不是巧合了。合了。3. On another occasion, Esther teased a typist, “ Hey! Whens your baby due?” 还有一次，埃斯特打趣一位打字员说还有一次，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

11、very depressed.和她在同一家公司做推销员的一位熟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。人正陷入离婚窘境，他为此非常沮丧。Language points of the text1. As a consequence, she made systematic mistakes every time she opened her mouth.非常点拨非常点拨be ready to take / suffer/bear the consequences of ones actions准备承担自己行动的后果准备承担自己行动的后果have far-reaching

12、 consequences for the countrys economy对对产生深远的影响产生深远的影响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，结果因此，结果词汇扩展词汇扩展： adj. consequent (on/upon sth) 由由引起的，随之发生的引起的，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由于农作物歉收而引起的物价上涨 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.翻译句子：翻译句子：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) 对你重要吗？对你重要吗？Is it of any consequence to you?由于在医院的缘故，谢莉决定当一由于在医院的缘故，谢莉决定当一名护士。名护士。 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 相识而非密友，泛泛之交相识而非密友，泛泛之交He has a wide circle of acquaintances. 他交友甚广。他交友甚广。Shes an old acquaintance. 她是个老相识（我早就认识她）。她是个老相识（我早就

15、认识她）。u 对对略微的了解略微的了解(with)He has little with the Japanese language.他不太懂日语。他不太懂日语。The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.导游懂得一点意大利语。导游懂得一点意大利语。固定短语固定短语：have a passing/nodding with sth 与与有点头之交有点头之交make sbs acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 结识某人结识某人; 与某人相见与某人相见on (further) acquaintance 认识了一

16、段（较长）时间以後认识了一段（较长）时间以後词汇扩展：词汇扩展：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. 有知识的有知识的, 知晓的知晓的 with sth familiar with sth 对某事物熟悉对某事物熟悉 (with sb) 对某人认识的对某人认识的The lawyer acquainted himself with the details o

17、f his clients business affairs. 那位律师了解委托人生意上的详情。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。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。你很快就会对这些程序完全熟悉了。翻译句子

18、：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。请把这事的情况告诉我。我是在一个聚会上认识他的。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。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 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用适当的介词或副词填空。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, _ 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根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子，每根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子，每空一词。空一词。1. He didnt realize that he had _ (说错话说错话).2. _ (缺少缺