1、Body LanguageReading and writing选 择 性 必 修 一 Unit4Pre-reading:Lets look at the pictures，can you tell me what are their emotions?Why?Im so happy.Im a little afraid.Im angry now.Because these dogs show different body language through their ears,tails,teeth and so on.While-reading:Lets read the descript
2、ion of dog,elephant and dolphin carefully.Match the body language with their emotions.Guess:What is it by listening to the description of its body language and emotions.Happy:Ears stand up and eyes wide open;start barking,move tail;run in circle;jump up and down.Afraid:lie on back and close eyes;sho
3、w teeth,lower body and close to ground;shake and put the tail between legs.Angry:show teeth and growl;tail stands straight out from the body.Guess:What is it by listening to the description of its body language and emotions.Watch out:spread its ears.Friendship:touch each other with trunks and stand
4、close to each other,put head together.Guess:What is it by listening to the description of its body language and emotions.Angry:hit its tail on the surface of the water.Strong:jump high out of the water and land on its side,make a loud noise.Tired:swim in small groups close to the surface.Post-readin
5、g:Speak out these useful expressions about body language.Lick its paws舔爪子Move its tail摇尾巴Run in circles转圈跑Put its tail between its legs把尾巴夹在腿间Show its teeth and growl呲牙吼叫Touch each other with trunks用身躯触碰彼此Jump high out of the water跳出水面Hit tail on the surface of water尾巴击打水面Tip:If you dont remember yo
6、u can click it,it can help you.Pre-writing:Task 1.Try to describe a cats body language and emotions based on your knowledge.Lets learn:Catch your arm/wrist Lick its fur The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.Arch its back The tail stands straight out of the body.squint抓住胳膊/手腕舔毛猫妈妈咬住孩
7、子的后颈弓背尾巴立起来Pre-writing:Task 2.Discuss with your partners whats the cats body language communicating in each pictures?Using what you have learnt before.Useful expressions:Purr meow stretch swish its tail nuzzle its head against her faceWriting:Give the cat and the girl names.Use these names and the p
8、ictures above to write.While-writing:Does he/she give the cat and girl names?Does he/she use the expressions above？Is the story he/she writes fluent?Is the hand-writing good?Are there many grammar mistakes?Post-reading:Exchange your draft with your partner.Post-reading:One possible vision.Prissy was
9、 a small orange kitten who was taken care of a young girl named Del.Prissy was waiting in the darkness patiently for hours.She knew that Del would get angry if she woke her too early.Finally,the sun came up,and so Prissy went over to the girl and nuzzled her head against her face,giving a meow.Del w
10、oke up with a yawn,and then Prissy led the sleepy girl into the kitchen to the cat food fish,looking behind her and meowing all the way.At last,Del poured the cat food into Prissys bowl as the kitchen looked on happily and purred.Sadly,Del had to go to school.Prissy ran to the window and saw Del off
11、,giving a meow of farewell.Post-reading:One possible vision.But then what to do?Prissy decided that she wanted to play with the goldfish,so she went over to the goldfish bowl and began to meow,but the goldfish was not keen on playing with her,so it just sat in the bowl looking at her.Irritated,Prissy began to swish her tail.Finally,Prissy became bored,so she stretched out on a pillow in the living room and went to sleep,purring and dreaming of Del,in bliss at the thought of her return.
