必修四Unit4Bodylanguage.doc

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Period 1　Reading
The General Idea of This Period
This period includes Warming up,Reading and Comprehending of Unit 4.It introduces the body language from different countries.Students will enlarge their knowledge of body language by reading the text and communicating with their peer.Meanwhile the students can learn more body language from speaking,listening and acting.Students should think carefully about that body language have different meanings in different cultures.Students are encouraged to think about the purpose,forms and functions of body languages.Students will realize the importance to understand different body language in different cultures and they are also encouraged to use the body language appropriately.
Teaching Important Points
Help the students understand the passage better.
Learn and master some important words and phrases in this period.
Help the students to understand the details of the text by helping them to accomplish the exercise and activities.
Teaching Difficult Points
How to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.
How to master the important language points in this passage.
How to help the students understand and use the body language appropriately.
Teaching Methods
Fast reading to get the general idea of the text.
Careful reading to understand the passage better.
Explanation to help the students master some language points.
Discussion to help the students understand better what they’ve learned and to use the knowledge they’ve learned in this period.
Teaching Aids
A tape recorder
The multimedia
Three Dimensional Teaching Aims
Knowledge and Skills
Train the students’ reading ability.
Learn some useful words and expressions:
major,local,represent,curious,introduce,approach,touch,cheek,stranger,spoken,express,action,likely,nod,general,avoid 
Enable the students to sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Enable the students to understand different body language in different cultures.
Process and Strategies
Act-and-guess to make the students involve in the class actively.
Fast reading to make them get the main idea of the passage.
Feelings and Value
The teacher may approach this part by asking them to act some body movement,which can not only help them get ready for the learning of the passage,but can acquaint them with different gestures in and outside China.
Teaching Procedures
Step 1 Lead in
1.Play a song to the students and ask them to act to the music.
If You’re Happy
If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap) 
If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap) 
If you’re happy and you know it,and you really want to show it.
If you’re happy and you know it,clap your hands.(clap,clap)
2.Introuduce gestures
T:Boys and girls,why not move our bodies to get relaxed.Let’s do it together!I will say some words and you will act their meanings out.First,raise your hands.Ready?Go!(The teacher says out the words as follow and the students do the gestures.)

Well done!　　 　　　　　Victory!

Stop!　　　 　　　　Quiet!

OK!
3.Introduce the facial expressions
T:Good job!Now relax your face.Show the facial expression to express the following feelings.

surprised　　 　　　　　angry

fear　　　　　 　　joy

disgust
4.Intoruduce the postures
T:Excellent!Now relax your whole bodies.We are going to move our whole bodies.You are expected to do the movement with your partners.

nod　　　　　　 　bow

hug　　　　 　　　handshake
5.Introduce the eye contact
T:Well done!Now use your eyes to express your feelings in the following situations.Situation one:Suppose today is your birthday,you receive a very big present.It’s as big as you.So when you see the present,what’s your response?
(answer:wide eyed)
Situation two:Suppose you are walking on the street,some ugly guy comes up to you and wants to talk to you to get your telephone number.What’s your response?
(answer:roll eyes)
Situation three:Suppose you are walking on the street,some handsome guy walks by you.What’s your response?
(answer:wink)
6.Summarize what’s body language
Body language is a form of communication without using any words and it can help us express our feelings.Now look at the pictures and guess what the man means by his body language?

Come here!　　　　　　 　Bad!

Good!　　　　 　　　Me?

Good luck!　　　 　　　　I don’t know!
Step 2 Skimming
T:First,I would like you to skim the text and find the names of the persons mentioned and the countries they come from.Time is limited to 2 minutes.
Character(person)
Country
You
China
Mr.Garcia
Columbia
Julia Smith
Britain
Mr.Cook
Canada
A Japanese
Japan
Ahmed Aziz
Jordan
Madame Coulon
France
Step 3 Scanning
T:Now you have got all the characters in the text.For this time,I would like you to scan the text and find out the actions (body language) mentioned in the passage and then act them out in pairs.The following chart may help you find the movement.Time is limited to 4 minutes.
Character(person)
Country
Actions
You
China
First ________.Then _________ _________ when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you ____________ when he is very close.
Mr.Garcia
Columbia
_________ Ms.Smith, _________ her shoulder and ____________________.
Julia Smith
Britain
Julia Smith ___________________ at Mr.Garcia’s action and ____________________________.
Mr.Cook
Canada
____________________ to the Japanese.
A Japanese
Japan
____________ to Mr.Cook.
Ahmed Aziz
Jordan
_____________ to you when introduced,_____________ to ask questions,__________ at women.
Madame Coulon
France
______________ each other twice on the cheek.
Suggested answer:
Character(person)
Country
Actions
You
China
First stand,watching and listening.Then introduce guests when introducing yourself to Ahmed Aziz,you move back a little when he is very close.
Mr.Garcia
Columbia
Approaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.
Julia Smith
Britain
Julia Smith is surprised at Mr.Garcia’s action and takes a few steps away from him.
Mr.Cook
Canada
Reaches his hand out to the Japanese.
A Japanese
Japan
Bows to Mr.Cook.
Ahmed Aziz
Jordan
Moves very close to you when introduced,comes closer to ask questions,nods at women.
Madame Coulon
France
Shakes hands and kisses each other twice on the cheek.
Step 4 Intensive Reading
Ask the students to look through the questions on the screen and read the text silently.Students are expected to find out all the answers by themselves.
T:OK,boys and girls.You have done a good job.Now let’s read paragraphs 2-3 and find out the mistakes by using different body languages.How do the mistakes happen?Time is limited to 4 minutes.
After 4 minutes,ask the students whether they’ve got the answers.
T:Now who would like to be the first one to tell me how many mistakes you have found?
S1:There are two mistakes at the airport by using different body language.
T:What’s the first mistake?And how does it happen?
S2:Mr.Garcia from Columbia approaches Ms.Smith,touches her shoulder and kisses her on the cheek.Julia Smith from Britain steps back appearing surprised and takes a few steps away from Mr.Garcia.
T:Good!Who would like to talk about the second mistake?
S3:The second mistake happens between a Japanese and a Canadian.A Japanese bows to Mr.Cook and his nose touches Mr.Cook’s moving hand,when Mr.Cook from Canada reaches his hand out to the Japanese.
T:Excellent!You have understood different body language in different cultures.Now let’s move on to paragraphs 3-6 and finish the following true or false exercise.
1.Englishmen often stand close to others or touch strangers as soon as they meet.
2.Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing.
3.Japanese will bow to others as greeting.
4.People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them.
5.Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body languages are bad.
Suggested answers:
1.F　2.F　3.T　4.T　5.F
Step 5 Divide the passage and find the main idea of each part
T:Now you have totally understood the passage.I would like you to divide the passage into 4 parts and sum up the main idea of each part.You can discuss in the group of four.
After the discussion,ask some students about their opinion.
T:OK,which group would like to share your idea with us?
S:Part 1:Para 1.The main idea is you are sent to Pudong Airport to meet business people.
S:Part 2:Para 2-3.It mainly talks about the examples of learned or cultural “body language”.
S:Part 3:Para 4-5.It tells us that different peoples have different body language.
S:Part 4:Para 6.It’s the summary of body language.
Step 6 Retell the story
T:Since you have read the text for three times,I guess you have totally understood the text.Now let’s check whether you have comprehended the text.On the blackboard,it’s the summary of our reading text.But it’s not complete.You have to think out a proper word to fill in each blank without reading your textbook.After filling the missing words,you will have a complete summary of the text.Now,I will give you 5 minutes to do this task.
My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some _________ people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the _________ of business 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 comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and __________ when the Canadian,Mr.Cook __________ out his hand to him.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 __________.
Suggested answer:
My boss has sent me to Pudong Airport to meet some business people from many parts of the world,who are interested in the development of business in China.The first one to arrive is Mr.Garcia from Columbia with Julia Smith,a British lady,following behind closely.I introduce them to each other and I’m surprised to see Mr.Garcia comes up to Ms Smith.Just then,a visitor from Japan,comes in and bows when the Canadian,Mr.Cook reaches out his hand to him.It happens that Mr.Cook’s hand touches the Japanese’s nose as he bows and they both apologize.So you see,people from different cultures may not greet others in the same way.English people usually do not stand very close to others or touch the strangers as people from Spain,Italy and South American countries do.Most people around the world shake hands when they meet while Japanese people will bow.People from Jordan stand quite close to other men and shake hands and kiss others on the cheek In a word,body language differs in different cultures and is widely used in communication.
Step 7 Language Points Focus
T:So much for the exercises.Now look through the passage again and see if you have any language problems.
S:I don’t know what’s the meaning of the sentence “Not all cultures greet each other the same way,nor are they comfortable touching strangers or being too close or too far away.”?
T:This sentence means “不是所有人都以同样的方式寒暄。接触陌生人时,距离太近或太远都会使他们不舒服。” In the sentence,you have to pay special attention to the usage of “not...nor...”which means “既不……也不……”.For example,they do not shake hands with women,nor are they likely to kiss women publicly.“nor” implies the negative meaning,so when it is put at the beginning of the sentence,the sentence should be inverted.表示否定意义的nor放在句首,该句子应用倒装语序,即把be动词、助动词或情态动词放在主语前。如,Not a single word did he say at the meeting last night.The words having the similar usage with nor are “not,never,seldom,hardly,rarely,little”.如,Never has he been to China.他从来没有来过中国。
T:Are you clear now with the usage of “nor”?
S:We are clear now.
T:Do you have any other language problems?
S:I am not quite sure about the usage of “likely”.
T:In the passage,the sentence “People from places like Spain,Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are more likely to touch them.” means 从西班牙、意大利或南美洲国家来的人近距离地接近对方,而且可能会（用身体）接触对方。There are two structures of “likely”.They are “sb./sth.is likely to do sth.” and “It’s likely that+clause”.如,He’s very likely to be late for class.他很有可能会上课迟到。It is likely to rain tonight.今晚可能要下雨。
T:Any more questions?If not,let’s move on to discussion.
Step 8 Discussion
After the explanation of the language points,the students have got a total understanding of the reading text.Then teacher draws the students’ attention back to the text and puts forward a topic for them to discuss.Divide the students into four-person groups and give them five minutes to think about the question “Is body language important?” After the discussion,let the students report their discussions.
T:Let’s come back to our discussion.Since you have a complete understanding of the text,I have a question for you.Is body language important?
T:After your discussion with your partners,I would like you to report your discussions.Time is limited to 5 minutes.Go.
(After 5 minutes.)
T:OK,who would like to be the first to give your report on the discussion?
S:Let me try.I think body language is important,because it is used anytime and anywhere to convey people’s ideas,feelings,information,and so on.
S:We can tell a lot from others’ body language.Even if they don’t speak,we know if they are sad by looking at their facial expressions.
T:Good point.One more.Who would like to continue?
S:Body language may have different meanings in different cultures.So it’s important for us to know more so that we won’t cause misunderstanding during our communication.
Step 9 Summary and Homework
T:Today we’ve learned a text about body language.Just like verbal language(言辞),body language is part of