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Unit 2 Body language
Reading
(沪教版2024)八年级
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Learning objectives
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Lead in
Pre-reading
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While-reading
Post-reading
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Summary
Assessment
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Homework
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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read the story to master body language phrases;
use details to explain how body language impacts communication;
discuss real-life scenarios to link the text to daily communication.
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Learning objectives
Watch and answer.
Pre-reading
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Q: What's wrong with Harry, Lo?
He doesn't understand why people don't want to talk to him.
Q: What does he need to do?
He needs to change his body language.
Watch and answer.
Pre-reading
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Q: How does he change his body language?
He __________________, _______, and ____________________________.
stands up straight
smiles
raises a hand to greet others
He changed his posture, facial expression and gestures.
Look and discuss.
Pre-reading
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Look at the pictures. Why do people use these kinds of body language? Discuss in pairs.
What is he / she doing?
The boy / girl is …
Why do you think he / she is doing this?
I think he / she wants to show …
Pair work.
Pre-reading
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Look at the pictures. Why do people use these kinds of body language? Discuss in pairs.
What is he / she doing?
The boy / girl is …
Why do you think he / she is doing this?
I think he / she wants to show …
Why do you think she is doing this?
I think she wants to show her appreciation. We always clap our hands when we enjoy a play or show.
Look and find.
Pre-reading
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Who has friendlier body language among the people in the picture?
Let’s read the text and know more about the story!
Skim and answer.
While-reading
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Q: What is the main idea of the story?
Part-time jobs are important for university students.
Body language plays a key role in communication.
How to work well in a travel company.
Because he felt sad because people always chose Lele instead of him.
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Q: Why did Haoran sigh?
Q: Who gives Haoran advice about his communication?
Li Lele
A well-dressed lady
Mr Yang (the boss)
Read lines 1-10 and answer the questions
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Read lines 11-30 and complete the table.
Name His / her body
language How it makes
people feel
Lele
Haoran
holds her head up, always smiles, looks friendly
People feel welcome and go to her for help.
looks down, never smiles, doesn’t turn his head towards people
People don’t get a good impression. They talk to Lele instead.
Q:What does Haoran decide to do after the talk?
Read and answer.
While-reading
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Read lines 23-30 and fill in the blanks.
Haoran decides to __________ his own body language.
He sits up straight and tries __________ at people.
improve
smiling
Reading comprehension
Read and Complete.
While-reading
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Wang Haoran is talking to a friend on the phone. Complete the speech bubble with the information from the story on pages 20 and 21.
Our customers always (1)_________________________.I didn’t know why, but Mr Yang told me the reason.
It was because of (2) ____________________. I wasn’t giving customers (3)_____________ ____________. My (4) ____________wasn’t making them (5) ______________. So I need to improve it.
choose Lele instead of me
the way I communicate
a good impression
body language
feel welcome
2 Read the story again and answer the questions below.
(1) What is body language, according to Mr Yang?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(2) Why did Wang Haoran not give customers a good impression?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(3) Why did customers always choose to talk to Li Lele?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
It is the way you stand and sit. It is your gestures and the expressions on your face.
Because he looked down, never smiled, and didn't turn his head towards them.
Because her body language made people feel welcome: she held her head up, and she always smiled and looked friendly.
Reading comprehension
Read again and answer.
While-reading
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(4) What happened after Wang Haoran sat up straight and tried smiling at people?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(5) Why did the girl walk over to Wang Haoran?
_______________________________________________________________
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A beautiful girl entered and walked over to Wang Haoran. A few moments later, she left with a smile.
She was Wang Haoran’s sister. She wanted to remind him that the next day was her birthday.
Reading comprehension
Read again and answer.
While-reading
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Read and take notes.
While-reading
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one of ... …… 之一
well-dressed lady 衣着考究的女士
walk over to 走向……;朝…… 走去
walk away 走开;离开
instead of 而不是;代替
look down 低头;向下看
turn one's head towards 把头转向……
sit up straight 坐直
try doing sth. 尝试做某事
make a good impression on sb. 给某人留下好印象
remind sb. that... 提醒某人……
While-reading
These words were said by the same person—Mr Yang.
Read and think.
While-reading
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Post-reading
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Find and fill.
Find the words and phrases in the story on pages 20 and 21 with these meanings.
someone who tells other people what to do at work _______ (line 8)
(2) to keep something in the same position _______ (line 20)
(3) to look at and learn from somebody or something _______ (line 23)
(4) to move yourself into a sitting position _______ (line 24)
(5) to cause people to have a good opinion of you
___________________________________________ (line 27)
boss
hold up
observe
sit up
make a good impression on
Post-reading
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Complete the conversation.
Liu Dong: Hi Uncle Li, I’ve got an interview next week for a new job! I know that you are the (1) _______ of a big company. Can you give me some tips, please?
Uncle Li: Well, you really need to think about your body language if you want to (2) _______________________________ your interviewer.
Liu Dong: What do you mean?
Uncle Li: Well, think about how you hold your body during the interview.
Liu Dong: Do you mean that I should (3) _______ straight?
Uncle Li: Exactly. You should also (4) _______ your head and make eye contact with the interviewer. This will show them that you are interested.
Liu Dong: That’s a good point. Thanks for (5) ________________ me, Uncle Li!
Uncle Li: No problem! Good luck!
Complete the conversation with the words and phrases below. Change the form if necessary.
boss
make a good impression on
sit up
hold up
reminding
Post-reading
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Summarize the story.
3 Summarize the story of Lele and Haoran with the words and phrases below.
Li Lele and Wang Haoran have part-time jobs at a travel company.
When customers always choose Lele,
Haoran ________________________________________.
Mr Yang _______________________________________.
Then Haoran ________________________________________________________.
Later, a girl _______________________________________.
Step1: If you were Haoran, what else would you do to improve your body language?
I should try to …
I need to …
When I’m listening, I can …
Post-reading
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Think and share.
Step2: Lele and Haoran gave people very different first impressions. Have you had any similar experiences? Share your stories in groups.
Tips
1 When and where did it happen?
2 Who did you meet / talk to?
3 What was your / their body language like?
4 What happened? How did they / you respond?
5 How did you / they feel?
Post-reading
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Think and share.
Post-reading
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Lele and Haoran gave people very different first impressions. Have you had any similar experiences? Share your stories in groups.
Think and share.
Post-reading
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📝 参考词汇
时间地点:once, last week, at school, in the library, on the bus
人物:a new classmate, a stranger, a customer, a neighbor
肢体语言:smile, hold head up, make eye contact; look down, avoid eye contact, cross arms
动作反应:walk over to, greet, talk to, ignore, smile back
感受:welcome, nervous, happy, confident, shy
💬 参考句型
开头:
Once, I had an experience at/in...
人物:I met a(n)...
肢体语言:
I/He/She... (smiled/looked down/held head up)
事件反应:
I walked over to... and she/he...
感受:I felt...
Show time
Talk clearly (内容清晰)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Fluently(流利的)
Reasonable(理由合理)
Grade and share:
Post-reading
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Kind body language is a silent bridge that conveys warmth and respect.
友善的肢体语言,是传递温暖与尊重的无声桥梁。
The words we have learned
一、根据首字母或汉语提示补全单词
Wang Haoran worked part-time at a travel c___________.
Li Le looked e___________ when the customer came in.
Haoran s___________ and walked away because he was upset.
Body language includes your g___________ (手势) and facial expressions.
Haoran tried to s_______________ (坐直) and smile to improve his body language.
Summary
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ompany
xcited
ighed
estures
it up straight
The phrases we have learned
二、英汉互译
肢体语言 _____________________________________
留下好印象 _____________________________________
抬头挺胸 _____________________________________
sit up straight _____________________________________
make...feel welcome _____________________________________
Summary
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body language
make a good impression
hold one’s head up
坐直
让…… 感觉受欢迎
The sentences we have learned
三、句子翻译
李乐和王浩然是在旅行社做兼职的大学生。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________王浩然总是低头,从不微笑,所以没给客户留下好印象。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________肢体语言不仅是你的站姿坐姿,还包括你的手势和表情。
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________李乐的肢体语言让客户感觉受欢迎,所以他们都找她帮忙。_______________________________________________________________
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Summary
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Li Le and Wang Haoran are university students who work part-time at a travel company.
Wang Haoran always looks down and never smiles, so he doesn’t give customers a good impression.
Body language is not just how you stand and sit, but also your gestures and expressions.
Li Le’s body language makes customers feel welcome, so they go to her for help.
四、用短文内的单词或短语完成句子
Our customers always ___________ (选择) Li Le instead of me.
Haoran didn’t give customers a good ___________ (印象) with his body language.
Li Le’s friendly body language is ___________ (让…… 感觉受欢迎) people.
Haoran decided to ___________ (改进) his body language after observing Li Le.
The girl came to ___________ (提醒) Haoran about her birthday.
The sentences we have learned
Summary
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choose
impression
making
improve
remind
Assessment
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Self-assessment
I can read the story to master body language phrases.
I can use details to explain how body language impacts communication.
I can discuss real-life scenarios to link the text to daily communication.
Basic (基础)
Improving(提升)
Extend (拓展)
Homework
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抄写肢体语言相关词汇短语(如 gesture、make a good impression on),每个写 3 遍并标注中文含义。
用 3-5 句话描述 “你在课堂上看到同学做过的一个肢体动作,并分析它传递的信息”。
查阅资料,了解 “竖起大拇指” 在 2 个不同国家的文化含义,用英文简单记录(2-3 句话)。
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