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

该高中英语课件围绕“身体语言”主题，系统设计了从感知、理解到应用的学习路径，通过视频导入激发兴趣，借助情境表演建立语言与非语言表达的关联，再以预测、精读和细节提取层层推进文本解读，最终引导学生在跨文化语境中反思自身行为，形成完整的知识建构链条。 其亮点在于深度融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质三大核心素养，例如通过角色扮演活动提升学生的语言实践能力，借助不同国家手势差异案例培养跨文化敏感度，用对比分析法训练批判性思维。教学环节环环相扣，既有真实情境下的交际任务，又有结构化阅读策略指导，帮助学生掌握说明文特点，同时为教师提供可复制、易操作的教学范式，有效促进学生文化理解力与自主学习力的协同发展。

1. To get a general idea of body language. 2. To summarize and retell the main idea of the passage. 3. To understand the body language in different countries and use them correctly. Watch the video clip, and tell what the video is about? Body can convey what language hides. Lead-in Act out the sentences on the screen without speaking. The others guess what they are communicating. What I hide by my language, my body utters. —Roald Barthes make a sound 我的身体会说出来我用语言隐藏的话。 body language is more powerful than spoken language. what can we know? Prediction Look at the picture and the title to predict the content of the text. 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 ____________________________________________. meanings of body language in different cultures What do you think the young girl wants to say with her body language? LISTENING TO HOW BODIES TALK Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph Read for the topic sentence (Para.1) (Para. 2~4) (Para. 5) (Para. 6) Some gestures seem to 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. Can you guess the meaning of the word“interaction”according to the context? What is the function of the last sentence in para 1? Read the para 1 again and answer the question Communication Transitional sentence Body language /Gesture Meaning Country /Region Eye contact Some countries Interest Middle Eastern countries Respect Money Japan France Zero Brazil/Germany Not polite Look down when talking to someone OK sign Japan Not stare at someone for a long time Yes China Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. Read for details (Para2-3) not approved of -Impolite Even the gestures we use for "yes" and "no" differ around the world. In many countries,shaking one's head means "no", and nodding means "yes".By comparison, in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gesture has the opposite meaning. Nodding head Shaking head In many countries Bulgaria & Southern Albania 保加利亚&阿尔巴尼亚南部 Make inferences Sometimes a passage does not say something directly. However, you can figure it out by looking at the clues in the passage. Read for details (Para4) Closing eyes Place hands together and rest them on the side of the head Move hands in circles over the stomach What gestures does the author mention that have the same meaning in most places? Read for details (Para5) Can you answer this question with your body language. What gestures does the author mention that has the same meaning in most places? Can you answer me with body language instead of spoken language? How would you like to 12 A smile can We can use a smile Experts suggest smiling at yourself in the mirror There is nothing better than seeing the smiling face of a good friend. get through difficult situations break down barriers to apologize, to greet, to ask for help, to start a conversation to make yourself feel happier and stronger ease depression or loneliness find friends in a world of strangers help us Read for details (Para6) For OK gesture, How many countries are mentioned here? What are they meanings? Help us 13 How is the body language mentioned in the text interpreted in China? 2. Can you think of an example of body language that is appropriate in China but might be misunderstood in another culture? 3. What advice on body language can you give a foreign friend on his/her first trip to China? Read the text again, and then discuss these questions. 14 How is the body language mentioned in the text interpreted in China? People favour shaking hands, nodding the head when they meet someone else. 2. Can you think of an example of body language that is appropriate in China but might be misunderstood in another culture? 3. What advice on body language can you give a foreign friend on his/her first trip to China? In China, shaking one’s head means “no”, and nodding means “yes”. By comparison, in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning. 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. Summary Homework review the new words and get to know the language characteristics of expository text Body language is a powerful communication system in all cultures, but body language can signal very different things in different cultures. So, it is very important to understand and use it correctly. Thank you $