Unit 4 Unit 4 Body language speaking ringing writing typing Spoken language Written language Body language Ways of communicating gesture facial expression action Warming Up What is body language? Body language is one form of nonverbal communication (非言辞交际) without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial expression, gesture, and posture (姿势), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language. Some psychologists believe that we communicate 65% of our ideas and feelings without words! The shape of our bodies and faces, the movements and gestures we make, the clothes we wear, how near we stand to each other and whether we touch each other … all these communicate. Facial expressions Look at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is. happy angry sad confused Gestures Do you know what these gestures mean? Look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say. Good! Bad! Come here! Me? I don’t know! ok stop silent well done What else gestures do you know? victory applause Work in groups. Look at the pictures below. What are these people communicating? Discuss your ideas with your group partner. Do you both have the same idea about each picture? What are they communicating? The mother is trying to quiet her crying child. Someone is thinking deeply. Someone is feeling ill/having a stomachache. The policeman is directing traffic/ telling cars to go. Read the following statements. Choose a phrase and act it out without speaking. Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate? “Hello” “Goodbye” “Come here” “Go away!” “Expensive!” “I’m surprised!” “I’m tired.” “I’m confused.” “OK!” “Good luck!” “I’m delighted!” “I’m upset!” “I’m sad!” “I forgot!” “You’re great!” Communication: No problem? 1. What is the purpose of language? The purpose of language is to communicate with other people. 2. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example. I can use body language to communicate with someone if I can’t speak. For example, if I’m angry, I might turn away and not talk to others. If I’m happy to see someone, I might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms. 3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak? Ways to greet someone without words: smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc. handshake kiss bow hug Discussion 1. How do you greet a new friend for the first time? 2. What is the usual way for Chinese people to greet each other? As far as you know, how do British people greet each other? Predicting Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be? Read the text quickly and fill in the blanks. ?????? The text introduces some examples of _____ in greeting people to tell readers that in order to avoid difficulties we should study _____ in today’s world of cultural crossroads.? body lang ... ...
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