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!

Task：

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

How to be a good small talker./How to improve small talk skills.

2. Complete the sentence in Paragraph 5 with proper words or phrases.

that you will discuss

Period One　Introduction & Vocabulary and Reading

Ⅰ.单词检测

1．informal adj.非正式的

formal adj.正式的

2．serious adj.严肃的

seriously adv.严肃地

3．confidently adv.自信地

confident adj.自信的

confidence n．自信

4．lack vt.缺乏，缺少

5．advance adj.预先的，在前的

6．sigh v．叹气，叹息

7．opportunity n．机会

8．obligation n．责任；义务

Ⅱ.短语检测

1．(be) nervous about 对......紧张/害怕/胆怯/焦虑不安

2．think of想起，回忆起

3．look away from把目光从......移开

4．in addition除此之外，另外

5．find out了解(到)；找出(信息)