Unit 4 Body languange Period 3 Extensive Reading 优秀教案（人教版必修4）

1、Period 3Extensive ReadingThe General Idea of This PeriodThis period aims at training the students reading skill.The students have to get the general idea of how body language expresses our feelings.Having read the two articles,the students are expected to sum up the functions and similarities of bod

2、y language.Whats more,the students are encouraged to express their feelings with body language.Teaching Important PointsDevelop the students reading skill to get all the needed information.Train the students abilities to express their opinions of why body language is important.Teaching Difficult Poi

3、ntsHow to tell that the same body language shows different feelings in different cultures.Teaching MethodsReading skill directing.Task-based activity.Teaching AidsA tape-recorder,a projector,some slides and a multi-media computer.Three Dimensional Teaching AimsKnowledge and SkillsTrain the students

4、abilities to know more body language.Enable the students to sum up the functions of body language.Train the students abilities to express their opinions on why body language is important.Process and StrategiesGet the students to learn about the functions and similarities of body language.Necessary e

5、xplanation to help them get the main idea of the passage.Feelings and ValueBody language is an important non-verbal communication.Learning about the meanings of some body language in different cultures and applying it properly is of great help to our daily communication.Teaching ProceduresStep 1 Rev

6、iew and check the homeworkT:In the last lesson we learned something about the v.-ing as the attribute and adverbial.Ss:Yes.T:Can you make a sentence with this structure?Ss:Yes.S:The v.-ing as the attribute:We were all nervous about the approaching examinations.T:Good.S:The v.-ing as the adverbial:My

7、 mother is a happy woman.She always gets up smiling.T:Well done.All of you have reviewed the lesson.Then lets go on to check the homework.Using structures on Page 64.I would like some students to come here and write down your answers.6 students come to the blackboard and write down the sentences.The

8、 other students check their sentences.Suggested answers:1.It seemed that he avoided getting too close to her.2.Reading is learning,but speaking the language is also a kind of learning.3.The news that the Chinese team won the gold medal was very encouraging.4.It is clear that your spoken English will

9、 greatly improve if you can practise speaking whenever you can.5.I saw them whispering to each other,obviously they do not want to be heard by others.6.I counted the people entering the theatre,and there were 547 of them.7.The man with sun-glasses standing next to the car is a detective.8.Being ill,

10、he did not take part in the sports meeting.9.Driving his car around is his main hobby.10.Knowing she has got injured,he hurried to hospital to see her.11.He stayed in the waiting room for over an hour while the girl was having an operation.12.I almost feel asleep when I saw that boring film.Step 2 W

11、arming upThe teacher describes some situations and the students are required to act them out.T:What gestures do we usually do in the following situations? 1.Im hungry. 2.Im full.3.I want to sleep.T:You know a lot about gestures.Then can you figure out the meanings of the following gestures in the fo

12、llowing pictures? Whats the matter? OK.Very good!Step 3 Pre-readingBefore reading the text,assign some questions for the students to discuss.So they may read the text later with their own questions in mind.T:I would like you to discuss the following questions with your group members.After 4 minutes,

13、one from each group will present your discussion.Questions:1.What is the function of body language?2.What do you think the role of body languages is in our daily life?3.Is all the body language the same in the world?What do you know about them?After 4 minutes,ask some students to present their discu

14、ssion.T:Now,who would like to express your idea?Volunteer!S:1.I think the major function of the body language is to show all kinds of ideas,feelings,wishes or attitudes.T:Great!How about the second question?S:2.Body language is as important as spoken language in our daily life.T:Good.I think sometim

15、es,its even more important than spoken language.When you dont understand a foreign language,body language can help you to communicate with the foreigners.How about the last question?S:3.I dont think all the body languages are the same in the world.The same body language can express different feeling

16、s or ideas in different cultures.For example,nodding the head means “yes” in many countries but in some Asian countries it means “no”.T:Well done!So we could summarize that communication is very important in our life,sometimes learning to get along well with others is more important than getting som

17、e more knowledge.So we should learn more body language,try our best to get along well with the people around us.Step 4 First readingT:Lets read a passage about how to show our feelings with body language.Read the passage and decide which of these statements are true and which are false.Tick the corr

18、ect box.If the statement is false,explain why it is wrong.1.Body language is never as important as spoken language.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.4.If you stand with your arms across your body,you are always prot

19、ecting yourself from being physically attacked.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.8.Most people can unders

20、tand each other if they try.Step 5 Second reading (Group work)T:You are going to read the passage again and try to find some of the body language which show similar feelings or ideas and some which show different feelings or ideas in different cultures.1.frowning or turning ones back to someoneto sh

21、ow anger2.closing ones hand and shaking it at someoneto threaten that person3.nodding the head up and downto show agreement4.shaking the headto show disagreement or refusal5.looking away from a person or yawningto show no interest to the person6.standing,holding your arms across your chestto protect

22、 yourself from an unwanted conversation7.sitting,looking at and turning towards the person you are talking toto show you are interested8.rolling your eyes and turn your head awayto show you do not believe what you hear or you do not like it1.childrens looking directly at an adult in Asia and South A

23、mericanot good behaviour2.childrens not looking directly at the teacher in North Americato get punishment from their teachers because they think the children are not telling the truth.1.a smile1.A smile usually intends to put people at ease.2.A smile does not always mean that one is happy.3.A smile

24、can hide other feelings,such as anger,fear or worry.4.If someone “loses face” they may smile to hide it.2.a hug to your boss or teacherprobably not a good idea to show respect3.standing too close to your boss or teachernot acceptableStep 6 Further ReadingT:Just now we have learnt that body language

25、has different meanings in different cultures.Now lets learn more and get details of different body language.Before reading the text,first have a look at the exercises.The information was found in the notes left by an anthropologist.You need to arrange it so that it can be used in a report on interna

26、tional greetings.Organize the information so that it can be used to write a summary.I will give you 5 minutes to finish the task.After 5 minutes,the teacher asks some students to give their own answers.S:1.It can be dangerous for you to meet people you do not know.S:2.Many Asian people do not usuall

27、y physically touch strangers.S:3.If we show an open hand,it means that we are not holding anything dangerous.S:4.The right hand is usually used because it is almost always the stronger.S:5.People shake their hands when meeting people to show that they can be trusted.S:6.To show respect Muslim people

28、 will touch their heart and mouth when greeting someone.Step 7 Post-reading discussionAfter reading the two passages,the students have a general knowledge on body language.Its time for them to go further to discuss the open questions and to express their opinions.The students are encouraged to discu

29、ss in groups so that they can communicate with their members and hear others opinions.1.How can we know others feelings,even if they do not speak to us?2.Why should we be careful of our own body language?3.Why is it important to watch others as well as listen to them?Step 8 Summary and HomeworkT:Tod

30、ay,we have learnt so much about body language.Homework for today is to summarize what you have leant about body language and translate the five sentences on page 64.The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 4Body languagePeriod 3Extensive reading 1.Review and check the homework2.Warming upact

31、it out3.Pre-reading4.First reading-true or false5.Second reading (Group work)finish the form6.Further Reading7.DiscussionRecord after TeachingActivities and ResearchTo deepen their understanding of the passage,the students are encouraged to prepare a short mime.Some good ones may act their mimes out

32、.Not only is it a good way to involve the students in class,but also it can make them have a better understanding of body language and learn to use it properly in our daily life.Reference for teachingBackground InformationBody Language()When you dont speak,you may still be communicating.It is true t

33、hat you may not wish to say anything.But your very silence may show your wish to be left alone or to stay uninvolved,which is the message you want to send.So it has been justly said that while “we speak with our vocal organs we converse with our whole bodies”.All of us communicate with one another n

34、onverbally,as with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate that we approve.But most of the time were not aware that were dong it.We gesture with eyebrows or a hand,meet someone elses eyes and look away,shift positions in a chair.These actions we assume are random and incidental.Bu

35、t researchers have discovered that there is a system to them almost as consistent and comprehensible as language,and they conclude that there is a whole range of body language,including the way we move,the gestures we employ,the postures we adopt,the facial expressions we wear,the direction of our g

36、aze,the extent to which we touch and distance we stand from each other.The body language serves a variety of purposes.Firstly it can replace verbal communication,as with the use of gestures.Secondly it can modify verbal communication.Loudness and tone of voice is an example here.Thirdly it regulates

37、 social interaction:turn taking is largely governed by non-verbal signals.Fourthly it conveys our emotions.Finally it conveys our attitude towards ourselves and towards the people we are communicating with.This is particularly important for successful cross-cultural communication.Every culture has i

38、ts own body language,and children absorb its nuances along with spoken language.A Frenchman talks and moves in French.The way an Englishman crosses his nothing like the way.A male American does it.When we communicate with people from other cultures,the body language sometimes help make the communica

39、tion easy and effective,such as shaking hands is such a universal gesture that people all over the world know that it is a signal for greeting.But sometimes the body language can cause certain misunderstanding since people of different cultures often have different forms of behavior for sending the

40、same body signals.Nodding ones head is generally meant to show agreement “yes”,but to Nepalese,Sri Lankans,some Indians and some Eskimos,it means not “yes”,but “no”.When an American rubs his nose,it may mean his disagreeing with someone or rejecting something.But there is a conversation between stud

41、ent and professor in which the student holds the older mans eyes a little longer than usual can be a sign of respect and affection;can be a subtle challenge to the professors authority;or can be something else entirely.Numerous studies have indicated that different cultural groups can recognize dire

42、ct expressions of emotion with equal levels of agreement.Facial expressions of such basic emotions as happiness,anger,disgust,sadness,fear and surprise are recognizable all over the world.Among the Japanese,however,the open and full expression of a number of these emotions is likely to be held in ch

43、eck.As a result Americans dealing with the Japanese may find themselves perplexed by what they perceive as a lack of emotion expression.To those coming from societies which are less restrained in such matters the Japanese may at first fight appear somewhat inscrutable.It is only with time that such

44、outsiders can begin to recognize that degree of emotional restraint being exercised.Within societies there are also differences between groups in terms of differences in the extent which emotions are expressed.In Britain,for example,the traditional male role is one that involves the suppression of t

45、he expression of most emotions.Women,on the other hand,are expected to express their emotions more freely.Not only do women give off more nonverbal emotional signals,but there is also much evidence that they are better at interpreting such messages.So in order to achieve a more successful cross-cult

46、ural communication,we need not only know “what to say” but also “how to say it appropriately”.In other words,if we want to communicate with people of other cultures more successfully,we need not only be able to use the verbal language appropriately,but also be able to use the nonverbal behaviors tha

47、t go with that particular language.Observation shows that a truly bilingual person switches his body languages at the same time he switches languages.In the 24 years since China opened up to the outside world,the Chinese have seen that internationalization works.This means a root and branch reform o

48、f Chinese economy.Entering the WTO,China will enrich itself and the world.Then body language is the most powerful,efficient and common means for communication and it will also be more and more important in the future society.Body Language ()Although we may not realize it when we talk with others we

49、make ourselves understood not only by words.We send messages to the people around us also by expressions and body movements.We call it “body language ”,which is a kind of communication,nonverbal communication.A smile and handshake show welcome.Waving ones hand is to say “goodbye”,nodding the head me

50、ans agreement,while shaking it means disagreement.Putting up a hand means “May I ask a question?”.Kissing means “love”.Waving ones arms show happiness.These gestures are accepted both by Chinese and Americans as having the same meanings.Because culture influences communication.Different country has

51、different culture.So the way people in different countries communicate is different too.FOR EXAMPLE,Arab man often greet by kissing on both cheeks.In Japan men greet by bowing.In the United States,people shake hands to show “their greeting”.And the gesture of putting a hand on a persons neck is diff

52、erent for Chinese and Americans.For Chinese,it is to say “someone will be killed”.For Americans,it shows “Im full”.And in Thailand,if you want to signal a person to come near,you should move the fingers back and forth with palm down.But in the United States,you ask someone to come by holding the pal

53、m up and moving the fingers towards our body.And crossing ones legs in the United States is a sign of being relaxed.But in Korea,its not allowed.In Chinese,people hand everything with both hands to show their respect,but for Muslims,they think the left hand is unclean and do not eat or pass somethin

54、g with it.Because of special culture influences some countries,some body languages should attract our attention.In Turkey,putting ones hand in ones pockets is a sign of disrespect.In some Asian countries,you must not touch the head of another person.And in China,people dont kiss or hug each other,ex

55、cept his or her lover.For an Arab,it is a good manner to stand close to his friend when they are talking,but for English people,they dont like to be close to one another.And in parts of Asia,you must not sit with your foot pointing at another person.All above show that it is important to know the me

56、aning of gestures and movements in foreign country,foreigners should follow these customs,should learn their culture.So we can communicate with them in a correct way,not only by words,but also by body language.I think that it is important in our lives to show and learn body language.Body Language ()

57、The very best instrument there is for finding out what is going on with a person is her body.The state of the body will be a reflection of her overall state.That information is very useful,both to the person herself and to a process facilitator.The best thing is if the person herself is in tune with her body and she feels what is going on with it.But even if she doesnt,the facilitator will be able to pick up much information.A persons external body language speaks volumes.By observing somebodys posture,eye movements,breathing and skin color,you can gain information about what she is doing i