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Unit 4
BODY LANGUAGE
Reading and Thinking
Lead-in
Watch the video clip, and tell what the video is about?
Body can convey what language hides.
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make a sound
What I hide by my language, my body utters.
—Roald Barthes
我的身体会说出来我用语言隐藏的话。
What are the people doing?
How might they feel?
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Look at the picture and the title to predict the content of the text.
Prediction
Listening to how bodies talk
Personification
What do you think the young girl wants to say with her body language?
yes? three?
zero? money(Japan)?
Observing what bodies look like
Interpreting what bodies convey
The passage may talk about ____________________________________________.
different meanings of body language in different culture
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LISTENING TO HOW BODIES TALK
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph and find out the structure.
Read for the main idea
Read for the main idea
Some body language has many different uses.
Words are important,but the way people stand, hold their arms, and move their hands can also give us information about their feelings.
Just like spoken language, body language varies from
culture to culture.
The gesture for "OK" has different meanings in different cultures.
Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.
Even the gestures we use for "yes "and "no" differ around the world.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.
Para. 5
Para. 6
Even the gestures we use for "yes "and "no" differ around the world.
Introduction
The differences
The similarities
Different uses
Topic sentence and key word of each paragraph
Read for the main idea
What can body language talk to us?
Thoughts,opinions and feelings.
→Have better communication
Read for details (Para1)
p5
p6
introduction
thoughts, opinions, feelings
“OK” sign
eye contact
shake/nod the head
greeting
rest head on hand while closing eyes
smile
differences
similarities
uses
How can bodies talk? (draw a mind map)
p1
p2-4
move hand over stomach after meal
get through difficulties, find friends, break down barriers, apologise, greet, ask for help, start a conversation, make you happier
sleep
I’m full
display interest/ not approve of
money/zero/not polite
yes/no differ
kiss on the cheeks/
shake hands/bow/nod
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What have you learned from this passage?
It has ____________ meanings in different cultures.
It varies from ___________ to ________________.
Body language is ______________ in our daily life.
The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in.
important
culture
culture
different
Some has many different _________.
uses
Summary
Small talk
What advice on body language can you give a foreign friend on his/her first trip to China?
How do people greet and talk to each other?
How much distance to keep from others?
How to sit/stand properly?
What he can do & What he can’t do!
How about table manners?
In China, when ____, it is proper for us to ___ rather than____, and keep___________.
In China, it’s good manners to ______ and ________when
_______________.
In China, when we _______, we’d better not ______________ or_______________.
Role play the conversation.
Studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads!
Summary
Thanks!
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