高一英语人教必修4课件：Unit-4-Body-language-Reading.ppt

1、speakingringingwritingtypingSpoken languageWritten languageBody languageWays of communicatinggesturefacial expressionactionWhat is body language?Body language is one form of nonverbal communication (非言辞交际) without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial expression, gesture, and posture (姿势), or the

2、 way you stand, are different kinds of body language.Some psychologists believe that we communicate 65% of our ideas and feelings without words! The shape of our bodies and faces, the movements and gestures we make, the clothes we wear, how near we stand to each other and whether we touch each other

3、 all these communicate. Look at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is.Do you know what these gestures mean? Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say.Good!Bad!Come here!Me?I dont know!okstopsilentwell doneWhat else gestures do

4、 you know?victoryapplauseLook at the following pictures. What are these people communicating? Discuss your ideas with your group partner. Do you both have the same idea about each picture?What are they communicating?The mother is trying to quiet her crying child. Someone is thinking deeply. Someone

5、is feeling ill/having a stomachache. The policeman is directing traffic/ telling cars to go. Read the following statements. Choose a phrase and act it out without speaking. Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?“Hello” “Goodbye” “Come here” “Go away!” “Expensive!” “Im surprised!”

6、 “Im tired.” “Im confused.” “OK!”“Good luck!” “Im delighted!” “Im upset!” “Im sad!” “I forgot!” “Youre great!”Pre-reading1. What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to communicate with other people. 2. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example. I ca

7、n use body language to communicate with someone if I cant speak.For example, if Im angry, I might turn away and not talk to others. If Im happy to see someone, I might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms.3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you thin

8、k of to greet someone if you cannot speak? Ways to greet someone without words:smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.handshake kissbowhugPredictingLook at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26.What do you think the topic will be?Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. The text

9、 introduces some examples of _ in greeting people to tell readers that in order to avoid difficulties we should study _ in todays world of cultural crossroads. body language international customs Read the passage and divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.Part 1. (Par

10、a. 1)Meet the visitors at the airport.Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3)People from different countries express greetings in different ways.Part 3. (Para. 4) Different peoples have different body languages.Part 4. (Para. 5) Summary of body language.How do different international students behave when they greet

11、people? Complete the chart with information from the passage. Name Description Body LanguageTo WhomTony Garcia everyoneno touching man from Japan man from Colombiakiss on the cheekJulia Smithwoman from BritaineveryoneAkira Nagatabowing everyone Name Description Body LanguageTo WhomGeorge Cookto men

12、to womenshake hands and kiss twice on each cheek man from Canada shaking handseveryoneAhmed Aziz man from Jordanshaking handsnoddingDarlene Coulonwoman from Francepeople she knows Country/AreaWays to greet each otherBritainCanadaJapanshake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers

13、when they meetshake handsbowSpain, Italy, South American countriesFranceapproach others closely and are more likely to touch themshake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek(men from) Middle East and other Muslim culturesshake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not

14、shake hands with them1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.Answer the following questions.2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? He noticed that the Colombi

15、an man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one mans nose touched the other mans hand. 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others

16、? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance. 4. Did any students have sim

17、ilar greeting customs? If so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting customa kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting customa handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do

18、you think this famous saying means? This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.1. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.2. Most people around the world now gree

19、t each other by kissing.Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). FF3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting.4. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them.5. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries body language

20、are bad.TT F6. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other.7. The physical distance from each other that people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture.8. All members of a culture behave in the same way.TT FClose the book and choose the b

21、est answers.1. In which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way? A. Jordan and Italy. B. China and Japan. C. Canada and Colombia.2. From the text, we can know that _. A. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countries B. men from Britain often stand c

22、lose to others to shake hands C. people are facing multicultural communication problems1. If you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? How can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?2. What are some situations where body language is the only

23、form of communication? Why?3. Discuss Do you agree with the authors statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not? Body language varies from culture to culture.GestureCountryMeaningeye contact some countriesother countries show interestrude or disrespectfulGestureCountryMeaninga ci

24、rcle with ones thumb and index fingermost countriesJapanFranceGermanyBrazilzerorudemoneyOKGestureCountryMeaningthumbs upthe USNigeriaGermanyJapanNo.1rudegreat / good jobGesturescountriesMeaningShaking ones handBulgaria, parts of Greece, IranOther countriesNoYesGesturescountriesMeaningsKiss on the cheekA firm handshakeA loving hugA bow / a nod of headGreet friendsFranceRussiaOther countriesTalk about body languages you usually use.