Unit 4 Body language reading

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Unit 4 Body language
Reading p.26
What is body language
Non-verbal Communication
the ways in which people use their bodies to express themselves.
Gestures
Facial expressions
Eye contact
posture
physical distance
It is one of the most powerful means of communication, forming around 55% of what we are communicating.
Communication: No Problem
Understanding the passage
How many characters are in the reading passage and how did they greet others
Another student and I, China
Tony Garcia, Columbia
Julia Smith, Britain
Akira Nagata, Japan
George Cook, Canada
Ahmed Aziz, Jordan
Darlene Coulon, France
Julia Smith
Britain
Different Greetings
Akira Nagata
Japan
George Cook
Canada
Tony Garcia
Columbia
Darlene Coulon
France
Ahmed Aziz
Jordan
I
China
approach, touch & kiss
step back & put up
shake hands & kiss
nod
nod
bow
reach…out
shake hands
move close & closer
What are the two mistakes that the author noticed
Countries / Districts Ways to greet people
1.China
2.Colombia & other South American countries
3.Britain
4.Japan
5.Canada
6.Jordan & other countries from Middle Eastern and other Muslin countries (Men)
7.France
8. New Zealand(Maori People)
shake hands
approach, touch & kiss
shake hands
bow
shake hands
stand close&shake hands
nod
shake hands & kiss
touch/ rub their noses
Situation understanding
Situation1
Situation2 In an airport, Tony Blair went to meet some international business representatives. Rangi came out, carrying a brief case. And Tony introduced himself, he approached him, touched his nose with his own nose and inhaled, which really astonished Tony. Then Jabed Mahmud approached him, smiling. He moved very close to him as Tony introduced himself. Tony moved back a bit, but he came closer to ask a question and then shook his hand. …
Role play (Mime)
At an international conference held in Britain, the chairman—Eric Smith is introducing the guests invited from Jordon, France, China and Japan to each other and then they will greet each other.
p.s. 1) Only the Chinaman can use spoken language while the guests can only use body language.
2) The whole class should watch carefully and tell whether they do the right thing or not according to the rules we summarized.
Communication:
No Problem
What can we do to avoid problems
Tips:
Understand that body language are not good or bad.
Cultural customs for body language are very general.
studying international customs can certainly help.
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”
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Structure of the passage
Examples of misunderstanding caused by students from different cultural background when they greeted each others using body language.
The link between body language and cultures and the importance of this non-verbal communication.
Howework
Write a short passage about misunderstanding in using body language in different cultures.
Imitate the Reading passage;
Choose one of the following topics and give two or three examples
Eye contact 2) Gestures
3) Posture 4) Physical distance.
About 100-120 words.
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