Unit 4 Body Language How Do I Know My Students 语法填空及短语积累-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册
XB1 unit 4 Body Language 课文语法填空
Listening to How Bodies Talk
We use both words 1.______ body language to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions 2.______ other people. We can learn a lot about 3.______ people are thinking by watching their body language. Words are important, but the way people stand, hold their arms, and move their hands can also give us information about their 4.______ (feel).
Just 5.______ spoken language, body language 6.______ (vary) from culture to culture. The crucial thing is 7.______ (use) body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are 8.. For example, making eye contact—looking into someone’s eyes—in some countries 9. (be) a way to display interest. In other countries, 10.______ contrast, eye contact is not always 11.______ (approve) of. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not socially 12.______ (permit) to make eye contact. In Japan, it may demonstrate respect 13.______ (look) down when talking to an older person.
The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, someone 14.______ witnesses another person 15.______ (employ) the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person 16.______ (encounter) an identical gesture may interpret it 17.______ meaning zero. However, you should avoid 18.______ (make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is not considered polite.
Even the gestures we use for “yes” and “no” 19.______ (different) around the world. In many countries, shaking one’s head 20.______ (mean) “no”, and nodding means “yes”. By 21.______ (compare), in Bulgaria and southern Albania, the gestures have the opposite meaning. There are also differences in how we touch each other, how close we stand to someone we are talking to, and how we act when we meet or part. In countries like France and Russia, people may kiss their friends on 22.______ cheek when they meet. Elsewhere, people favour 23.______ (shake) hands, 24.______ (bow) from the waist, or nodding the head when they meet someone else.
Some gestures seem 25.______ (have) the same meaning everywhere. Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while 26.______ (close) your eyes means “sleep”. A good way of saying “I am full” is 27.______ (move) your hand in circles over your stomach after a meal.
Some body language has many different uses. Perhaps the best example is smiling. A smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. A smile can break down barriers. We can use a smile 28.______ (apologise), to greet someone, to ask for help, or to start a conversation. Experts suggest 29.______ (smile) at yourself in the mirror to make yourself feel happier and stronger. And if we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing 30.______ (good) than seeing the smiling face of a good friend.
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.
课文短语
Listening to How Bodies Talk
1. both…and…：既……又……
2.Interact with sb与某人互动
3. vary from…to…：由……到……不等
4.Be appropriate to适合于
5. make eye contact：进行眼神交流。
6. look into someone’s eyes：看着某人的眼睛
7.display interest 展示兴趣
8. by contrast：相比之下。
9. be approved of：被认可，被赞同
10.Be permitted to do 被许可做某事
11. demonstrate respect：表示尊敬
12.look down 蔑视，向下看
13.. witness sb. doing sth.：目击某人做某事。
14.Encounter an identical gesture遇到相同的姿势
15. interpret…as…：把……理解为……
16.Shake one's head摇头
17.. by comparison：（与……）相比较
18.The opposite meaning相反的意思
19. kiss one’s friends on the cheek：亲吻朋友的脸颊
20. favour doing sth.：更喜欢做某事
21. bow from the waist：弯腰鞠躬
22.nod the head 点头
23. make inferences：推理，推断
24. figure out：弄懂，弄清楚，弄明白
25. get through difficult situations：完成；度过困难情况
26. break down barriers：消除障碍；分解；打破
27. feel down：感到沮丧，情绪消沉
How do I know my students
1. more than：超过，多于，不仅仅
2. one - on - one：一对一的
3. make eye contact：进行眼神交流。
4. make a joke：开玩笑
5. tend to do sth.：倾向于做某事。
6. lean forward：身体前倾
7. have a tendency to do sth.：有做某事的倾向。
8. lean towards：倾向于，向……倾斜
9. count the minutes：数着分钟，倒计时
10. write notes to each other：互相写纸条
11. an absence of：缺乏，不存在
12. as though：好像，似乎
13. be amused by：被……逗乐。
14. spend time (in) doing sth.：花费时间做某事。
15. daydream about：做白日梦
16. with one's chins on one's hands：双手托着下巴
17. occupy oneself by doing sth.：通过做某事来打发时间，忙于做某事。
18. stare out of：盯着……外面看
19. pay attention to：注意
20. be crossed in front of：在……前面交叉