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Unit 4. Body Language. Guess Guess. Warming-up. surprised. Good!. Bad!. Come here!. I don’t know!. Japan. A) happy. B) angry. D) evil ( 邪恶 ). C) I hate you. France. A) I don’t believe you. B) I don’t like you. A) I don’t believe you. C) I am joking. D) You fool. What is
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Unit 4 Body Language
Guess Guess Warming-up
Japan A) happy B) angry D) evil (邪恶) C) I hate you
France A) I don’t believe you. B) I don’t like you. A) I don’t believe you. C) I am joking. D) You fool
What is body language?
Body Language • Body Language is a form of nonverbal communication(非言辞交际). • It uses movements of our body to show other people what we are thinking or feeling. • It includes body movements, facial expressions, gestures,eye contactspeaking distance and other nonverbal signals.
Reading Communication: No Problem?
Skimming Give the main idea of each part Part 1. Meeting some international students at the airport. (Para.1) Part 2. People from different countries express greetings in different ways. (Para.2~3) Part 3. The reason why body languages are different (Para.4~5)
Listening • Who are the characters • mentioned in the passage? • Where are they from?
China I Tony Garcia Columbia Julia Smith Britain Akira Nagata Japan GeorgeCook Canada Ahmed Aziz Jordan Darlene Coulon France
Intensive reading • Paragraph 1: • Why were the students coming to China? • 2. Can you show the Chinese way to greet people? Paragraph 1 Meeting some international students at the airport. Because they were coming to study at Beijing University.
Intensive reading Paragraph 2~3: 3. Why was Julia Smith surprised? People from different countries express greetings in different ways. Julia Smith was surprised because Mr. Garcia touched her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek.
Intensive reading 4. Why did you move back from Ahmed Aziz? Because Ahmed Aziz was standing very close to I . 5. What do French people often do when they meet people they know? French people will often kiss people they know on both cheeks.
Intensive reading Paragraph 4~5: 6. Can we expect people everywhere to act the same? Why? The reason why body languages are different No, we can’t. It is because not all cultures greet each other the same way.
Beautiful sentences • Not all cultures greet each other the same way, nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people. • These actions are not good or bad, but are simply ways in which cultures have developed. • In general, though, studying international customs can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads!
Summary • A body language does not always mean the same. • Different people have different body languages. • Cultural difference makes the body language different.
Homework Write a short passage about body language according to the reading part.
Class is over! See you!