1. Unit 4
Body Language

2. Let's Enjoy an English song

3. Ways of communicating speaking Spoken language ringing writing Written
typing
facial expression
Body
language
gesture
posture

4. 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.

5. Facial expressions
brainstorming
shy
astonished

6. look down upon sb
disappointed

7. What is the feeling of the baby?
Is he happy ?
sad
surprised/ curious

8. Facial expressions
“I got an A in maths！”
happy
“I can’t believe what she said. That’s so unfair!”
angry
sad
“I have lost my wallet!”
“I don’t know what to do.”
confused

9. embarrassed, depressed, uneasy
happy, delighted excited
puzzled, confused
afraid, frightened
feelings
embarrassed, depressed, uneasy …
curious
sad, angry,tired
thrilled, confident

10. How are they feeling?
happy

11. sad

12. angry

13.                                                                                                                                                                                                         
confident

14. confused

15. guess, guess, guess,
gestures

16. ok
stop
silent
well done

17. victory
pick-up 搭便车

18. I love you!
Please call me!

19. Good!

20. Bad!

21. Come here!

22. Good luck!

23. Me?

24. I don’t know!

25. What are these people communicating?

26. What do people in different countries usually do when meeting?
China, Britain:
handshake
Japan: bow

27. Some western countries: hug
Russia, France,
Arab: kiss

28. Reading

29. COMMUNICATION: NO PROBLEM?

30. Fast Reading Divide the passage into several
parts and find out the main idea.
Part 1:
(Para 1)
Meeting this year’s
international students.
Part 2
(Para2-3)
Examples of cultural “body
language”.
Part 3:
(Para 4)
Different people have different
body languages.
Part 4:
(Para 5)
Importance of learning body language.

31. The main idea of the whole text:
Fast Reading
The main idea of the whole text:
It tells us about the importance
and necessity of body language
and its differences between
different cultures.

32. Find out the two mistakes.
Careful
Reading
Find out the two mistakes.
He approaches Ms
Smith by _______ ____
_________ and ______
her on the ________.
Tony Garcia
touching
her
from
The first mistake
(Columbia)
shoulder
kissed
cheek
Julia Smith
She _______ ______
appearing _________
and take a few steps
_______ ______ Mr.
Garcia.
stepped back
from
surprised
(Britain)
away from

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

34. Tony Garcia (Columbia)
George Cook (Canada)
Akira Nagata (Japan)
Julia Smith (Britain)
Tony Garcia (Columbia)

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

36. 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
man from
Jordan
Ahmed
Aziz
people she
knows
Darlene
Coulon
woman
from France

37. Ways to greet each other
Approach others closely and are more likely
to touch them.
Bow
Shake hands.
Shake hands and stand quite close to other
men. Nod to women but do not shake hands
with them.
Columbia
Japan
Canada
Jordan
Japan, Jordan, Columbia, Canada

38. True or false? 1. Mr. Garcia kissed Miss Julia Smith
because they have known each other
well.
2. George Cook reaches his hand out
in order to shake hands with the
Japanese.
3. All cultures don’t greet each the
same way. F T T

39. 4. When a Japanese bows to you, he
is apologizing to you for what he
has done.
5. French people, like the English, will
keep a certain distance from others.
6. Men from Muslin countries will
not shake hands with women. F F T

40. 7. From the passage we can see
western cultures are better than
eastern cultures.
8. It’s necessary to study body
language because it helps us to
get better understanding among
people from different cultures. F T