nullnullnullUnit 21 Body TalknullStep 1 Pre-reading Match the two columnsnullHow do you communicate the following with body language?Thank you!
Keep silent/quiet!
Well done!/Good!
I can’t believe it!/That’s incredible!
All right!
Number 8
That’s crazy!
Come here!nullFrenchJapaneseZeroMaking a circle
with one’s thumb
and index fingernullStep2 Reading
Task1: Topic sentence
Your guess:_____________________________.
Theme/Main idea: _______________________________.Body language varies from culture to culture.nullTask2: Scanning
Find the main idea of each paragraph and divide them into
several parts.
Para1:
Para2:
Para3:
Para4:
Para5: Both words and body language can express how we
think and feel.Gestures, a kind of body language, have different
meanings in different countries The way people in different countries show the same
idea in different ways.Some gestures seem to be universal.Smiles may be the most commonly understood facial
expression in the world.Part1Part2Part3null Task3: Skimming Fill in the ChartA way to show interestRude or disrespectfulA circle with
one’s thumb and index fingerFranceRudeness“Great” or “good job”NigeriaThe number oneMoving the index finger in a circle in front of the earCrazynullStep3: Practice and Consolidation
Task1: multiple-choiceMovements 1 How do people send each other message?
Only by words
Only by body language
By neither words nor body language
By both words and body language
2 In which country does nodding mean “yes”?
Iran B. China C.Bulgaria D. Parts of Greece
3 People in France often greet each other with _____
A kiss B.a firm handshake C. a loving embrace D. a bow
3 If a person is hungry, perhaps he will _____
Press his palms together B. Rest his head on the back of his hand
Rub his stomach before a meal D. Rub his stomach after a meal
4 Which can be used as another title for the text?
A. Body language B. Gestures C. Smiles D. DBACAnull6 Which of the following gestures seems to be universal?
Pressing one’s palms together and resting one’s head on the back
of one’s hand while closing the eyes.
B. Moving the hand in circles over the stomach
C. Smile
D. All of the above
7 What does the word “down” mean in the last sentence of the passage?
From a higher place to a lower place
From an earlier time to a later time
From an inland place to the coast
(being) beaten in the struggle of life
8 From the text we can conclude that ______.
We should use body language as often as possible
We should be careful about body language
We should never use body language
Body language is more important than words DDBnullTask2: ComparisonWaving one’s handShaking one’s
head/ handSame as in the USOpening one’s eyes
and mouth wideNo Chinese gestureNo Chinese gestureMoving one’s hand
up and down with the palm facing downSame as in the USnullStep4: Discussion1 The smile is considered as a universally understood
body language.Why?
2 What can you learn after you reading this text?1 There are both cultural and regional differences in how we
communicate what we think and feel with our bodies.
2 Learning a foreign language requires more than knowledge
of its vocabulary, grammar and useful expressions. It also
requires understanding of its gestures and facial expressions
since they can differ so much from culture to culture.
3 Manners make the man.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
nullStep5: Game
One student acts out the following words , and the other
student turn around and guess the wordGroup1: swimming crying jumping lyingGroup2: happy confused angry tiredGroup3: frightened dancing sad singingScore:1 2 3 4nullStep6: Assignment1 Imagine that you are traveling alone in France,
and how will you communicate with Frenchman
with body language? Make a plan
2 Mark some difficulties in this text.