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课件网) Unit 4 Body Language Reading and Thinking Identify how to use different body gestures in different cultures and situations and learn their implications(暗含意义). Learning Objectives Develop a sense of cross-cultural communication by identifying the functions and features of body language. Practice the ability to identify the topic sentence in a para. and figure out the structure of a passage. Act these words out without speaking. You compete to guess the meaning. Hello! Goodbye! Come here! Go away! Too expensive! I'm surprised! It’s smelly! I'm confused! OK! Good luck! I'm happy! I'm upset! I'm sad! I forgot! You're great! Lead-in Body language guessing game I like you! Understand body language Listening To How Bodies Talk express or show our feelings, thoughts and opinions Predict Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph and choose the structure map. Body language plays an important role in daily communication. Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. The gesture for "OK" has different meanings in different cultures. Even the gestures we use for "yes" and "no" differ around the world. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere. Some body language has many different uses. Para. 5 Para. 6 Read for structure ①② ③④ ⑤⑥ ① ②③④ ⑤ ⑥ ① ②③④⑤ ⑥ The different gestures in differnt cultures The similarities Different uses The importance Read for structure Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Introduction The different gestures in differnt cultures The similarities Different uses Para. 2 Body language/ Gesture Meaning Country/Region Eye contact Look down when talking to someone Interest Not polite Some countries Middle Eastern countries Respect Japan Find out how paragraph 2 developed. Read for details Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is appropriate to the culture you are in. For example, making eye contact—looking into someone’s eyes—in some countries is a way to display interest. In other countries, by contrast, eye contact is not always approved of. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not socially permitted to make eye contact. In Japan, it may demonstrate respect to look down when talking to an older person. topic sentence supporting idea1 (example) supporting idea2 (example) contrast Para. 2 Read for details Body language/ Gesture Meaning Country/Region Para. 3 OK sign Listing examples and contrast Money Japan Zero France Not polite Brazil/Germany Yes China Read for details Para. 4 Read for details 1. Does shaking the head mean “Yes” everywhere 2. If we are from France or Russia, how do we greet In Bulgaria and southern Albania, “shaking the head” means yes and “nodding the head” means no. 1. shake hands. 3. nod the head. 2. bow from the waist. 3. Els ... ...
