1. Unit 4
Body Language
Reading

2. Ways of communicating Warming Up speaking Spoken language ringing
writing
Written
language
typing
facial expression
Body
language
gesture
action

3. What 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 way you stand, are different kinds of body language.

4. 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 … all these communicate.

5. Facial expressions

6. Look at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is.
happy
sad
confused
angry

7. Gestures
Do you know what these gestures mean? Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say.

8. Bad!
Good!

9. Come here!
Me?

10. I don’t know!

11. ok
stop
silent
well done

12. What else gestures do you know?
applause
victory

13. Work in groups.
Look 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?

14. What are they communicating?
The mother is trying to quiet her crying child.
Someone is thinking deeply.
Someone is feeling ill/having a stomachache.
The policeman is directing traffic/ telling cars to go.

15. “Hello” “Goodbye” “Come here” “Go away!” “Expensive!”
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!”
“I’m surprised!” “I’m tired.”
“I’m confused.” “OK!”

16. “Good luck!” “I’m delighted!”
“I’m upset!” “I’m sad!”
“I forgot!” “You’re great!”

17. Communication:
No problem?

18. Pre-reading 1. What is the purpose of language?
The purpose of language is to
communicate with other people.

19. 2. How can you communicate with
someone if you cannot speak? Give
an example.
I can use body language to
communicate with someone if I
can’t speak.

20. For example, if I’m angry, I might turn away and not talk to others
For example, if I’m angry, I might turn away and not talk to others. If I’m happy to see someone, I might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms.

21. 3. There are many different ways to
greet someone using words. How
many ways can you think of to
greet someone if you cannot speak?

22. Ways to greet someone without words:
smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.
handshake

23. kiss
bow
hug

24. Predicting
Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26.
What do you think the topic will be?

25. Skimming
Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks.
       The text introduces some examples of _____________ in greeting people to tell readers that in order to avoid difficulties we should study ____________________ in today’s world of cultural crossroads. 
body language 
international customs

26. Scanning
Read the passage and divide the
whole passage into several parts
and find out the main idea.
Part 1. (Para. 1)
Meet the visitors at the airport.

27. 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.

28. Careful reading
How do different international
students behave when they greet
people? Complete the chart with
information from the passage.

29. kiss on the cheek man from Colombia Julia Smith everyone Akira Nagata
Name
Description
Body Language
To Whom
Tony Garcia
everyone
no touching
man from Japan
kiss on the cheek
man from Colombia
Julia Smith
woman from Britain
everyone
Akira Nagata
bowing
everyone

30. shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek
Name
Description
Body Language
To Whom
George Cook
to men
to women
shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek
man from Canada
shaking hands
everyone
shaking hands
nodding
Ahmed Aziz
man from Jordan
woman from France
Darlene Coulon
people she knows

31. Ways to greet each other
Country/Area
Ways to greet each other
Britain
Canada
Japan
shake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meet
shake hands
bow

32. Spain, Italy, South American countries
France
approach others closely
and are more likely to
touch them
shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek

33. (men from) Middle East and other Muslim cultures
shake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them

34. Post-reading
Answer the following questions.
1. 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.

35. 2. What were the two mistakes that the
author noticed?
He noticed that the Colombian 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 man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.

36. 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others
3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? 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.

37. 4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones?
Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom—a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom—a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.

38. 5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do
5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do 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.

39. Decide if the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.
2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. F F

40. 3. 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 are bad. T T F

41. 6. 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. T T F

42. Close the book and choose the best 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.

43. Discussion
1. 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?

44. 2. What are some situations where body. language is the only form of
2. What are some situations where body language is the only form of communication? Why?
3. Discuss ‘Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?’

45. Body language varies from culture to culture.
Gesture
Country
Meaning
eye contact
some countries
other countries
show interest
rude or
disrespectful

46. a circle with one’s thumb and index finger
Gesture
Country
Meaning
a circle with one’s thumb and index finger
most countries
Japan
France
Germany
Brazil OK
money
zero
rude

47. Gesture
Country
Meaning
thumbs up
the US
Nigeria
Germany
Japan
great / good job
rude
No.1

48. Gestures
countries
Meaning
Shaking one’s hand
Bulgaria, parts
of Greece, Iran
Other countries
Yes No

49. Gestures
countries
Meanings
Kiss on the
cheek
A firm
handshake
A loving hug
A bow / a nod
of head
France
Russia
Other countries
Greet
friends

50. Talk about body languages you usually use.
Homework
Talk about body languages you usually use.