In most languages,people often start small talk after a greeting．Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a c 77．In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather："Nice day,isn't it?""Terrible weather,isn't it?"But there is something s 78 about small talk．It must be about something that both people have the same opinion about．The purpose(目的) of small talk is to let both people agree on something．This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable．People usually agree about the weather,s 79 it is a safe topic for small talk．But people often disagree about religion(宗教)or politics(政治),so these are not suitable topics for small talk．The topic for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place．At football m 80 ．people make small talk about the game they are watching："Great game,isn't it?"At bus stops．People may comment about the transportation："The bus service is terrible．Isn't it?"
Small talk is an important part of conversation in any language．People in different countries start small talk in different w 81．This shows that when we learn a language,we should learn the vocabulary and the grammar as w 82 as the social behavior of the people who speak it．
1.Small talk___
2.The favorite topics of small talk is about _____ .
3.The passage suggests that when we learn a language.
4.When we say"Great game ,isn't it",we in fact ____.
5.what we learn from the passage is that ____.