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Reading and Introduction Book 6 Famous Dictionaries ? Macmillan English Dictionary ? Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ? Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary ? Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Read the dictionary definitions of small talk and answer the questions ? Which definitions make small talk sound like a positive thing? ? Which definitions refer to places where small talk might take place? ? Why is it a problem if someone has no small talk? ? What do you think is the Chinese for small talk? Activity 2 Look at the conversation topics below and answer the questions. ? careers sport ? travel ? weather ? food ? cars ?examinations ?film stars ?music ?politics ?ideal Vocabulary and reading Ex1 ? Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. ? The singer was really good! She _________ me a lot! ? He had an accident and _________ his bicycle. ? Don?t shout at the children. You should ________ them to do better. ? Make sure you _______ for your English examination. Do more homework! ? At the party, I __________ a boy who used to attend my school. damage encourage impress prepare recognise damaged encourage impressed prepare recognised Skimming the passage ? Decide what kind of book it is from. ? It is from a book which tells you what to do at social events. We can guess fr