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八年级英语下（JJ）
教学课件
Unit 7 Know Our World
Lesson 40: Body Language
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
greet; European; kiss; cheek; nod; thumbs-up; polite; lip; rude; Italian; shake hands.
Key sentences:
1. But body language is not the same in all cultures.
2. In China and some other countries, friends shake hands to greet each other.
3. They think it’s rude to point with a finger.
To learn body languages in different cultures.
Words & Expressions
Let's read
greet
European
kiss
cheek
nod
thumbs-up
v. 欢迎；迎接
n. 欧洲人 adj. 欧洲（人）的
v. & n.吻
n. 脸颊；脸蛋
v. 点头
n. 翘拇指
Words & Expressions
Let's read
polite
lip
rude
Italian
shake hands
adj. 有礼貌的
n. 嘴唇
adj. 粗鲁的；粗野的
n. 意大利人；意大利语
adj. 意大利（人）的
握手
Do you know what the following body language mean
OK
Victory!
Be quiet!
Stop!
Well done!
Hello!
Body language
How do people greet others in different countries
shake hands and smile
sometimes nod heads
China
America
shake hands ,kiss or hug
Japan
bow
Russia
shake hands or kiss
French
hug or kiss
India
put hands together and nod heads
Maori people
touch noses
Do you know about body language
Do you use body language When and Where
Free talk
Presentation
In China and abroad, people sometimes communicate without speaking. How do they do this They use body language. But body language is not the same in all cultures.
The world has many
different cultures.
In China and some other countries, friends shake hands to greet each other. They may be new friends or old, but they shake hands to show friendship and trust. In some European countries, people kiss each other on both cheeks. It's another way to show friendship and love.
In India, when people nod their heads, they mean “no”. And when people shake their heads, they mean “yes”. But in most other countries, these things mean the opposite.
A thumbs-up means “okay” or “well done” in most cultures. In Australia, however, it is not polite. In Japan, it means “five”, and in Germany, it means “one”.
In most places, people point to things with their fingers. But in some places, people point with their lips. They think it's rude to point with a finger.
When Italians wave goodbye, it may look like “Come here! ” to Americans. But the American goodbye wave looks like “no” in many parts of Europe and South America.
One body language is the same all around the world: a smile. Try it, and you’ll see!
Smiles are a universal
language.
Culture Tip
Culture refers to the beliefs, way of life, art and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society. The world has many different cultures. We should learn and respect different cultures.
Let’s Do It!
1. Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F) .
1. In some European countries, people like to kiss each other to show friendship and love. ( )
2. Nodding your head means “yes” and shaking your head means “no” everywhere in the world. ( )
3. A thumbs up means “well done” in Germany. ( )
4. When Americans wave goodbye, it looks like “no” in some European countries. ( )
T
F
F
T
2. Read the lesson again and complete the table.
Gestures Meanings Countries
shake hands greeting, friendship and trust
_________________
________________ friendship and love in some European countries
nod one’s head yes in most places
________ in India
kiss each other on both cheeks
in China and some
other countries
no
shake one’s head yes ________
no in most places
thumbs-up okay and well done in many
countries
not polite ______________
five in Japan
one _______________
in Australia
in Germany
in India
3. Fill in the blanks with the words in this lesson. The first letter is given.
1. His mother k him goodbye every morning when she leaves for work.
2. A: What do you do when you meet new friends
B: I say hello and s hands with them.
3. If you agree, please n your head.
4. Italy is a E country. It has a long history.
5. It’s p to say “thank you” when someone helps you.
isses
hake
od
uropean
olite
4) Different cultures have different body language. Work in groups. One student acts out a kind of body language while the others guess the meaning.
Language points
1. In China and abroad, people sometimes communicate without speaking.（教材P104）
sometimes adv. 有时
e. g. Every man is a fool sometimes, but none at all times.
每个人有时都会犯傻, 但没有谁会一直都傻。
I am sure that we have met some times before.
我肯定我们之前见过几次了。
some times 几次。此时time作可数名词，意为“次数”。several times 可以表示“好几次”。
We’ll take our holiday sometime in August.
我们会在八月找个时间度假。(将来)
I bought this sometime last summer.
这是我在去年夏天某个时候买的。(过去)
We plan to stay in Hainan for some time.
我们打算在海南待上一段时间。
sometime adv .在某个时候。它可指过去或将来的某个时候。
some time一段时间。它常与for 连用。
communicate v. 交流 coummunication n. 交流
communicate with sb. 与某人交流
e. g. Good communication is very important in our life.
好的交流在我们的生活中很重要。
Mary can communicate with strangers very well.
玛丽能和陌生人交流得很好。
2. In China and some other countries, friends shake hands to greet each other. （教材P104）
shake hands 握手
shake sb.’s hand 与某人握手
shake hands with... 与……握手
e. g. I shake her hand warmly. 我热情地与她握手。
Aren’t you going to shake hands with me
你不打算和我握手吗？
3.In some European countries, people kiss each other on both cheeks. （教材P104）
European n. 欧洲人 adj. 欧洲(人) 的
European用作名词时是可数名词。
一个欧洲人：a European，其复数形式为Europeans。
e. g. She is the only European in the class.
她是班上仅有的欧洲人。
Germany is a European country. 德国是一个欧洲国家。
kiss v. 亲吻
kiss sb. on+身体部位
e. g. The children like kissing their mothers on the cheeks.
孩子们喜欢亲吻妈妈的脸颊。
4.In India, when people nod their heads, they mean “no”.（教材P104）
nod v. 点头
nod 用作及物动词时，可接名词作宾语；它作不及物动词时，其后常接介词to或at，也可接动词不定式作目的状语。
e. g. He nodded his head sympathetically. 他同情地点点头。
She nodded at him to begin speaking. 她点头示意他开始讲话。
5. But in most other countries, these things mean the opposite. （教材P104）
opposite adj. 相反的 n. 对立面；对立的人(或物)
opposite 常用于:
① be the opposite of “是……的对立面；是……的反义词”
e. g. Fast is the opposite of slow. 快是慢的反义词。
② the opposite direction“相反的方向”
e. g. He drove off in the opposite direction.
他开车向相反的方向驶去。
6. In Australia, however, it is not polite.（教材P104）
polite adj. 有礼貌的 polite→politely→impolite
be polite to sb.对某人有礼貌
e. g. Please be polite to our guests. 请礼貌待客。
Everyone wants to be treated politely.
每个人都希望被有礼貌地对待。
Some people think it is impolite to ask someone’s age.
有些人认为询问别人的年龄是不礼貌的。
7. They think it’s rude to point with a finger.（教材P104）
rude adj. 粗鲁的；无礼的
It’s rude to do sth.做某事是粗鲁的
be rude to sb.对某人粗鲁
e. g. Don’t be rude to old people.
不要对老人粗鲁。
Exercises
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Asia is the world’s _________ (large) continent.
2. More than two _________ (billion) people live on the island.
3. What is the main _____________ (geography) feature of that country
geographical
largest
billion
二、句型转换，每空一词
1. There are over two hundred people in the hall. (改为同义句)
There are ________ ________ two hundred people in the hall.
2. Lin Tao is the tallest student in our class. (对划线部分提问)
_________ is the tallest student in your class
3. The Great Wall is very famous all over the world. (改为感叹句)
_________ _________ the Great Wall is all over the world!
How famous
more than
Who
Homework
Preview the passage in Lesson 41.
Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
