COMMUNICATION:
NO PROBLEM?
Reading
stop
Shake hands
Happy
Ok! Or zero
Different feelings of the baby
happy
sad
frightened
angry
surprised
curious
What’s the purpose of language?

What is body language?
To communicate with others
To tell and express our thoughts, feelings, reactions etc.
Body Language is a form of non-verbal communication.
It uses movements or positions of our body to show other people what we are thinking or feeling.
It includes body movements, facial expressions, gestures, posture , speaking distance and other non-verbal signals.
What is body language?
●
Make the list of feelings and act it out
A smile and a handshake
Twisting hands together or holding head
Patting or rubbing stomach
Hanging head
Smiling, arms open and head back
Shaking head

Listening find the characters and where they are from?
Julia Smith
Columbia
Canada
Ahmed Aziz
France
China
Does body language stay the same in different countries /cultures ? Why?
No. Body language varies from culture to culture. (conclusion)
Because cultures have developed in different ways.
Fast-reading

You are going to meet business people from several countries.
Not all cultures greet each other the same way.
A conclusion of the passage.
Para 3
Para 5
Para 6
Para 1-2
Para 4
Main idea
( Read para1-2 Find out the answers to the questions)
Para.1-2
(example)
people present
purpose
people from different countries
local businessmen
people representing the Chinese government
interest
1 Who will be present at the meeting?
2 Why are people visiting China?

3 what does the word mistake mean?
mistakes
People from different countries misunderstand each other.
Careful reading
Para. 3-6
(variety)
● Read Para 3-6again and decide whether the statement is true or false
Only Australia and central America are not represented by the visitors. ( )
Not all cultures greet each other the same way, so people everywhere act the same. ( )
Julia Smith is surprised because Mr. Garcia touches her shoulder and kisses her. ( )
French people will often bow and kiss people they know on both cheeks. ( )
The main character is female. ( )
F
F
T
F
F
Shake hands. Do not stand very close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet
Shake hands.
Bow.
Approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.
Shake hands and kiss each other twice on each cheek.
Shake hands and stand quite close to other men. Nods to women and do not shake hands with them
Find out the two mistakes the writer found in the airport:
Mr. Garcia
Julia Smith
The first mistake
from
from
(Columbia )
(Britain)
He approaches Ms Smith by _______ ______ _________ and _______ her on the ________.
She ______ ________ appearing _________ and take a few steps _______ ______ Mr. Garcia.
shoulder
touching
her
kissing
cheek
stepped back
surprised
away from
The second mistake
a Japanese
George Cook
from
(Canada)
He ________ ________ _______ ________ to the Japanese.
He ________ to Mr. Cook and his nose _________ Mr. Cook’s _______ ________.
bowed
touched
moving
hand
reached
his hand
out
●Read the last paragraph and have a discussion : What does the following sentence mean? what can we learn from the whole passage?
None of these actions is either good or bad.
Body language varies from culture to culture. Not all members of all cultures behave the same way. We should try to master and respect each other’s culture in order to make good communication.
Group activity . (Fill in the chart on Page 27 and then try to act out)

How do they behave when they meet people they know ?
Comprehending
Check your answers
Check your answers
Use the passage to help you answer the following questions.
Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?
What were the two mistakes that the author noticed?
The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.
He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s hand.
3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?
4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones?
The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance.
Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France bad a similar greeting custom – a kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting custom – a handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.
5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” What do you think this famous saying means?
6. Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?
This saying means that when we are in a certain place, we should follow the customs of the people who live in that place, not our own customs.
Give your own opinions.
Different countries have different cultures, so when people greet each other, they will have different ways. If people don’t know the cultural differences well, people may have difficulties in communicating with others throughout the world.
Conclusion
same as for a woman
touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek
not too close, shake hands
*shake hands, will get close
bows
*bows
shake hands
*shake hands or kisses
shake hands, kisses
same to someone she knows
comes close, shakes hands
nods
on both cheeks if known
twice on the cheek
My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some _________people from many parts of the world, who are interested in the __________of the economy in China.
The first one to arrive is Mr. Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith, a British lady, __________ behind closely. I ___________them to each other and I’m ___________to see Mr. Garcia come up to Ms Smith. Just then, in comes a visitor from Japan, smiling at the time when the Canadian, Gorge Cook __________out his hand to him.
business
development
following
introduce
surprised
reaches
Text retelling:
It happens that Mr Cook’s hand __________ the
Japanese’s nose as he bows and they both____________
So you see, people from _________ cultures may
not _______others in the same way. English people
usually do not _______very close to others or touch
the ___________as people from Spain, Italy and South
American countries do. Most People around the
world _________hands when they meet while
____________people will bow.
People from Jordan stand quite ______to other men
and shake hands and kiss others on the________.
In a word, body language differs in different
cultures and is widely used in________________.
touches
apologize
different
greet
stand
strangers
shake
Japanese
close
check
communication
Role Play
Situation1: Mr. Garcia (Columbia, South America) meet Julia Smith (Britain, Europe)
Situation2: George Cook (Canada, North America) meet Japanese (East Asia)
Situation3: Chinese (East Asia) meet Ahmed Aziz (Jordan, West Asia)
Situation4: Madame Coulon (France, West Europe) meet Mr. Garcia (Columbia, South America )
●Surf the internet or go to the library to search for more information about body language and present it to the class