Unit 4 Body Language Reading and Thinking—Language focus 教学设计 -2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语教学设计聚焦选择性必修Book1 Unit4 Body Language的语言聚焦与思维品质发展，通过Review环节检查阅读理解题回顾文本内容，搭建语言学习支架，衔接后续语言点学习与文本重构。 特色在于语言点讲解结合语境与跨文化案例，如“vary from culture to culture”“appropriate”等词汇搭配及句型，通过例句和练习提升语言能力，文本重构活动促进思维品质，自我评估培养学习能力。帮助学生夯实语言基础，教师易操作，提升教学效率。

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit4 Body Language 教学设计 Period 2 Teaching and learning contents: Reading and thinking—Language Focus and Thinking Quality Development Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Learn about the usages of new words, chunks and sentence patterns and try to use them in real language situations to develop language competence; 2) Comprehend the text better to improve thinking quality. Teaching and learning important points: 1) Language focus and better reading comprehension; 2) Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning difficult points: New language items learning, text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review Activity 1 Review Check the answers to the reading comprehension exercises in reference book to review the main content of the text and improve the students’ reading comprehension of the text. Step 2 Language Focus (In this step, the teacher explains some of the new and important language items in the context by offering some examples so that the students could comprehend the text better, and also focus on how to use the language items in specific language situations created by the teacher or doing some exercises such as sentence making and blank-filling exercises to help the students to grasp their usages.) Activity 2 Learning about the new language items Learn about the following new language items: 1. interaction n.[u/c] 交流；相互影响 interact v.交流；沟通；合作；相互影响；相互作用 e.g. There was not enough interaction between performers and their audience. 演员和观众之间的互动不充分。 Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child. 教师和每个孩子沟通的时间有限。 Millions of people want new, simplified ways of interacting with a computer. 数以百万计的人们想要新的简化方式实现人机交互。 2. Words are important，but the way people stand，hold their arms，and move their hands can also give us information about their feelings. 言语固然重要，但人们站立、抱臂以及摆手的方式也会向我们传达他们的感受。 the way作先行词的定语从句：(1)way表示“方式；方法”，后接定语从句，且在从句中作状语时，定语从句用in which或that引导，也可以将关系词in which或that省略。 (2)way后接定语从句时，如果关系词在从句中作主语或宾语则用关系代词that/which，作宾语时还可以省略。 e.g. After a while，she apologized for the way (in which/that) she behaved at the beginning. 过了一会儿，她为自己一开始行事的方式道歉。 I think you hurt his pride by laughing at the way (in which/that) he speaks English. 我认为你嘲笑他说英语的方式伤害了他的自尊心。 The way (that/which) he thought of to deal with it was of great importance. 他想到的处理此事的方法非常重要。 3. Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. 就像口语一样，肢体语言也因文化而异。 vary vi.(根据情况)变化；改变 vt. 变更；（略做）改变 vary from... to... 在……到……之间变化 vary in... 在……(大小、形状等)方面不同 vary with... 随……而变化 varied adj.各种各样的；不相同的 various adj.各种各样的；多姿多彩的 variety n.不同种类；多样化 a variety of/varieties of 种种；各种各样的 e.g. My doctor said I should vary my diet more. The students’ work varies considerably in quality. The menu varies with season. Pulse rates vary slightly from person to person. In this school, the class numbers vary between 25 and 30. It is intended to cover topics varying from music, sports to study strategies, life in school, etc. 它旨在涵盖从音乐、体育到学习策略、学校生活等不同的主题。 Last but not least, I have joined a variety of/varieties of/various activities in and out of the school. In my free time, I’ll continue to take regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various/varied ball games. 4. appropriate adj. (=suitable, acceptable or correct) 适当的；合适的 inappropriate adj. 不适当的；不合适的 be appropriate for/to sth. 适合…… e.g. Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party. 正式聚会上穿牛仔裤不合适。 The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children. 这本书的文体适合儿童阅读。 Is now an appropriate time to make a speech? 现在发表演讲是不是时候？ 5. In other countries, by contrast, eye contact is not always approved of. 相反，在其他国家，眼神交流并不总是被接受的。 1) by contrast 相比之下 in contrast with/to ... 和……形成对比 by comparison (与……)相比较 in comparison with 与……比较起来 e.g. When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. His white hair was in sharp contrast with/to his dark skin. By contrast, the new technique is easy and cheap. 相比之下，这个新技术容易而且廉价。 By comparison with London, Paris is small. 与伦敦相比，巴黎较小。 This dress is really cheaper by comparison. 比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。 A train is slow in comparison with a plane. 同飞机比较，火车走得慢。 2) approve vi.赞成；同意 vt. 批准；通过；认可 approve of sth/(sb./sb’s) doing sth赞成/同意某事/(某人)做某事 approve sth./that… 批准/通过某事 approval n.赞成；同意；批准，通过，认可 give one’s approval to 同意；批准 approving adj.赞许的；许可的 e.g. Mary wanted to go abroad, but her parents didn’t approve. 玛丽想出国，但她的父母不同意。 She doesn’t approve of my choice. 她不赞成我的选择。 I didn’t quite approve of the way he was running things. 我不太赞成他做事的方式。 We had to wait months for them to approve our plans to extend the house. 我们不得不等了几个月才批准我们扩建房子的计划。 I think most students would like to approve of the rule, with which they will make great progress. 我想大多数学生都会赞成这项规则，因为这样他们会取得很大进步。 I would extremely appreciate it if I have a chance to receive your approval. 如果我有机会得到您的批准，我将不胜感激。 I don’t think I can give my approval to such an arrangement. 我想我不能同意这样的安排。 6. demonstrate vt. 证明；说明；(游行)示威；演示 demonstration n. 示范，演示；证明，表明；示威（游行）；（情感）表露; e.g. These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working. 这些结果有力地证明，我们的运动正在发挥作用。 Let me demonstrate to you some of the difficulties we are facing. 我来向你说明一下我们面临的一些困难。 His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. 他突然离去，这说明他是多么不可靠。 The theories were demonstrated to be false. 这些理论已被证明是错误的。 You need to demonstrate more self-control. 你应该表现出更强的自制力。 We were given a brief demonstration of the computer’s functions. 有人向我们简短演示了这种计算机的各种功能。 7. In Japan, someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. 在日本，有人看到另一个人使用这种手势，可能会认为这意味着“金钱”。 1) witness vt.当场看到；目击；见证 n. 目击者；证人 witness sth目击/目睹某事 witness to (doing) sth 为(做)某事作证；为(做)某事出庭作证 be (a) witness to sth 某事的目击者/证人 e.g. The last ten years has witnessed much improvement in our life. 过去十年我们的生活有了很大改善。 As a witness to the accident, he promised to be a witness in court. We are witnessing the most important scientific development of the century. 我们正在见证着本世纪最重要的科学发展。 The driver witnessed to having seen the man enter the building. 司机作证，曾看到那个人进入过大楼。 2) employ vt.使用；应用；雇用 employ sb as...雇用某人作为…… employ sth to do sth 利用某物做某事 employ sb to do sth 雇用某人做某事 employ oneself in doing sth.＝be employed in doing sth. 从事于/忙于做某事 employer n.雇主 employee n.雇员；雇工 employment n.工作；职业 e.g. Are you sure you won’t regret not employing this chance when looking back some day later? 当将来的某一天回首往事时，你确定不会后悔没有利用这个机会吗？ Jenny has been employed as a secretary in the company. 珍妮已被公司聘为秘书。 A number of people have been employed to deal with the work. 许多人被雇来处理这项工作。 A third of the population is employed in agriculture. 三分之一的人口从事农业。 She was employed in making a list of all the jobs to be done. 她被雇来列出所有要做的工作。 She has employed herself in protecting the endangered animals. 她一直致力于保护濒危动物。 Learning English well is significant/vital to your future employment. 学好英语对你未来的就业至关重要。 8. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. 在法国，遇到相同手势的人可能会将其解释为零。 1) identical adj. 同一的；完全同样的，相同的(=similar in every detail)；同卵的 e.g. Her dress is almost identical to mine. 她的连衣裙和我的几乎一模一样。 Nearly all the houses were identical. 几乎所有的房子都一模一样。 The children were dressed identically. 孩子们的穿着完全一样。 2) interpret vt. 诠释；领会，把……理解为；口译 interpret sth. as sth. 把……理解为 interpreter n. 解释者；口译译员 e.g. The students were asked to interpret the poem. 学生们被要求诠释那首诗的意义。 I didn’t know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal. 我不知该把她的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝。 She couldn’t speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. 她讲不了几句英语，所以她的孩子们得给她翻译。 Aristide spoke to the press through an interpreter. 阿里斯蒂德通过口译员向媒体发表讲话。 9. Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. 甚至我们用来表示 “是”和 “不”的手势在世界各地也不尽相同。 differ vi.相异；不同于；持不同看法；不同意 differ from 与……不同 differ in 在……方面不同 differ with sb. about/on/over sth. 与某人就某事持不同看法 different adj.不同的；相异的 be different from 与……不同 difference n. 差别；差异 make a/no/some difference to ... 对……有/没有/有一些影响 tell the difference between A and B 区分A与B的不同 e.g. Mary differs from me in many ways. Mary在许多方面与我不同。 Jack differed with his father about/on/over education. Jack和他的父亲对教育问题持不同看法。 Your support will make a difference to me. 你的支持对我有影响。 The footprints in the desert differ in size and shape. 沙漠中的脚印大小和形状各不相同。 Human beings are different from other animals. The snow will make a / no / some difference to our sports meeting. What I will choose differs from/is different from what you have suggested. 我将要选择的和你建议过的不同。 10. Elsewhere, people favour shaking hands, bowing from the waist, or nodding the head when they meet someone else.在其他地区, 人们在见面时更喜欢握手、弯腰鞠躬或点头。 1) favour vt.较喜欢；选择；有利于；偏袒 n.帮助；恩惠；赞同；偏袒 do sb. a favour＝do a favour for sb. 帮某人忙 ask sb. a favour＝ask a favour of sb. 请某人帮忙 in favour of 赞成；支持 in sb.’s favour 对某人有利 owe sb. a favour 欠某人人情 favourable adj. 给人好印象的；赞同的；有利的 e.g. The warm climate favours many types of plants. Well, he does owe me a favour after I washed the car last week. Our team was all fired up. The second half started in our favour. No matter what happens, I will be in favour of you forever. 无论发生什么，我都会永远支持你。 I am sorry that I have to ask you a favour/ask a favour of you, with the hope that you will be kind to help me. 很抱歉，我不得不请你帮个忙，希望你能帮助我。 2) bow vi. 鞠躬；屈服于vt. 低头 n. 鞠躬；弓；蝴蝶结 e.g. The people all bowed down before the Emperor. 所有人都给皇帝鞠躬。 She bowed her head in shame. 她羞愧地低下了头。 Some of the soldiers were armed with bows and arrows. 其中一些士兵身背弓箭。 11. A smile can break down barriers. 微笑可以打破隔阂。 break down (机器、车辆等)坏了，出故障；(身体)垮了；消除；分解，分化；打破；失败 e.g. The truck my dad drove often broke down on the way，which made my dad in trouble. 爸爸开的卡车经常在路上抛锚，这让我爸爸陷入了麻烦之中。(机器、车辆等)坏了 Your health will break down if you work too hard. (身体)垮了 The plan was good, but it broke down, because people were unwilling to cooperate. (计划、谈判等)失败 Water can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen. 分解，分化 break短语： break in 打断；插嘴说；闯入 break into 强行进入；打断 break off 中断 break out (战争)爆发；(火灾等)突然发生 break through 突破, 突围 break up分解；解散；破裂 break away from 脱离；放弃 e.g. Mary and John were good friends but then they had a quarrel and broke up. 玛丽和约翰原来是好朋友，但后来吵了一架便绝交了。 The southern states wanted to break away from the union so a war broke out. 南部诸州想要脱离联邦，于是一场战争爆发了。 12. And if we are feeling down or lonely，there is nothing better than seeing the smiling face of a good friend. 如果我们感到沮丧或孤独，没有什么比看到一个好朋友的笑脸更好的了。 “否定词＋比较级”表示最高级含义： (1)在“否定词＋比较级”句式中，常用的否定词有no，not，never，nothing，nobody，hardly等。该结构还可以用：“can’t/couldn’t + 比较级” 的形式。 (2)比较级表达最高级含义常用句式如下： 比较级＋than＋any other＋可数名词单数 比较级＋than＋all the other＋名词复数 比较级＋than＋the rest of＋名词复数或不可数名词 比较级＋than＋any of the other＋名词复数 e.g. This could give her no greater pleasure. 这使她再高兴不过了。 I have never spent a more worrying day. 我从没有过比这更心烦的日子。 I think nothing is more pleasant than traveling. 我觉得没有比旅行更快乐的事情了。 I can’t agree with you more. 我完全同意你的意见。 I couldn’t have enjoyed it more, though I felt a little bit cold. 虽然我觉得有点冷，但我玩得的确很开心。 The Yangtze River is longer than any other river/than all the other rivers/than the rest of rivers/than any of the other rivers in China. 长江比中国的其他任何一条河都长。/长江是中国最长的河。 13. make inferences 推理；推断 e.g. A human can sometimes make inferences based on previous knowledge. 人们有时可以根据前面的知识进行推断。 It’s impossible to make inferences from such a small sample. 不可能从这么小的样本中得出结论。 You should learn how to make inferences from facts. 14. anger n. 愤怒，怒气 vt. 激怒，使生气 angry adj. 生气的，愤怒的；发怒的 be angry with/at sb. (about/for sth) 对某人愤怒 be angry at/about/over sth. 对某事愤怒 e.g. He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated. 他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。 Jan slammed her fist on the desk in anger. 简气愤地捶打桌子。 The question clearly angered him. 这个问题显然激怒了他。 Please don’t be angry with me. It wasn’t my fault. 请别冲着我发脾气，不是我的错。 The passengers grew angry about the delay. 延误使乘客气愤起来。 He felt angry at the injustice of the situation. 他对这种不公的现象感到愤愤不平。 15. reliable adj.可靠的；可信赖的 rely vi.依靠；依赖 reliance n. 依靠，依赖；信任，信赖，信心；所信赖的人或物 reliability n. 可靠，可信赖 e.g. We are looking for someone who is reliable and hard-working. 我们在物色可靠而又勤奋的人。 My car’s not as reliable as it used to be. 我的车不像过去那样靠得住了。 Our information comes from a reliable source. 我们的消息来源可靠。 Step 3 Post Reading—Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement Activity 3 Text reconstruction thinking quality improvement 1. Retell the content of the text to reconstruct the text by using the words, phrases, and sentence structures learned above. 2. Talk about how we should use body language in our daily life. Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 4 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your mastery of the new language items? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your learning performance? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. How do you understand the functions of body language? (Well/Fairly well/Moderately/Just so so/Poorly) 4. What will you do to consolidate what you have learned? Activity 5 Summary (The teacher) Summarize the usages of the main language items of this period briefly and the understanding of body language. Homework: 1. Arrange notes after class to consolidate the new language items. 2. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the textbook and workbook. 3. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the reference book. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $