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Small talk is pleasant conversation about common interests. The ability to make “small talk” is highly valued. But making small talk is difficult not only for English learners, but also for many native speakers of English. Most English learners may have difficulty discussing topics they are unfamiliar with because of lack of(缺少) suitable vocabulary.

Now that we understand the problem, the next step is to improve the situation. Here are some tips to improve small talk skills.

◆Do some research

Spend time on the Internet, books, magazines, TVs to special about the type of people you will meet, and this can make your conversations more interesting.

◆Use the Internet for specific vocabulary

This is a bit like doing research about other people. If you have a business conference, or are meeting people who share a common interest, make use of the Internet to learn specific vocabulary.

◆Ask yourself about your culture

Take time to make a list of common things that you will discuss when making small talk in your own culture. And then check to make sure that you have the English vocabulary to make small talk about those subjects.

◆Find common interests

Once you have a subject that interests both of you, keep to it! You can do this in many ways: discussing travel, discussing the school or friends, discussing the differences between your culture and the new culture.

◆Listen

Don’t get so worried about being able to communicate that you don’t listen. Listening carefully will help you understand and encourage those speaking to you. You might be nervous, but letting others express themselves will improve the quality of the discussion and give you time to think of an answer!

Armida Scarpa is an English teacher. She believes that stories can be used from the very beginning. She uses a real text of Goldilocks with her class.   1 . They are in their second year at school. They are learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn’t expect the children to learn the difficult grammar.   2 . She only asks them to really learn the words. This method is to give children an experience of real English and allows the teacher to use almost any story.   3  and if the teacher uses it carefully, the children can understand it.

Children are used to living in a world where they do not understand a lot of things.   4 , but they can also notice all the other information around them. If we deprive (剥夺) children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we take away the chance for them to experience this natural growth.

Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.

       When Helen was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “ She is better, but now she can’t see or can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.

      After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.

      Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college(大学).

      Helen was very famous. She helped many blind(盲) and deaf(聋) people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.

     Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.

1.Helen Keller got very sick when ____________

        A. She was a baby                B. She went to college

        C. Her teacher came to her home   D. She was very old

2.__________taught Helen Keller her first word.

       A. Her mother  B. Her teacher C. Her father  D. The doctor

3.Helen Keller was famous because ___________

        A. She was an American.

 B. She traveled around the world

        C. Ser teacher taught her many things 

 D. She learned to read and write and helped many people in the world

4.The world remembers Helen Keller today because ____

         A. She was very bright.   

B. She was blind and deaf.

         C. She was a brave and wonderful person. 

         D. She went to college.

5.Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but _______

        A. She found a way to understand the world.

        B. Her mother and father didn’t feel sad.

        C. She found a way to travel around the world.

        D. She found out how people became blind and deaf.

Armida Scarpa is an English teacher. She believes that stories can be used from the very beginning. She uses a real text of Goldilocks with her class.   1 . They are in their second year at school. They are learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn’t expect the children to learn the difficult grammar.   2 . She only asks them to really learn the words. This method is to give children an experience of real English and allows the teacher to use almost any story.   3  and if the teacher uses it carefully, the children can understand it.
Children are used to living in a world where they do not understand a lot of things.   4 , but they can also notice all the other information around them. If we deprive (剥夺) children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we take away the chance for them to experience this natural growth.

A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad habits. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to drop these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.
First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
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