Unit 21 Body Language Book4 Unit 4 Body Language

These pictures are from the Evening Party Celebrating the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster of What is the name of this program? Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin.

Do you know who she is? She was the leading dancer of the program. Her name is Tai Lihua ( 邰丽华 ).

She is a deaf girl, but she is a wise, diligent, charming and energetic girl. She is deaf and dump, so body language plays a very important part in her life. We are all healthy people, sometimes we can use body language to express ourselves to others, so we should pay more attention to learning body language.

Facial Expressions happy surprised angryscared sad proud

What do the gestures mean? good come here bad good luck me

kiss

hug

Ok! bow

handshake You are welcome.

ring finger thumb index finger \forefinger middle finger little finger

gesturecountrymeaning a way to show one’s interest rude or disrespectful eye contact some countries other countries

gesturecountrymeaning Thumbs-up Nigeria the number one great or good job the US Germany Japan rude

gesturecountrymeaning Japan Zero Brazil Germany making a circle with one’s thumb and index finger OK most countries Money France Rude

gesturecountrymeaning crazy You have a phone call. moving the index finger in a circle in front of the ear some countries Brazil

MeaningGesturecountries yes Shaking one’s headBulgaria, parts of Greece, Iran No Shaking one’s headOther countries Greet friends Kiss on the cheek France Russia A firm handshake Other countries A loving hug A bow/ a nod of the head

Meaning Gesture in the USA Gesture in China No, no,don’t do that. Moving the index finger from side to side. Waving one’s hand (s) I don’t know Shrugging one’s shoulders. Shaking one’s head or hand Well done Thumbs up. That’s incredible. I can’t believe it Rolling one’s eyes. Open one’s eye and mouth wide

MeaningGesture in the USAGesture in China MoneyRubbing the thumb and forefinger together crazyMoving the index finger in a circle in front of the ear No such a gesture Good luck Crossing the fingers on both hands No such a gesture Come here Moving the index finger forwards and backwards. Moving one’s hand up and down with the palm facing down.

Postures that have different meanings Japan money France Zero Brazil & Germany rude US Nigeria Germany & Japan Great & good job rude Number one

Universal gestures I am tired.I am full. I am hungry. Pressing one’s palm together and resting one’s head on the back of one’s hand. gesture Moving the hand in circles over the stomach Patting one’s stomach before a meal

Guess A. nodding B. stop C. welcome D. thinking

A. laughing B. angry C. silent D. shy

Warming up: Meaning Action 2. I am worried. 3. I ate too much. 4. I am sorry that I did something wrong. 5. I’m so happy. 6. You did a good job. 7. You are angry. 8. Stop here. An upset look. Putting hand on the stomach, patting or rubbing. Dropping or hanging the head. A loud laughter with a shining face or smiling with arms open and head back. A thumb up. Turning your back to someone on purpose. Putting the left palm on the forefinger of the right hand.

What is body language?

How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak? By looking at their facial expressions. What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to be used as a tool of communication. That is, to exchange with others ideas, feelings, information, and so on.

Answer the questions after scanning the text. 1. Why are the people visiting China? 2. What parts of the are not represented by the visitors? 3. Why is Julia Smith surprised? 4. Why do you move back from Ahmed Aziz? Because they are interested in the development of business in China. She is surprised because Mr. Garcia approaches her so close and touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek. Because he is standing too close to you as you introduce yourself to him. (As a Chinese, people are not accustomed to standing too close to strangers.) Australia, Africa and Central America.

5. What do French people often do when they meet people they know? 6. Can we expect people everywhere to act the same? Why? 7. Why do you think we need to study body language? 8. Is the main character male or female? How do you know? They shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek. No. Because people from different culture or countries act quite differently sometimes. It is quite necessary for us to study body language if we don’t want to cause any misunderstanding in communication /so that we don’t misunderstand each other. Male.

Try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea of each part. Part1: ______ ____________________________ ____________________________ Part2: ______ ____________________________ ____________________________ Part3: ______ ____________________________ ____________________________ Part4: ______ ____________________________ The main idea of the whole text: It tells us about the importance and necessity of body language and its differences between different cultures. Para1 Para2-3 Para4-5 Para6 You are sent to Pudong Airport to meet business people. Example of learned or cultural “body language”. Different people have different body language. Summary of body language.

Fill in the chart: charactercountryaction (body language used) you Mr. Garcia Julia Smith Mr. Cook A Japanese Ahmed Aziz Madame Coulon China Columbia Britain Canada Japan Jordan France Stand watching and listening first, then introduce guests to each others; when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz, you move back a bit when the other is very close to you. Approach Ms Smith, touches her shoulder and kiss her on the cheek. Surprised at Mr. Garcia’s action and takes a few steps away from him. Reaches his hand out to the Japanese. Bows to Mr. Cook. Both apologize when Mr. Cook’s moving hand touches the Japanese’s nose. to ask you questions, nods at women. Moves very close to you when introduced, comes closer Shakes hands and kisses each other twice on each cheek.

Person and countrySuitable greeting A man from Columbia To a man: To a woman: A woman from Britain To a man: To a woman: A man from JapanTo a man: To a woman: A man from CanadaTo a man: To a woman: A woman from France To a man: To a woman: A man from the Middle East or some Muslim countries To a man: To a woman: *same as for a woman touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek not to close, shake hands *shake hands, will get close bows *bows shake hands *shake hands or kisses on both cheeks if known shake hands, kisses twice on the cheek same to someone she knows comes close, shakes hands nods

Explanation of the text: 1. They will be meeting at a major hotel with local business people and people who represent the Chinese government. (P25 L3)majorrepresent They will meet, for sure, at a grand hotel with businessmen from in or around Shanghai as well as people sent here by the Chinese government. The future continuous tense: the action will take place for certain. “ 预料将要发生的动作 ” ，多用于 现代英语口语中，语气较婉转、随便。 When will you be visiting us again ？ _______________

2. Four people enter looking around in a curious way. (P25 L4) 3. The first person who arrives is Mr. Garcia from Columbia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain. (P26 L1) Mr. Garcia who comes from Columbia is the first one to arrive and Julia Smith, a lady from Britain, follows him closely into the hotel. ____________________________ _____ 作状语，表 enter 的伴随状态。

4. You think that there may have been a mistake. In your opinion, a mistake may have arisen, or they are very likely to have made a mistake. May have been: a deduction of an action in the past. 5. Not all the cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away. (P26 P2 L1) Some cultures greet one another in different ways. People do not feel comfortable if they touch strangers or if they are too close to or too far away from them. _______________ (P26 P1 L6)

6. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or posture. (P26 P2 L2) Just as they communicate by means of spoken language, they also express their feelings with unspoken “language” by keeping distance from others, or through actions or posture.

7. People from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them. (P26 P3 L2) Spaniards, Italians and South Americans come close to others, and most probably, they will touch others as well.

1. major: 1) adj. 表示 more important; greater 较重 要的，较大的，主要的。如： A major road 主干道 2 ） v. 表示 specialize in a certain subject (at college or university) 主修科目。如： She is majoring in French. 3) n. 表示 army officer between a captain and a lieutenant-colonel 陆军少校

2. represent: 1) stand for or be a symbol or equivalent of (sb. /sth.); symbolize 代表， 象征，等于 （某人或某物）；标志 What does Y represent in this equation? 这 个方程式中的 Y 代表什么？ 2 ） be an example of (sth.) 是某物的一个例 子 This design represents a major new trend in modern art. 这种设计反映了现代艺术中的 一种主要的新趋向。

You see her step back appearing surprised, and take a few steps away from Mr. Garcia. (P26 P1 L5 ） The visitor from Japan comes in smiling. (P26 P1 L7) She arrives hurrying,... (P26 P4 L3)..., and this is an exciting experience for you,... (P25 P1 L5) His nose touches Mr. Cook’s moving hand,... (P26 P1 L10)..., recognizes Mr. Garcia’s smiling face,... (P26 P4 L3) It is an interesting study and... (P26 P5 L3) ____________________ appear = seem ________ _________ ________ __________ Attribute Adverbial