Unit8Let'sCommunicate

!Section

B(1a-1e)Learningobjectives能掌握與“對(duì)話交流”相關(guān)的核心詞匯，如active

listening,askquestions,avoidinterrupting,keeptheconversationgoing,topic等，能正確拼讀并運(yùn)用在口頭與書(shū)面表達(dá)中。能理解并運(yùn)用談?wù)摗皩?duì)話技巧”的常用句型，如

“Whatshould

wedotostartaconversation?”“It'simportantto...”“Wecan..tokeep

the

talk

going”,并結(jié)合具體場(chǎng)景描述如何進(jìn)行更好的對(duì)話。能通過(guò)聽(tīng)力捕捉“有效對(duì)話”與“無(wú)效對(duì)話”的關(guān)鍵特征，準(zhǔn)確記錄對(duì)話中的技巧要點(diǎn)，并能口頭轉(zhuǎn)述聽(tīng)力內(nèi)容，用英語(yǔ)清晰表達(dá)自己總結(jié)的對(duì)話方法，提升聽(tīng)說(shuō)綜合能力。Whatdidyousee

in

the

photo?Whatmakesthefirstconversation

good?Lead-inFree-talk1a

What

do

you

talk

about

when

you

meet

someone

forthe

first

time?Basic

informationnameHobbies

basketballDaily

lifeschool

lifeEntertainment(娛樂(lè))favorite

movieFoodfavorite

fruittopicsWeatherfavorite

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right

topic.Some

of

the

best

topicsPre-reading1a

Look

atthetitle

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do

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think

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you

get

nervouswhen

you

talk

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someone?Do

you

find

it

hard

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havea

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a

stranger?Ifyou

have

suchworries,it

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you

tolearn

some

more

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are

some

tips

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are

some

tips

for

making

better

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carefully

and

show

interest

in

others.One

of

the

most

important

thingsis

to

listen

to

the

person

you

speak

to.If

you

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a

good

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findsome

good

points

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ask

questions

about.For

example,if

someone

tells

youtheir

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and

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surely

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conversation.2.Choose

the

right

topic.Some

ofthebest

topicsmight

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is

impolite

to

ask

someone's

age,weight,orotherpersonalinformation.Also,ifyoudon't

agree

with

othersdon't

argue

with

them.Just

move

on

to

another

topic.3.Behonestand

sincere.If

you

have

no

idea

of

asubject,just

say"I

don't

know

much

about

it."If

youwant

to

make

the

other

person

happy,mentionhisorherstrongpoints.But

don'tjustpretendtobenice,becausepeoplecanfind

out

youarenottelling

the

truth.4.Pay

attention

to

your

body

language.Sometimesitisjust

as

important

asyourwords.Don't

be

nervous.Stand

up

straight,smile,and

be

yourself—you

have

a

lot

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offer.If

you

really

work

at

it,you

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find

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Read

the

text.Who

did

the

author

write

this

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nervous

whentalkingtoothers.People

who

find

it

hard

to

have

aconversation

with

a

stranger.Howto

Make

a

Better

ConversationDo

you

get

nervous

when

you

talk

to

someone?Do

you

find

it

hard

to

havea

conversation

with

a

stranaer?If

you

have

such

worries,it

is

time

for

you

tolearn

some

more

conversation

skills.Here

are

some

tips

for

making

betterconversations.1.Listen

carefully

and

show

interest

in

others.One

of

the

most

important

thingsis

to

listen

to

the

person

you

speak

to.If

you

are

a

good

listener,you

will

findsome

good

points

to

ask

questions

about.For

example,if

someone

tells

youtheir

hobby

and

you

can

ask

questions

about

it,they

will

surely

be

happy

tocontinuethe

conversation.2.Choose

the

right

topic.Some

ofthebest

topicsmight

betheweather,sports,music,films,food,ortravel.However,it

is

impolite

to

ask

someone's

age,weight,orotherpersonalinformation.Also,ifyou

don't

agree

with

others,don't

argue

with

them.Just

move

on

to

another

topic.3.Behonestand

sincere.Ifyou

have

no

idea

of

asubject,just

say"I

don't

know

much

about

it."If

youwant

to

make

the

other

person

happy,mentionhisorherstrongpoints.Butdon'tjustpretendtobenice,becausepeoplecan

findout

you

arenottellingthe

truth.4.Pay

attention

to

your

bodylanguage.Sometimesitisjustas

importantasyourwords.Don't

be

nervous.Stand

up

straight,smile,and

be

yourself—you

have

a

lot

to

offer.If

you

really

work

at

it,you

will

ind

having

conversations

much

easier.question.1.Howdoesthewriterstartthe

passage?A.By

giving

examples..By

asking

questions.C.By

showing

pictures.D.By

describing

a

scene.While-reading1b

Read

the

text.Answer

theHow

to

Make

a

Better

ConversationDo

you

get

nervous

when

you

talk

to

someone?Do

you

find

it

hard

to

have

a

conversation

with

a

stranger?Ifyou

have

such

worries,it

is

time

for

you

to

learn

some

more

conversation

skills.Here

are

some

tips

for

making

better

conversations.①

isten

carefully

and

show

interest

in

others.One

of

the

most

important

thingsistolistentothepersonyouspeak

to.Ifyou

are

a

good

listener,youwillfind

somegoodpointstoaskquestionsabout.Forexample,ifsomeone

tellsyou

theirhobbyandyoucanaskquestions

about

it,theywill

surely

be

happyto

continuetheconversation.2.

Choose

the

right

topic.Some

ofthebesttopics

mightbethe

weather,sports,music,films,food,ortravel.However,it

is

impolite

to

ask

someone's

age,

weight,or

otherpersonalinformation.Also,if

you

don'tagreewithothers,don'targuewiththem.Justmove

on

to

another

topic.③

Be

honest

and

sincere.If

you

have

no

idea

of

asubject,justsay"Idon't

know

muchabout

it."Ifyouhis

or

her

strong

points.But

don't

just

pretend

tobe

nice,because

people

can

find

out

you

are

nottelling

the

truth.④

ayattentiontoyourbody

language.Sometimes

itis

just

as

important

as

your

words.Don't

be

nervous.Stand

up

straight,smile,and

be

yourself—you

havea

lot

to

offer.Ifyou

reallyworkat

it,youwill

ind

havingconversations

mucheasier.1.Howmanytips

arethere?A.1B.

2While-reading1b

Read

the

text.Answer

the

question.wanttomaketheotherperson

happy,mentionC.3How

to

make

a

better

conversationTipExampleListen

carefully

and

show●

listen

and

find

good

pointsto

ask

about,such

as

his

/hehobby1.interest

in

others2.Choose

the

right

topic●

talk

aboutthe

weather,sports,music,films,food

or

travslut

donotasksomeone'sage,weight,or

other

personal

information3.Be

honest

and

sincere●

just

say

I

don't

know

much

about

itif

you

have

no

idea

about

a

subject●

mention

the

strong

points

of

the

other

personstand

up

straight,

smile

,and

be

yourselfWhile-reading1cCompletethetablewiththeinformation

fromthe

text.Pay

attention

to

your

bodylanguage4.While-readingHowtoMake

aBetter

Conversation/'n3xv?s/adj.擔(dān)憂的；焦慮的；膽怯的Do

you

get

nervous

when

you

talk

to

someone?Do

you

find

it

hard

to

have

a發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事是怎樣的conversationwithastranger?If

youhavesuchworries,itistime

for

you

to

/'stre?nd3?(r)/n.

陌

生

人

對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)是時(shí)候做某事了learnsomemoreconversationskills.Hereare

sometipsfor

making

better/tp/n.

指點(diǎn)；實(shí)用的提示；尖端v.

(使)傾斜；倒出；給小費(fèi)conversations.Listen

carefully

andshowinterestinothers.Oneof

themostimportantthingsisto/'ke?f?li/

對(duì)……表現(xiàn)出興趣lisady.

認(rèn)真地pef細(xì)

地

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者points

to

ask

questions

about.For

example,if

someone

tells

you

their

hobby

and

you/p??nt/n.觀點(diǎn)；重點(diǎn)v.指向；瞄準(zhǔn)can

ask

questions

about

it,they

will

surelybe

happy

to

continuetheconversation./'Ju?li/adv.想必；必定

/k?n't?nju:/v.持續(xù)；繼續(xù)做Choose

the

right

topic.

Some

of

the

best

topics

might

be

the

weather,sports,music,films,food,ortravel.However,itisimpolite

toasksomeone's

age,weight,or

other/Imp?'lart/adj.不禮貌的；粗魯?shù)膒ersonal

information.Also,ifyou

don't

agree

with

others,don'targuewiththem./'p3xs?nl/adj.個(gè)人的；私人的

與某人爭(zhēng)論Just

moveontoanothertopic.move

on(to

sth)換話題；開(kāi)始做(別的事)Be

honest

and

sincere

.If

you

have

no

idea

of

a

subject,just

say"I

don't

know

much/sn'si?(r)/adj.

真誠(chéng)的；誠(chéng)實(shí)的about

it."Ifyou

want

to

make

the

other

person

happy,mention

his

or

her

strong

points.But

don'tjust

pretend

to

be

nice,because

people

can

find

outyou

are

not

tellingthe/

pei/v

.

(paid

/perd/)付費(fèi)；交納；償還n

.工資；薪水

查明

；

弄清(情況

)truth.

/?'ten?n/n

.注意；專心；關(guān)注Pay

attention

to

yourbodylanguage.Sometimesitis

justasimportant

asyour

payattention(to...)注意；關(guān)注words.Don't

be

nervous.Stand

up

straight,smile,and

be

yourself—you

have

a

lot

to行為自然；不做作offer.

/'pf?(r)/v.提供；主動(dòng)提出n.主動(dòng)提議；出價(jià)Ifyou

really

work

at

it,you

will

find

having

conversations

much

easier.1d

Findoutwhatthepronounsin

bold

refer

to.1..….if

someonetellsyou

theirhobbyand

you

can

ask

questions

about

it,..2.Also,if

you

don't

agree

with

others,

don't

argue

with

them.3.If

you

have

no

idea

of

a

subject,just

say

"I

don't

know

much

about

it."4.If

you

want

to

make

the

other

person

happy,mention

his

or

her

strongpoints.5.Sometimes

it

is

just

as

important

as

your

words.

body

language6.If

you

really

work

at

it,you

will

find

having

coversations

much

easier.having

conversations1.Accordingtothetext,listeningplays

an

important

role

in

aconversation.Whatdoyouthinkmakes

a

good

listener?2.Doyouthinkthetipsarereasonable

?Why

or

why

not?/riszn?bl/3.What

other

tips

can

you

add

to

the

text?

adj.公平的；合理的Post-readingle

Discussthequestions.1.1.Accordingtothetext,listeningplays

an

important

role

in

a

conversation.What

do

you

think

makes

agood

listener?·Ithink

a

good

listener

should

focus

onthe

speaker,showrealinterestbykeepingeyecontactandusingtherightbodylanguage.Also,agoodlistenershouldbeableto

findgoodpointstoaskquestionsaboutthe

speaker'swords.Post-readingle

Discuss

thequestions.2.Do

you

think

the

tips

are

reasonable?Why

or

why

not?·Ithinkthetipsarereasonable.For

example,choosing

therighttopiccanmaketheotherpersonhappy.Being

honestandsincerebuildstrustbetweenspeakers.Payingattention

tobodylanguagehelpsexpressrightmessages

andmake

thecommunicationeasier.Post-readingle

Discuss

thequestions.3.Whatothertipscanyou

addtothe

text?·Usepositiveandencouragingwordsduringthe

conversation.For

example,say"That's

a

great

idea!"or

“I'm

reallyinterested

in

what

you're

saying."This

can

improve

thespeaker'sconfidenceandmaketheconversation

moreenjoyable.Also,it'simportanttobepatient.Post-readingle

Discuss

the

questions.nervous;stranger;tip;carefully;listener;point;surely;continue;impolite;personal;sincere;pay;attention;offer;reasonable;√

keyexpressions:show

interest

in

sth;argue

with

sb;move

on

(to

sth);find

out;

pay

attention

(to.);be

yourself;√key

vocabularies:TV

Languagepoints1.Do

you

get

nervous

when

you

talk

to

someone?你和某人交談時(shí)會(huì)感到緊張嗎?nerVous

【形容詞】擔(dān)憂的；焦慮的；膽怯的benervousabout對(duì)….感到擔(dān)憂e.g.Don'tlookatmelikethat.You'remakingmenervous.不要那樣看我。你讓我緊張。拓展

nervously【

副詞】易緊張焦慮地；膽怯地e.g.Shesmilednervously.她露出不安的微笑?！猅ake

it

easy

and

be

brave.A.gladB.nervous(湖北荊州中考)—I

always

feel

Bwhen

speaking

in

front

of

others.解析我們可用“詞義辨析法”解答此題。glad意為“高興的”;nervous意為“緊張的”;proud意為“自豪的”;relaxed意為“放松的”。根據(jù)答語(yǔ)中的Take

iteasy(放輕松)和

be

brave(勇敢點(diǎn))是對(duì)“緊張”情緒的鼓勵(lì)

可知選B

。

句意：“在其他人面前講話時(shí)我總會(huì)感到緊張?！薄胺泡p松，勇敢點(diǎn)?！贝鸢窧TV

Languagepoints2.Doyou

findithardtohaveaconversationwitha

stranger?你發(fā)現(xiàn)和陌生人交談很困難嗎?(1)find

it+形容詞+to

do

sth發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事是….的其中it

是形式賓語(yǔ)，真正的賓語(yǔ)是后面的動(dòng)詞不定式(短語(yǔ)),該句式可與

“findit's+形

容詞

+todo

sth”進(jìn)行同義句轉(zhuǎn)換。e.g.I

find

it's

necessary

to

take

notes

in

the

English

class.Ifindit

(形式賓語(yǔ))necessarytotakenotesintheEnglishclass.(真正的賓語(yǔ))=

我發(fā)現(xiàn)在英語(yǔ)課上記筆記是有必要的。TV

Languagepoints2.Do

you

find

it

hard

to

have

a

conversation

with

a

stranger?你發(fā)現(xiàn)和陌生人交談很困難嗎?(1)find

it+形容詞+to

do

sth發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事是….的拓展

feel,make,think

等詞也可用于這一固定句式中。e.g.Ifeelitimportanttocommunicatewithothers.我感覺(jué)與他人溝通很重要。e

.g.The

spaceship

makes

it

possible

to

travel

to

the

moon.宇宙飛船使去月球旅行成為可能。(2024

·

黑龍江龍東中考)He

found

C

very

interesting

to

visit

Harbin

in

winter.

A.thisB.thatC.it解析我們可用“固定句式法”解答此題。分析句子可知，此處是“find

it+adi.+to

do

sth’句式，意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)做某事是…

……的”,其中it

作形式賓語(yǔ)，動(dòng)詞不定式短語(yǔ)是真正賓語(yǔ)。

故選C

。

句意：他發(fā)現(xiàn)冬天去哈爾濱旅游很有趣。答案

CTV

Languagepoints2.

Do

you

find

it

hard

to

have

a

conversation

with

a

stranger?你發(fā)現(xiàn)和陌生人交談很困難嗎?(2)stranger【可數(shù)名詞】①陌生人e.g.Nevertellastrangerwhereyouliveoryourphonenumber.

絕不要告訴陌生人你住在哪里或你的電話號(hào)碼。②外地人；新來(lái)者e.g.Sorry,I'm

a

stranger

here.對(duì)不起，我不是本地人。拓

展strange【形容詞】奇怪的；陌生的

a

strange

noise

一陣奇怪的聲響Languagepoints3.Here

are

some

tips

for

making

betterconversations.這里有一些進(jìn)行更好交談的建議。tip①【名詞】指點(diǎn)；實(shí)用的提示e.g.Herearemytoptipsfor

interview

success.以下是我面試成功的幾個(gè)秘訣。②【名詞】尖端；尖the

tips

of

your

fingers

你的手指尖

the

tip

of

your

nose

你的鼻尖the

northern

tip

of

the

island

島的北端TV

Language

points③【可數(shù)名詞】小費(fèi)；建議e.

g.Perhaps

she

could

give

us

a

few

tips.也許她能給我們一些建議。④【動(dòng)詞】(使)傾斜；倒出e.g.She

tipped

the

dirty

water

down

the

drain.她把臟水倒入了下水道。⑤【動(dòng)詞】給小費(fèi)e.g.The

woman

tipped

the

waiter

two

dollars.那個(gè)女人給了服務(wù)員兩美元小費(fèi)。其后接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)詞-ing形式。其中interest用

作名詞，意為“興趣”。showinterestin...可與haveaninterestin

…、beinterested

in...

轉(zhuǎn)

換

。e.g.Thelittleboyshowsinterestinrobots.=Thelittleboyhasaninterestinrobots.=Thelittleboyisinterestedinrobots.這個(gè)小男孩對(duì)機(jī)器人感興趣。Languagepoints4.Listen

carefully

and

show

interest

in

others.認(rèn)真傾聽(tīng)并表現(xiàn)出對(duì)他人的興趣。showinterestin...對(duì)….表現(xiàn)出興趣TV

Languagepoints5.If

you

are

a

good

listener,you

will

find

some

good

points

toask

questions

about.如果你是一個(gè)好的傾聽(tīng)者，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一些

值得提問(wèn)的好的點(diǎn)。point①【可數(shù)名詞】觀點(diǎn)；重點(diǎn)e.g.Shemade

severalinteresting

points

in

the

article.她在文章中提出了幾個(gè)有趣的觀點(diǎn)。TY

Languagepoints②【名詞】得分；點(diǎn)e.g.We

won

the

match

by15pointsto5.我們以15:5的比分贏了這場(chǎng)比賽。③【動(dòng)詞】指向；瞄準(zhǔn)pointat指著

pointto指向pointout指出e.g.It's

rude

to

point

at

others.指著別人是粗魯?shù)?。TV

Languagepoints6.they

will

surely

behappytocontinue

the

conversation.

他們肯定會(huì)很樂(lè)意繼續(xù)交談。(1)surely【副詞】①想必表示對(duì)自己的話很有把握，并希望他人同意。e.g.It's

surely

only

a

matter

of

time

before

he

is

found,isn'tit?找到他只是個(gè)時(shí)間問(wèn)題，對(duì)不對(duì)?②絕不可能，絕對(duì)不會(huì)用于否定句，表示難以置信。e.g.They

won't

go,surely?他們不會(huì)真的要走吧?Languagepo