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Body Language
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Using language
Explore body language
Listening and speaking
Learning Objectives
1. Master the listening skill of inferring meaning by listening to people talking about body language.
3. Have a better understanding of body language.
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Lead in
Look at the picture and guess the meaning of the gesture.
salute, respect
Who cares
Watching you
Pre-listening
Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating.
frown, tightly-shut eyes, tight-lipped
In great pain, nervous, upset
Fingers crossed, eyes closed
good luck
he has made a promise that he intends to break
hug, embrace, American Sign Language (hand gesture for love)
I love you
smile, hold hands tightly
happy, friendly
Pre-listening
Discuss: when and where do people need to use body language to communicate effectively?
Deaf people use sign language
Army soldiers are out on manoeuvres(军事演习) where they have to be silent or the enemy might hear them
Body language often needs to be used in situations where people cannot talk to each other directly.
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While-listening
Listen to a conversation about body language. Then answer the following questions.
How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate?
What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures?
What did the woman say about the acting classes that she's been taking?
What did the man mean by saying "Its' good you tried" at the end of the conversation?
Take notes!
From an action movie
He used gestures to tell them how many bad guys were in the house. Then he gave instructions on who should go where, and what they should do
She said that right now they're learning how to use body language to express themselves.
He meant that even though she wasn't very good at it, her experience was still worthwhile.
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Listening strategy
Sometimes things are not said directly and so you must guess the meaning, relationship of the people, or context You can do this by:
•drawing conclusions from the background information you