一、基本介绍 对话主要涉及人们日常生活中的话题。对话中的句子结构、成分、主题一般都非常简单。一般来说每个对话的字数在40 - 50之间。语速基本稳定在每分钟150 - 160个单词。问题一般都是特殊疑问句，常见的疑问句开头单词：what, when, where, who, why, how。

二、小对话的分类小对话常见的十种题型1、数字价格计算题2、时间加减运算题3、对话场景题4、人物职业、身份、关系题5、人物意图题6、态度评价题7、动作行为题8、因果关系题9、推断题（言外之意）10、意义解释题

1、数字价格计算题
注意：1. 十几、几十的读音2. 分数的说法3. 小数的说法4. 大数字的说法5. 钱的问题（1）打折 discount, discount rate, on sale, 50% off, clearance（2）北美货币体系单位 cent, nickel, dime, quarter, fifty cents, dollar, buck

M: How much are the tickets?
W: They are ten dollars each for the general public, but student tickets are half price.
Q: How much will the man pay for the two general tickets and two student tickets?

M: I'd like to buy these four thanksgiving cards. Are they ten cents each?
W: Three of them are, but the smaller one is only a nickel.
Q: How much would the cards all together?

2、时间加减运算题
注意：1、超前 earlier, ahead of time, in advance
2、准时 be on time, be on schedule
3、推迟 behind schedule, late, delay, put off, postpone

M: I'm sorry, Madam, the plane is somewhat behind the schedule. Take a seat. I'll inform you as soon as we know something definite.
W: Thank you. I'd rather look around and I'll be back in several minutes.
Q: What can be concluded about the plane?

1997年6月

1. W: Good morning, I'm here to see Mr. Addison.

M: Mr. Addison went to Washington last Monday for a conference, and will be back on

Thursday night. If you like, you may come again on Friday morning.

Q: When will Mr. Addison return?

3、对话场景题
两大类场景：campus life(校园生活)；daily life(日常生活) 1. campus life(校园生活)（1）上课、选课、听讲座、听报告（2）作业（3）考试（4）图书馆2. daily life(日常生活) （1）餐馆 （2）医院（3）银行 （4）邮局（5）旅游 （6）打工（7）机场、车站 （8）宾馆（9）电话 （10）购物

4、人物职业、身份、关系题
1995年6月8. A) Customer and salesman B) Colleagues C) Employee and boss D) Classmates

W: Hi, Jack, I just came back yesterday. Anything new while I was away?
M: Congratulations, Susan! It's said you will be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss.
Q: What's most probably the relationship between the two speakers at the moment?

1994年1月6.
A) Customer and salesperson.
B) Teacher and student.
C) Boss and secretary.
D) Guest and waitress.

M: Please make 20 copies of this and deliver them to the chief executive and heads of departments.
W: Certainly, sir. They will find it on their desks tomorrow morning.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

1995年1月 3. A) A teacher. B) A psychologist. C) A librarian. D) A publisher.

W: I'm looking for textbook for my Psychology course. It's called "Introduction to Educational Psychology". Do you have it?
M: Yes, we do. You'll find it in Section 24 on the top shelf.
Q: What's the man's occupation?

2000年6月7. A) At a book store. B) At an art museum.
C) At a newspaper office. D) At a gymnasium.

M: Mary is in charge of the art and music section; and Charles, the sports page. What about you?W: I'm responsible for the editorials.
Q: Where does the woman work?

2001年1月

7. A) an auto mechanic.
B) An electrician?
C) A carpenter.
D) A telephone repairman.

W: This is Mrs. Starched, my heater is not getting any power and weatherman says the temperature is to fall below zero tonight. Could you get someone to come over and fix it? ?
M: This is the busiest time of the year, but I'll speak to one of our men about going over some time today. ?
Q: Who did Mrs. Starched want to come over? ?