1、Body LanguageDo you know that the distance at which two people stand when having a conversation varies from culture to culture?In some countries,people may stand quite close together,often moving their faces even closer as the conversation progresses.Studies have shown that most Americans feel uncom
2、fortableif they stand too close to others when talking;they feel most comfortable at a distance of about 50 centimeters.In still other countries people prefer to have even more space than 50 centimeters between them when having a conversation.Another social custom you will notice is that Americans,l
3、ike many other people,often express themselves with their hands when talking.They may show friendly feelings by touching another person on the shoulder during a conversation,or they may pat a childs head to show their affection for the child.According to the customs of some peoples from other countr
4、ies,these expressions may be unwelcome,especially if they are made with the left hand.Many Americans are left-handed;there is no special importance given to either the left or right hand in the United States;neither one shows a lack of respect.In all such matters,however,if the use of the hands in s
5、ocial situations makes you feel uncomfortable,a slight hesitation on your part will usually be understood by your American friends.多积词汇conversation n.交谈；谈话uncomfortable adj.不舒服的；不自在的prefer to 更喜欢；更愿意affection n.喜爱according to 按照；根据hesitation n.犹豫；踌躇Section Warming Up&Reading Pre-reading读文清障原文呈现COMMU
6、NICATION:NO PROBLEM?Yesterday,another student and I,representing our universitys student association，went to the Capital International Airport to meet this years international students.represent/reprIzent/vt.代表；象征 association/ssIeIn/n.社团；联系；联想现在分词短语作定语，前后有逗号隔开时，相当于一个非限制性定语从句。to meet.为不定式短语作目的状语。读文清障
7、原文呈现They were coming to study at Beijing University.We would take them first to their dormitoriesand then to the student canteen.After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive,I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.I stood for a minute watching them and
8、then went to greet them.dormitory/dmItrI/n.宿舍canteen/kntin/n.食堂flight/flaIt/n.飞行；航班现在分词短语 looking around curiously 作伴随状语。curiously/kjrIslI/adv.好奇地curious/kjrIs/adj.好奇的现在分词短语 watching them 作伴随状语。读文清障原文呈现The first person to arrivewas Tony Garcia from Colombia，closely followed by Julia Smith from Brita
9、in .After I met them and then introduced them to each other,I was very surprised.Tonyapproached Julia,touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek！Colombia/klmbI/n.哥伦比亚(南美洲国家)to arrive 为 the first person 的后置定语。过去分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句 who was.。approach/prt/vt.&vi.接近；靠近；走近 n接近；方法；途径kiss sb.on the cheek
10、亲吻某人的脸颊。cheek/tik/n.面颊读文清障原文呈现She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands,as if in defence.I guessed that there was probably a major misunderstanding.Then Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling,together with George Cook from Canada.As they were introduced,George reached his hand out t
11、o the Japanese student.Just at that moment,however,Akira bowed so his nose touched Georges moving hand.They both apologized another cultural mistake！现 在 分 词 短 语appearing surprised 作伴随状语。in defence(of)保护；为了保卫；(为辩护)defence/dIfens/n.防御；保卫defend/dIfend/vt.保护；保卫major/meId/adj.主要的；重要的；大的misunderstanding n
12、误解；误会misunderstand/mIsndstnd/vt.误解；误会交际：没有问题了吗？第 12 段译文昨天，我和另外一名学生代表我们学校的学生会，到首都国际机场迎接今年的国际学生。他们是来北京大学学习的。我们首先会把他们带到宿舍，然后去学生食堂。等了半个小时之后，他们的航班到达了，我看见几个年轻人走进了等候区，他们好奇地向四周张望。站着观察了他们一会儿后，我便走过去向他们打招呼。第一个到达的人是来自哥伦比亚的托尼加西亚，随后紧跟着的是来自英国的朱莉娅史密斯。在与他们碰面并介绍他们彼此认识了之后，我(对看到的情景)感到很吃惊。托尼走近朱莉娅，摸了摸她的肩，亲了亲她的脸颊！她后退了几步，看
13、上去有些吃惊，并举起了双手，好像是在自卫。我猜想这里可能有个大的误会。随后，来自日本的永田明微笑着走了进来，同时来的还有来自加拿大的乔治库克。当我为他们作介绍时，乔治把手伸向了这位日本学生。然而，就在那时永田明鞠了一躬，所以他的鼻子碰到了乔治伸过来的手。两个人都互相道了歉又一个文化差错！读文清障原文呈现Ahmed Aziz,another international student,was fromJordan.When we met yesterday,he moved very close to me as I introduced myself.I moved back a bit,bu
14、t he came closer to ask a question and then shook my hand.When Darlene Coulon from France came dashing through the door，she recognized Tony Garcias smiling face21.Jordan/ddn/n.约旦(西亚国家)dash/d/vi.猛冲；突进 现 在 分 词 短 语 dashing through the door 作方式状语，修饰 came。21 smiling face 中的 smiling 是v.-ing 形式作 face 的定语。读
15、文清障原文呈现They shook hands 22 and then kissed each other twice on each cheek,since that is the French custom when adults 23 meet people they know.Ahmed Aziz,on the contrary,simply24 nodded at the girls.Men from Middle Eastern and other Muslim 25countries will often stand quite close to other men to tal
16、k but will usually not touch women.22 shake hands 握手23 adult/dlt；US dlt/n.成人；成年人 adj.成人的；成熟的24 simply/sImplI/adv.简单地；只25 Muslim/mzlIm/n.&adj.穆斯林(的)；伊斯兰教信徒(的)第 3 段译文另一位国际学生艾哈迈德阿齐兹来自约旦。我们昨天见面，我进行自我介绍时，他靠我很近。我往后退了一点儿，但他又上前问了我一个问题，然后同我握手。当来自法国的达琳库隆从门口匆忙进来时，她认出了托尼加西亚微笑的面孔。他们握了握手，并且在对方的面颊上吻了两下，因为法国成年人见到熟人
17、就是这么做的。相反地，艾哈迈德阿齐兹只是朝女孩们点了点头。来自中东和其他穆斯林国家的男士在谈话时通常站得离其他男士很近，但一般不会与女士接触。读文清障原文呈现As I get to know26 more international friends,I learn more about this cultural“body language”Not all27 cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable28 in the same way with touching or distance between pe
18、ople.26 get to do sth.逐渐做某事，get 之后的动词不定式多为表示认知过程或心理变化的动词。27 not all 表示部分否定。28 nor are they comfortable 为倒装结构，nor 或 neither 放句首时，句子应使用部分倒装结构。读文清障原文呈现In the same way that people communicate with spoken 29 language,they also express their feelings using unspoken“language”30 through physical distance,ac
19、tions or posture31.English people,for example,do not usually stand very close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.However,people from places like Spain32，29 spoken/spkn/adj.口语的30 现在分词短语 using unspoken“language”作方式状语。31 posture/pst/n.姿势；体态32 Spain/speIn/n.西 班 牙(欧洲国家)读文清障原文呈现Italy33 or S
20、outh American countries approach others closely and are more likely to 34 touch them.Most people around the world now greet each other by shaking hands,but some cultures use other greetings as well,such as the Japanese,who prefer to bow.33 Italy/ItlI/n.意大利(欧洲国家)34 be likely to 很可能，有希望likely/laIklI/a
21、dj.可能的读文清障原文呈现These actions are not good or bad,but are simply ways in which cultures have developed 35.I have seen,however,that cultural customs for body language are very general not all members of a culture behave in the same way.In general36，35 in which cultures have developed是 in which 引导的定语从句，
22、修饰 ways,in which 还可用 that 替换，也可省略不用。36 in general(generally speaking)总的来说；通常(写文章或说话时作总结用的插入语)读文清障原文呈现though 37，studying international customs38can certainly help avoid difficulties in todays world of cultural crossroads39！37 though 在此处为副词用法，意为“然而”。38 动名词短语 studying international customs 在句中作主语。39 cr
23、ossroads/krsrdz/n.十字路口at the crossroads(人生或发展)处于关键时刻(可作表语、状语等)第 45 段译文 随着认识的国际朋友越来越多，我也了解到更多不同文化背景下的“身体语言”。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离的程度也并不一样。用口头语言交流的同时，人们还使用不出声的“语言”，通过身体间的距离、动作或姿势等来表达情感。比如，英国人通常不会站在离别人太近的地方，也不会一见面就用身体接触陌生人。不过，来自西班牙、意大利或南美等国的人会站在离别人很近的地方，而且可能会用身体接触对方。现在世界上大多数人见面要握手相互问候，但有些文化背景
24、的人也采取另外一些寒暄方式，比方说，日本人就更愿意鞠躬。这些行为无所谓好坏，它们只不过是文化发展的不同方式而已。然而，我发现身体语言的文化习俗是多元的同一种民族文化中也并非所有成员的行为都一样。但总的来说，在当今文化交融的世界，学习不同国家的习俗肯定能帮助我们避免交往中的困难！.Match the word with its meaning.1defence Ato come near or nearer to someone or sth.2likely Bto run or travel somewhere in a great hurry3represent Cvery large or
25、 important,when compared to other things or people of a similar kind4dash Da big bedroom for a lot of people5approach Eto say hello to sb.or to welcome sb.6greet Faction of defending oneself against an enemys attack7misunderstand Gto be chosen to speak or act in place of someone8dormitory Ha place w
26、here two roads meet and cross each other9major Ito understand sth.incorrectly10crossroads Jvery probably答案：15 FJGBA 610 EIDCH.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1Look,dark clouds are gathering in the sky;it is likely torain later on.2He joined the PLA to defend our country against th
27、e enemy.3In general,the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.很有可能保卫以免受总的说来；通常With the help of body language,we can show our thoughts and feelings better.What do the following gestures mean?AI am hungry.BQuiet！CVictory!DStop!EWell-done!FOK!答案：(1)(6)ECFBDA.Read for
28、the main idea.1Read the passage and then try to write down the main idea.The passage is mainly about different _in different countries.In order to avoid difficulties in todays world of cultural crossroads,we had better _ .body languages study international customs2Read the passage and match each par
29、agraph with its main idea.(1)Paragraph 1 ADifferent people have different body languages.(2)Paragraphs 23 BSummary of body language.(3)Paragraph 4 CMeet the visitors at the airport.(4)Paragraph 5 DPeople from different countries express greetings in different ways.答案：(1)(4)CDAB.Read for the details.
30、1Where is Tony Garcia from?ABritain.BJapan.CColombia.DCanada.2From Paragraph 2 we know that Japanese prefer to _ when they are introduced to others.Abow Bshake handsCkiss each other Dtouch others shoulders3Why did Tony approach Julia,touch her shoulder and kiss her on the cheek?ABecause he wanted to
31、 hurt her.BBecause he wanted to greet her.CBecause he wanted to love her.DBecause he wanted to play a joke on her.4From the passage we know most international students greet others by _.Ashaking hands BbowingCkissing Dtouching shoulders答案：14 CABA.Analyze the difficult sentences.1Yesterday,another st
32、udent and I,representing our universitys student association,went to the Capital International Airport to meet this years international students.句式分析 Yesterday时间状语，another student and I主语，representing.association现在分词短语作定语，went to.Airport谓语和宾语to meet.students不定式短语作目的状语.尝试翻译 昨天，我和另外一个同学代表我们大学的学生会，去首都国
33、际机场迎接今年的国际学生。2After half an hour of waiting for their flight to arrive,I saw several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.句式分析 尝试翻译 等了半个小时之后，他们的航班到达，我看见几个年轻人走进等候区好奇地向四周张望。3They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek,since that is the French custom when adults meet people they know.句式分析 尝试翻译 他们握了握手，并且在对方的脸颊上吻了两下，因为这是法国成年人见到熟人的礼俗。“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 4 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看