1、Unit 4 BODY LANGUAGEHow many types of body language do you find in their performance?facial expression:smile,mouth wide-open,frown.gesture:waving ones hand,thumb up,clench ones fists.Task 1 熟记下列单词和词块熟记下列单词和词块interaction vary appropriate approve demonstrate gesture witness employ identical interpret
2、differ cheek favour bow waist barrier by contrast by comparison make inferences break down express our thoughts and opinions learn a lot about.vary from culture to culture make eye contact look into ones eyes display interest are not socially permitted to do.as it is not considered polite have the o
3、pposite meaning when we meet or part kiss sb.on the cheek get through ask for help feel down or lonely 1.What type of writing does this passage belong to?A.Narration（记叙文）（记叙文）B.Exposition（说明文）（说明文）C.Argumentation（议论文）（议论文）2.How is the passage developed?A.By giving data B.By making comparisons C.By g
4、iving examples D.By giving definitionsTask 2 Pre-reading3.Get the main idea of each paragraph by using key words and draw the structure of the text.Para.1 _Para.2 _Para.3 _Para.4 _Para.5 _Para.6 _introduction of body languageeye contactthe gesture for OKdifferent functions of smilegestures for SLEEP
5、&FULL the gestures for YES&NOWhats the structure of the text?Para.1 1.Which word is the most important to help you get the main idea?2.What is the function of the last sentence in Paragraph 1?It is both a topic sentence(主题句)and a transitional sentence(过渡句).Task 3 Read for details Para.2-4 Draw a min
6、d map.Para.5 Para.6 1.What different uses of smiling are mentioned in Paragraph 6?2.Find out the varied sentence structures used to show uses of smiling.A smile can.We can use a smile to.Experts suggest smiling.there is nothing better than seing.Task 4 SummaryBody language 1._(vary)from culture to c
7、ulture.Eye contact is not always 2._(approve)of.In Japan,it may demonstrate respect to look down when 3._(talk)to an older person.In France,a person who 4._(witness)the gesture for“OK”may interpret it 5._ meaning zero.You should avoid 6._(make)this gesture in Brazil and Germany.Even the gestures we
8、use 7._“yes”and“no”differ around the world.In many countries,8._(shake)hands means“no”,and nodding means yes.By 9._(compare),in Bulgaria and southern Albania,the gestures have the opposite meaning.Elsewhere,people favor shaking hands,10._(bow)from the waists or nodding the head when they meet someone else.variesapprovedtalkingwitnessesasmakingforshakingcomparisonbowingWhich is a more reliable guide for understanding someones feelings,their body language or the words they speak?Task 5 Discussion
