1、Using languagelistening & speakingTo understand some facial expressions and talk about body language. To understand a conversation and learn to infer meaning for it.To learn to ask for and make clarification.To learn about the pause in sentences.Look at the following facial expressions and guess the
2、ir meanings.frown (皱眉), tightly shut eyes, tight-lipped He could be in great pain. He could be upset. fingers crossed, eyes closed He could be hoping for good luck.Or he has a promise that he intends to breakhug, American Sign Language (hand gesture for love) The woman in the photo is either deaf or
3、 is communicating with her husband who is deaf. She is using American Sign Language, and the sign she is using means “I love you”.smile, hold hands tightly The two children seem quite happy. Perhaps they have just won a table tennis match.Look at the four pictures. What can you look for when you are
4、 interpreting others body language?Picture Body languageMeaning1frown, tightly-shut eyes, tight-lippedin great pain2fingers crossedgood luck3hug, embrace, American Sign Languagelove4smile, hold hands tightlyfriendlyDiscuss when and where people need to use body language to communicate effectively.Pe
5、ople communicatecant speakcant hear wellis not convenientwhenwhenwhenwhere1. How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures?3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that shes been taking?Listen to a conversation a
6、bout body language. Then answer the following questions.4. What did the man mean by saying Its good you tried at the end of the conversation?1. How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?From an action movie.2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures?He used han
7、d _ to tell them how many bad guys were in the house. Then he gave _ on _, and _ .gesturesinstructions who should go wherewhat they should do3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that shes been taking?W: Well,you know,you can say a lot without speaking. Ive been taking acting classes, a
8、nd right now were learning how to use _ to _.body languageexpress ourselves4. What did the man mean by saying Its good you tried at the end of the conversation?He meant that even though she wasnt very good at it, her experience was still worthwhile.Sometimes things are not said directly, and so you
9、must guess the meaning, relationship of the people, or context. You can do this by: drawing conclusions from the background information you already have. looking at clues that tell you the context. using logic to work out the meaning.Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements cor
10、rect inferences from the conversation?Infer meaningListen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation?1. The two speakers are couple.2. Making too many gestures in communication is not polite.3. The police team were probably successful in catching
11、 the criminals.4. Both speakers think body language is useful.5. The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability.FFTTTW: What were you doing just now? What did those gestures mean?M: Oh, I was just telling my friend over there to meet me for lunch down the street in twenty minutes.W:
12、 Oh, I get it,so you were sending him secret hand signals.M: Yeah,we got the idea from an action movie last night and decided to try it out for fun. In the movie, the police were trying to enter a house,but they had to be really quiet so they could take the criminals by surprise. So, the police lead
13、er used hand gestures to tell his team what to do.For example,he used this gesture to tell them how many bad guys were in the house. Then he gave instructions on who should go where, and what they should do. I thought it was pretty cool how they used hand gestures to communicate.W: Well,you know,you
14、 can say a lot without speaking. Ive been taking acting classes, and right now were learning how to use body language to express ourselves.M: Wow,thats cool. So you mean youre notW: Yes, and its really difficult if they want you to allowed to talk,right?W: Yes, and its really difficult if they want
15、you to express something complicated without saying aword. But Im slowly getting better at it, I guess.M: That reminds me of those Charlie Chaplin movies. I guess its not easy to tell a whole storyonly using body language.W: Yeah,he was a real master. Everyone in my class loves his movies. We actual
16、ly had to watch some of his movies and act out some scenes. I was such an amateur!M: Well, its good you tried. Now,by your body language, I can tell that you want to buy me lunch tomorrow. Am I right?Act out a scene using only body language to communicate. You may follow these steps to complete your
17、 performance.1. Form into groups of four. One of you is the performer, and the others are observers.2. The performer say a situation and some messages to convey through body language.3. The performer acts out the scene and the observers individually say their thoughts without talking to anyone else.
18、4. The actor reveals the situation and messages, and the group compares notes. vt.揭揭示示;露出露出Asking for and making clarificationWhat did you mean by .?So you mean ?So did that mean .?What I dont quite understand is.Could you explain?Could you give me an example?In other wards .What I meant was .What I
19、 was trying to say was.Does that make sense?Is that clear?I can tell that .Use the table below to clarify any misunderstandings or different answers.vt.澄清澄清;阐明阐明换句话说换句话说意群就是指句子中按意思和结构划分出的各个成分，每一个成分即称为一个意群。同一意群中的词与词关系紧密，不能随意拆分，否则就会引起误解。中文名意群外文名sense group1. There are four ways, | and only four ways,
20、| in which we have contact with the world. | We are evaluated and classified | by these four contacts: | what we do, | how we look, | what we say, | and how we say it. Dale CarnegieRead the quotes and notice the pause after each sense group.2. If language was given to men | to conceal their thoughts
21、, | then gestures purpose | was to disclose them. John Napier3. Body language is a powerful tool. | We had body language | before we had speech, | and apparently, | 80% of what you understand in a conversation | is read through the body, | not the words. Deborah BullLife is a stage, and we are all a
22、ctors. This is also true when you are in a foreign land. Acting can help you communicate even if you do not know the language. For instance, one day a Chinese lady who was babysitting her grandchild in America went to a supermarket to buy some beef. She was confused to see all kinds of meat there an
23、d did not know which ones were beef. She asked a clerk by putting both hands up and saying “Moo! Moo! The lady got what she wanted even without saying a word of English.Read this passage. Then mark “I” where it needs a pause.Listen to the texts above and see how well you read.Think about some classroom body language and write down their meanings.
