Unit 2 Focusing on culture 课件2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

Unit 2 Body language Key question What does body language mean to us? 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 了解肢体语言在不同文化中的差异。 认读和理解文章重点单词、短语、固搭、句型等。 重视日常生活中得体恰当的肢体语言的运用,尤其是沟通中的眼神交流,待人以礼。 Learning objectives 学习目标 After learning, I will be able to: New words shy / a / adj. 羞怯的;腼腆的 case /ke s/ n. 具体情况;事例 direct /d rekt/ adj. 直接的 truly / tru li/ adv. 真诚地 suppose /s p z/ v. 假定;假设 behaviour /b he vj (r)/ n. 行为;举止 uncomfortable / n k mft bl/ adj. 不自在的 p.30 Warming up Do you know? 同学们,这句话熟悉吗? 日常沟通中,我们常这样说或者用相关的Emoji,那到底你想要对方从你的眼神中“体会”什么呢? Pre-reading Guessing game 老师分别请同学做这些眼神动作,其他同学猜测该同学想表达的意思。 Think How does body language differ across cultures? Understanding body language can help us communicate better. Let's explore how people around the world use eye contact. While-reading P30 Read the online article about eye contact and find out how it is viewed in different cultures. Task 1 How does eye contact work? Eye contact means looking into another person's eyes. It is a very important part of body language. You may avoid looking someone in the eye when talking with them because you are shy. But in many cases, eye contact is the key to good communication. You can show friendliness, interest and understanding through eye contact. Eye contact can mean different things in different places. For example, in northern Europe, direct eye contact is a sign that you are truly interested in what the other person is saying. If you look down and avoid eye contact, a northern European may think you are not listening to what they are saying. However, in many Asian countries, looking down when talking with an older person, like a teacher or a parent, is polite. These differences can cause problems. Suppose that an East Asian woman meets a person from northern Europe for the first time. If she avoids direct eye contact during the conversation, the northern European may think her behaviour is strange. He or she may even believe that the woman is lying, or that she is not confident. In fact, the East Asian woman is most likely showing respect and being polite. Avoiding eye contact can cause problems, but too much eye contact is not polite either. In many countries, looking at other people for a long time is impolite. This may make them feel uncomfortable. look into one's eyes 直视某人 shy adj. 羞怯的;腼腆的 in many cases 在很多情况下 the key to ... ……的关键 direct adj. 直接的 truly adv. 真诚地 suppose v. 假定;假设 avoid v. 避免;防止 behaviour n. 行为;举止 cause v. 导致 uncomfortable adj. 不自在的 the key to 在本文中意为“……的关键;……的秘诀”,to 为介词,后面接名词或动名词,且 to 不能用 of 替换。例如: 成功的关键是坚持做下去。 The key to success is to keep doing it. 解决这个问题的关键是要找到汤姆。 The key to solving this problem is to find out Tom. the key to 还有“……的答案;……的钥匙”等意思。 例如:这些是语法练习题的答案。 These are the keys to the grammar exercises. 根据中文意思完成句子。 1. 学好英语的秘诀是多练习。 _ _ _ _ English well is to practise a lot. 2. 这是前门的钥匙。 This is _ _ _ the front door. The key to studying / learning the key to Notes Eye contact plays an important role in communication. Maintaining eye contact makes it easier to build an emotional connection with the other person. Psychologists study eye contact to learn more about how the brain works, and doctors may nowadays look at eye contact to identify illnesses and other health problems. P31 目光接触在交流中扮演着重要角色。保持目光接触能让我们更容易与对方建立情感联系。心理学家研究目光接触以更深入地了解大脑的运作机制,医生如今也可能通过观察目光接触来识别疾病和其他健康问题。 Answer the questions below with the information from the article on page 30. 1. What does "eye contact" mean? Eye contact means looking into another person's eyes. 2. What kinds of things do people express through eye contact? People show friendliness, interest and understanding through eye contact. Task 2 P31 3. What may happen if an East Asian woman avoids direct eye contact when talking to a northern European? The northern European may think the East Asian woman's behaviour is strange. He or she may even believe that the woman is lying, or that she is not confident. 4. What is an Asian woman most likely showing if she looks down and avoids eye contact during a conversation? She is most likely showing respect and being polite. 5. What kind of eye contact is impolite in many countries? Looking at other people for a long time is impolite in many countries. Find the words in the article and match them with their meanings. Task 3 (1) case (line 3) (2) direct (line 7) (3) suppose (line 12) (4) behaviour (line 15) (5) uncomfortable (line 22) a a particular situation b feeling uneasy c the way that you act, especially towards others d straight e to imagine that something is true P31 Post-reading Discuss the questions below. P31 (1) Why does the article say "eye contact can be the key to communication"? (2) How do your friends and other people around you use eye contact when they are talking? Do some people use more / less eye contact than others? Task 4 Translate the following expressions into English. Task 5 1. 眼神交流;目光接触 2. 是……的关键 3. 和某人谈话 4. 对……(不)感兴趣 5. 引起问题 6. 事实上;实际上 7. 使某人觉得不舒服 eye contact be the key to sth. talk with sb. be (not) interested in sth. cause problems in fact make sb. feel uncomfortable Exploring more To learn more about cultural differences in body language, you can search for articles online about signs and gestures that mean different things in different cultures (e.g. nods and headshakes). 备注:以上为安全链接,受不同设备默认浏览器限制,可能被设备防火墙拦截,若点击链接不可直接跳转网页,可复制链接到设备默认浏览器打开即可。 An example: https://blog.busuu.com/what-hand-gestures-mean-in-different-countries/ Focusing on culture shy / a / adj. 羞怯的;腼腆的 如:他很安静,稍微有点害羞。 He's very quiet and a bit shy. be shy of 难为情;不好意思 如:告诉我们真相,不要不好意思。 Don't be shy of telling us the truth. 2. case /ke s/ n. 具体情况;事例;案件 如:事情并非总是如此。 This is not always the case. 常用搭配 in no case 绝不;无论如何都不 常用于句首且句子部分倒装 in any case 无论如何;在任何情况下 in case (of ...) 假如;以防万一(……) in the case of ... 在……情况下;就……而言 如1:你绝不应该酒后驾车。 In no case should you drive after drinking. 如2:无论如何我都会去参加派对。 I'm coming to the party in any case . 如3:随身带把伞以防下雨。 Take an umbrella with you in case it rains. 如4:万一发生火灾,使用紧急出口。 In case of fire, use the emergency exit. 如5:就儿童而言,安全是最重要的。 In the case of children, safety is the most important. 3. direct /d rekt/ adj. 直接的 directly adv. 直接地 direction n. 方向;指向 如:他回避作出直截了当的回答。 He avoided giving a direct answer. 如:我干完活后就直接回家了。 I went home directly after I finished work. 如:他的方向感很差,很快就迷路了。 He had a poor sense of direction and soon got lost. 4. truly / tru li/ adv. 真诚地 true adj. 真实的 truth n. 事实;真相;真理 如:善良和耐心确实是美好的人格特征。 Kindness and patience are truly wonderful personalities. 如:她要走是真的吗? Is it true (that) she's leaving? 如:谁也不愿意相信这明显的事实。 Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth. 5. suppose /s p z/ v. 假定;假设 用法:① suppose +从句 最直接用于表达假设 ② 固定搭配 I suppose 我认为;我想 ③ sb. + be + supposed to 某人应该做…… 如:要不我们坐晚一点的火车? Suppose we take a later train? 如:我想我最好做点家庭作业。 I suppose I'd better do some homework. 如:你们不应该践踏草地。 You are not supposed to walk on the grass. 6. behaviour /b he vj (r)/ n. 行为;举止 behavior (AmE) n. 行为;举止 behave v. 表现;举止 behave oneself 举止得体;表现良好 如:她的行为确实令我恼火。 Her behavio(u)r really made me angry. 如:小孩必须学会吃饭时的规矩。 Children must learn to behave at table. 如:我不在家时你们要乖乖的。 I want you to behave yourselves while I'm away. 7. uncomfortable / n k mft bl/ adj. 不自在的 comfortable adj. 自在的;舒适的 如:我们发现这些床非常舒适。 We found the beds very comfortable. 如:她今天感觉不舒服,因为她感冒了。 She feels uncomfortable today because she has a cold. Do you remember?U1构词法 un- /dis- 否定前缀。 基础作业: 完成报纸(EW)相关练习。 拓展作业: 上网检索更多关于肢体语言文化差异的文章。 Thank you! 30 $