1、COMMUNICATION:COMMUNICATION:NO PROBLEM?NO PROBLEM?ReadingReadingPart 1 Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin.She was the leading dancer of the program.Her name is Tai Lihua(邰丽华邰丽华).She is a deaf and dump girl.Body language(gesture).Look at the title and picture on page 26 and predict what the passage is about
2、.Which is the main idea of the text?A.There are different customs in different countries.B.Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting.C.People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings.D.The importance of knowing customs
3、.Part 2Part 2Scan the text and answer the following questions.Six u Who are they and where do they come from?u Tony Garciau Julia Smith u Akira Nagatau George Cook u Ahmed Aziz uDarlene Coulon ColumbiaBritainJapanCanadaJordan FranceTonyTony Garcia Garcia(Columbia)(Columbia)Julia Smith Julia Smith(Br
4、itain)(Britain)Akira NagataAkira Nagata (Japan)(Japan)George Cook George Cook(Canada)(Canada)DarleneDarlene Coulon Coulon (France)(France)Matching the people and their different ways of greeting(para2&3)1.shakes hands and kisses others twice on each cheek2.bows3.shakes hands4.approaches others close
5、ly and touches their shoulder and kisses them on the cheek 5.does not stand very close to others or touch strangersFind out the two mistakes the writer found in the airport:Mr.Garcia Julia SmithThe first mistakefromfrom(Columbia)(Britain)He approaches Ms Smith by _ _ _ and _ her on the _.She _ _ app
6、earing _ and her hands,as if in .shouldertouchingherkissingcheekstepped backsurprisedput upPara 2defenceThe second mistakea Japanesecalled .George Cookfrom(Canada)He _ _ _ _ to the Japanese.He _ to Mr.Cook and his nose _ Mr.Cooks _ _.bowedtouchedmovinghandreached his handoutAkira Nagata1.How do men
7、from Muslim countries greet others?2.How did Tony and Darlene greet each other?Para3:They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek,and this is the French custom when adults meet people they know.To men:To women:stand close,and shake handsNod and not touch women 3.Is the author of t
8、his passage male or female?How do you know?The author is male.Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women,but he shakes hands with the author.People in the country/area Ways to greet each otherEnglish peoplePeople from Spain,Italy and South American countriesJapanese Most people around the world_othe
9、rs closely and are more likely to_.Do not stand _to others or touch _ when they meet.BowShake handsFill in the table according to Para4:Read it together.very closestrangersApproachtouch them 1.Body language in some countries is good while some in others is bad.2.All members of a culture behave in th
10、e same way.3.Learning English well can certainly help avoid difficulties in todays world of cultural crossroads.True or false?None of these actions is eitherNot allStudying international customsgood or bad.Para5:Read it silently.Summary:Summary:_language _ from culture to _.Not all _of all cultures
11、_in the _ way.We should try to understand and_ each others culture in order to make good _.Write a summary about 30 words.Bodyis different/variesculturemembersbehavesamerespectcommunicationFour students from each group will be invited to come to the front;one of you act the words out using body lang
12、uage,and the other three students try to guess what he/she means.Group one1.Go away!2.Please keep quiet!3.It is very hot today!4.Good luck for you!5.Sorry,I cant hear you.6.I love you.Group Two:Words guessingsmokekisspianocomputerwelcomepigsurprisedHere are two situations.For each situation,prepare
13、a role play with your partner.(you can choose either)Use both spoken words and body language to express your ideas.Role playSituation 1 You fall and hurt your foot while you are hiking on a lonely path.You need help,and you see someone in the distance.advice for you:You:Help!Please come here.(waving
14、 hands)Person:What do you want?I cant hear you!(hand behind ear)Situation 2 You are visiting a city in England and need to buy some apples.You only know a little English and want to know where you can get them and how much they cost.advice for you:You:Can you help me please?I need some apples(smilin
15、g&leaning forward)Shopkeeper:No problemWhich group is the winner？Retelling Yesterday I _ our student association to go to CIA to _international students.The first one to _is Mr.Garcia from Columbia,closely _by Julia Smith from Britain.I _ them to each other,and I was _to see them greet each other.Ju
16、st then,a visitor from Japan comes in _,together with Gorge Cook from Canada.When Gorge _his hand out to him,it happens that Mr Cooks hand _the Japaneses nose as he _.So you see,people from _cultures may not _others in the same way.Now,most people around the world _hands when they meet while the _ prefer to bow.In a word,body languages are not _or _,which are widely used in _ in todays world.representedmeetarrivefollowedintroducedsurprisedsmilingreachedtouchedboweddifferentgreetshakeJapanesegoodbadcommunication
