1、Assessing Your Progress Unit 4 Body LanguageTo know the importance of body languageTo check your study of grammar and vocabulary in this unit by doing some exercisesTo develop the ability of self-evaluation,self-reflection and self-improvementThere are three _ in any face-to-face communication:words
2、,tone of voice,and body language.It is said that most of what we communicate with others is nonverbal.So when _ with people,the _ message conveyed by body language is _.You cannot succeed in business and social encounters if you employ inappropriate body language.Complete the sentences with the corr
3、ect forms of the words in the ponentsinteracting perceiving crucialcrucial perceive lack componentdemonstrate interact stare at embarrassment For example,_ someone too long can be interpreted as a threat,standing too close may cause _ and uneasiness,and touching your neck when talking to others prob
4、ably _ _ _ that you feel nervous and _ confidence.Sometimes body language speaks louder than words.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.staring at embarrassment demonstrates lack What type of writing is this passage?How is the passage developed?Why does body language
5、 sometimes speak louder than word?Expository.GeneralGeneralSpecificWhen interacting with people,the interacting message conveyed by body language is crucial.You cannot succeed in business and social encounters if you employ inappropriate body language.Decide whether each verb in its-ing form functio
6、ns as a subject(S),object(O),predicative(P),or attribute(A).1 Seeing is believing._ _2 A man cannot be robbed of his learning._3 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass._ _4 After staying in the sleeping bag the whole night,I really needed to stretch my legs._ _SPOSOOA5 You should ha
7、ve been more careful.She started coughing and sneezing yesterday._ _6 One may agree that in a conversation,listening is as powerful as loving._ _7 After a long day she looked forward to putting her feet up with a nice cup of tea._8 Isabella really put her back into learning Chinese.She wants to star
8、t living in China in two or three months._ _9 Fishing in troubled waters may cause even more problems._OOOSOOOS Which body language in this unit do you use most often?Does it have the same meaning as in the text?What do you think you could do to communicate better with other people?Do you think you
9、will be able to tell more from reading others body language from now on?studying this unit?How did you solve them?What advice did you give each other?Overall,I thought this unit was inspiring useful so-so difficult.To use strategies to guess the content of the video.To watch the film of Charlie Chap
10、lin and answer questions.What kind of movie is it?Who is the leading actor of the movie?Charlie Chaplin Mime(哑剧哑剧)is the use of movements and gestures in order to express something or tell a story without using speech.In the film The Immigrant,Charlie Chaplin acts as an immigrant who is unused to li
11、fe in a different country.The Immigrant1.Look at the photos from the film The Immigrant and discuss the questions.2.In groups,discuss what you think the story of this film is.Perhaps it is about a man wanted by the police.He meets and falls in love with a woman on a ship.Then he goes to a restaurant
12、,where his strange actions cause trouble.1.Why does Chaplin keep putting money into the womans pocket and taking it out?2.Where does Chaplin get the money to eat at the restaurant?3.Why does the waiter become angry with Chaplin?4.Why does the man sitting next to Chaplin become angry with him?5.Can C
13、haplin pay the restaurant bill in the end?Think about the answers to these questions.1.Why does Chaplin keep putting money into the womans pocket and taking it out?2.Where does Chaplin get the money to eat at the restaurant?Think about the answers to these questions.Because he wants to give her some
14、 money,but cannot decide if he wants to give her all of his money,or keep some of the money for himself.He finds a coin on the ground.3.Why does the waiter become angry with Chaplin?4.Why does the man sitting next to Chaplin become angry with him?5.Can Chaplin pay the restaurant bill in the end?Beca
15、use Chaplin has not taken off his hat.Because of Chaplins sloppy eating habits.We dont know from the video clip.The Immigrant was a 1917 film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin(1889-1977),who appeared in the film with the frquent co-star of many of his early films,Edna Purviance(1895-1958).In t
16、he film,Chaplin plays the Tramp,who in this case has taken a ship to immigrate to the United States.Much of the film involves his adventures during his voyage,where he meets and falls in love with Purviance.The latter half of the film revolves around Chaplin losing his money without realiing it,going to a restaurant to eat(where he is joined by Purviance),and then discovering that he cannot pay his and her bill.All ends happily,however,and Chaplin carries Purviance into the marriage license office so they can wed.
