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Body language
U4 reading and thinking
Understand body language
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Lead in
Guess what it means
I’m happy.
I’m bored or tired.
You’re great.
Language
Body Language
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What’s the function of language?
to communicate with each other
What is body language?
It is a form of non-verbal communication, including body movements, facial expressions, gestures, postures, speaking distance and other non-verbal signals.
What might the people be doing in the photos?
What do you think they might be feeling?
非语言交际
身体动作、表情、手(头/脸)势、(坐/站)姿势、说话距离
Lead in
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This body language indicates _____________________________.
This body language indicates ___________________________________________.
This body language indicates _____________________________.
This body language indicates _____________________________.
sadness and worry
happiness, victory or success and celebration
greeting and respect
greeting or parting and love
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What I hide by my language, my body utters.
----Roland Barthes
How do you understand it?
What does Barthes mean by “my body utters”?
In context, he makes it clear that when he speaks, the purpose is more often than not to lie or to hide things, but that his body language always tells the truth and reveals what is hidden.
我的身体会说出我用言语掩饰的话
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Learning objectives
Read about the functions of body language.
Master the reading skill of making inference.
Learn some useful meanings of different gestures
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Based on the title and the picture, what the passage may be about?
Prediction
It may introduce how we use our _____________ to ______________.
body language
communicate
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3-4
Para.5
Para.6
The same gesture may have different meanings in different countries.
Smiling has many different uses.
Body language varies from culture to culture.
Both words and body language are of importance in interactions with others.
Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.
Read the passage quic