1、Using language(1)Explore body languageExplore body language:Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. frown (皱眉皱眉), tightly shut eyes, tight-lippedHe could be in great pain.He could be upset. fingers crossed, eyes closed He could be hoping for good luck.hug, Ameri
2、can Sign Language (hand gesture for love)The woman in the photo is either deaf or 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 tightlyThe two children seem quite happy.Perhaps they have just won a ta
3、ble tennis match.Discuss when and where people need to use body language to communicate effectively.People communicatecant speakcant hear wellnot convenientwhenwhenwhenwheremust be silentBefore Listening Body language often needs to be used in situations where people cannot talk to each other direct
4、ly. This can include:deaf people using sign language;army soldiers on a mission; Before Listening 1. 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?4.
5、 What did the man mean by saying Its good you tried at the end of the conversation?Listening for details Woman:What were you doing just now? What did those gestures mean?Man: Oh, I was just telling my friend over there to meet me for lunch down the street in twenty minutes.Listening for details List
6、en to a conversation about body language. Then answer the following questions.Woman: Oh, I get it, so you were sending him secret hand signals.Man: Yeah, we got the idea from an action movie last night and decided to try it out for fun. Listening for details Listen to a conversation about body langu
7、age. Then answer the following questions.Listening for details Man: 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 leader used hand gestures to tell his team what to do. For example, he used this gest
8、ure 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. Listening for details Woman : Well, you know, you can say a lot without speaking. Ive been taking
9、acting classes, and right now were learning how to use body language to express ourselves.Man: Wow, thats cool. So you mean youre not allowed to talk, right?Woman: Yes, and its really difficult if they want you to express something complicated without saying a word. But Im slowly getting better at i
10、t, I guess.Listening for details Man: That reminds me of those Charlie Chaplin movies. I guess its not easy to tell a whole story only using body language.Woman: Yeah, he was a real master. Everyone in my class loves his movies. We actually had to watch some of his movies and act out some scenes. I
11、was such an amateur!Man: Well, its good you tried. Now, by your body language, I can tell that you want to buy me lunch tomorrow. Am I right?1. How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?From an action movie2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures?He used gest
12、ures 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.Listening for details 3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that shes been taking?She said that right now theyre learning how to use body language to express
13、themselves4. 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.Listening for details Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the c
14、onversation?Listening for inferred meaningInfer meaningSometimes things are not said directly, and so you 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 conte
15、xt. using logic to work out the meaning.Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation?1. The two speakers are married.2. Making too many gestures in communication is not polite.3. The police team were probably successful in catching the crimi
16、nals.FFTListening for inferred meaningListen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation?4. Both speakers think body language is useful.5. The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability.TListening for inferred meaningTAsking for a
17、nd 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 words .What I meant was .What I was trying to say was .Does that make sense?Is that clear?I can tell that .Learn to ask for and give clarification.Thank you!