2. Vocabulary Idioms &Phrases Reading Paragraphs 5-7 Post-reading

3. Listen to paragraphs 5-7 Skip

4. Now, answer the following questions.

5. Does the gesture Americans use to say “OK” mean the same thing in other countries? It means “money” to the Japanese, “zero” to the French, and a vulgarity to Brazilians.

6. What is the gesture that Latin Americans use to talk about the animal’s height? The gesture English people use when talking about a person’s height.

7. Reading

8. Because gestures can say different things in different countries, people in a foreign culture must use gestures with caution. with + N → Adv withcaution → cautiously with care → carefully withease → easily with pleasure → pleasantly with difficulty → difficultly with anger → angrily

9. For instance, Americans often indicate “OK” with their thumb and forefinger touching to form a circle. with...V-ing 表示「附帶的狀況」 Polly left the kitchen with the kettle boiling. to: in order to... ，表示「為了 … 」。 He came to help us. → He came in order to help us.

10. The same gesture means “money” to the Japanese, “zero” to the French, and a vulgarity to Brazilians. mean... to A 對於 A 而言意指 … Mary means more to him than his life.

11. Sometimes the same gesture does mean the same thing in different countries. does 用來加強語氣  I did see her yesterday. Why don’t you believe me?  Please do come to the party.

12. However, when people use the gesture may be different. when: the time when this 為副詞，相當於 that 或 so 。 Frank is a smart boy, but not all boys are this smart. Speakers of English say “this tall” by holding a hand out, palm down. by =by means of 藉著

13. This gesture is okay in Latin America if you are talking about an animal. If Latin Americans are talking about a person, they hold their hand out too—but with its edge to the ground. with...+ Prep. Phrase 表示附帶狀況 The manager came in with a bag under his arm.

14. To a Latin American, an Englishman who says “My daughter is this tall” (and makes a gesture to show the height of a cow) is very funny.

15. Learning words in a new language is not enough. If you want to talk to people who speak a different language, you might have to learn some new gestures too. 動名詞當主詞，動詞為單數 。 Singing with friends is great fun. 關係代名詞 who 引導形容詞子句， 修飾先行詞。 Back

16. Post-reading

17. Check the two main ideas of the reading. 1. People all over the world use the same body language. 2. Different countries use different gestures. 3. There are all kinds of body lan- guages in the world. 4. To learn a new language, we must also learn the new meanings of some gestures too. 5. Body language means talking without words. (too general ) (too narrow) (incorrect)

18. Topics for Discussion

19. Discussion 1: Do you often use gestures to show what you want to say or how you feel? Which gesture do you use most often?

20. Reference answer: Yes, I do. I often close my fingers and hold up the thumb of the right handto say “That’s great.”

21. Discussion 2: Do you think that gestures are more useful than words spoken? Why or why not?

22. Yes, sometimes gestures are even moreuseful for us. For example, my classmates and I usesome gestures of our own. When we don’t want others to know what we are talking about, we use those gestures. They are really very useful. Reference answer: Back