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课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit 4 Body language How can you communicate with others (speaking) (writing) Spoken language Written language Body language Ways of communication gesture facial expression action posture What I hide by my language, my body utters. —Roald Barthes 我用语言隐藏的，我的身体会说出来。—罗兰.巴特 So body language is sometimes more powerful than spoken language. confused 困惑的 Look at these facial expressions and guess their feelings. speechless 无语的 happy 开心的 extremely sad 极度悲伤的 surprised惊讶的 contemptuous轻蔑的 [k n tempt u s] embarrassed 尴尬的 angry 愤怒的 Look at the following pictures. What do these gestures mean What are they trying to tell us I love you It’s OK I’m so happy! God bless me! NO ! Very good ! Nice to meet you! Perfect ! Reading Listening to how bodies talk 1. What the young girl wants to convey with her body language I think she might want to say yes. Personification Body language 2. What do you think will be talked about the text. in different cultures 1. Fast reading Listen and try to underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph 1：_____ Paragraph 2：_____ Paragraph 3：_____ Paragraph 4：_____ Paragraph 5：_____ Paragraph 6：_____ Body language can express our thoughts and opinions The gesture for OK has different meanings in different cultures. Body language varies from culture to culture. The gestures we use for “yes” and “no” differ around the world. Some gestures seem to have the same meaning everywhere. Some body langage has many different uses. Read for structure A B C ①② ③④ ⑤⑥ ① ②③④ ⑤ ⑥ ① ②③④⑤ ⑥ The differences The similarities Different uses The importance What is the main idea of the text A. The cultural similarities of body language B. The differences between body language and spoken language. C. The characteristics of body language D. Body language in different cultures Read for main idea Body language/ Gesture Country/Region Meaning Look down when talking to someone Japan Respect Para 2 2. Careful reading Body language/ Gesture Country/Region Meaning Japan Money France Zero Brazil and Germany Not polite Para. 3 Body language/ Gesture Meaning kiss on the cheek A greeting France and Russia Country/Region Para. 4 Meaning Country/region I’m sleepy. most places I’m full Body language/Gesture Para. 5 Placing your hands together and resting them on the side of your head while closing your eyes. Moving your hand in circles over your stomach after a meal. Read para 6 again and answer the question. What different uses of smiling are mentioned in Para 6 Find out the varied sentence structures used to show uses of smiling. 1 2 3 4 Para. 6 What different uses of smiling are mentioned in paragraph 6 A smile can help us get through difficult situations and... We can use a smile to apologize... Experts suggest smiling at yourself in the mirror… If we are feeling down or lonely, there is nothin ... ...
