1、What I hide by my language,my body utters Roland BarthesUsing language(2)How do I know my students?Pre-reading:PredictionHow Do I Know My Students?Predict what the text talks about from the photo and the title.From the photo:It may be about stories between the teacher and the students in a classroom
2、.From the title:It may answer the question asked in the title by introducing some good ways for the teachers to know the students.body languagefrowndaydreamlean forwardlower ones headlook up and smileQ2:What kind of body language are you aware of?boredamuseddistracted troubled anxiousinteresteddiffe
3、rent feelings(meanings)Q1:As a student,what different feelings have you ever experienced in class?:Warming up2.What is the text type of the passage?A.Narration(记叙文记叙文).B.Argumentative Essay(议论文议论文).C.Expository Writing(说明文说明文).D.Practical Writing(应用文应用文).答案答案:C1.Read the papassage quickly and summar
4、ize the main idea.The passage mainly tells us that teachers can observe students body language to adjust their teaching activities.:read for structure Scanning for the structure of the text.the structure of the text.Draw the mind map to show its structure.Reading for main ideas:read for main idea Re
5、ad and divide the text into three parts.PurposeRecognise when students _Recognise when students _Distinguish when students _ is an important component of being a teacher.Introduction are interested or boredare distractedare troubledReacting to body language:read for details Para.1-2Reading for detai
6、lsHOW DO I KNOW MY STUDENTS?IDIOMwhat makes sb.tickThe things that motivate one or make one behave in a certain way.As an educator,people often ask me how I know what is going on in the minds of my students.Many students are quite shy and dont speak all that much.At the same time,in a classroom of m
7、ore than forty students,it is hard to have many one-on-one conversations with each person.So,how can I really know what makes each student tick?My answer?I look at their body language.P1P21.Who is the author?2.What kind of students do the author have?3.What does the sentence“what makes each student
8、tick”mean?:read for details different feelingsinterestedboredamuseddistractedtroubledanxiousP3-P5How many feelings are mentioned in this part?What are they?:read for details P3It is easy to recognise when students are interested in a lesson.Body language of interestlook up and make eye contact smile
9、look confusedlean forward and look at meAdditional Implicationsdifficultreally interested:read for details P3Body language of no interesthead lowered to look at watchtwo friends are leaning heads togetherlook up,but there is no eye contact.eyes barely move,and always have the same distant expression
10、 on their faces.Additional Implicationsbored and counting downwriting notes to each otherthey are asleep with their eyes openPara.4:read for details looking anywhere but at medaydreamingchins on their handsstaring out of the window or up at the ceilingP4Some students are amused by something else.The
11、y spend all their time looking anywhere but at me.Then again,some students favourite activity is daydreaming.With their chins on their hands,they occupy themselves by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling.They are certainly interested in something,but who knows what.The main thing is remind
12、ing distracted students that they need to pay attention in class.Body language of distractionAdditional Implicationsinterested in or amused by something elsePara.5food/restaurantsWhile it is easy to perceive when students are interested,bored,or distracted,it is sometimes much harder to distinguish
13、when students are troubled.P5Body language of being troubledAdditional Implicationshave arms crossed in front of chests and legs closed or crossedangry,afraid,or anxioussad or worriedalways wear a frownfood/restaurantsP5Body language of being troubledAdditional Implicationshide their faces in their
14、handsembarrassed or ashamedafraid of being called on by the teacher.not brush hair and eyes are red from weepingdeeper issues at work:having serious conflicts with other students or at homePara.3-5Part 2-Para3-5 Read and fill in the blanksStudents body languageMeaninglooking up and making eye contac
15、tlowering his head to look at his or her watchtwo friends leaning heads together looking up without eye contact,their eyes barely movinglooking anywhere but the teacherwith their chins on their hands,staring out of the windowlooking at the ceiling interested in a lessonbored and counting downwriting
16、 notes to each otherdaydreamingdaydreamingdistracteddistracted:read for details Ultimately,my duty is helping every student learn.Their body language lets me know when to adjust class activities,when to intervene,and when to talk to students individually,so they can all get the most out of school.Re
17、acting to body language is an important component of being a teacher.P6:read for details 1 Looking up and making eye contact A very interested3 Two friends leaning heads together C interested4 Leaning forward and looking at the teacher F writing notes5 Lookng up,but no eye contact,no expression G se
18、rious problems7 Chin on hand,looking out the window H like they are asleep 8 Looking down,arms or legs crossed I daydreaming10 Hair not brushed,red eyes J angry,afraid,or experiencing anxietyACFGHIJMatch the body language with the meanings.:Further thinking What different verbs does the teacher use
19、to talk about students body language?know,recognize,perceive,distinguish,infer,inquire,assessRead again and answer the following question.Read for thinking:Further thinking knowto have information about somethingrecognizeto know who someone is or what something is,because you have seen,heard,experie
20、nced,or learned about them in the pastHow are the verbs different?perceive to notice or become aware of something distinguish to see or understand how one thing is different from anotherinferto form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you haveinquireto ask someone
21、for information assessto make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about itGroup discussionPractice describing classroom body language.It looks like the teacher is pointing at a male student,who is looking up with a serious expression on his face.I think the teacher is sco
22、lding him for something.Meanwhile,the girl in the back of the photo is hiding her mouth with her hand,and from her eyes it looks like she is smiling.Perhaps she is happy that the other student is being scolded.Practice describing classroom body language.The boy is giving a fist pump and smiling.This
23、 is normally done when someone has just accomplished something good and wants to celebrate.Practice describing classroom body language.The boy is telling a joke to the girl in secret,and she is hiding her face because she is laughing.JessyWrite a passage to describe the body language of a person,and
24、 explain what his/her body language tells us.looking upher left mouth corner moving up her chin resting on her left handholding a pen in her right handsitting with her legs casually crossed under the table,barefootedher eyes sparklingImplicationsShe is thinking.She must have got an interesting idea.
25、She is relaxed.She enjoys writing and creating.1.Think about some classroom body language and write down their meanings.2.Describe classroom body language through writing.3.Write a passage to describe the body language of the person in your drawing.本篇文章 出成阅读理解题 大家一起瞅瞅 你能做全对么?1.Look at the questions.
26、Then read the text on page 44 and try to answer them1.How does the teacher know what students are thinking?By looking at their body language.2.According to the teacher,what is some students favourite activity?Daydreaming.3.What does the phrase“who knows what”mean?It is impossible to tell what they a
27、re interested in.4.Why does the teacher think body language is important?Studentsbody language lets the teacher know when to adjust class activities,when to intervene,and when to talk to students individually,so they can all get the most out of school.:read for details.阅读课文,选择正确选项阅读课文,选择正确选项()1.How
28、can the writer know what makes each student tick?ABy having one-on-one conversations with each person.BBy talking with some students.CBy observing students body language.DBy asking them to write a letter to the teacher.C()2.When students are not interested in a lesson,they may _.Alook up and make ey
29、e contactBlean forward and look at the teacherClower their heads and look at the watchDsmile when the teacher makes a jokeC:read for details()3.When students have their arms crossed in front of their chests and their legs crossed,they may feel _.AhappyBexcitedCshockedDangryD()4.Where is the text likely to be taken from?AA social magazine.BA science book.CA research report.DA health magazine.AThank You