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课件网) Unit 4 Body Language Reading and Thinking Understand body language Lead in How do you communicate with each other We use spoken language and _____ to communicate. body language Lead in A group of exchange students from different countries will visit our school next week. How do you communicate better with them Pre-reading OK ... Based on the title and the picture, what would you want to know from the text You can raise questions beginning with what, why, how … While-reading We use both words and body language to express our thoughts and opinions in our interactions with other people. We can learn a lot about what people are thinking by watching their body language. Words are important, but the way people stand, hold their arms, and move their hands can also give us information about their feelings. It can tell us _____. Read Para.1 and answer: What’s the function of body language people’s thinking and feelings While-reading Body language /Gesture Country /Region Meaning Eye contact between men and women Middle East Not polite Looking down when talking to someone OK sign Money Kissing on the cheek A greeting Shaking hands, bowing, nodding Elsewhere 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.2-5 and fill in the table. Body language/Gesture Country/Region Meaning Eye contact between men and women Middle East Not polite Looking down when talking to someone OK sign Kissing on the cheek Shaking hands, bowing, nodding 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 A sign of respect Money Zero Not polite A greeting Japan Japan France Brazil and Germany France and Russia display interest show guilt /fear/ shyness... agreement/approval show love everywhere While-reading I’m sleepy. A greeting I am full. elsewhere A greeting _____ in _____ means _____. What leads to the differences in body language Meaning in China What leads to the differences in body language How does the author develop the paragraphs 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. The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different cultures. In Japan, someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret ... ...
