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课件网) 选择性必修一 Unit 4 Body Language Using Language（1）: Listening and speaking 年 级：高二 学 科：高中英语（人教版） In this class, you will : 1. Explore more meanings of body language. 2.Explore the situations where BL is used. 3.Understand a conversation and learn to infer meaning for it. 4.Practise pausing after each sense group. Learning Objectives: Activity 1: (P.42, Ex.1) Look at the 4 pictures and discuss the information conveyed in each picture. Picture Body language Meaning 1 2 3 4 The man is _____, with ____ eyes and _____ lips. The boy is _____ his fingers and shutting eyes tightly. The woman is putting her arm around her husband’s neck while showing him American sign language. Both the girl and the boy are wearing a big smile. They are holding hands tightly. frowning shut tight crossing frustrated eagerly expect something I love you have just won a table tennis match Activity 2: Explore the situations when and where BL is used. When people can’t speak. When people can’t speak that language. Words fail to express the feelings. In special occasions. the deaf foreigners use BL to assist meeting, policemen Activity 3: Listen to a conversation about body language. Then answer the following questions. How did the man get the idea of using gestures to communicate The man got the idea from _____. 2. What did the police leader tell his team by using gestures He used gestures to tell them_____ were in the house. Then he gave _____ on who should go where, and _____. 3. What did the woman say about the acting classes that she’s been taking She said right now they are learning how to use BL to _____. 4. What did the man mean by saying “It’s good you tried” at the end He meant that _____. an action movie how many bad guys instructions what they should do express themselves even though she wasn’t good at it, her experience was worthwhile. Activity4: Listening for inferred meaning. Sometimes things are not said directly, and so you must guess the meaning, relationship of the people, or context. You can do this by: drawing conclusions from the background information you already have. looking at clues that tell you the context. using logic to work out the meaning. Infer meaning Listening strategies: Activity4: Listen to the conversation again. Are the following statements correct or incorrect inferences from conversation 1. The two speakers are married. 2. Making too many gestures in communication is not polite. 3. The police team were probably successful in catching the criminals. 4. Both speakers think body language is useful. 5. The woman is not very confident about her silent acting ability. Activity 5: Asking for and making clarification Asking for and making clarification What did you mean by ... So you mean …？ So did that mean ... What I don’t quite understand is ... Could you explain… Could you give me an example In other words ... What I meant was ... What I was trying ... ...
