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Unit 4
Period 1
Reading and Thinking (1)
Understand body language
新 课 导 入
Look and discuss
※ What might the people be doing in the photos?
※ What do you think they might be feeling?
1.通过阅读有关肢体语言的语篇,理解描述这些行为特征的
语言特点,掌握描述肢体语言的基本方法;
2.能学习并掌握词性转化以及本课时的重点词汇。
学习目标
课 堂 学 习
Pre-reading
What I hide by my language, my body utters.
—Roland Barthes
我用语言隐藏的,我的身体会说出来。
—罗兰·巴特
So body language is more powerful than spoken language.
Choose five sentences and act them out without speaking. Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?
1
Hello! Goodbye! Come here! Go away!
Too expensive! I 'm surprised! I'm tired. I'm confused.
OK! Good luck! I'm happy! I'm upset!
I'm sad! I forgot! You' re great!
Look at the title and picture. Predict what the text is about.
Body language
While-reading
Para.1 A. Body language varies in different cultures.
Para.2 B. Body language can show our feelings.
Para.3 C. The gestures for “yes” and “no” are different.
Para.4 D. The different meanings of “OK”.
Para.5 E. Smiling has many different uses.
Para.6 F. Some gestures with the same meaning
Match each paragraph with its main idea.
1. Can you guess the meaning of the word “interaction” according
to the context?
2. What is the function of the last sentence in para.1?
Read the Para.1 and answer the questions.
Communication
Transitional sentence(过渡句)
Make inferences 推断
Sometimes a passage does not say something directly. However, you can figure it out by looking at the clues in the passage.
Read the Para.2 to Para.5 carefully and fill in the table.
Body language/Gesture Meaning Country/Region
Eye contact between men and women not polite Middle East
Looking down when talking to someone
OK sign
A sign of respect
Japan
Money
Japan
Zero
France
Not polite
Brazil and Germany
Body language/Gesture Meaning Country/Region
Kissing on the cheek
Placing you