Unit 2 Listening and Speaking 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 Body language http://www.xyybs.com By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: listen carefully and get key information about ballet. learn how ballet dancers use body language to express their thoughts and feelings. understand the power of body language across different cultures and art forms. What kind of dance is shown in the video? What do you know about ballet? Let's come to the Listening part. How did the dancers express feelings without words? Ballet (body movements and facial expressions...) Body language You are going to listen to a lecture about ballet. Write down what you know about ballet and what you expect to hear in the lecture. Ballet—the language of dancers 1 (1) What I know about ballet: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ (2) What I expect to hear: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ P24-1 Ballet—the language of dancers the origin of ballet famous ballet performances ballet training ballet movements facial expressions body gestures ... ① Ballet is a type of very skilled and artistic dancing. ② It originated in Italy in the fifteenth century. ③ It developed into a concert dance(音乐 厅舞蹈) form in France and Russia. ④ Some famous ballet performances: Swan Lake 《天鹅湖》; Sleeping Beauty《睡美人》; The Nutcracker 《胡桃夹子》and so on. ⑤ ... Now listen to the lecture and note down the main ideas. 2 Did the speaker mention the things you expected? Possible answer: How ballet dancers use body language (such as gestures and facial expressions) to tell stories. P24-2 Listen again and complete the notes below. 3 dance facial expressions the 15th century Swan Lake holds her hands to her heart points to the sky an early age express all kinds of feelings in a beautiful way P24-3 Ballet is a special form of art. It's a French word. It means “to dance”. There's no talking or singing in ballet. Instead, the ballet dancers express themselves through dance. They also use other forms of body language, such as gestures and facial expressions, to tell stories. Ballet began in Western Europe in the 15th century. Today it has become popular all over the world. One of the most famous ballets in the world is Swan Lake. The dancers tell the story and express different feelings through their body language. For example, when the Prince meets the Swan Queen, she tells him her story. When she meets someone who will love her forever, she will return to her human self. The dancer holds her hands to her heart to mean love and points to the sky to say forever. Ballet is beautiful, but it's not easy to become a ballet dancer. Many of the dance moves are very difficult. For example, dancers need to make difficult jumps and kick their legs sideways. Female ballet dancers even need to balance on the tips of their toes. Training usually starts at an early age, and the dancers have to go through a lot of training to keep their bodies strong. They have to practise very hard every day. They learn to use their bodies to express all kinds of feelings in a beautiful way. 1 2 3 4 5-6 7 8 通过舞蹈表达自己 特殊的艺术形式 手势和面部表情 全世界 通过肢体语言表达不同的情感 hold one's hands to one's heart 把手放在心口（表示 “爱”） 指向天空（表示 “永远”） 在很小的时候 经历大量训练 以优美的方式 Try to introduce ballet according to the key words. * ballet; * body language; * Western Europe; * 15th century; * Swan Lake; * training; *to express all kinds of feelings *in a beautiful way Besides ballet, what other types of performing arts do you know? How do performers use their body language to tell stories and express their thoughts and feelings? Share your ideas with your classmates. ... ... Your ideas P24-4 For example Besides ballet, I know Peking Opera. It is a traditional Chinese performing art. Peking Opera actors use their body language to tell stories and express their thoughts and feelings in many ways: Hand gestures: They have a rich system of hand movements to show different meanings and actions. Eye expressions: Actors use their eyes to express the character's inner feelings, such as love, anger, or sadness. Body movements: They walk, stand, and pose in special ways to show the character's personality. Facial makeup: Different colors and patterns on their faces represent different types of characters, like heroes or bad people. Have you ever given a presentation in class? How did you feel? What body language did you use? Useful body language in presentations smile and stand up straight use natural hand gestures Move your hands to emphasize key points Maintain eye contact and interact ... One student is practising his presentation in front of two classmates. Read the dialogue and find out Student 1's body language problems. 1 S1: ... How can I improve my presentation? S2: I liked it, but maybe you should think about your body language. S1: OK, what do you think I should do? S2: You look a bit nervous when you speak. I think you should try to breathe slowly and relax. Besides, you're always looking at your notes. If you want to connect with your audience, you'd better make more eye contact with them. S1: Oh, that's a good suggestion! S3: Also, why don't you try using gestures to emphasize your points? S1: That's a good idea! S3: You don't keep your back straight during your presentation. If I were you, I would stand up straight. S1: I'll try that next time. Thank you both! S1's Body Language Problems ① ② ③ ④ Looks a bit nervous when speaking. Always looks at the notes. Doesn't use gestures to emphasize key points. Doesn't keep his back straight. P27-1 Read again and complete the form. S1's Body Language Problems Suggestions from S2 & S3 ① Look a bit nervous when speaking. ② Always looks at the notes. ③ Doesn't use gestures to emphasize key points. ④ Doesn't keep his back straight. Try to breathe slowly and relax. P27-1 Make more eye contact with the audience. Try using gestures to emphasize your points. Stand up straight. S1: ... How can I improve my presentation? S2: I liked it, but maybe you should think about your body language. S1: OK, what do you think I should do? S2: You look a bit nervous when you speak. I think you should try to breathe slowly and relax. Besides, you're always looking at your notes. If you want to connect with your audience, you'd better make more eye contact with them. S1: Oh, that's a good suggestion! S3: Also, why don't you try using gestures to emphasize your points? S1: That's a good idea! S3: You don't keep your back straight during your presentation. If I were you, I would stand up straight. S1: I'll try that next time. Thank you both! Read the dialogue again and learn how to make and accept suggestions. Pay attention to the expressions in blue. P27-1 Make suggestions: ① Maybe / I think you should ... ② Why don't you ...? ③ You'd better ... ④ If I were you, I would ... Accept suggestions: ① That's a good suggestion! ② That's a good idea! ③ I'll try that next time. More expressions about making and accepting suggestions Make suggestions: ① You ought to ... 你应该…… ② Why not ...? 为什么不……？ ③ How/What about ...? …… 怎么样？ ④ I suggest (that) you ... 我建议你…… ⑤ Maybe you could ... 也许你可以…… ⑥ Perhaps you should ... 也许你应该…… ⑦ If I were you, I would ... 如果我是你，我会…… ⑧You might want to ... 你可能想要…… Accept suggestions: ① Good idea! 好主意！ ② That sounds good. 那听起来不错。 ③ OK, I'll try that. 好的，我会试试那个。 ④ Thanks for your advice. 谢谢你的建议。 ⑤ I appreciate your suggestion. 我感激你的建议。 Three students are giving presentations in class. How can they improve their body language? Choose one of the situations below and role-play making and accepting suggestions. Wang Jun is very nervous, and his hands are shaking during the presentation. Wu Di is looking at the whiteboard all the time. He is not looking at the audience. Han Li is looking down while she is talking. She is also playing with her hair as she speaks. 2 Use a relaxed tone and facial expressions to make your dialogue more natural. Quick Role-play Tips Step 1: Clearly identify the body language problem in each situation. Step 2: Think of 1–2 suggestions, and use the sentence patterns we learned in this lesson (e.g., Maybe you should... / If I were you, I would...). Step 3: Practice your role-play and perform it in front of the class. 以 Wu Di 场景为例 Wu Di is looking at the whiteboard all the time. He is not looking at the audience. Step 1— Identify the problem： He always looks at the whiteboard and never makes eye contact with the audience. Step 2—Prepare suggestions with target sentence patterns： Suggestion 1: Maybe you should look at your classmates from time to time instead of staring at the whiteboard. Suggestion 2: If I were you, I would use some natural hand gestures to interact with the audience. Step 3: Role-play dialogue S1: I just finished my presentation. Do you have any suggestions for me? S2: I liked your content, but maybe you should look at your classmates from time to time instead of staring at the whiteboard. S1: That's a good suggestion! What else? S2: If I were you, I would use some natural hand gestures to interact with the audience. S1: Thanks! I'll try that next time. S1 (Wu Di); S2 (Advisor) Body Language Checklist ☐ Stand up straight ☐ Breathe slowly and stay calm ☐ Make eye contact with audience ☐ Smile occasionally ☐ Use gestures to emphasize points ☐ Don't look at notes too much ... 1. Watch a short video of ballet or other performing arts at home. Write 3 to 5 sentences to describe what feelings the body language in it expresses. 2. Preview Grammar part on pages 25-26. null 131035.18 null 117502.43 null 91142.305 null 42866.695 $