1、Warming upWhat is the purpose of language?Language is used to communicate or tell people thoughts,feelings reactions.What is body language?Body language is one form of nonverbal communication(非言辞交际非言辞交际)without using words.Eye contact or gaze,facial expression,gesture,and posture(姿势姿势),or the way yo
2、u stand,are different kinds of body language.Spoken languageWritten languageBody languageWays of communicating gesturingsilentI love you.stopvictoryGestureCountryMeaninga circle with ones thumb and index fingermost countriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKthumbs upthe USNigeriaGermanyJapanNo1
3、rudegreat/good job Can you guess what the following gesture from Japan means?angry Can you guess what the followinggesture from France means?I dont believe you.What do people usually do when meeting?China,BritainRussia,France,ArabSome western countries Japan,KoreaMaori in New Zealand shake hands kis
4、s embrace bow touch nosesThe mother is trying to quiet her crying child.Someone is thinking deeply.Someone is feeling ill/having a stomachache.The policeman is directing traffic/telling cars to go.Communication:No problem?Tony Garcia(Columbia)Julia Smith (Britain)George Cook(Canada)Japanese-Akira Na
5、gataReading comprehensionI.While reading,please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.Part 1.(para.1)You are sent to Capital International Airport to meet this years international students.Part 2(para.2 and 3)Examples of learned or cultural“body language”.Part
6、 3.(para.4 )Different peoples have different body languages.Part 4.(para.5)Summary of body language.II.How do different international students behave when they greet people?Complete the chart with information from the passage.Name Description Body Language To WhomTony Garcia everyoneno touching man
7、from Japan man from Colombiakiss on the cheekJulia Smithwoman from BritaineveryoneAkira Nagatabowing everyone Name Description Body Language To WhomGeorge Cookto men to womenshake hands and kiss twice on each cheek man from Canada shaking hands everyoneAhmed Aziz man from Jordanshaking hands nodding
8、Darlene Coulonwoman from Francepeople she knows 1.Is the author of this 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.III.Answer questions2.What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?He noticed that th
9、e Colombian man kissed the British woman,but in her culture,a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable.He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands,so one mans nose touched the other mans hand.3.Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from oth
10、ers?Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?The British woman,Julia,and probably the Canadian man,George,seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others.The Colombian man,Tony,and the Jordanian man,Ahmed,seemed to prefer closer physical distance.4.Did any students have similar gree
11、ting customs?If so,which ones?Yes.Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom-a kiss.George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom-a handshake,but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.5.“When in Rome,do as the Romans do.”What do you think this f
12、amous saying means?This saying means that when we are in a certain place,we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place,not our own customs.6.Do you agree with the authors statement that body language is not good or bad?Why or why not?Englishmen often stand close to others or touc
13、h strangers as soon as they meet.Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing.IV.Read the text carefully,then decide if the following statements are true(T)or false(F).FF Japanese will bow to others as greeting.People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself
14、to them.Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries body language are bad.TT F People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other.The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture.A
15、ll members of a culture behave in the same way.TT F 1.What 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 di
16、fferent meanings.D.The importance of knowing customs.V.Choose the correct one.2.If two men stand close to each other while talking,they cannot be from _.A.an Arab country B.USA C.Britain D.Russia3.What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian friend in Moscow?A.Kiss him.B.Nod his head
17、 to his friend.C.Shake hands with him.D.Smile at him.4.If you go to some Asian countries,which of the following can you do?A.Touch the head of a boy.B.Nod your head to others.C.Sit with your feet pointing at another person.D.Kiss each other.5.“Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.”The underlined word here means _.A.habits B.fault C.words D.performanceIf you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk,what countries might he be from?How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?
