1、Unit 4 Body LanguageUsing LanguageCONTENTSLeading-inWhile-classAfter-classPart 1Part 1Part 2Part 2Part 3Part 3Part.1Leading-inLeading inLook at these pictures and tell what they are communicating.Part.2While-classWhile-class1.tendency n.趋势；倾向tend v.往往会；趋向；倾向；照料；照管；护理tend to do sth 往往会发生某事；易于做某事tend
2、to/towards 有的趋势；趋于tend(to)sb/sth 照料/照管某人/某事While-class2.occupy vt.占据；占用occupy sb with(doing)sth/in doing sth.使某人忙于（做）某事occupied adj.忙于的；被占领的be occupied with(=be busy with)忙于be occupied(in)doing sth(=be busy in doing sth)忙于做某事While-class3.stare vi.盯着看；凝视 n.凝视stare at 盯着看各种“看”：stare at 盯着看gaze at 凝视gl
3、are at 怒视glance at 瞥一眼look at 看fix ones eyes on 盯着看While-class4.distinguish vi.&vt.区分；辨别distinguish(between)A and B 区别/辨别A和Bdistinguish A from B 使A有别于Bdistinguish oneself by 靠使自己有名气While-class5.embarrassed embarrassed adj.难堪的；尴尬的be/feel embarrassed about/at 因而窘迫/尴尬be embarrassed to do sth.不好意思做某事emb
4、arrass vt.使尴尬；使窘迫It embarrasses/embarrassed sb.to do sth.做某事使某人尴尬6.ashamed adj.羞愧；惭愧be ashamed of 为感到羞耻/惭愧be ashamed to do sth.耻于做某事；因难为情不愿做某事While-class7.bother vi.&vt.费心；麻烦；因操心 n.麻烦；不便bother sb.with sth.为某事打扰或麻烦某人bother about/with sth.为某事烦恼bother to do sth.费心做某事It bother sb.to do sth./that 使某人苦恼的是
5、First listeningListen to the conversation and find out the main idea.The two people have a pleasant conversation.They talk about their experiences of learning body language.Second Listening gActivity1 Listening for detailsListen to the conversation about body language.Then answer the following quest
6、ions.1.How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?_1.What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures?_1.What did the woman say about the acting classes that she has been taking?_1.1.F From an action movie.2.He used gestures to tell them how many bad guys were in the hou
7、se.Then he gave instructions on who should go where,and what they should do.3.She said that right now they are learning how to use language to express themselves.Activity 2:Listening for language Listen again and fill in the blank with what you hear.Woman:What were you doing just now?_1_Man:Oh,I was
8、 just telling my friend over there to meet me for lunch down the street in twenty minutes.Woman:Oh,I get it,so _2_Man: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,but they had to be really quiet so they co
9、uld take the criminals by surprise.So_3_.For example,he used his gesture to tell them how many bad guys were in the house.Then he gave instructions on who should go there and what they should do.I thought it was pretty cool how they used hand gestures to communicate.Woman:Well,you know,_4_I have bee
10、n taking acting classes,and right now we are learning how to use body language to express ourselves.Man:Wow,thats cool.So_5_,right?Woman:Yes,and its really difficult if they want you to express something complicated without saying a word.But I am slowly getting better at it,I guess.1.What did those
11、gestures mean?2.you were sending him secret hand signals.3.the police leader used hand gestures to tell his team what to do4.you can say a lot without speaking.5.you mean you are not allowed to talkA Activity 3 Listening for inferred meaningL Listen to the conversation again.Are the following statem
12、ents correct inferences from the conversation?1.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 criminals.4.Both speakers think body language is useful.5.The woman is not very confident about her silent
13、 acting ability.1.No 2.No 3.Yes 4.Yes 5.YesPart.3After-classPracticeAct out a scene using only body language to communicate.You may follow these 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 writes down a situat
14、ion and some messages to convey through body language.3.The performer acts out the scene and the observers individually write down their thoughts without talking to anyone else.4.The actor reveals the situation and messages and the group compares notes.Use the table below to clarify any misunderstandings or different answers.
