1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 4 Body language 听第 1 段材料,回答第 1 至 3 题。 1 What do the two speakers mainly talk about? A Body language. B Conversational skills. C Differences between countries. 答案: A 2 What should the man do to the Japanese woman according to Marie? A Shake hands with her. B Look straight at her. C
2、 Bow back. 答案: C 3 What do strong handshakes in America mean? A Offence. B Braveness. C Confidence. 答案: C 听第 2 段材料,回答第 4 至 6 题。 4 Whats the book about? A The English language. B Body language. C Good manners. 答案: B 5 How does the man feel about the book? A Interesting. B Difficult. C Useless. 答案: A
3、6 What does the woman decide to do at last? A Buy the book. B Lend the man the book. C Read the book. 答案: C 【技巧点拨】 听力是一项综合能力的考查,平时的积累很重要,如本单元的听力话题是 body language, 倘若平时就对 body language 有所了解,那做起听力来就轻松多了。 Text 1 【 精品教育资源文库 】 M: Marie, do you know much about body language in countries around the world?
4、 W: Sure. Ive picked up a few things from travelling around for work. Why? M: Well, I had a meeting today with a woman from Japan and she wouldnt stop bowing! I didnt know what to do! W: Did you bow back? M: No, I tried to shake her hand, but her hand was so limp. I was a bit offended. W: Well, Japa
5、nese businessmen and businesswomen typically bow to greet each other in Japan. She might have been offended by your strong handshake. M: But she was in Japan! Didnt she know that strong handshakes in America signify confidence? W: Things are different in Japan.You know, in some countries, making eye
6、 contact with others is considered rude. M: Is that why she wouldnt look at me in the meeting? W: I think its highly possible. M: The meeting really didnt go down well at all. I think I need to read up on body language before Ihave another meeting with someone from another country. W: Thats a good i
7、dea. When you dont know much about other cultures, the simplest thing can offend someone. M: Thats true. Text 2 W: Hi, Carl. What are you doing? M: Im reading a book. W: Whats it about? M: Its about body language, and its very interesting. Do you want to read it? W: No. Just tell me something about
8、it. In my opinion, different countries have different body language, right? M: Quite right. But most body language means the same thing in different countries, for example, putting up a hand means “May I ask a question ? ” and a smile and a handshake show “welcome” W: Oh, I see. Nodding the head of
9、course means “Yes.” Dont you think so? M: Not quite. In some Asian countries it means “No.” not “Yes.” W: Really? Thats quite different from ours. I think it necessary for me to look through this book. M: OK, here you are. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 1核心单词 (1)statement(n.) 陈述;说明 state(vt.) 声明;陈述 state(n.) 状态;州;国家
10、 (2)represent(vt.) 代表;象征 representative(adj.) 有代表性的 (n.) 代表;典型 (3)curious(adj.) 好奇的 curiously (adv.) 好奇地 curiosity(n.) 好奇;好奇心 (4)approach(vt. against 2 As far as Im concerned, the paper book is not _be substituted. 答案: likely to 3 He felt quite _when he stayed with us. 答案: at ease 4 Peter can be rea
11、lly difficult to deal with at times even though hes a nice person _ . 答案: in general 5 He refused to admit his mistakes before so many people for fear of _ . 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案: losing face 6 I dont think the boy works hard but _he is diligent. 答案: on the contrary 联想积累 1表示 “ 总而言之 ” 的其他表达 all in all in
12、 a word on the whole to sum up in brief/short in a nutshell in conclusion to con clude 2 “on the n.” 必备短语荟萃 on the contrary 正相反 , 恰恰相反 on the march 在游行 ; 在行军 on the spot 当场 ; 马上 on the whole 总的来说 ; 大体上 on the other hand 另一方面 3 “in n.” 必备短语一览 in general 总的来说 ; 通常 in addition 另外 ; 加之 in advance 提前 ; 预
13、先 ; 事先 in brief 简单地说 in common 公有;共有 in debt 欠债;欠人情债 in difficulty 处境困难 in hand 有,在手头;在处理中 in person 亲自;本人 in time 及时;迟早 1 Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. 各种文化背景下人们互致问候的方式不尽相同,身体接触和相互间距的程度也并不一样。 2 It i
14、s possible to “read” others around us, even if they do not intend for us to catch their unspoken communication. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 “ 读懂 ” 我们周围人的意思是有可能的,即便是人们并不想让我们捕捉到他们没有说出来的信息。 【句式仿写】 1 I _about her. 他的情况我并非全都知道。 答案: dont know everything 2 _he made some mistakes, he was not criticized by the teacher. 虽然
15、他犯了错,并未受到老师的批评。 答案: Even if/though 联想积累 表示部分否定与全部否定的结构 英语中,含有整体或全部意义的词,如 all, both, every, everybody, everything, always, entirely 等与否定词连用时,表示部分否定。 全部否定用 no one, none, neither, nobody, nothing 以及 not . any 来表示。 单 词点津 represent vt. 代表;象征;描写;描绘 教材原句 Yesterday, another student and I, representing our u
16、niversitys student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this years international students. 昨天,我和另一个学生代表我们大学的学生会,到首都国际机场迎接今年的国际学生。 (1)represent sb./sth. 代表某人 /某物 represent sb./sth. as .把 ? 描绘成 ? represent sth. to sb.向某人正式提出某事 (2)representative n.代表 adj. 典型的;有代表性的 a represent
17、ative of? 的代表;代表 ? 【即景活用】 单句语法填空 To be an athlete, her greatest ambition is _(represent) her country at the Olympics. They represented their concerns _the authorities. The tiger is a _(represent) of the cat family. She represents her mother _the kindest mother in the world. 答案: to represent to repre
18、sentative as curious adj. 好奇的 教材原句 After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive, I saw several 【 精品教育资源文库 】 young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously. 等待了半个小时之后,我看到几个年轻人进入了等候区好奇地四处张望。 (1)be curious about 对 ? 感到好奇 be curious to do sth.很想做某事 (2)curiosityn好奇心;求知欲 out of
19、curiosity 出于 好奇 meet/satisfy ones curiosity 满足某人的好奇心 with curiosity curiously 好奇地 【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 I am curious _(know) how the rumor came about. _(curious) enough, I didnt feel at all nervous when I faced the audience. 答案: to know Curiously (2)完成句子 I asked him how much he paid for his car just _ .
20、出于好奇,我问他买车花了多少钱。 答案: out of curiosity approach vt. & vi. 接近;靠近 n. 接近;方法;途径 教材原句 Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! 托尼走近朱莉娅,摸了摸她的肩,并亲了亲她的脸! approach sb./sth.接近某人 /某物be easy/difficult to approach容易 /难以接近present a new approach提出一个新的方法an approach to ?doing? sth.?做 ?
21、某事的方法the approach of sth. 某事的来临make an approach to sb.接洽,接近【即景活用】 (1)单句语法填空 When _(approach) the house, they found something unu sual, so they stopped to have a look. The book took an unorthodox ( 非传统的 ) approach _art criticism. 答案: approaching to (2)单句改错 I appreciate the professors new approach to teach languages. _ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案: teachteaching (3)完成