1. Smile to others and
the world smiles,too!

2. Unit 4
Body language

3. Learning objectives: 1. Learn about body language and
try to use it correctly.
2. Learn about cultural differences
and intercultural communication.

4. Guessing Game

5. I am shocked.

6. I am thinking.

7. I am excited.

8. I love you.

9. I am shy.

10. Body language is speaking one form of communication without ,
such as , ,
and
facial expressions
gestures
postures

11. Different countries have
different customs.
bow
shake hands
hug
kiss

12. _______________: No Problem?
Reading
Communication
_______________: No Problem?

13. Task 1
Which is the general idea of the passage?
A. The customs in different countries are
more or less the same.
B. Foreigners should follow the customs
of the country they are visiting.
C. Different cultures have different
kinds of body language in greeting.
D. Knowing customs is important.

14. Six Task 2 How many international students are there in the story?
Who are they and where do they come from?
Six

15. Who are they and where do they come from?
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
Akira Nagata
George Cook
Ahmed Aziz
Darlene Coulon
Columbia
Britain
Japan
Canada
Jordan
France

16. Task3:
Read the passage carefully to
find out the cultural mistakes mentioned in the passage.

17. cultural mistakes
approached
He ___________ Julia, ________ her shoulder and _______ her on the cheek.
touched
Tony Garcia
kissed
(Columbia )
The first mistake
stepped back
She ______ ________ appearing _________ and put up her hands, as if ___ _______.
Julia Smith
surprised
(Britain)
in defence

18. cultural mistakes
reached
He ________ his hand _____ to the Japanese student.
George Cook
Akira Nagata
out
(Canada)
The second mistake
bowed
He ______ , so his nose ______
George’s _______ ________.
touched
moving
(Japan)
hand

19. Is the author
male or female?

20. 2.How to greet an American? 3.How to greet a Frenchman?
Discussion
1.How to greet a Korean ?
2.How to greet an American?
3.How to greet a Frenchman?
4.How to greet an Arabian?
Barack Obama
America
Lee MinHo
Korea
Sophie Marceau
France
Fazza
Arab

21. Summary :
What have we learnt today?

22. Communication: No problem! When in Rome, do as the Romans do!
Body language is different from culture to culture. Not all members of all cultures behave in the same way.
We should try to understand and respect each other’s culture to have a better communication.
Communication:
No problem!

23. Homework 1. Read the passage again and find out the language points.
2. Use body language to show your love to your parents.

24. Thank you!

25. Communication: No problem?
Different countries have different customs. But it will not be a problem if we understand their customs.
So studying international customs can certainly help us avoid making mistakes in today’s world of cultural crossroads!

26. Match the persons with their ways of greeting
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.
stands quite close to male but only nods at female.
Tony Garcia (Columbia)
Julia Smith (Britain)
Akira Nagata (Japan)
George Cook (Canada)
Ahmed Aziz (Jordan)
Darlene Coulon (France)

27. two cultural mistakes
He approached Julia, ________ _____ _________and _______ her on the ________.
touched
Tony Garcia
her
shoulder
kissed
(Columbia )
cheek
The first mistake
She ______ ________ appearing _________ and put up her hands, as if ___ _______.
stepped back
surprised
Julia Smith
in defence
(Britain)
He ________ his hand ________ to the Japanese student.
reached
George Cook
out
The second mistake
(Canada)
He ________ so his nose ________George’s _______ ________.
bowed
Akira Nagata
(Japanese)
touched
moving
hand

28. Lee MinHo
Korea

29. Barack Hussein Obama
America

30. Sophie Marceau
France

31. Fazza
Arab

32. Discussion Discussion 1.How to greet a Korean ?
2.How to greet an American?
3.How to greet a Frenchman?
4.How to greet an Arabian?

33. Main idea Meet international students from several countries.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 4
Para 3
Not all cultures greet each other in the same way.
A conclusion of the passage.
Para 5