1、Skills building 1:predicting an answerCan you guess what is going to be said next while listening?If you can do this well,you will be able to better understand and remember the things you hear.What you predict will depend on what questions you ask.See the following for example:Where do they live?Whe
2、n did this take place?How long have they been in this country?Information you expect to havename of a placea specific timeQuestiona time period Which hand do people from the Middle East eat with?left or right hand Why would you like to write a book about cultures?a reason or reasonsDecide if the sta
3、tements below are true or false,and then listen to an interview to check your answers.1.In China when you are invited to dinner,the host will be upset if you do not try all of the dishes.2.It is polite to eat with your left hand in the Middle East.TF3.Making a noise while eating noodles in Italy is
4、okay.4.When eating noodles in Japan,making a noise is okay.5.It is better to wear your shoes in a Japanese house.FTF6.When you are late for a small meeting,there is no need to say sorry.7.In England it is usual to talk about the weather when you start a conversation.8.This book is about how to do bu
5、siness in different cultures.TFFBefore you begin your report,Listen to the recording of an American university professor teaching her class about body language.Fill in the table below based on the information given.Step 1:filling in a tableBody languageAmerican meaningShaking hands by grasping the o
6、ther persons hand quite firmly.It shows that you are a(1)_ person and that others can(2)_ you.Looking another person straight in the eye.It shows that they are(3)_ and are(4)_ to the other person.strongtrusttelling the truthlistening carefullyBody language American meaningNodding your head up and do
7、wn.It means(5)_.Shaking your head from side to side.It means(6)_.yesnoBody languageAmerican meaningMoving your hand left to right.This is used to say(7)_ or goodbye.Pointing to the head and moving the finger in a circle.It means that someone or something is(8)_.hellocrazySkills building 2:writing qu
8、estionsWhen you write questions,you must be very clear.If you are speaking,others can ask you for more information,but when they read a question,they can only depend on the words in front of them.Remember the following advice when you write questions.Get to the point!Give all the necessary backgroun
9、d information.Use simple language.Turn the situations below into questions.Check whether your questions are clear enough by writing them down and asking a partner to answer them.Sample answers2.Last night,we watched a television show on CCTV 8.Did you watch it?If so,did you like it?3.I finished a bo
10、ok last night.How about you?What happened in the last book you read?Use this survey to find out what body language means in China.For each of the six points below,you must decide the meaning of the gesture by choosing A,B or Other.After you are done,survey four classmates to find what these gestures
11、 mean to them.surveying your classmatesStep 2:Sample answers:1._ 2._ 3._4._ 5._ 6._ABAAABOne of the most important steps in writing is organizing your information properly.This is especially important when you write a report.There are four main sections you can sort your information into.Skills buil
12、ding 3:organizing a report Introduction What the report is about.Method How you found the information.Results What you found out or proved in your report.Conclusion A summary of the report.It sometimes includes advice.Organize the notes below into a proper order.Write the correct numbers.Answers:wri
13、ting a report on body languageStep 3:Read the report on Page 37 and compare it to the notes in Skills building 3 to see how the report is done.Use the information you have collected to write a report about how body language is used in China(Step 2),compared with other countries(Step 1).Follow the di
14、rections on Page 37 to help you organize your material.IntroductionMethodResultsConclusionSample answersThis report is about body language used in both China and the United States.It looks at how the same gesture is used in two different countries and how the gesture expresses different meanings in
15、the two countries.It also states the similarities and differences of body language in these two countries.The information was collected from my classmates through a survey.In order to conduct the survey,I created some situations where common gestures would be used and asked my classmates what these
16、gestures meant to them.After collecting their answers,I recorded their answers and analyzed them.From the outcome of my survey,we can see that most gestures share the same meaning to people in both countries.This includes nodding the head up and down,shaking the head from side to side and the thumbs
17、 up sign.There are also some differences in the meaning for some gestures.For example,there are differences in the meaning of the wave,when the palm faces out and the hand moves from left to right.In the USA it means Hello!,but in China it means No.Nowadays,some young Chinese also use this gesture t
18、o greet others.Therefore with the increase in cultural,educational and economic exchange between the two countries,the difference in body language between the two nations is becoming smaller and smaller.These results suggest that people from different cultures can understand each other more or less by using gestures.It seems that in the future,when we talk with foreign friends,we can make full use of body language to help us convey our ideas or feelings.1.Finish Part B on page 105.2.Preview Project.谢谢谢谢
