1、speakingringingSpoken LanguageWays of communicatingwritingtypingWritten LanguageBody Languagegesturing What do you think is the purpose of language?To communicate with each other.Look at the following pictures.What do these gestures mean?How are they feeling?happyHow are they feeling?sadHow is he fe
2、eling?angryLook at the pictures below.What are these people communicating?Discuss your ideas with your partner.Do you both have the same idea about each picture?The mother is trying to quiet hercrying child.Someone is thinking deeply.Someone is feelingill/having a stomachache.The policeman isdirecti
3、ng traffic/telling cars to go.Read the following statements.Choose a phrase and act it out without speaking.Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?Activity“Hello!”“Goodbye!”“OK!”“Go away!”“Expensive!”“Im surprised!”“Im tired.”“Im confused!”“Good luck!”“Im delighted!”“Im upset!”“Yo
4、ure great!”“Im sad!”“Come here!”“I forgot!”n Body Language is a form of non-verbal communication.n It uses movements or positions of our body to show other people what we are thinking or feeling.n It includes body movements,facial expressions,gestures,posture,speaking distance and other non-verbal s
5、ignals.What is body language?Body Languageeye contactfacial expressiongesturepostureangrysorrowfulscornfulhappysadshockedfacial expression:a look on a persons faceanger fear joy sadnesscontempt轻视surprisedisgust厌恶mysterious smilepleased smilesuccessful smileThink of a situation in which you communica
6、te with a smile.So we say“A smile is a universallyunderstood body language.”To express almost any emotionto apologizeto greetto ask for helpto start a conversationto make people happyto get through difficultyLets look at the following gestures.GuessGood!thumb upGuessBad!thumb downGuessCome here!movi
7、ng his hand up and down with the palm facing upGuessMe?putting the fingers on the chestGuessI dont know!shrugging his shouldersLook at the following pictures.What do these gestures mean?What are they trying to tell us?Youre great!Come and join us!Nice to meet you.Im sorry.Im listening carefully.Plea
8、se stop.Give me a little time.Im thinking.Do you know?Body language is a powerful communication system in all cultures,but body language can signal very different things in different cultures.Meaning Gesture in the USAGesture in ChinaMoney Rubbing thethumb and forefingertogetherCome here.Moving the
9、index finger forwards and backwardsRubbing the thumb and forefinger togetherMoving ones hand up and down with the palm facing downComparison Meaning Gesture in the USAGesture in ChinaNo,dont do that.Moving the index finger from side to sideI dont know.Shrugging ones shouldersMoving the hand from sid
10、e to side Shaking the headMeaning Gesture in the USAGesture in ChinaWell done.Thumbs upIncredible.I cant believe it.Rolling ones eyesOpen ones eye or mouth wide Thumbs upuniversal gesturesI am tired.I am full.I am hungry.press palms/rest your head on it/eyes closedpat or rub stomach(in a circle)pat
11、stomachHow can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak?Give an example.Gestures and body movements.The picture is from the Evening Party Celebrating the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster of 2005.What is the name of this program?Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin.She was the leadingdancer of the
12、 program.Her name is Tai Lihua.She is a deaf girl,butshe is a wise,diligent girl.She is deaf and dump,so body language plays avery important part inher life.Do you know who she is?Just like verbal language,body language is part of culture.It plays an important role in daily communication.So,it is very important to understand and use it correctly.And for a foreign language learner,it is as necessary to learn the body language as to learn the verbal language.Homework1.Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2.Preview the reading:COMMUNICATION:NO PROBLEM?
