Unit2 Body language Listening & Speaking 课件-2025-2026学年沪教版八年级下册英语

Unit 2 Body language 主题范畴：人与社会 主题群：社会服务与人际沟通 子主题：良好的人际关系与人际 交往；跨文化沟通与交 流，语言与文化 Key question What does body language mean to us? (1) know something about ballet and ballet dancers. (2) learn how the ballet dancers communicate during their performances. (3) develop some listening skills and abilities about topics of this unit. Learning objectives 学习目标 After learning, I will be able to: How does body language help people express their thoughts and feelings? Think Lead-in 肢体语言如何帮助人们表达想法和感受呢？ Let’s enjoy a video first! ➡ * What’s the video about? It’s about Swan Lake, one of the most famous ballets. Ballet Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated (起源于) in the Italian Renaissance (文艺复兴) courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread (普及的), highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology (术语) . Ballet requires years of training to learn and master, and much practice to retain proficiency. It has been taught in ballet schools around the world, which have historically used their own cultures to evolve the art. Ballet may also refer to a ballet dance work, which consists of the choreography (舞蹈编排) and music for a ballet production. A well-known example of this is The Nutcracker (胡桃夹子), a two-act ballet that was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a music score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Ballet dance works are choreographed and performed by trained artists. Many classical ballet works are performed with classical music accompaniment (伴奏) and are theatrical and use elaborate (精心制作的) costumes (服装) and staging, though there are exceptions to this, such as works by George Balanchine. Swan Lake 天鹅湖 Sleeping Beauty 睡美人 Let’s learn more! * What do you know about ballet? ① Ballet is a type of very skilled and artistic dancing. ② It originated in Italy in the 15th century. ③ It developed into a concert dance (音乐厅舞蹈) form in France and Russia. ④ Some famous ballet performances: A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet and so on. ... Pre-listening Tips: Study the questions and notes before you listen. Mark some key words. Predict possible answers. 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. Task 1: Think and write While-listening /ˈbæleɪ/ n. 芭蕾舞 Ballet — the language of dancers P24 (1) What I know about ballet: __________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ (2) What I expect to hear: _____________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ P24 Some ballet movements, ballet dancers’ costumes (服装) and makeup (化妆), and some famous ballet shows like Swan Lake. (Possible answers) If ballet dancers have their own body language to express their thoughts and feelings. Task 2: Listen and answer Now listen to the lecture and note down the main ideas. Did the speaker mention the things you expected. P24 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ (Possible answer) How ballet dancers use body language (such as gestures and facial expressions) to tell stories. Task 3: Listen and complete Listen again and complete the notes below. P24 The ballet dancers express themselves through (1) _____. They also use other forms of body language, such as gestures and (2) _______________, to tell stories. Ballet started in Westcn Europe in (3) ______________. (4) _________ is one of the most famous ballets in the world. In the dance, the Swan Queen (5) ______________________ to mean love and (6) ______________ to say forever. Ballet dancers start training at (7) ___________. The dancers learn to use their bodies to (8) ______________ _________________________. 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 Task 4: Discuss and share 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. P24 In a drama play, a performer might use body language to show the sad emotion like this: They ‌slowly walk with their head down‌, shoulders slumped (耷拉着), to show sadness and tiredness. They ‌cover their face with hands‌ or ‌cry silently‌, making the audience feel how heart broken the character is. Their ‌voice becomes soft and shaky‌, adding to the feeling of sadness. Even without saying words like "I'm sad," the performer's movements and expressions tell the story clearly. An example‌: Tape script Post-listening 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. One of the most famous ballets in the world is Swan Lake. 世界上最著名的芭蕾舞之一是《天鹅湖》。 固定结构“one of +形容词最高级+可数名词复数”意为“最……之一”，注意与之搭配的 be 动词用单数。 如：苏文是我们班最好的学生之一。 Su Wen is one of the best students in our class. 2. Many of the dance moves are very difficult. 许多舞步都很难。 固定结构“many of +可数名词复数”意为“(……中的）许多”，注意与之搭配的 be 动词用复数。 如：这些房屋有许多尚未售出。 Many of the houses remain unsold. Finish the exercises in EW (English Weekly). Preview Grammar on P25-P26. Thank you! 22 Lavf54.6.100 $