1、Module 1Small Talkww1.Read and match the conversations with the places,There is one extra place.At a summer school During a job interviewIn a business meetingOn a boatA:Wonderful,arent they?B:Er Im sorry?A:The cliffs.B:Oh,yes,they are.A:Been here before?B:Pardon?1.On a boatA:So you wrote in your app
2、lication form that youre interested in mountains.B:Yes.Have you ever climbed a mountain?A:Have you ever climbed a mountain?B:No.A:Have you ever read any books about mountain-climbing?B:No.2.During a job interviewwwA:When did you arrive?B:Yesterday.A:Nice journey?B:Very nice.A:Did the immigration peo
3、ple ask to see your visa?B:I didnt need to get a visa.A:Really?Why not?B:Because I was born here.A:Oh yes,of course!3.At a summer school 2.Answer the questions abut the conversations.1.Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other?Give reasons for your answers.2.Which of the
4、conversations would you call small talk?3.What do you think about the answers in the interview?a)The answers show that the interviewee is interested in the job.b)The answers are too short.c)The answers are impolite.1 and 3)3 Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions.1.Do
5、 the people both speak English as a first language?2.Did the woman have problems understanding what the man was saying?3.How did the man help her to understand him better?4.Why did the woman say that the man neednt have spoken so slowly?No,they dont.Yes,she did.He spoke slowly and repeated what he s
6、aid.Because she needed a few seconds to get used to his voice.4.Choose the correct endings to the lines from the conversation.1.Sorry,I couldnt _.a)hear what you saidb)understand what you said2.I didnt _.a)like what you said b)catch what you said 3.Could you _?a)repeat what you said b)explain what y
7、ou said4.You neednt have _.a)spoken to me b)spoken so slowly5.I just needed a few seconds_.a)to get used to your voiceb)to understand you voiceNow listen again and check.ababaWords study:(P145)6.prize n.奖赏,奖金,奖品He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.他被授予诺贝尔文学奖。The prizes were distributed amon
8、g five winners.奖品分发给五位优胜者。reward n.1).报酬,报答,奖赏,报偿He will get some reward after working so hard.2).赏金,酬金The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.3).v.t.酬谢,奖赏，报答How can I reward your kindness?Those who protect the oil field will be rewarded.award 1).vt.授予,奖给;判给They awarde
9、d John the first prize.他们授予约翰一等奖。The court awarded damages of 5000 dollars to him.法庭判给他5000美元损害赔偿金。2).名词 n.1.奖品,奖金2.(法院、法官的)判决3.(损失赔偿金等的)裁定额4.奖学金7.refund ri:fnd n.偿还额,退款They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。vt.ri:fnd归还,退还 Well refund your money if you arent satisfied.你若不满意,我们愿意退
10、款给你。8.favour n.1).喜爱,宠爱;好感;赞同A mother shouldnt show too much favour to one of her children.(be)in favour of sth.赞同某事，同意某事Are you in favour of my plan?The students in favour of the proposal all raise their hands.2).偏袒,偏爱I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。3).善行,恩惠I h
11、ate asking favours of people/asking people for their favours.我不愿求别人给予照顾。句型：do sb.a favour=do a favour for sb 帮某人一个忙-Would you please do me a favour?-With pleasure.do sb.the favour to do sth.帮忙做某事-Could you do me the favour to carry my case?wvt.1).喜爱,偏爱The teacher favours serious students.2).赞同 He favours peace.3).有利于,便于Hot climate and plentiful rainfall favour the growth of plants.4).容貌像Everyone said that the child favoured his father.大家都说这孩子像他父亲。
