Unit 4 Body Language How Do I Know My Students 语法填空-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

How do I know my students

As an         （ educate）, people often ask me how I know what 1.________ (go) on in the minds of my students. Many students are quite shy and don't speak all that much. At the same time, in a classroom of more than forty students, it is hard 2.________ (have) many one - on - one conversations with each person. So, how can I really know what makes each student tick?

My answer? I look at their body language.

It is easy 3.________ (recognise) when students are interested in a lesson. Most tend to look up and make eye contact. When I make a joke, they smile. When I talk about something difficult, they look 4.________ (confuse). I know when students are really interested, however, because they lean forward and look at me. People have a tendency 5.________  (lean) towards whatever they are interested in. So if a student has his head 6.________ (lower) to look at his watch, it implies he is bored and just counting the minutes for the class to end. If two friends are leaning their heads together, they are probably writing notes to 7.________ (each) other. Of course, not everyone 8.________ looks up is paying attention in class. Some students look up, but there is an absence of eye contact. Their eyes barely move, and they always have the same distant expression on 9.________ (they) faces. It is as though they are asleep with their eyes open.

Some students are amused by something else. They spend all 10.________ (they) time looking anywhere but at me. Then again, some students' favourite activity is daydreaming. With their chins on their hands, they occupy 11.________ (they) by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling. They are certainly interested in something, but who knows 12.      ? The main thing is 13.     (remind) distracted students that they need to pay attention in class.

While it is easy to perceive when students are interested, bored, or distracted, it is sometimes much 14.________ (hard) to distinguish when students are troubled. Students who are angry, afraid, or 15.________ (experience) anxiety may have their arms crossed in front of their chests and their legs closed or crossed, like they are guarding their bodies. Students who are sad or worried will nearly always wear a frown. They may also hide their 16.________ (face) in their hands like they are embarrassed or ashamed. Some students act this way merely because they are afraid of 17.________ (call) on by the teacher. However, if a student does not bother to brush her hair and her eyes are red from 18.________ (weep), then I can infer that there are deeper issues at work. It could be that she is having serious conflicts with other students or at home. Whatever it is, I know I need to inquire and assess what 19.________ (go) on.

Ultimately, my duty is 20.________ (help) every student to learn. Their body language lets me know when 21.________ (adjust) class activities, when to intervene, and when to talk to students individually, so they can all get the most out of school. Reacting to body language is an important component of 22.________ (be) a teacher.