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Unit 4
Body Language
Reading and Thinking
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Administrator (A) -
Game Time
ok
silent
stop
good
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Game Time
Match Me!
happy
contempt
sad
surprised
fearful
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Look and guess
Her eyes are full of .
love/affection
anger/hate
sadness/grief
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Can you guess what they are trying to communicate?
The mother is trying to quiet her crying child.
He is thinking deeply.
Can you guess what they are trying to communicate?
The policeman is directing traffic.
She is having a stomachache.
Gestures
手势
Eye contact
眼神接触
Facial expressions
面部表情
Spoken language
Body language
written language
ways of communication
Postures
姿势
Letters
WeChat
Face-to-face communication
Phone calls
What might the people be doing in the photos?
What might be their feelings?
What might the people be doing in the photos?
What might be their feelings?
In the photo A , a girl is covering her face with her hand. A woman sitting next to her is looking at her. Maybe the girl has just received bad news so she is feeling very . The woman looks quite .
The body language indicates sadness and worry.
sad
worried
In the photo B , two men are clapping hands and two women are laughing. Possibly they have just successfully completed a project and they are congratulating together. They look very .
The body language indicates happiness, victory or celebration.
happy/excited
In the photo C , a man is hugging his
daughter while his wife is standing
next to him and watching them. I guess the man is leaving for some reason. The daughter might be feeling to leave her father.
The body language indicates parting.
sad
In the photo D , two businessmen are shaking hands and bowing to each other. I think they are making a business deal. They are showing
to each other.
The body language indicates greeting and respect.
respect
When words can’t convey fully what we mean, we may adopt some body language to help show how we feel.
What is body language?
Body language is one form of nonverbal
(交流) without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial
(面部表情), (手势) and (姿势), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language.
communication
expressions
gestures
postures
Do people all over the world act the same body language?
What I hide by my language my body utters .
-- Roland Barthes
我的身体会说出我用语言掩饰的话。
How do you understand this sentence?
vt. say (sth.)
Even though you don’t want to tell others your inside feelings, your body language usually lets you out. People can guess your feelings from your body language. So body language is more powerful than spoken language.
Predicting
Listening to how bodies talk
1. What do you think the young girl wants to convey with her body language?
No problem. / Ok.
2. Look at the title of the text. What do you think will be talked about in the text?
Body language.
3. How is the passage developed?
A. narration(记叙文)
B. argumentation(议论文)
C. exposition(说明文)
D. application(应用文)
2.what’s the main idea of the passage ?
Body language
A. By giving data
C. By giving definitions
B. By giving examples
D. By giving comparisons
1. What is the type of the passage?
Skimming
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph .
Para 1
Para 5
Para 6
Body language to express thoughts and opinions.
Some gestures has the same meaning everywhere.
Body language has many different uses.
Body language varies from culture to culture.
“OK” gesture has different meanings in different cultures.
The gestures for “yes” and “no” differ around the world.
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Skimming
In most cases, the topic sentence of a paragraph lies either in the first sentence or in the last sentence of the paragraph.
Para.1: to body language
Para. 2-4
Body language with _______ meanings in different cultures
Para. 5
Body language with the __________ meaning everywhere
Para. 6
Body language with different
eye contact
“OK”gesture
yes and no
others
sleep
I am full
smile
Read for structure
Introduction
different
same
uses
communication
Body language
/Gesture Meaning Country
/Region
Eye contact
Look down when talking to someone
OK sign
Some countries
Interest
Middle East
Not polite
Japan
Respect
Japan
Money
France
Zero
Brazil/Germany
Not polite
Read para 2,3 and finish the blanks.
allow
use
see
Body language
/Gesture Meaning Country
/Region
kiss on the cheek
to greet someone
France and Russia
Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes
Moving your hand in circles over your stomach after a meal
Sleep
Everywhere
Full
Everywhere
Read para 4,5 and finish the blanks.
benefits of smile
benefits of smile
get through difficult situations and find friends
break down barriers
make yourself feel
happier and stronger
To apologize
To greet someone
To start a conversation
To ask for help
Read para 6 and finish the mind map.
The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in.
Enjoyment
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Do you think body language is important?
Do you remember the name of this program?
“ Goddess of Mercy of thousand hands ”
(千手观音)
It is acted by deaf and dumb people.
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Summary
Body language differs from culture to culture. Not all members of all cultures behave the same way. We should try to grasp and respect each other’s culture in order to make good communication.
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Language Points
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Language Points
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④ 即便是用于表示肯定和否定的身势语,在世界各地也不尽相同。在许多国家,摇头表示否定,点头表示肯定。相比之下,在保加利亚和阿尔巴尼亚南部地区,这两个身势语的含义截然相反。在身体接触方式、站着交谈时双方的距离、见面和告别的动作方面,也有很多差异。在法国、俄罗斯等国,朋友见面时会相互亲吻脸颊。在其他地区,与别人见面时,人们更喜欢握手、鞠躬或点头。
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.
part v. 分离;告别
part from sb. 与某人分别
Elsewhere, people favour shaking hands, bowing from the waist, or nodding the head when they meet someone else.
favour doing sth. 偏爱/更喜欢做某事
Language Points: Important sentences
1. We can learn a lot about what people are thinking by watching their body language. (P38)
通过观察人们的肢体语言,我们可以洞察他们的想法。
【句式分析】
①what people are thinking 用来做介词 about 的 。
what 引导 从句,并在从句中作 think 的 。
②by watching...中,by 是介词,用来表示方法、手段、方式,意思是“ 、 、 ”。
【学以致用】I improve my English listening to English songs.
宾语
宾语
宾语
凭借
通过
依靠
by
2. In countries like France and Russia, people may kiss their friends on the cheek when they meet. (P38)
在法国、俄罗斯等国,朋友见面时会相互亲吻脸颊。
① He hit me the face.
② The mother kissed her daughter the forehead.
③ The man beat the boy the back.
④ The man caught / seized the thief the arm.
Observe and Find
“主语 + 谓语动词 + sb. + 介词 + the + 身体部位”
在这个句型中,常用的动词有 pat, hit, strike, beat, touch, take, catch, bite 等;常用的介词有 on, in, by 等。介词后面所跟的名词前面用 the 而不是 his, her 等物主代词。
in
on
on
by
在“动词+宾语+介词+the+身体部位名词”结构中,常用的动词有hit, pat, beat, touch, take, seize, catch, strike, kick等,介词有in, on, by 等。一般地,身体柔软的部位用 in, 比较硬的部位用on。by常与take, seize, catch 等动词连用,表示“拉、扯、抓住身体某部位”。
3. Can you describe a situation where you might smile when you don’t mean it? (P39)
你能描述一个你不是真心微笑的情形吗?
Observe and Find
定语从句中常见的先行词为抽象地点名词有:case, point, stage, situation, condition, position, occasion, activity, relationship, scene 等。
1.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity sight matters more than hearing.
2.Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases beginners of English fail to use the language properly.
3.After graduation she reached a point in her career she had to decide what to do.
即学即练
where
where
where
And if we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing better than seeing the smiling face of a good friend. (P39)
在我们感觉沮丧或孤单时,最美好的事情莫过于看到好友的笑脸。
Observe and Find
“否定词+比较级” 表最高级,指“没有......比......更......;没有像......一样......”,常用的否定词有no, not, never, nothing, nobody, hardly等。
【句型转换】
Health is the most important in our daily life.
health in our daily life.
Nothing is more important than
⑤ 有些手势似乎在任何地方含义都相同。双手合十放在头部的一侧,同时闭上你的眼睛,意为“睡觉”。表示“我吃饱了”的一个好方式,就是在饭后用手在肚子上画圈。
Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes means “sleep”.
v-ing作主语
⑥ 某些肢体语言有着许多不同的用处。也许最佳的例子就是微笑了。微笑可以帮助我们摆脱困境,在陌生的世界里找到朋友。微笑可以打破隔阂。我们可以用微笑来道歉、问候他人、寻求帮助或主动攀谈。专家建议,我们应该对着镜子微笑,让自己感到更加快乐和坚强。当我们感到沮丧或孤单时,最美好的事情莫过于看到好友的笑脸。
We can use a smile to apologise, to greet someone, to ask for help, or to start a conversation.
apologise to sb. for (doing) sth. 因某事向某人道歉
Experts suggest smiling at yourself in the mirror to make yourself feel happier and stronger.
suggest doing sth. 建议做某事
Experts suggest smiling at yourself in the mirror to make yourself feel happier and stronger.
make sb. do sth. 使/让某人做某事
let sb. do sth.
=
=
get sb. to do sth.
And if we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothing better than seeing the smiling face of a good friend.
feel down 感到沮丧/情绪低落
Thank
you
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