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smalltalkinformalconversationaboutthingsthatarenotimportant

MacmillanEnglishDictionary

smalltalklightconversationthatpeoplemakeatsocialoccasionsaboutunimportantthings:

Westoodaroundmakingsmalltalk.

CollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionary

smalltalkpolitefriendlyconversationaboutunimportantsubjects

LongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish

smalltalkconversationaboutordinaryorunimportantmatters,usuallyatasocialevent:

Hehasnosmalltalk（i.e.heisnotgoodattalkingtopeopleaboutordinaryorunimportantthings）.

OxfordAdvancedLearner'

sDictionary

Lookattheconversationtopicsbelowandanswerthequestions.

careers;

cars;

examinations;

filmstars;

music;

politics;

sport;

travel;

weather;

food

1.Ifyoutalkaboutthesetopics,istheconversationseriousorsmalltalk?

2.Whichofthetopicsdoyouliketalkingaboutwithyourfriends?

3.Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourparents?

4.Whichofthemdoyoutalkaboutwithyourteacher?

5.Whichofthemdoyounevertalkabout?

VocabularyandReading

Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.

damage;

encourage;

impress;

prepare;

recognise

1.Thesingerwasreallygood!

She

mealot!

2.Hehadanaccidentand

hisbicycle.

3.Don'

tshoutatthechildren.Youshould

themtodobetter.

4.Makesureyou

foryourEnglishexamination.Domorehomework!

5.Attheparty,I

aboywhousedtoattendmyschool.

Readthepassageanddecidewhatkindofbookitisfrom.Choosefromthislist.

Thetextisfrom____.

abooktohelpyouprepareforaspeakingexamination

abusinesscourse

anEnglishteachingbook

abookwhichtellsyouwhattodoatsocialevents

HowGoodAreYourSocialSkills?

Haveyouevercrossedtheroadtoavoidtalkingtosomeoneyourecognise?

Wouldyoulovetogotoapartyandtalkconfidentlytoeveryguest?

Doyouwanttomakemorefriendsbutlacktheconfidencetotalktopeopleyoudon'

tknow?

Andareyounervousabouttheideaofbeingatasocialeventinanothercountry?

Don'

tworry—wecanhelpyou!

Youneedn'

tworryaboutsituationsliketheseifyouhavegoodsocialskills.Andtheyareeasytolearn.Peoplewithgoodsocialskillscommunicatewellandknowhowtohaveaconversation.Ithelpsifyoudoalittleadvanceplanning.

Hereareafewideastohelpyou.

Learnhowtodosmalltalk

Smalltalkisveryimportantandpreparesyouformoreseriousconversations.Beprepared!

Havesomelow-riskconversationopenersready.Forexample:

∙thinkofarecentnewsstory—nottooserious,e.g.astoryaboutafilmstarorsportsstar

∙thinkofthingstotellpeopleaboutyourstudies

∙thinkof"

safe"

thingsyoucanaskpeople'

sopinionsabout—music,sport,films,etc.

∙thinkoftopicsthatyouwouldavoidifyouweretalkingtostrangers—andavoidtalkingaboutthem!

Thatway,youdon'

tdamageyourconfidence!

Developyourlisteningskills

Listeningisaskillwhichmostpeoplelack,butcommunicationisatwo-wayprocess—itinvolvesspeakingANDlistening.Alwaysremember—youwon'

timpresspeopleifyoutalktoomuch.Herearesomeideastomakeyouabetterlistener:

Do...

∙showthatyouarelisteningbyusingencouragingnoisesandgestures—smiling,nodding,saying"

uh-huh"

and"

OK"

etc.

∙keepgoodeyecontact

∙usepositivebodylanguage

∙askformoreinformationtoshowyourinterest

Don'

t...

∙lookatyourwatch

∙yawn

∙sigh

∙lookawayfromthepersonwho'

stalkingtoyou

∙changethesubject

∙finishotherpeople'

ssentencesforthem

AlwaysrememberthewordsofBenjaminDisraeli,BritishPrimeMinisterinthenineteenthcentury:

"

Talktoamanabouthimself,andhewillspeaktoyouforhours!

"

Learntherules

Ifyougotoasocialoccasioninanothercountry,rememberthatsocialrulescanbedifferent.Insomecountries,forexample,youhavetoarriveontimeataparty;

inothercountries,youdon'

tneedto.Inaddition,youneedtoknowhowlongyoushouldstay,andwhenyouhavetoleave.Somehostsexpectflowersorasmallgift,butinotherplaces,youcantakethings,butyouneedn'

tifyoudon'

twantto.Rememberalsothatinsomecountries,youmustn'

ttakeflowersofacertaincolour,becausethey'

reunlucky.Inmostplaces,youdon'

thavetotakeagifttoaparty—butfindoutfirst!

Answerthequestions.

1.Accordingtothearticle,shouldpeopleplanwhatthey'

regoingtosayatparties?

2.Whatdopeopl