Module3
Body Language and Non-verbal Communication
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands (clap, clap).
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you're happy and you know it stomp your feet (stomp, stomp).
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you're happy and you know it shout hurray (hurray, hurray).
If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you're happy and you know it do all three (clap, stomp, hurray!).
We ______ hands and ______ feet
to show we are _______.
clap
stomp
happy
When we feel_________ .
anxious
Congratulations
cheerful/ excited
Can you think of other scenes(场景)
in which we use body language?
A Mysterious Group
me/I
see
commander
enter/go
kill
understand
Some body language of the special force
In our daily life, we use the body language as well. Look at the pictures below.
seven
love
money
What does the “body language”
in the picture mean?
Choose the best title.
A. Saying It Without Words
B. When in Rome, Do as the Romans do
C. Greeting Around the World with Body Language
D. Read My Mind
Greetings
in different cultures
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
greetings in Asian countries
the definition of body language
fascinating body language
greetings in western countries
American youth’s greeting today
Find the main idea of each paragraph.
Matching work
body language
unconscious
learned
spoken
Careful reading 1
Communications
Read para.1 and fill in the blanks.
Read para.2-4 and mark T/F.
Not all body language is conscious.
2) Europeans shake hands with their right hand.
3) In Asia, people touch strangers when they meet.
4) A “high five” is a formal style of greeting.
T
F
F
Careful reading 2
T
Read Para2—4 loudly. Then describe the gestures in the pictures and imitate(模仿) the “body language”.
Words and sentences are important in communication, ______ we communicate with no only spoken words and _______ (write) words, but also body languages. Body languages ________ (vary) from culture to culture.
Every culture has its own way to greet strangers. __________ (traditional), Europeans and Americans shake hands, _______ means they trust each other. Chinese put the right hand over the left and then bow ________(slight). Hindus join their hands ______ bow their heads in respect.
Today, some American youths have very informal style of greeting. They greet with the ________(express) “Give me five”. One person then holds up his hand, spreads the fingers and slaps the other’s open hand above the head.
Body language can give away _______ (much) information than words. It is ____________ (fascinate) to study.
Read the whole passage and fill in the blanks.
but
written
varies
traditionally
which
slightly
and
expression
more
fascinating
Make a dialogue in groups with much body language to represent a scene in our daily life. Use more obvious body language and less words.
Any topic is OK.
For example:
陌生城市的求助; 破解难题后的兴奋;游戏中的配合
春游中的故事 …… ……
Group Work
Summary
What is body language?
Various greetings around the world
Body language is fascinating!
Homework
Write down your opinion about:
Question: Body Language or
verbal communication