Unit 4 Body Language
Showing our feelings
Using language
Warming-up
Question: How do people communicate with others?
How do people communicate with others?
speaking
ringing
writing
typing
Spoken language
Written language
Body movements
Body language
Game
I do the action and you speak out the meaning of the action.
Body Language
OK
stop
silent
well done
anger
fear
happy
sorrow
contempt
轻视
surprise
disgust
厌恶
恐惧
悲伤
Test
A
B
C
D
E
( )I don’t know.
( )I love you.
( )We are quarrelling.
( )No! I don’t agree!
( )We are cheerful!
B
D
E
A
C
How are they feeling?
happy
How are they feeling?
sad
How is he
feeling?
angry
How is he
feeling?
confused
Pre-reading
What is the function of body language?
2. Do you find body language is important in our daily life?
Which of the following can best express main idea?
A. Only gestures without spoken language may cause misunderstanding.
B. Some body language or gestures are the same throughout the world.
C. Different gestures stand for different feelings, wishes or attitudes.
D. It is about how to communicate with others.
Task 1 Fast reading
Read the passage as quickly as you can and make a choice.
Tips: Not too general, not too specific!
Skills: Find out topic sentences/key sentences/the body part
How to find the main idea of a passage
Task 2
Read the passage again and decide whether the sentences are True or False.(See Page 30.)
Detailed reading
1. Body language is never as important as spoken language.
sometimes more---than
2. If you are angry at a person, you might turn your back to him or her.
3. You can threaten a person by refusing to speak.
You can threaten a person by closing your hand and shaking it at him or her.
4. If you stand with your arms across your body, you are always protecting yourself from being physically attacked.
If you stand with your arms across your body, you may be protecting yourself from an unwanted conversation.
5. If you sit looking away from a person, or with your back turned, you are saying you are not interested in that person.
6. You should not greet your new boss by giving her or him a hug.
7. Body language is the same all over the world.
Body language is sometimes the same, but it is sometimes quite different.
8. Most people can understand each other if they try.

事实细节题
Tips: Put yourself in the writer’s shoes!
Skills:句子的表述通常不是用文章的原话，而是使用同义词语来表达。认真读题，并 “从原文中来到原文中去”，在理解的基础上做出答案。请勿脱离文章根据自己的主观或其他知识判断。
Task 3
Listen to the tape .List as many gestures as possible, and find out what feelings, wishes or attitudes they show. Then fill in the form.
frown and turn back
close the hand and shake it at sb
smile
nod the head up and down
shake the head
look away from sb or yawn
hold your arms across your chest
look at and turn toward the person you are talking to
roll your eyes and turn your head away
anger
threaten
put sb at ease / hide other feelings
agreement
not agree / refuse to do
not interested in sb
protect yourself
interested
not believe or dislike

Body language is used by people to _______ their thoughts and opinions and to _________ with each other. When you talk with others, you are not just using words, but also using facial expressions as well as ________. Just like words, body language _____ from culture to culture. For example, in many countries, shaking one’s head means “no” while ______ means “yes”.
express
communicate
gestures
varies
nodding

However, in some parts of the world, the gestures have the _______ meaning. Although there’re many interpretations of our body language, some gestures are _________. The _____ is the best example. It can be used to express almost any ________.
opposite
universal
smile
emotion
Boys and Girls Competition
Acting and Guessing
One use your body language to express an action ,and the other speak out the action. Each pair needs to guess six words in 60 seconds.
Boys
Girls
Boys' Group
anger
agreement
not interested in sb
protect yourself
threaten
not believe or dislike
Girls' Group
threaten
not agree/refuse to do
interested
not believe or dislike
anger
protect yourself
Winner
Homework
1 Learn the new words by heart
2 Finish the exercise on the work book.
Goodbye!
Many thanks!
Video:Watch the video and learn more about the body languages.
video
homework