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Body language
Unit 4
Body language
Suppose we are living in a silent world. How will you communicate with each other?
Using body language.
Body
language
gesture
facial expression
action
Look at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what they might be feeling.
happy
sad
confused
I’m listening carefully !
Please!
Nice to meet you !
I give up !
Now five students make some gestures and other students guess what they are trying to communicate.
Role-play
Listening to how bodies talk
1. What the young girl wants to convey with her body language?
I think she might want to say yes.
Personification
Body language.
2. What do you think will be talked about the text.
(Para.1)
(Para. 2~4)
(Para. 5)
(Para. 6)
Some gestures have the same meaning everywhere.
Body language plays an important role in daily communication.
Some body language has many different uses.
Match the main idea of each part.
Part 1.
Part 2.
Part 3.
Part 4.
Body language varies from culture to culture.
Fast-reading
From Paragraph 1, we know that ______.
A. words speak louder than body language.
B. body language is more useful than words.
C. people prefer to express their feelings in
words.
D. body language plays an important role in
daily communications.
D
Careful-reading
Body language/
Gesture
Country/Region
Meaning
Eye contact
Some countries
Interest
Middle Eastern
countries
Not polite
Look down when talking to someone
Japan
Respect
Para 2
Body language/
Gesture
Country/Region
Meaning
Japan
Money
France
Zero
Brazil/Germany
Not polite
China
Yes
Para. 3
Body language/
Gesture
Meaning
Many countries
Bulgaria & Southern Albania
Many countries
Bulgaria & Southern Albania
no
yes
yes
no
shake the head
nod the head
kiss on
the cheek
to greet someone
France & Russia
elsewhere
Country/Region
to greet someone
Para. 4
Meaning
Country/region
sleep
most places
I’m full
Body language/Gesture
Para. 5
Placing your hands together and resting them on