Unit 4
Body language
Reading
To communicate with each other.
How can you communicate with someone
if you cannot speak? Give an example.
What do you think is the purpose of language?
Pre-reading
One form of communication without using any words.
gesture
posture
Definition of Body Language
eye contact
facial expression
What do people in different countries usually do when meeting?
Japan: bow
China, Britain:
handshake
Some western countries: hug
Russia, France,
Arab: kiss
Reading
Communication:
No problem?
Skimming
Skim the passage and finish Task1
of EW (match the main ideas).
Scanning
How many international students are there in the story?

Who are they and where they come from?
Scan the text and answer the following questions.
Six
Who are they and where do they come from?
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
Akira Nagata
George Cook
Ahmed Aziz
Darlene Coulon
Columbia
Britain
Japan
Canada
Jordan
France
While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into four parts and match the main idea.
Part 1.
(para. 1)
Part 2
(para. 2 &3 )
Part 3.
(para. 4 )
Part 4.
(para. 5)
The author was sent to Capital
International Airport to meet this
year’s international students.
Examples of cultural “body
language”.
Different people have different
body languages.
Summary of body language.
Scanning
When: __________________________
Who: ______________________________
______________________________________
Where: _______________________________
What to do: ____________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
yesterday
another student and I,
the Capital International Airport
this year’s international students
We would take them first to
their dormitories and then to the
student canteen.
Detailed reading : Para1
Find out the two cultural mistakes in Para2
Tony Garcia
Julia Smith
The first mistake
(Columbia )
(Britain)
He approached Julia, ________ _____ _________and _______ her on the ________.
She ______ ________ appearing _________ and put up her hands, as if ___ _______.
shoulder
touched
her
kissed
cheek
stepped back
surprised
in defence
The second mistake
Akira Nagata
(Japanese)
George Cook
(Canada)
He ________ his hand ________ to the Japanese student.
He ________ so his nose ________George’s _______ ________.
bowed
touched
moving
hand
reached
out
Read it aloud by
yourself.

1.How do men from Muslim countries greet others ?
2. Is the author male or female? How do you know?
3. How did Tony and Darlene greet each other?
Para3:
They shook hands and then kissed each other twice on each cheek, and this is the French custom when adults meet people they know.
To men:

To women:
stand close, and shake hands
nodding
Male. Because Ahmed Aziz only shakes
hands with men.
_________others closely and are more likely to__________.
Do not stand _________to others or touch ________ when they meet.
Bow
Shake hands
Fill in the table according to Para4:
Read it together.
very close
strangers
Approach
touch them
1. Body language in some countries is good while some in others is bad.
2. All members of a culture behave in the same way.
3. Learning English well can certainly help avoid difficulties in today’s world of cultural crossroads.
True or false?
None of these actions is either
Not all
Studying international customs
good or bad.

Para5:
Read it silently.
Summary :
______language ______________ from culture to ________. Not all ________of all cultures ________in the ______ way. We should try to understand and__________ each other’s culture in order to make good _____________.
Write a summary about 30 words.
Body
is different
/ varies
culture
members
behave
same
respect
communication
Homework
1. Read the passage again and again.
2. Find out the language points in this
part.