Unit 4 Body language

课件21张PPT。 Carol from Pingyang Middle School
Oct. 16th 2012 Communication : No problem?Reading :What will the text be about ?
How do you know?Communication :
No problem?
What does the writer intend to tell us in Para.1 ?
How many international students are mentioned in Para2? Who are they? How many misunderstandings
occurred in their communication ?
Reading (para.1-2)
1. What does the writer intend to tell us in Para.1 ?
Para1-2:The writer was going to meet some international students at the airport.( Introduction/background)
2. How many international students are mentioned in Para2? Who are they? Para1-2:
Tony Garcia from Colombia
Julia Smith from Britain
Akira Nagata from Japan
George Cook from Canada
3.How many misunderstandings occurred in their communication?
Para1-2:a major misunderstandinganother cultural mistake
What are the two mistakes?
What happened in Para 3? Underline the facts.
What conclusion can you draw from the facts?
Reading (para.2-3)1.What are the two mistakes? The first misunderstanding
The second mistake▲ Tony Garcia (Colombia) / Julia Smith (Britain)▲ George Cook (Canada) / Akira Nagata (Japan)Body language is different in different __________countries. Fact 1:_________________

Fact 2:_________________
2.What happened in Para 3?
3.What conclusion can you draw from the facts?
different body languagesimilar body languageanother cultural phenomenonBody language is different in
different________ .
culturesReading(para.4-5)What does the author conclude about “cultural body language”? What is the author’s conclusion in Para 5?Why does the author use more facts here?English People....People from places like spain,Italy or South American countries....Most people around the world....But some cultures....
Para4-5:What does the author conclude about “cultural body language”? Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.The author uses more facts to prove his conclusion. More countries are mentioned here to prove
that the cultural difference is a worldwide phenomenon.Why does the author use more facts here?Body language is not good or bad but is simply a cultural phenomenon which we need to study to avoid difficulties for a better communication in today's world of cultural crossroads. What is the author’s conclusion in Para 5?What does the title mean?
Group workCommunication :
No problemGroup workMy understanding of “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. The world is beautiful because we are different. So let’s respect the differences and just move on to have a better world! 1. Help Chinese people to understand more about body language
1) Choose a country to make a booklet to introduce its special body languages.
2) Surf the internet to get more information about it.
HomeworkIn 1988, two Laotian men walked into a Los Angeles bar where a singer, who was also from an Asian country, was entertaining patrons. The men sat at empty spaces near the front with their feet pointed straight to the singer. After the bar was closed, the singer followed the two men to a parking lot where they got into an argument about how the men pointed their feet at the singer's face. The argument became fierce when the singer pulled out a gun and killed one
of the men. In 1998, a newly married American couple went to New Zealand for their honeymoon. They rented a car and toured until they missed a stop sign. A police officer pulled them over. They explained that they were new in town and didn't know about the local traffic so were given a warning instead of a ticket. As a "thank you" gesture, the husband gave the "thumb up" sign. The police officer called for back up and hand cuffed the American man. (A "thump up" is seen as
a rude gesture in New Zealand .) What are they surprised at ?★ “After I met them and then introduced them to each other, I was very surprised.”
★ “Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek! She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands,
as if in defence.”