1、【版本：人教册别：选必一】Using Language Listening:Explore body languageuTo understand some facial expressions and talk about body language.uTo understand a conversation and learn to infer meaning for it.uTo learn to ask for and make clarification.uTo learn about the pause in sentences.Learning Objectivescontent
2、sLead-inListening and SpeakingHomeworkLead-inLook at the following facial expressions and guess their meanings.P42 E1 Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating.l He could be in great pain.l He could be upset.frown(皱眉皱眉),tightly shut eyes,tight-lippedfingers crossed
3、,eyes closed l He could be hoping for good luck.l Or he has a promise that he intends to break.hug,American Sign Language(hand gesture for love)l The woman in the photo is either deaf or is communicating with her husband who is deaf.l She is using American Sign Language,and the sign she is using mea
4、ns“I love you”.smile,hold hands tightlyl The two children seem quite joyful.l Perhaps they have just won a table tennis match.Discuss when and where people need to use body language to communicate effectively.IIListening and Speaking1.How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?2.W
5、hat 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.What did the man mean by saying“Its good you tried”at the end of the conversation?P42 E3 Listen to a conversation about body language.Then answer the following question
6、s.1.From an action movie.2.He used gestures 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.3.She said that right now theyre learning how to use body language to express themselves.4.He meant that even though she wasnt very go
7、od at it,her experience was still worthwhile.P42 E4 Listen to the conversation again.Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation?Sometimes things are not said directly,and so you must guess the meaning,relationship of the people,or context.You can do this by:drawing conclus
8、ions from the background information you already have.looking at clues that tell you the context.using logic to work out the meaning.Infer meaning1.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 crimin
9、als.4.Both speakers think body language is useful.5.The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability.NoNoYesYesYesP42 E4 Listen to the conversation again.Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation?W:What were you doing just now?What did those gestures mean?M
10、:Oh,I was just telling my friend over there to meet me for lunch down the street in twenty minutes.W: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,b
11、ut 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 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
12、 thought it was pretty cool how they used hand gestures to communicate.W:Well,you know,you 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 not allowed to talk,right?W:Yes,and it
13、s really difficult if they want you to express something complicated without saying a word.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 story only using body language.W:Yeah,he was a real master.Everyone in my class
14、 loves his movies.We actually 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?P42 E5 Act out a scene using only body language to communicate.You may follow t
15、hese steps to complete your 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 t
16、alking to anyone else.4.The actor reveals the situation and messages,and the group compares notes.Use the table below to clarify any misunderstanding or different answers.Asking for and making clarificationWhat did you mean by.?So you mean?So did that mean.?What I dont quite understand is.Could you
17、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.1.There are four ways,|and only four ways,|in which we have contact with the world.|We are evaluated and classified|by these four contacts:|what we do,
18、|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,|then gestures purpose|was to disclose them.John Napier3.Body language is a powerful tool.|We had body language|before we had
19、 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 actors.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
20、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 and 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.HomeworkThink about some classroom body language and write down their meanings.
