人教版高中英语Book 4 Unit 4 Body language reading 教学课件 (共28张PPT)

Unit 4
Body language
What is body language?
Let’s review !
What is body language?
Body language is one form of nonverbal ______________(交流) without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial____________,________, and __________ (姿势), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language.
communication
expressions
postures
gestures
Game

I would like to invite four of you.
Each student choose a card with three expressions written on it and then act them out .
How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you can’t speak?
shake hands
hug
kiss on the cheek
bow
Do people from different countries greet each other in the same way?
If not, will there be some problems or misunderstanding when they meet?
Reading I
Communication: No problem?
1.What is the main idea of the text?
A. There are different customs in different countries.
B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting.
C. People use body language to send
messages and people from different
countries have different customs.
D. The importance of knowing customs.
To meet international students at Capital International Airport.
Summary of body language.
Different cultures, different body languages.
Examples of cultural “body language”.
(Para.1)
(Para.2
and 3)
(Para. 4)
(Para.5)
Part 1 :
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
main idea of each part
Introduction: To meet international
students
Main body:
Conclusion:
How do body languages differ from culture to culture?
Summary of body language.
(Para.1)
(Para.2,3,4)
(Para.5)
The structure of the text
Para.1
What can we learn from the text?
(when, where, who, what)
1.Find out the two cultural misunderstandings the author found at the airport. (para.2&3)
2. Is the author male or female? How do you know? (para.2&3)
3.Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance? (para.4)
Para.2,3,4
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
The first cultural misunderstanding
(Columbia )
(Britain)
He approached Julia, _______ her shoulder and_____ her on the ___.
She ______ ________ appearing _________ and put up her hands, as if in _________.
touched
kissed
cheek
stepped back
surprised
defence
Akira Nagata
He ____ to Mr. Cook and his nose ______ George’s _______ ______.
(Japan)
bowed
touched
moving
hand
George Cook
He ______ ___ _____ ____ to the Japanese student.
(Canada)
reached his hand
out
The second cultural misunderstanding
Para.5
What’s the author’s opinion about body language? Is it good or bad?
Ahmed Aziz
Akira Nagata
Julia Smith
DarleneCoulon
Discuss who they are, where they are from and how they behave when they meet people they know?
George Cook
Tony Garcia
work in groups
Name
Description
Body Language
To Whom
Tony Garcia
everyone
no touching

man from
Japan
man from Colombia
kiss on the cheek
Julia Smith
woman
from Britain
everyone
Akira Nagata
bowing
everyone
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Name
Description
Body Language
To Whom
George
Cook
everyone


shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek
man from Canada
shaking hands
Ahmed Aziz
man from Jordan
to men
to women
Darlene Coulon
people she
knows
Fill in the form:
woman from France
shaking
hands
nodding
Work in groups. Discuss one of the situations and then act it out.
Situation 1:
Tony Garcia (Columbia) －Julia Smith (Britain)
Situation 2:
George Cook (Canada) －Akira Nagata (Japan)
Situation 3:
The author (China) －Ahmed Aziz (Jordan)
Situation 4:
Darlene Coulon (France)－Tony Garcia (Columbia)
meet
meet
meet
meet
Text retelling
The first person to arrive was Tony Garcia from Columbia, closely ________ by Julia Smith from Britain. When they were introduced to each other, Tony approached Julia, _______ her shoulder and _____ her on the cheek . Julia stepped back appearing surprised. Akira Nagata from Japan came in smiling at the same time with George Cook from Canada. As they were introduced, George _______ his hand out to the Japanese who ______ . His nose touched George’s moving hand, and they both _________.
followed
touched
kissed
reached
bowed
apologized
These are examples of learned or cultural “body language”. Not all cultures ________ each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away. In the same way that people ____________ with spoken language, they also __________ their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or _________.

express
communicate
greet
posture
Body language differs from culture to
culture. Not all members of all cultures behave the same way. We should try to grasp and respect each other’s culture in order to make good communication in today’s world of cultural crossroads.
When in Rome do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗
1. oral work
Surf the internet to collect more information about body language in different countries and try to express it in English.
2.writing:
Your best friend Li Lei is going to travel abroad, please write a letter to tell him some tips about the different greeting ways in those foreign countries.
Dear Li Lei,
I’m so excited to hear that you are going to travel abroad. And I'd like to tell you something about the greeting ways.
In Japan, people prefer to …People in Colombia like… English people do not usually…The French custom is … Men from Jordan will often……
Wish you a good journey!
Yours,
…
Thank you!