Warming-up Question: How do people communicate with others?

How do people communicate with others ? speakingringing writingtyping Spoken language Written language Body movements Body language

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

Do you know the meaning of these gestures?

stop Be quiet! well done ok

Good!

Bad!

Come here!

Good luck!

Me?

I don’t know!

Do people all over the world act the same?

Reading Communication: No problem?

Match the right main idea of each part. I went to the Airport to meet the international students. People from different countries have different body language. Summary of body language. Part 1 (para ) Part 2 (para ) Part 3 (para ) A B C

The main idea of the text The text is about different ____________ in diff erent countries. In order to avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural rossroads, we had bett er ______________________ body languages study international customs

Careful reading : Para. 1 Time: _________ People: ______________________________ ______________________________ Place: _______________________________ What would we 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.

Tony Garcia ____________ Julia Smith ____________ Akira Nagata ____________ George Cook ____________ Coulon ____________ Matching the people and their different ways of greeting (para2-4) 1.shakes hands and kisses others twice on each cheek 2.bows 3.shakes hands 4.approaches others closely and touches their shoulder and kisses them on the cheek 5.does not stand very close to others or touch strangers Part 2 (Columbia) ( Britain ) (Japan) (Canada) (France)

Find out the two misunderstandings the writer found in the airport: Mr. Garcia Julia Smith The first mistake from (Columbia ) (Britain) He approaches Ms Smith by _______ ______ _________ and _______ her on the ________. She ______ ________ appearing _________ and take a few steps _______ ______ Mr. Garcia. shoulder touching her kissed cheek stepped back surprised away from Para 2

The second mistake a Japanese George Cook from (Canada) He ________ ________ _______ ________ to the Japanese. He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr. Cook’s _______ ________. bowed touched moving hand reached his hand out

Para.3 Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.

T F T F Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. F True or False don’t shaking hands. None of these actions is either good or bad.

Body language is very _________in our daily life, and it may _____from different _______. When we are visiting other countries, we should______ their customs. That is to say, ___________________ ______. What can you learn from this passage? important vary cultures follow

Summary The first person who arrives is Garcia from Columbia, closely _________ by Julia Smith from Britain. When they are introduced to each other, Mr.Garcia approaches Julia Smith, _______ her shoulder and _______ her on the cheek. Ms Smith steps back appearing surprised. The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from Canada. As they are introduced, Mr. Cook _______ his hand out to the Japanese who ______. His nose touches Mr. Cook’s moving hand, and they both _________. followed touches kisses reaches bows apologize

These are examples of learned or cultural “body language”. Not all cultures ________ each other the same way, nor are they comfortable _________ 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 strangers greet posture Fill in the blanks: touching