Unit4 Body Language 衡水体书写字帖-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

LISTENING TO HOW BODIES TALK We use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions with other peopte.We can learn a tot about what people are thinking by watching their body language:Words are important,but the way peopte stand,hold their arms,and move their hands can also give us information about their feelings. Just tike spoken tanguage,body language varies from culture to culture. The cruciat thing is using body tanguage in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in.For example,making eye contact-tooking into someone's eyes-in some countries is a way to display interest.In other countries,by contrast,eye contact is not always approved of.For exampte,in many Middle Eastern countries,men and women are not sociatty permitted to make eye contact.In Japan,it may demonstrate respect to took down when talking to an older person. The gesture for "OK"has different meanings in different cultures.In Japan,someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money.In France,a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero.However,you should avoid making this gesture in Brazil and Germanu,as it is not considered polite. 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 Butgaria and southern Albania,the gestures 2 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,peopte may kiss their friends on the cheek when they meet.Elsewhere,people favour shaking hands,bowing from the waist,or nodding the head when they meet someone else. Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere.Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes means“steep”.A good way of saying“1 am futl"is moving your hand in circles over your stomach after a meal. Some body tanguage has many different uses.Perhaps the best example is smiling.A smile can hetp us get through difficult situations and find 3 friends in a world of strangers.A smile can break down barriers.We can use a smile to apologise,to greet someone,to ask for help,or to start a conversation:Experts suggest smiting at yourself in the mirror to make yourself feel happier and stronger.And if we are feeling down or tonely, there is nothing better than seeing the smiling face of a good friend. HOW DOIKNOW MY STUDENTS? As an educator,peopte often ask me how t know what is going on in the minds of my students.Many students are quite shy and don't speak att that much.At the same time,in a classroom of more than forty students, it is hard to have many one-on-one conversations with each person.So, 4 how can I reatly know what makes each student tick? My answer?I took at their body language. It is easy to recognise when students are interested in a lesson.Most tend to took up and make eye contact.When I make a joke,they smite.When I tatk about something difficult,they look confused.I know when students are really interested,however,because they lean forward and took at me: People have a tendency to tean towards whatever they are interested in. So if a student has his head towered 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 each other.Of course,not everyone who looks up is paying attention in ctass. Some students took up,but there is an absence of eye contact.Their eyes 5 barely move,and they atways have the same distant expression on their faces.It is as though they are asteep with their eyes open. Some students are amused by something etse.They spend all their time looking anywhere but at me.Then again,some students'favourite activity is daydreaming.With their chins on their hands,they occupy themselves by staring out of the window or up at the ceiling.They are certainly interested in something,but who knows what.The main thing is reminding distracted students that they need to pay attention in class. White it is easy to perceive when students are interested,bored,or distracted,it is sometimes much harder to distinguish when students are troubled.Students who are angry,afraid,or experiencing anxiety may 6 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 atways wear a frown.They may atso hide their faces in their hands tike they are embarrassed or ashamed.Some students act this way merely because they are afraid of being catled on by the teacher.However,if a student does not bother to brush her hair and her eyes are red from weeping,then 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 is going on. Ultimately,my duty is helping every student to tearn.Their body lanquage tets me know when to adjust class activities,when to intervene, and when to talk to students individuatly,so they can all get the most out of school.Reacting to body tanguage is an important component of being a teacher. 8