1. 人教版必修四 Unit 4 Body language 惠东高级中学 李晓彤

2. Learning objectives:(教学目标)
　At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: 
1. use the vocabulary to explain what body language is.
2. understand different cultures have different body languages.
3. tell the importance of body language in communication.
4. strengthen the awareness of cultural equality by discussing.

3. If you are happy Listen to the music and sing the song.
enjoy music
If you are happy
Listen to the music and sing the song.
Act out the three kinds of body language.

4. If you’re happy and you know it __________________
If you're happy and you know it never be afraid to show it
If you're happy and you know it __________________
clap your hands
clap your hands
clap your hands
stamp your feet
stamp your feet
stamp your feet
wink your eye
wink your eye
wink your eye

5. guess

6. facial expressions
What do these mean?
（面部表情）
sad
surprised
happy

7. What do these mean?
gestures
(手势) ok
stop

8. What do these mean?
postures
(姿势)
He is thinking deeply.
She is having a
stomachache and headache.

9. What is body language? Body language is one form of nonverbal
communication without saying words Eye contact or ______________________, _________, and__________, or the ways you stand, are different kinds of body language.
facial expressions
gestures
postures

10. Different countries have different customs.
What kind of body language people usually use when they greet each other?
Different countries have different customs.
bow
Shake hands
hug
kiss

11. Do you think communicating with only body language has any problems？

12. Communication: No problem?
Reading
Communication: No problem?

13. Fast reading Task1. different greeting body languages
What does the text mainly talk about？
A. Two university students meet the international students in the airport.
B. Men and women use different body languages in foreign countries .
C. Different cultures have different body languages.
D. There are different kinds of cultures in the world.
different greeting body languages

14. Careful reading
Task2. Read the text carefully and then complete the chart with information from the text. And then show it by self- introduction.

15. shaking hands and nodding Ahmed Aziz Jordan
Structure: My name is (Tony Garcia). I come from (Colombia). We usually (kiss on the cheek) when we greet others.
Name
Country
Body Language
Tony Garcia
George Cook
Colombia
kiss on the cheek
Julia Smith
no touching
Britain
Akira Nagata
Japan
bowing
Canada
shaking hands
shaking hands and nodding
Ahmed Aziz
Jordan
shake hands and kiss twice on each cheek
Darlene Coulon
France

16. Task3:
Read the text carefully and then find out the mistakes between them.

17. Tony Garcia is from Colombia. Julia Smith is from Britain.
the first
mistake
Tony Garcia is from Colombia. Julia Smith is from Britain.
Tony Garcia approaches Ms. Smith by ______ ___ ______and ______her on the ______.
Julia Smith _____ _____appearing _______and____ ____her hands.
kissing
touching her shoulder
cheek
stepped back
put up
surprised

18. Akira Nagata is from Japan. George Cook is from Canada.
the second
mistake
Akira Nagata is from Japan George Cook is from Canada.
Akira Nagata ______to Mr. Cook
and his nose _______Mr. Cook’s
______ ______.
George Cook reached____ ____ ____ to the Japanese.
bowed
touched
moving hand
his hand out

19. Communication: No problem?
After reading , can you get the answer now?
Different countries have different customs. The problems caused by body language are always existing(存在). 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(十字路口）!

20. Post reading
If you meet the following people, what kind of body language will you use to greet them?

21. Thai American Russian Korean Arab
Structure: If I meet ( ), I think/ In my view/ As far as I
am concerned, I will/ would like to / prefer to ( )
with her/him. Because in ( ), when people greet each
other, they would like to ( ).
Ms. Li
Shake hands
China
Shake hands

22. What have we learnt today?
summary
What have we learnt today?
1.The meaning of different kinds of body language.
2. Different countries have different cultural body language.
3. The importance of learning different countries’ body language.

23. sayings When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
A beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form 优雅的举止胜于美丽的外形。
It is not the fine coat that makes the gentleman.
—Thomas Fuller
并非考究的衣饰使人成为绅士。——托马斯·富勒

24. Homework
Surf the Internet to find out more body languages in different countries.

25. Thank You