Unit 10 It’s a nice day, isn’t it?

Section A Period One

To learn to have small talk To learn to use tag questions

Do you sometimes talk with people you don’t know? This kind of conversation is called small talk.

Look at the pictures of 1a and circle the situations where you would start a conversation.

Make a list of other places where you would talk to people you don’t know. on a bus on a train at a train station in lines in a shop at a bus station in the street in a rest room in a plane in a restaurant

How do you start your conversation? Discuss: This is a great party, isn’t it? It’s a nice day, isn’t it? The bus is always late, isn’t it? It’s really crowed, isn’t it?

Look and say - It’s a nice day, isn’t it ? - Yes, it is. I really love hot weather.

Look and say - You’re Jenny’s friend,___________? - Yes,_______. - The No. 15 bus stops here,_________? - Yes,_______. aren’t you I am doesn’t it it does

He is smart, isn’t he? Yes, he is.

He can play the piano, can’t he? Yes, he can.

They play football, __________?don’t they Yes, they do.

Jay sings many songs, ? doesn’t he Yes, he does.

Lily was ill in bed, _________? Yes, she was. wasn’t she

It rained heavily yesterday, _______?didn’t it Yes, it did.

Li lei fell down, __________? Yes, he did. didn’t he

She wasn’t at home, _______? was she No, she wasn’t.

They weren’t in the park last Sunday, _______? No, they weren’t. were they

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2 3 1 Listen and number the pictures above in the order you hear them. (1b)

1. A: He___ really good, _____ he? B: He____ is! I come to all his concerts. 2. A: This line_________ slowly, isn’t it? B: Yes,____. We_______ here for 20 minutes already. 3. A: The train___ late, ______it? B: No, today is Sunday. The trains only run____________ on Sunday. Listen again and fill in the blanks. ’sisn’t sure is moving it is’ve been is isn’t twice an hour

Look at the pictures of 1a and make other conversations. You can use the expressions in the box below. (1c) Pair work The train is always late, isn’t it? You love violin music, don’t you? It looks like rain, doesn’t it? A: It looks like rain, doesn’t it? B: Yes, it does. And I forgot my umbrella.

Example: A: This line is moving slowly, isn’t it? B: Yes, it is. We are been here for 20 minutes already.

Do you know what is the most important to have a successful small talk? Both people need to ask questions.

Discuss When we begin a small talk, we are asked to begin a successful one. Some sentences we can use, but some sentences we can’t use. Please tell us some unsuccessful small talk topics. How old are you? (Especially for women.) Your dress doesn’t look nice, don’t you think so? Your T-shirt is too cheap, isn’t it? How much is your skirt?

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Listen to the three conversations. Are they examples of successful or unsuccessful small talk? Write “S” (for successful) or “U” (for unsuccessful) in the blanks. (2a) Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3 U U S

a. I hope so. I want to go swimming. b. Yes. It rains every Saturday! c. At Franklin Lake. d. Oh? Where do you swim? e. Do you think it’ll stop by noon? f. It always rains on the weekend, doesn’t it? g. Do you ever go there? A.(Opening Question) (1) B. (Answer) (2) (Question) (3) A. (Answer) (4) B. (Question) (5) A. (Answer) (6) (Question) (7) f b e a d c g Listen to conversation 3 again. Put the sentences and questions below in order.

Imagine you are at a bus stop. Make your own small talk. You can use the expressions in the box below. (2c) Pair work A: It’s really cold today, isn’t it? B: Yes, it is. I hope the bus comes soon. It’s really cold today, isn’t it? The No. 15 bus stops here, doesn’t it?

Example: A: The bus is late, isn’t it? B: Yes, I hope the NO. 15 is coming here.

1. — He’s really good, isn’t he? — He sure is! 【同步造句】 他的确是个好人。 ______________________ 【用法透析】 sure 用作副词，意为 “ 当然，的确，一定 ” 。 如： It sure was very cold yesterday. He sure is a nice man.

【拓展链接】 ① sure 常用来回答一般疑问句，意为 “ 当然， 的确 ” ，相当于 yes 或 certainly 。如： — Are you going with us? — Sure. / Certainly. ② make sure 意为 “ 确保，查明，弄清楚 ” 。 其后可接 that 从句。 如： She looked around to make sure that she was alone.

2. I hope so. I want to go swimming. 【同步造句】 — Do you think we’ll have good weather? — ____________. ( 我希望如此。 ) 【用法透析】 ◆ I hope so 是英语口语中的常用表达, 意为 “ 我希望如此 ” ，其否定形式为 I hope not 。 I hope so

如： — Will Mary leave for Taiyuan? — I hope not. ◆类似用法还有 I think / believe / suppose / guess so 等。如： — Is that Bob? — Yes, I think so. / No, I don’t think so.

- It’s really windy today, isn’t it? - Yes, it is. - You’re Ben’s sister, aren’t you? - Yes, I am. - The No. 15 bus stops here, doesn’t it? - Yes, it does. 课时重点回顾

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Translate and write them down 看起来下雨了，不是吗？ - 是的。而且我忘了带伞。 号公共汽车不在这停车，对吧？ - 是，它不停。 - It looks like rain, doesn’t it? - Yes, it does. I forgot my umbrella. - The No. 15 bus doesn’t stop here, does it? - No, it doesn’t.

3. 艾伦讨厌等公共汽车。 Allen hates _______ ____ the bus. 4. 这家商店的价格太高。 The ______in this store are too ______. 5. 这里春天总是下雨，对吗？ It always _____ in spring here, _______it? 6. 玛丽经常在书店里浏览图书。 Mary often _____ _________ books in bookstores. 7. 这些列车在周末每天仅运行两次。 The trains only run ______ ___ ______ on weekends. twice a day waiting for prices high rains doesn’t looks through

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