1、Unit 4 Body languageWarming Up&Reading()Learning aims1.Understand what a certain gesture of the body language means in a given situation.2.Learn how to express themselves in body language when needed.3.Realize the importance of body language in communication so that little or no misunderstanding may
2、 occur.感恩的心我来自偶然 像一颗尘土有谁看出我的脆弱我来自何方 我情归何处谁在下一刻呼唤我天地虽宽 这条路却难走我看遍这人间坎坷辛苦我还有多少爱 我还有多少泪要苍天知道 我不认输感恩的心 感谢有你伴我一生 让我有勇气做我自己感恩的心 感谢命运花开花落 我一样会珍惜手语歌曲Leading-inThere are three major parts in human communication,which are body language,spoken language and written language.speakingringingwritingtypingSpoken lan
3、guageWritten languageBody languageWays of communicationBody language includes body movements,facial expressions,gestures,postures,speaking distanceand other non-verbal signals.eye contactfacial expressiongesturepostureDifferent facial expressions show different feelings:What s the feeling of the man
4、?What might he be saying?sadconfused“I have lost my wallet！”“I cant believe what she said.Thats so unfair！”“I got an A in maths！”“I dont know what to do.”happyangryFacial expressionsapplauseLook at different gestures,try to guess.silentstopvictoryI love youAmericaOKJapanmoneyFrancezeroBrazilGermanyr
5、ude“great”or“good job”the USANigeriarudeGermanyJapanoneCome here!Choose the right gesture for a Chinese or an American.Im full.ReadingCommunication:No problem?Fast readingScan the text and answer the following questions.1.How many international students are there in the story?Six 2.Who are they and
6、where do they come from?Tony GarciaColombiaBritainJapanCanadaJordanFranceAkira NagataGeorge Cook Ahmed Aziz Darlene CoulonJulia Smith Try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part.Part 1:_ Part 2:_ Part 3:_ Part 4:_ Para.1We went to the Capital Internatio
7、nal Airport to meet this years international students.Paras.2-3Para.4Para.5Examples of learned or cultural“body language”.Different people have different body language.Summary of body language.You are great!When:_Who:_ _Where:_What to do:_ _yesterdayanother student and I,the Capital International Ai
8、rportthis years international students.We would take them first to their dormitories and then to the student canteen.Careful reading:Para.1Tony Garcia Julia SmithThe first mistake(Colombia)(Britain)He approached Julia,_ _ _and_ her on the _.She _ _ appearing _ and put up her hands,as if _ _.shoulder
9、touchedherkissedcheekstepped backsurprisedin defenceFind out the two cultural mistakes in Para.2The second mistakeAkira Nagata(Japan)George Cook(Canada)He _ his hand _to the Japanese student.He _ so his nose _Georges _ _.bowedtouchedmoving handreachedout1.How do men from Muslim countries greet other
10、s?2.Is the author male or female?How do you know?3.How did Tony and Darlene greet each other?Para.3:They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek,and that is the French custom when adults meet people they know.To men:To women:stand quite close,and shake hands.noddingMale.Because Ah
11、med Aziz only shakes hands with men.1.Body language in some countries is good while some in others is bad.2.All members of a culture behave in the same way.3.Learning English well can certainly help avoid difficulties in todays world of cultural crossroads.None of these actions is either good or bad
12、.Not all.Studying international customs.Para.5:FFFTrue or FalseIt tells us about the importance and necessity of body language and its differences between different cultures.What is the main idea of the whole text:1.Why were the people visiting China?2.What parts of the world are not represented by
13、the visitors?3.Why was Julia Smith surprised?Because they were coming to study at Beijing University.She was surprised because Mr.Garcia approached her so close and touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek.Australia,Africa and Central America.Answer the questions after scanning the text.4.Wh
14、y did the author move back from Ahmed Aziz?Because Ahmed Aziz was standing too close to him as he introduced himself.(As a Chinese,he is not accustomed to standing too close to strangers.)5.What do French people often do when they meet people they know?They shake hands and then kiss each other twice
15、 on each cheek.6.Can we expect people everywhere to act the same?Why?7.Why do you think we need to study body language?No.Because people from different cultures or countries act quite differently sometimes.It is quite necessary for us to study body language if we dont want to cause any misunderstand
16、ings in communication/so that we wont misunderstand each other.Task:discussionDo you think body language is important?Why?Post-readingSummary _language _ from culture to _.Not all _ of all cultures _in the _ way.We should try to understand and_ each others culture in order to make good _.Write a summary about 30 words.Bodyis different/variesculturemembersbehavesamerespectcommunicationHomework1.Read the passage again.2.Find out the language points in this part.For man is man and master of his fate.人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
