1、ReadingThinking Unit 4 Body Language Pre-reading Look at the pictures: Look at the pictures: Pre-reading Look and discuss What might the people be doing in the photos? What do you think they might be feeling? When and how do you use body language to convey meanings? 1 In the first photo，a girl is co
2、vering her face with her hand. A woman sitting next to her is looking at her. Maybe the first received bad news. In the second photo, two men are clapping hands and two women are laughing. I think they did well in a project together. In the third photo, two businessmen are shaking hands and bowing t
3、o each other. I think they are making a business deal. They are showing respect. In the fourth photo, a man is hugging his daughter while his wife is standing next to him and watching them. I guess the man is leaving for some reason. 2 In the first photo, the girl might be feeling depressed. The wom
4、an sitting next to her looks worried. In the second photo, these young people look happy and cheerful. In the third photo, two businessmen might be showing respect to each oher. In the fourth photo, the daughter might be feeling unwilling to leave her father. Her father probably feels the same way.
5、3 When words cant convey fully what I mean, I may adopt some body language to help show how I feel. sad Can you guess what they are trying to communicate? happysurpriseGoodbye！ Come here！ Read the text and predict what the text is about. While-reading Body language. In Bulgaria and southern Albania,
6、 shaking ones head means “no”, and nodding means “yes”. _ Body language is used to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions with other people as words. _ Moving your hand in circles over your stomach means “I am hungry”. _ In Japan, eye contact may demonstrate respect to look down when
7、talking to an older person. _ If we are feeling down or lonely, seeing the smiling face of a good friend can make us happy._ F T F T T True or False ReadComplete Make inferences Sometimes a passage does not say something directly. However, you can figure it out by looking at the clues in the passage
8、. Body language/GestureMeaningCountry/Region Eye contact between men and women Not politeMiddle East Looking down when talking to someone OK sign Kissing on the cheek Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes Moving your hand in circles over your s
9、tomach after a meal A sign of respect Japan Japan France BrazilGermany A greeting Money Zero Not polite France and Russia Im sleepy Im full Most places Most places How is the body language mentioned in the text interpreted in China? Some are the same in China. For example, the gesture for putting ha
10、nds together and resting them on the side of your head means sleeping. Can you think of an example of body language that is appropriate in China but might be misunderstood in another culture? Avoiding eye contact and lowering ones head may mean respect and being shy in China, whereas in some other c
11、ountries this body language may be interpreted as being rude. What advice on body language can you give a foreign friend on his/her first trip to China? Please pay attention to the social distance, which is different in China and in the West. ReadDiscuss Group discussion 1 Smiles can be used to hide
12、 feelings like anger, fear, or worry. Can you describe a situation where you might smile when you dont mean it? Sometimes I smile when I am impatient, but I know I shouldnt be. For example, if I am riding a train and a baby starts crying, I may try to smile, because even though the babys crying is a
13、nnoying, I know that it is not the babys fault and there is probably nothing that can be done. 2 Apart from fake smiles, is there any other kind of body language that can sometimes be fake? There are “crocodile tears”. This is when a person fakes feeling sad or sympathetic for another person. (The p
14、hrase comes from an old story that crocodiles cry while they are eating, asthough they feel sad for their victim.) Group discussion 3 Which is a more reliable guide for understanding someones feelings, their body language or the words they speak? Their body language is much more reliable than the wo
15、rds they say, because most people have trouble hiding their anger, disappointment, or irritation. Group discussion Language points Unit 4 Body Language Fill in the table with different forms of the words. embarrassing embarrassed embarrassingly NounVerbAdjectiveAdverb differ vary rely interact appro
16、ve embarrass difference different differently variation variable variably reliancereliablereliably interactioninteractiveinteractively approvalapproving approvingly embarrassment embarrassing embarrassed embarrassingly Work out the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences below. 1 I rest my
17、 head on the desk to get some rest. 2 The child displayed great interest in the huge fireworks display. 3 Most students favour the plan, while their teachers are not in favour of it. v. to place or put n. when someone stops doing things so their body can recover energy v. to shown. a show v. to pref
18、er or liken. being for, approving of 4 Jeremy witnessed the whole incident and was expected to be the key witness at the trial. 5 His lack of eye contact when talking with people shows that he lacks confidence. 6 When he noticed a slight frown on his twin sisters face, he frowned as well. n. a perso
19、n who tells what he/she saw to the police or at a trial n. absence v. not have n. a facial expression that shows sadness or disapproval v. to make a facial expression that shows sadness or disapproval Work out the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences below. v. to see something, especial
20、ly a crime or an important event In other countries, by contrast, eye contact is not always approved of. 句意：相反，在另一些国家，眼神交流并不总是被 认可。 此句使用了被动语态，是因为该句着眼点在行行 为为本身本身，而非行为的实施者；同时，被动语态 的使用还表现出行文的客观和正式客观和正式，这也是被 动语态的一种重要的语用功能。如： It is usually considered rude to talk at the dinner table with your mouth full.
21、 在餐桌上，满嘴食物与人交谈通常会被视为无 礼的表现。 In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. 句意：在法国，看到同一个手势的人可能会将其 解读为“零”。 句中的两个-ing 短语功能不同： encountering the identical gesture作定语， 修饰名词person。-ing 短语作定语时通常后 置，而单个的-ing 用作定语则大多前置。 如： children playing soccer on the playground flow
22、ing water 流水 In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. 句意：在法国，看到同一个手势的人可能会将其 解读为“零”。 句中的两个-ing 短语功能不同： meaning zero作介词as的宾语。如： Without providing the required personal information, youd be considered as having given up on the test. 若未完整填写所要求的个人信息，你将被视 为弃考
23、。 例1：Nearly all the houses were _. 例2：She would only play a role if she could _ with the character. 例3: They took a plaster cast of the teeth for _ purposes. 例4: The body must return _ to its original condition when the loads are released. identical identify identification identically identical adj.
24、 完全同样的，相同的 identically adv. 同一地，相等地 identification n. 鉴定, 证明, 视为同一 identify v.识别, 鉴别,确定 interpret vt. 解释；理解；口译； interpretation n. 解释，说明；翻译 interpreter n. 解释者；口译译员 例1：He was an official _ to the government of Nepal. 例2：Her evidence suggests a different _ of the events. 例3: The students were asked to
25、_ the poem. interpreter interpretation interpret In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. 句意：在法国，看到同一个手势的人可能会将其 解读为“零”。 The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in. 句意句意：关键的是使用肢体语言的方式要适合你所 处的文化。 approp
26、riate adj. 适当的; 恰当的; 合适的; inappropriate adj. 不恰当的，不适宜的; If the answer is “yes”, then we must decide on an appropriate course of action. He chose a singularly inappropriate moment to make his request. 句意句意： 我们可以用微笑来道歉，问候某人，寻求 帮助，或者开始谈话。 We can use a smile to apologise, to greet someone, to ask for he
27、lp, or to start a conversation. apologize v. 道歉, 认错 apologize to sb. for sth. / doing sth. apology n. make an apology to sb. for (doing) sth. accept / refuse an apology 例：He apologized to her for not going to her party. 他因为没有出席她举行的宴会而向她表示歉意。 1 We _for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may ha
28、ve caused. 2 First of all, could I begin with an _ for a mistake I made last week? 3 Two years ago, Congress formally apologized _ the internment. apology apologize for 完成句子完成句子: Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. When we think about nonverbal behaviour, or body la
29、nguage, we think about communication. When we think about communication, we think about _. So what is our body language _to others? Social scientists have spent a lot of time looking at the effects of our body language. We make assessments and inferences from body language. And according to those ju
30、dgements we _one person and dislike another. So body language provides external _that are influenced by internal thoughts and feelings. Scientists have found that when we feel proud and by contrast by comparison break down clue interaction demonstrate approve of gesture interaction demonstrating app
31、rove of clues Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box. powerful, we usually straighten up to make ourselves bigger. _ , when we feel powerless, we tend to slump, making ourselves smaller. It is obvious that our minds can influence our bodies. But is it also true that our
32、 bodies can affect our minds? Scientific experiments show that if we make powerful _ long enough, we may actually feel more powerful. People who remember to use positive body language are more likely to feel positive _ , so some scientists suggest that we use our bodies to try power posing to help_ our feelings of shyness and powerlessness. by contrast by comparison break down clue interaction demonstrate approve of gesture By contrast gestures by comparison break down Thank you!
