Unit 4 Body language Using Language Listening 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Using language: Listening Explore body language Unit 4 BODY LANGUAGE To understand some facial expressions and talk about body language To understand a conversation and learn to infer meaning for it To learn to ask for and make clarification To learn about the pause in the sentences Lead-in Look at the following facial expressions and guess their meanings, and then watch a video. Lead-in Look at the following facial expressions and guess their meanings, and then watch a video. Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. It is really hard to tell what this man is communicating. Normally, we might think he could be upset. The boy has crossed both his fingers and has his eyes closed, with a serious expression on his face. Usually crossed fingers show that a person is hoping for good luck, especially if he is worried about failure. But crossed fingers can also mean that he has made a promise that he intends to break. Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. Pre-listening Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. The woman in the photo is either deaf or is communicating with her husband who is deaf. She is using American Sign Language, and the sign she is using means “I love you”. The two children seem quite happy. Perhaps they have just won a table tennis match. Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. He could be in great pain. He could be upset. frown (皱眉), tightly shut eyes, tight-lipped Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. fingers crossed, eyes closed He could be hoping for good luck. Or he has a promise that he intends to break. Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. hug, American Sign Language (hand gesture for love) The woman in the photo is either deaf or is communicating with her husband who is deaf. She is using American Sign Language, and the sign she is using means “I love you”. Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. smile, hold hands tightly The two children seem quite joyful. Perhaps they have just won a table tennis match. Pre-listening Look at these photos and discuss what you think each person is communicating. Picture Body language Meaning 1 frown, tightly-shut eyes, tight-lipped in great pain 2 fingers crossed good luck 3 hug, embrace, American Sign Language love 4 smile, hold hands tightly friendly 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? From an action movie. 2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures? 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. While-listening 3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that she’s been taking? She said that right now they’re learning how to use body language to express themselves. 4. What did the man mean by saying “It’s good you tried” at the end of the conversation? He meant that even though she wasn’t very good at it, her experience was still worthwhile. Listen to a conversation about body language. Then answer the following questions. While-listening Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation? Infer meaning 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 already have. looking at clues that tell you the context. using logic to work out the meaning. While-listening Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct inferences from the conversation? 1. The two speakers are married. 2. Making too many gestures in communication is not polite. 3. The police team were probably successful in catching the criminals. 4. Both speakers think body language is useful. 5. The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability. No No Yes Yes Yes After-listening Act out a scene using only body language to communicate. You may follow these steps to complete your performance. 1. Form into groups of four. One of you is the performer, and the others are observers. 2. The performer writes down a situation and some messages to convey through body language. 3. The performer acts out the scene and the observers individually write down their thoughts without talking to anyone else. 4. The actor reveals the situation and messages, and the group compares notes. Pronunciation Read the quotes and notice the pause after each sense group. 1. There are four ways, | and only four ways, | in which we have contact with the world. | We are evaluated and classified | by these four contacts: | what we do, | how we look, | what we say, | and how we say it. — Dale Carnegie Pronunciation Read the quotes and notice the pause after each sense group. 2. If language was given to men | to conceal their thoughts, | then gesture’s purpose | was to disclose them. ― John Napier 3. Body language is a powerful tool. | We had body language | before we had speech, | and apparently, | 80% of what you understand in a conversation | is read through the body, | not the words. — Deborah Bull Pronunciation Read this passage. Then mark “ | ” where it needs a pause. Life is a stage, and we are all actors. This is also true when you are in a foreign land. Acting can help you communicate even if you do not know the language. For instance, one day a Chinese lady who was babysitting her grandchild in America went to a supermarket to buy some beef. She was confused to see all kinds of meat there and did not know which ones were beef. She asked a clerk by putting both hands up and saying “Moo! Moo!" The lady got what she wanted even without saying a word of English. Listen to the texts above and see how well you read. While-reading 23 Lavf58.29.100 null 115020.555 $$