Teaching aim Get to know what is body language Cultural differences & intercultural communication Master some useful words and expressions in the text

Unit 4 Body Language

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands; If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands; If you’re happy and you know it, then you really want to show it; If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands ! Stamp your feet ! Let’s sing the song!

What are they trying to tell us? How are they expressing themselves? Guess Warming-up

disappointed shyastonished

One student acts out the following words, and the other students turn around and guess the word. Group1 : Group2: 1:00 0:59 0:58 0:57 0:56 0:55 0:54 0:53 0:52 0:51 0:50 0:49 0:48 0:47 0:46 0:45 0:44 0:43 0:42 0:41 0:40 0:39 0:38 0:37 0:36 0:35 0:34 0:33 0:32 0:31 0:30 0:29 0:28 0:27 0:26 0:25 0:24 0:23 0:22 0:21 0:20 0:19 0:18 0:17 0:16 0:15 0:14 0:13 0:12 0:11 0:10 0:09 0:08 0:07 0:06 0:05 0:04 0:03 0:02 0:01 0:00 1:00 0:59 0:58 0:57 0:56 0:55 0:54 0:53 0:52 0:51 0:50 0:49 0:48 0:47 0:46 0:45 0:44 0:43 0:42 0:41 0:40 0:39 0:38 0:37 0:36 0:35 0:34 0:33 0:32 0:31 0:30 0:29 0:28 0:27 0:26 0:25 0:24 0:23 0:22 0:21 0:20 0:19 0:18 0:17 0:16 0:15 0:14 0:13 0:12 0:11 0:10 0:09 0:08 0:07 0:06 0:05 0:04 0:03 0:02 0:01 0:00

Group1: Swimming jumping Shake hands tired

(gestures:movement of hands) Group2: Keep quiet! Please stop! Come here. Walking

Postures:ways of standing or sitting bow kiss on the cheek

Body Language is a set of __________, _______________ and ____________ People use to make themselves understood. What is body language ? gesturespostures facial expressions 姿势 ; 手势 肢体动作 面部表情

Some body languages are similar in most countries. As one coin has two sides Some body languages are in different countries. different

Different countries have different body languages.

Have a good knowledge of different body languages in different countries, or you will cause misunderstanding.

Task I Skimming 1. Why do the foreigners come to Beijing? 2. How many foreigners are there? Who are they? Where are they from? To study at Beijing university

CharacterCountry Tony. Garcia Britain Akira NagataJapan George CookCanada Jordan Madame Coulon Columbia Ahmed Aziz France Julia Smith

C) to meet international students at Capital International Airport. A) Summary of body language. B) Different cultures, different body languages. D) Examples of cultural “body language”. (Para1) (Para 2 and 3) (Para 4) (Para5) Part 1 : Part 2: Part 3: Part 4 : Divide the passage into several parts and find out the main idea.

Detailed reading : Para1 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. Read it silently.

Find out the two cultural mistakes in Para2 Tony Garcia Julia Smith The first mistake (Columbia ) (Britain) He approached Julia, ________ _____ _________and _______ her on the ________. She ______ ________ appearing _________ and put up her hands, as if ___ _______. shoulder touched herkissed cheek stepped back surprised in defence The second mistake Akira Nagata (Japanese) George Cook (Canada) He ________ his hand ________ to the Japanese student. He ________ so his nose ________George’s _______ ________. bowed touched moving hand reached out Read it by yourself.

1.How do men from Jordan greet others ? Is the author male or female? How do you know? 3. How did Tony and Darlene greet each other? Para3: They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek, and this is the French custom when adults meet people they know. To men: To women: stand close, and shake hands nodding Male.Because Ahmed Aziz only shakes hands with men. Read it silently...

Para 4. Do all cultures greet each other the same way? How do people communitate or express their feelings ?

People in the country/area Ways to greet each other English people People from Spain, Italy and South American countries Japanese Most people around the world _________others closely and are more likely to__________. Do not stand _________to others or touch ________ when they meet. Bow Shake hands Fill in the table according to Para4: very close strangers Approach touch them

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. True or false None of these actions is either Not all Studying international customs good or bad. Para5: Read it silently.

Post-reading: Summary of the passage Yesterday, another students and I,____________ our university’ s students association, went to the Capital International Airport to ______this year’s international students. The first person to ______ was Tony Garcia from Colombia. Tony _______ Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the _____.Then Akira Nagata from Japan_______so his nose touched George’s________hand. Men from Middle Eastern and other Muslim countries will often stand quite _____to other men to talk but will usually not______women. As I get to know more international friends,I learn more about this________“body language ”.In_______, studying international_________can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural ___________. representing meet arrive approached cheekbowed moving close touch cultural general customs crossroads

Task : Role Play Let’s suppose :You are Tony Garcia,Julia Smith,Akira Nagata……When you meet the first time,how to greet each other?

1.Make a list of facial expressions and gestures and their meanings we’ve learned today. 2.Search the internet for more information aboout body language

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