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UNIT 4 BODY LANGUAGE
Reading and Thinking
Text
Warm-up
What is the function of language?
Suppose we are living in a silent world. How will you communicate with each other?
One of the main functions of language is to communicate with people and understand them.
Written language; body language …
Choose five sentences and act them out without speaking.
How many types of body language do you find?
facial expression:
gesture:
Warm-up
Prediction
Look at the picture on this page. What do you think the young lady might want to convey with her body language?
Prediction
Look at the title of the text. What do you think will be talked about in the text?
Go through the whole text. See which of the predicted contents are mentioned in the text.
meanings; uses; …
Checking prediction
Paragraph(s) Main idea
Introduction to body language
Body language with different meanings in different cultures
Body language with the same meaning everywhere
Body language with different uses
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6
Reading for main ideas
( )Para.1
( )Para.2
( )Para.3
( )Para.4
( )Para.5
( )Para.6 A.Body language varies in different cultures.
B.Body language can show our feelings.
C.The gestures for “yes” and “no” are different.
D.The different meanings of “OK”.
E.Smiling has many different uses.
F.Some gestures with the same meaning.
E
B
A
D
C
F
Ⅰ. Match
Ⅱ.True or False
( )1.We can learn others’ feelings from their body language.
( )2.In Japan eye contact can show respect for others.
( )3.The gesture for “OK” is very popular in Brazil.
( )4.In Bulgaria nodding one’s head means “yes”.
( )5.Moving hands in circles over the stomach means “I am full”.
T
T
F
F
F
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Ⅲ.Multiple choice.
( )1.How do we know what other people are thinking?
A.By doing researches on their palms.
B.By watching their body language.
C.By making eye contact with them.
D.By shaking hands with them.
B
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( )2.What does the second paragraph mainly tell