Unit4 Body language

Question: How do people communicate with others? Warming-up Question: How do people communicate with others?

speaking ringing writing typing How do people communicate with others? Spoken language Written language Body movements Body language

What is body language ? 姿势;手势 Body Language is a set of __________, _______________ and ____________ . People use to make themselves understood. gestures 肢体动作 body movements facial expressions 面部表情

? Do you know the meaning of these gestures?

ok stop Be quiet! well done

Good!

Bad!

Come here!

Good luck!

Me?

I don’t know!

Do people all over the world act the same?

Reading Communication: No problem?

Match the right main idea of each part. People from different countries have different body language. Part 1 (para ) A 1 Part 2 (para ) B Summary of body language. 2-4 Part 3 (para ) I went to the Airport to meet the international students. C 5

The main idea of the text body languageS The text is about different _______ in different countries. In order to avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads, we had better _______ study international customs

Careful reading : Para. 1 Time: _________ yesterday People: ______________________________ ______________________________ Place: _______________________________ What would we do: ____________________________ ____________________________ __________________ yesterday another student and I this year’s international students the Capital International Airport We would take them first to their dormitories and then to the student canteen.

Matching the people and their different ways of greeting (para2-4) Part 2 shakes hands and kisses others twice on each cheek bows shakes hands approaches others closely and touches their shoulder and kisses them on the cheek does not stand very close to others or touch strangers Mr Garcia (Columbia) Julia Smith (Britain) Visitor (Japan) George Cook (Canada) Madame Coulon (France)

Find out the two mistakes the writer found in the airport: Para 2 Find out the two mistakes the writer found in the airport: He approaches Ms Smith by _______ ______ _________ and _______ her on the ________. Mr. Garcia touching her from The first mistake shoulder kissed (Columbia ) cheek She ______ ________ appearing _________ and take a few steps _______ ______ Mr. Garcia. stepped back Julia Smith surprised from (Britain) away from

He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr. Cook’s _______ ________. bowed a Japanese touched The second mistake moving hand He ________ ________ _______ ________ to the Japanese. reached George Cook his hand from out (Canada)

The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not Para3 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.

True or False Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing . Japanese will bow to others as greeting. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. don’t F shaking hands. F T T None of these actions is either good or bad. F

What can you learn from this passage? Part 5: Summary What can you learn from this passage? Body language is very _________in our daily life, and it may _____from different _______. When we are visiting other countries, we should______ their customs. That is to say, _________________________. important vary cultures follow When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗

Summary followed touches kisses reaches bows apologize The first person who arrives is Garcia from Columbia, closely _________ by Julia Smith from Britain. When they are introduced to each other, Mr.Garcia approaches Ms Smith, _______ her shoulder and _______ her on the cheek . Ms Smith steps back appearing surprised. The visitor from Japan comes in smiling at the same time as George Cook from Canada. As they are introduced, Mr. Cook _______ his hand out to the Japanese who ______ . His nose touches Mr. Cook’s moving hand, and they both _________. followed touches kisses reaches bows apologize

Fill in the blanks: These are examples of learned or cultural “body language”. Not all cultures ________ each other the same way, nor are they comfortable touching _________ or being too close or too far away. In the same way that people ____________ with spoken language, they also __________ their feelings using unspoken “language” through keeping physical distance, actions or _________. greet strangers communicate express posture