1. English Open Class for Senior Middle School
Designer: Charles
Address: Dalian No. 48 High School
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2. Lead-in Pre-reading Unit 21 Body Language While-Reading
Posting-Reading
Activity

3. Unit 21 Body Talk

4. We use body language every day.

5. Lead –in
Facial Expressions
Body Language
Gestures

6. Can you tell how he is feeling only by his facial expressions

8. What do the gestures mean?
Good-bye , Bye-bye or See you later
Ok , No problem
“We’ll certainly succeed” or “We want peace instead of war”

9. Pre-reading:
1. Can you guess what someone is thinking or looking at his or her body language?
2. Do people from different parts of the world use different body language? What about people who live in different parts of China ?
3. How do you communicate the following with body language?
Thank you! No. Yes. I don’t know.

10. Pre-reading How do you communicate the following with body language?
All right! 2. Well done!/Good! 3. I love you
4. Keep quiet 5. Money Well done
7. That’s incredible! I can’t believe it. 8. Number 8
9. That’s crazy! Come here

11. Japanese
French
Making a circle
with one’s thumb
and index finger
Zero

12. Step 1 Pre-reading Match the two columns
Body Language
Waving one’s hand
Shaking one’s head
Nodding
Putting up one’s hand
Kissing
Holding up one’s head
Hanging one’s head
Waving one’s arms
Touching one’s stomach
Cupping one’s ear
Meaning in China
Love
Not afraid/proud
Feeling sorry for having done something wrong
Feeling very happy
Hello!/Hi!/Goodbye!
I’m full./I’ve a stomachache
Disagreement
Agreement
May I ask a question?
I can’t hear you.

13. ___________________________.
Step2 Reading
Task1: Topic sentence
Your guess:__________________________.
Theme/Main idea:
___________________________.
Body language varies from culture to culture.

14. Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
The same body language has different meanings in some different countries.
Para1 A
We communicate with people not only by words but also by body language B
Para2
Body language varies from culture to culture C
Para3
Smile is the best example of universally understood body language.
Para4 D
Para5 E
Some gestures are universal.

15. Task2: Scanning Part1 Part2 Part3
Find the main idea of each paragraph and divide them into
several parts.
Para1:
Para2:
Para3:
Para4:
Para5:
Part1
Both words and body language can express how we
think and feel.
Gestures, a kind of body language, have different
meanings in different countries
Part2
The way people in different countries show the same
idea in different ways.
Some gestures seem to be universal.
Part3
Smiles may be the most commonly understood facial
expression in the world.

16. Read the article carefully and decide if the following are true or false. Write “T” if the sentence is true. If it is false , write “F” and correct the error F
1. Thumbs-up gesture is to say “ Great” or “good job” all around world
2.Shaking one’s head means “Yes” but nodding is to say “No” in some countries. T
3. We can get information about a person’s feelings and thoughts only by words. F
4.There are many different interpretations of our body language. T T
5.A smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers F
6. Patting his or her stomach usually means “ I am full”
7. If one of our friends is feeling down or lonely, we should laugh at him and comfort him. F

17. True or False :
1.We use only body language to express out thoughts and opinions. ( )
2.Moving the index finger in a circle in front of the ear means “crazy” in Brazil. ( )
3.Shaking one’s head means “no” in all countries. ( )
4.Smile is a kind of universal body language in the world. ( )
5.We can smile at ourselves in the mirror to make ourselves feel down or lonely. ( ) F F F T F

18. Work in pairs, complete the chart below.
Meaning
Gesture in the US
Gesture in China
No, no, don’t do that.
Moving the index finger from side to side.
I don’t know.
one’s shoulders
Well done!
Thumbs up
That’s incredible! I can’t believe it!
Rolling one’s eyes
Money.
Rubbing the thumb and fore finger together
That’s crazy! He/she is crazy!
Moving the index finger in a circle in front of ear.
Good luck .
Crossing the fingers on both hands
Come here.
Moving the index finger for forwards and backwards
Waving one’s hands
Shrugging
Shaking one’s head or hands
Thumbs up
Open one’s eye and mouth wide
Rubbing the thumb and fore finger together
No Chinese gesture
No Chinese gesture
Moving one’s hand up and down with palm facing down.

20. Task3: Skimming Fill in the Chart
Gestures
Countries
Meaning
Eye contact
Some countries
Other countries
Most countries OK
Japan
Money
Zero
Brazil/Germany
Thumb up US
Rude
Germany/Japan
Brazil
You have a phone call
A way to show interest
Rude or disrespectful
A circle with
one’s thumb and index finger
France
Rudeness
“Great” or “good job”
Nigeria
The number one
Moving the index finger in a circle in front of the ear
Crazy

21. Step3: Practice and Consolidation
Task1: multiple-choice
1 How do people send each other message?
Only by words
Only by body language
By neither words nor body language
By both words and body language
2 In which country does nodding mean “yes”?
Iran B. China C.Bulgaria D. Parts of Greece
3 People in France often greet each other with _____
A kiss B.a firm handshake C. a loving embrace D. a bow
4 If a person is hungry, perhaps he will _____
Press his palms together B. Rest his head on the back of his hand
Rub his stomach before a meal D. Rub his stomach after a meal
4 Which can be used as another title for the text?
A. Body language B. Gestures C. Smiles D. Movements D B A C A

22. 6 Which of the following gestures seems to be universal?
Pressing one’s palms together and resting one’s head on the back
of one’s hand while closing the eyes.
B. Moving the hand in circles over the stomach
C. Smile
D. All of the above
7 What does the word “down” mean in the last sentence of the passage?
From a higher place to a lower place
From an earlier time to a later time
From an inland place to the coast
(being) beaten in the struggle of life
8 From the text we can conclude that ______.
We should use body language as often as possible
We should be careful about body language
We should never use body language
Body language is more important than words D D B

23. 1.What will you do when you are in a different country?
A.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
B.Look before you leap.
C.Practice makes perfect.
D.No pains, no gains.
2.We use _______to express how we think and feel .
A.only spoken language
B.only written language
C.either spoken language or written language
D.spoken language , written language and body language.
3.It is necessary for __to know different body languages.
A. a teacher B. an organizer
C. a traveler D.a student

24. thoughts express opinions feelings communicate shouting listening
words and body
language
opinions
feelings
communicate
shouting
listening

25. rude money zero a way to show interest rude or disrespectful Japan
France
Brazil & Germany
rude

26. US rude great & good job Nigeria Germany & Japan number one Brazil
“crazy” gesture
Brazil
Phone call

27. universal gestures
I am tired
I am full
I am hungry
press palms /rest your head on … /eyes closed
Move hand in circle
pat stomach

28. Cool smile Lovely smile Pleased smile Successful smile Funny smile
Mysterious smile
Pleased smile
Successful smile
Funny smile

29. Function of Smile ★Help us get through difficult situation
★ Find friends in a world of strangers
★ Open doors and tear down walls
★ Express almost any emotion

30. Step4: Discussion
1 The smile is considered as a universally understood
body language.Why?
2 What can you learn after you reading this text?
1 There are both cultural and regional differences in how we
communicate what we think and feel with our bodies.
2 Learning a foreign language requires more than knowledge
of its vocabulary, grammar and useful expressions. It also
requires understanding of its gestures and facial expressions
since they can differ so much from culture to culture.
3 Manners make the man.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

31. Discussion Work in group of 4, try to discuss the following questions?
Can you guess what someone is thinking or feeling by looking at his or her body language? Can you give some examples.
Sometimes we say one thing but our body language says something different. Why does this happen? Can you think of any examples?

32. Example
Example: I can guess what someone is thinking or feeling by looking at their body language. For example, when I see someone holding their nose, I can see they are smelling something terrible.

33. Step5: Game One student acts out the following words , and the other
student turn around and guess the word
Score:
Group1: swimming crying jumping lying
Group2: happy confused angry tired
Group3: frightened dancing sad singing

34. Thank you ! Goodbye! Step6: Assignment
1 Imagine that you are traveling alone in France,
and how will you communicate with Frenchman
with body language? Make a plan
2 Mark some difficulties in this text.
Thank you ! Goodbye!

35. Dumb play Requirements: Activity1
1.Work in group of 4, try to make a dumb play.
2. You should use your facial expressions and gestures as many as possible.
3.The dumb play must be a story.
4.It is better if the story is funny and humorous.

36. Conclusion
Besides words, body language can help person to communicate with each other as well. It is one of best waysto find out what is going on inside one’s head. Body language varies from culture to culture. So it is very important to know body language of every country or we may be misunderstood. At the same time, some gestures have come to be accepted in general, for example, handshake is the most common gesture that goes with a greeting. The best example of universally understood body language is smile. A smile can help us get through difficult situations, tear down walls and comfort us when we are feeling down or lonely.

37. Today’s quotation: A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; a beautiful behavior than a beautiful form Emerson 美丽的外形胜于漂亮的脸蛋优雅的举止胜于美丽的外形。 ——爱默生

38. Homework
Keep the new words and useful expressions of this unit in your mind.
Rewrite the article.

39. Thank you very much

40. Bye-bye