Task Reporting on body language

1. Task Reporting on body language 牛津版 高一Module 3 Unit 2 >>

2. If you’re happy, clap your hands • if you're happy and you know it clap your hands if you're happy and you know it clap your hands if you're happy and you know it never be afraid to show it • if you're happy and you know it clap your hands if you're happy and you know it stomp your feet if you're happy and you know it stomp your feet if you're happy and you know it never be afraid to show it • if you're happy and you know it stomp your feet if you're happy and you know it wink your eye if you're happy and you know it wink your eye if you're happy and you know it never be afraid to show it if you're happy and you know it wink your eye << >>

3. Definition for Body Language One form of communication without using words Gesture Eye contact Posture Facial expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” << >>

4. Skills building 1: Anticipating a response << >>

5. Understand how to predict the answers to the question while listening. Information you expect to have Question name of a place Where do they live? a specific time When did this take place? << >>

6. How long have they been in this country? Which hand do Arabs eat with? Why would you like to write a book about customs? a time period left or right hand A reason or reasons << >>

7. Decide if the statements below are true or false, and then listen to the interview to check your answers. • In china a person who invites you to dinner might be upset. • 2. It is polite to eat with your left hand in Arab countries. • 3. In Japan you can use lots of soap in the bath. T F F << >>

8. 4. Making a slurping noise while eating spaghetti in Italy is okay. 5. When eating noodles in Japan, making a slurping noise is okay. 6. It is better to wear your shoes in a Chinese, Japanese or Korean house. 7. When you are late for a meeting, there is no need to say sorry. F T F F << >>

9. 8. In England it is usual to talk about the weather when you start a conversation. 9. In the West, when you are complaining, it is usual to say worry first. T T << >>

10. Tapescript Interviewer: Good morning, Ms Wang. Can you talk to us about your new book? Ms Wang: Yes, I decided to write a book about customs around the world. One reason is that the first time I took a foreigner home to meet my mother, the >> << >>

11. foreigner did not try all the dishes she offered him. My mother was very upset and thought the foreigner did not like her food. The foreigner thought he should not eat everything as he did not want to look greedy. I realized there are some differences between cultures that people might find interesting. << >>

12. Interviewer: So what is included in the book? MsWang: Many different behaviours, gestures and rules. For example, in Arab countries it is not polite to eat with your left hand. Interviewer: Have you heard any funny stories about people getting the customs << >>

13. wrong? MsWang: There are always stories about foreigners going to Japan and using soap in public baths. That is a really bad thing to do because the Japanese wash with soap first and only get in the bath when they are already clean. I also wrote about Japanese << >>

14. people going to Italy and slurping啜食their spaghetti意大利式细面条. Western people think that it is terrible to make a noise when you are eating, but in Japan the Japanese believe that slurping shows you enjoy your noodles. Another example is wearing shoes in the house. People in China, Japan and Korea always take their shoes off when they go inside someone’s house, while in England << >>

15. you would not take your shoes off unless you were in your own home. Interviewer: Do you have advice for business people in your book? MsWang: Oh yes, one piece of advice is that no matter what country you are in, if you are late for a meeting, you should say sorry. It doesn’t matter how << >>

16. important you are! Another thing is that in England you can always start a conversation by talking about the weather. Interviewer: I understand that complaining is different in the West. Is that right? MsWang: Actually, yes. As strange as << >>

17. it may seem, Westerners always say sorry before they complain. People would find you quite rude if you did not. Interviewer: Thank you, Ms Wang. That was very interesting and good luck with the book. MsWang: Thank you. << >>

18. What do the gestures mean? << >>

19. What do the gestures mean?

20. What do the gestures mean?

21. What do the gestures mean?

22. A strong, firm handshake. Direct eye contact. Nodding head up and down. Shaking head right to left (from side to side). Waving (palm faces out; hand moves left to right). a confident person, someone you can trust, a ⑴leader. You are ⑵. You are interested in what you are listening to. (3). (4). (5). Also used (with a smile) to get someone’s attention. Step 1: filling in a chat good telling the true Yes No Hello or goodbye << >>

23. First finger pointing to head or ear, making circles in air. Palm faces up with fingers curled in. First finger curls in and out. Closed hand with thumb pointing up. Thumb and first finger make a circle, other three fingers point up, palm faces out. Someone or something is ⑹ . To call someone over to (7). Called ‘thumb up’. Means (8). (9) or yes. Agreement. crazy where you are (you place) good job OK << >>

24. Skills building 2: formulating written questions Remember the following points when writing questions. Get to the point! Give all the necessary information. Use simple language. << >>

25. Step 2: surveying your classmates 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. a << >>

26. 5. You and your friend are taking photosin a park.You are posing and your friend is holding a camera.After a flash, your friend holds up his hand with fingers pointing up and palm facing out.Index finger and thumb make an ‘O’. a. He is saying 'OK'. b. He is asking you topose again. Other:_________________________ << >>

27. 6. Your daughter and you are going shopping.You want to buy a new skirt for your daughter.You pick up a blue one and show it to her.She shakes her head from side to side.Then you pick up a red one.She nods her head up and down.Your daughter: • likes the blue skirt. • b. is satisfied with the red skirt youchose.Other: __________________________ << >>

28. 7. All of your family are enjoying a big dinner on Mid-Autumn Day. After the meal,you lean back and pat your stomach with the palm of your hand. You mean:a. Oh,I am full.It's quite delicious. b. I have got a stomach-ache. Other:_______________________ << >>

29. Skills building 3: Organizing a report << >>

30. Finally, we need to know the customs of a country so that we do not upset anyone. • It was found that modals can be used to help us to be polite. • It looks at how we can make our language more polite and what we need to know about culture to make sure we do not upset someone from another culture. • In addition, we should be polite to people older than us. • The information was found on the Internet. • It was also suggested that it is useful to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. • This report is about politeness and impoliteness. • In a word, it seems likely that if people think about other cultures before they visit a new country, they will be less likely to upset anyone. • Saying ‘sorry’ if we do something wrong or refuse to accept an idea also helps us to be polite. Answers 8 4 2 6 3 5 1 9 7 << >>

31. Step 3 Writing a report on body language << >>

32. Introduction Procedures/Method Results/Findings Conclusion << >>

33. Sample answers This report is about body languageused in both China and the United States. It looks at how the same gesture is used in two different countries and how the gesture expresses different meanings in the two countries.It also states the similarities anddifferences of body language in these two countries. << >>

34. The information was collected from my classmates through a survey. In order toconduct the survey, I created some situations sand answers for some common gestures for my classmates to respond to.After collecting their answers, I recordedtheir answers and analyzed the statistics. << >>

35. From the outcome of my survey,we can seethat for most of the gestures, people in bothcountries share the same meaning,as with thegestures of the head nodding up and down,thehead shaking from side to side and thumbs up.There are alsosome differences << >>

36. in the meaningof some gestures.For example,there are differences in the meaning of the gesture ofwaving,when the palm faces out and the handmoves left and right.In the USA it means ‘Hello!’, but in China it means 'N0.', a negative answer.Nowadays,some young Chinese also use << >>

37. this gesture to greet others.So with the increase in cultural, educational and economic exchange between the two countries,the differences in bodylanguage between the two nations will become smaller and smaller. These results suggest that people fromdifferent cultures more or less can << >>

38. understand each other by using these gestures.It seems that in the future we can make full use of body language to help us convey our ideas or feelings when we talk with foreign friends. << >>

39. Homework • Read the passage again after class. • Learn the words and phrases in the passage by heart. • Paper (Cloze&Reading) << >>

40. Thanks for attending our class! << <<