必修4 Unit 4 Body language Warming Up & Reading (I)课件

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Unit 4 Body language
Warming Up & Reading (Ⅰ)
Learning aims
1. To understand what a certain gesture of the body language means in a given situation.
2. To learn how to express themselves in body language when needed.
3. To realize the importance of body language in communication so that little or no misunderstanding may 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-in
There are three major parts in human communication, which are body language, spoken language and written language.
speaking
ringing
writing
typing
Spoken
language
Written
language
Body
language
Ways of communication
Body language includes body movements, facial expressions, gestures, postures, speaking distance and other non-verbal signals.
eye contact
facial expression
gesture
posture
Different facial expressions show different feelings:
What’ s the feeling of the man
What might he be saying
sad
confused
“I have lost my wallet！”
“I can’t believe what she said.
That’s so unfair！”
“I got an A in maths！”
“I don’t know what to do.”
happy
angry
Facial expressions
applause
Look at different gestures, try to guess.
silent
stop
victory
I love you
①
②
③
④
America
OK
Japan
money
France
zero
Brazil
Germany
rude
“great”or “good job”
the USA
Nigeria
rude
Germany
Japan
one
Come here!
Choose the right gesture for a Chinese or an American.
I’m full.
Reading
Communication: No problem
Fast reading
Scan the text and answer the following questions.
1. How many international students are there in the story
Six
2. Who are they and where do they come from
Tony Garcia
Colombia
Britain
Japan
Canada
Jordan
France
Akira Nagata
George Cook
Ahmed Aziz
Darlene Coulon
Julia 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.1
We went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year’s international students.
Paras.2-3
Para.4
Para.5
Examples 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: _________________________________________
_____________________________
yesterday
another student and I,
the Capital International Airport
this year’s international students.
We would take them first to their dormitories
and then to the student canteen.
Careful reading : Para.1
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
The first mistake
(Colombia )
(Britain)
He approached Julia,
________ _____ ________and
_______ her on the ________.
She _______ ________ appearing _________ and
put up her hands, as if
___ _______.
shoulder
touched
her
kissed
cheek
stepped back
surprised
in defence
Find out the two cultural mistakes in Para. 2
The second mistake
Akira Nagata
(Japan)
George Cook
(Canada)
He ________ his hand ______to the Japanese student.
He ________ so his nose ________George’s _______ ________.
bowed
touched
moving
hand
reached
out
1. How do men from Muslim countries greet others
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.
nodding
Male. Because Ahmed 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 today’s world of cultural crossroads.
None of these actions is either good or bad.
Not all.
Studying international customs.
Para.5:
F
F
F
True or False
It 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 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. Why 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 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 don’t want to cause any misunderstandings in communication / so that we won’t misunderstand each other.
Task : discussion
Do you think body language is important Why
Post-reading
Summary
______language _________________ from culture to
________. Not all ________ of all cultures ________in
the ______ way. We should try to understand
and________ each other’s culture in order to make
good _______________.
Write a summary about 30 words.
Body
is different
/ varies
culture
members
behave
same
respect
communication
Homework
1. 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。