1、 Unit 4 Body language Communication: No problem ? Lead- in & Warming up Lets enjoy the song “Grateful Heart” 感恩的心感恩的心.And please pay attention to their charming gestures. Are you familiar with the picture ? Ways of communicating Spoken speaking language ringing writing Written language typing facial
2、 expression Body gesture language action brainstorming disappointed look down upon sb astonished shy Well-done Ok Victory! quiet stop good come here bad good luck me I dont know Match the two columns Action Waving ones hand Shaking ones head Nodding Meaning in China Love Not afraid / be proud Im sor
3、ry I did something wrong. You are welcome Hello!/Hi!/Goodbye! Im full./Ive a stomachache Disagreement Putting up ones hand Kissing Holding up ones head Hanging ones head Smiling and a handshake Touching ones stomach Cupping ones ear Agreement May I ask a question? I cant hear you. Pre-reading ? Disc
4、uss these questions with your partner first. ? What is the purpose of language? ? How can you tell someones feelings even if they do not speak? ? What do you think “body language” means ? 1.What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to be used as a tool of communication. That is, to
5、 exchange with others ideas, feelings, information, and so on. 2.How can you tell someones feelings even if they do not speak? By looking at their facial expressions. disgust surprise anger fear joy sorrow 厌恶厌恶 /sadness pride 3.What do you think “body language” means? Body language is the use of act
6、ions, gestures, postures and expressions to express feelings . Can you guess what the following gesture from Japan means ? angry Can you guess what the following gesture from France means ? I dont believe you. America OK Japan France Brazil Germany money zero rude USA “great”or “good job” Nigeria Ge
7、rmany one rude Japan Match some important words with their meanings local (area) represent approach major express curious general likely to do avoid move nearer to someone tell what you think wanting to know about sth. a particular area in which you live prevent sth. bad from happening probably do s
8、th. speak or act for another person or group very large or important not limited to one part Reading Listen to the tape first and try to gain the main idea of the whole text: 1. What is the main idea of the text? A. There are different customs in different countries. B. Foreigners should follow the
9、customs of the country where they are visiting. C. It tells us about the importance and necessity of body language and its differences between different cultures. D. The importance of knowing customs. Fast-reading 2. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _. A. an Ar
10、ab country B. USA C. Britain D. Russia Try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part. Para1 You are sent to Pudong Airport ? Part1: _ to meet business people. _ ? Part2: _ Para2-3 Examples of learned or cultural “body language”. _ ? Part3: _ Para4-5 Diffe
11、rent people have different body languages. _ ? Part4: _ Para6 Summary of body language. _ Intensive-reading 1.Why are the people visiting China? 2.What parts of the world are represented by the visitors? 3.Why is Julia Smith surprised? 4. Why do you think we need to study body language? 5. Is the ma
12、in character male or female? How do you know? ?1.Why are the people visiting China? ?Because they are interested in the development of business in China. 2. What parts of the world are represented by the visitors? Europe, North America, South America and Asia. ? 3.Why is Julia Smith surprised? She i
13、s surprised because Mr.Garcia approaches her so close and touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek. ? 4. Why do you think we need to study body language? It is quite necessary for us to study body language if we dont want to cause any misunderstanding in communication /so that we dont misund
14、erstand each other. ? 5. Is the main character male or female? How do you know? It is Male. Ahmed Aziz shakes hands with him, but dose not shake hands with the women. Summary ? How do those visitors behave when they meet the people they first meet? Please Fill in the chart according the text. charac
15、ter you country action (body language used) Stand watching and listening first, then introduce guests to each others; when introducing yourself to China Ahmed Aziz, you move back a bit when the other is very close to you. Approach Ms Smith, touches her shoulder and kiss Mr. Garcia Columbia her on th
16、e cheek. Surprised at Mr. Garcias action and takes a few Britain steps away from him. Both apologize when Mr. Mr. Cook Canada Reaches his hand out to the Japanese. Cooks moving hand A Japanese Japan Bows to Mr. Cook. touches the Japaneses nose. Julia Smith Ahmed Aziz Madame Coulon to ask you questio
17、ns, nods at women. Moves very Jordan close to you when introduced, comes closer Shakes hands and kisses each other twice on each France cheek. Discussion ? Imagine that you are a volunteer of the Olympic Games and you will see many visitors from different cultures, how will you greet them properly? You can refer to the information from the passage. Homework 1.Search more body language in different cultures. 2.Go through the whole passage and find out the important & difficult language points. 3.Do the exercise “Learning about Language” on p27
