1、Unit 4 Body Language Reading and Thinking 教学设计教学设计 科目：英语 课题：Reading and Thinking 课时：1 课时 教学目标与核心素养： 知识目标：了解说明文的特点，思考本单元主题意义。 能力目标：培养学生读出言外之意的能力。 情感目标：学生理解肢体语言的地域文化属性，形成有深度的文化对比，培养文化理解的尊 重与自觉意识。 教学重难点 教学重点：掌握说明文的文体特点。 教学难点：培养学生理解言外之意的能力。 课前准备：多媒体，黑板，粉笔 教学过程： 一、Pre-reading 1. Greeting 2. Leading-in 教师
2、活动：Let students discuss following questions in groups. 1. Whats the function of language? 2. Suppose we are living in a silent world. How will you communicate with each other? 学生活动：Role-play: Finish the Activity 1. 教师活动：Summarize the role-play and ask: How many types of body language do you find in
3、students performance? 例如：facial expression: smile, mouth wide-open, frown. . . gesture: waving ones hand, thumb up, clench ones fists. . . 学生活动：Scanning the pictures and title, guess what the passage is about. Look at the picture on this page. What do you think the young lady might want to convey wi
4、th her body language? 二、 While- reading 1.教师活动：Go through the whole text. First, see which of the predicted contents are mentioned in the text. Second, try to work out the structure of the text according to the topic sentence in each paragraph. ParagraphMain idea 1Introduction to body language 24Bod
5、y language with different meanings in different cultures 5Body language with the same meaning everywhere 5Body language with different uses 2.学生活动：Read the passage again and answer the following two questions. 1. Can you guess the meaning of the word interaction according to the context? （引导学生根据上下文语
6、境猜测词义。从 interaction 前的 to express our thoughts and opinions 及 interaction 后的 with other people, 可以猜出 interaction 的意思大致相当于 communication.） 2. What is the function of the last sentence in Paragraph 1? （引导学生通过关注语篇标记词，如 but、also，认识到最后一个句子既是主题句又是过 渡句：引入主旨“肢体语言和言语一样在交际中发挥着重要作用”，同时又过渡到下文。 ） 3.学生活动：Read Par
7、agraph 2-5, and finish Activity 2. Body language/gestureMeaningCountry/ Region Eye contact between men and women Not politeMiddle East Looking down when talking to someone RespectJapan OK signMoneyJapan ZeroFrance Not politeBrazil and Germany Kissing on the cheekHelloFrance and Russia Placing your h
8、ands together and resting them on the side of SleepAlmost everywhere your head while closing your eyes Moving your hand in circles over your stomach after a meal Im fullAlmost everywhere 学生活动：Read Paragraph 6, and answer the following question. What different uses of smiling are mentioned in Paragra
9、ph 6? Find out the varied sentence structures used to show uses of smiling. 教师活动：After reading the passage, which aspects should you pay attention to when you listen to how bodies talk? Do you like the title? Can you think of a different one? 三、After-reading 教师活动：Organize a debate. Which is a more reliable guide for understanding someones feelings, their body language or the words they speak? 四、Summary 总结课上所学。 作业布置：复习文章涉及到的生词和短语，总结说明文文体特点。
