2010人教版英语必修四ModuleFourUnit4BodyLanguage教案

1、Unit 4 Body languagePeriod oneTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target Language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语misunderstand, similar, facial, expression, agreement, yawn, chest, gesture, adult, punishb. 重点句型或交际用语Act out the following meanings, please.Please guess what I mean.Please show the actions, using body language.Now it i

2、s your turn to show the action / gesture.Please use either spoken words or body language to express your ideas.Please use both spoken words and body language to express your ideas.2. Ability goals能力目标a. Enable the students to understand what a certain gesture of the body language means in a given si

3、tuation.b. Enable the students to act out some meanings, requirements, requests or situations given in the target language.c. Enable the students to express with the target language the meanings given in body language.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标a. Help the students learn how to express themselves

4、 in body language when needed.b. Help the students understand others when body language is being used.Teaching important points教学重点a. Teach the students how to understand body language used in different countries or cultures as well as in different occasions.b. Teach the students how to use body lan

5、guage in the most appropriate occasions.Teaching difficult points 教学难点a. Enable the students to realize the importance of body language in communication so that little or no misunderstanding may occur.b. Let the students know that there is both positive body language and negative body language.Teach

6、ing methods教学方法a. Individual work, pair work and group work.b. Acting out by imitation, mime or with gestures and body movement.Teaching aids教具准备A computer, a projector and some pictures.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-inThe teacher shows some pictures on screen. These pictures are from

7、 the Evening Party Celebrating the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster of 2005. Ss: Yes, Thousands of Hands Kwan-yin. T: But do you know who she is? Yes, she was the leading dancer of the program. Her name is Tai Lihua（邰丽华）. She is called a Fairy of Peach blossom(桃花仙子) by people. You know she is a

8、deaf girl, but she is a wise, diligent, charming and energetic girl. She studied very hard and got two degrees of bachelors in university. She was famous as an artist for her wonderful performance. She is deaf and dumb. But how did she get that great achievement and became a successful person? She l

9、oves life very much. We should learn from her spirit. Besides her hard working, body language plays a very important part in her life. We are all healthy people, sometimes we can use body language to express ourselves. So we should pay more attention to learning body languages. Step II IntroductionT

10、: Now lets do some TPR (Total Physical Response) activities together, I hope you will enjoy them and have fun as well.Touch your head / face / eyes / nose / mouth / ears / cheeks / forehead / shoulders / stomach / legs / feet / toes .Shake your head / arm / hand .Wave your arm / hand .Open your eyes

11、 / arms /mouth .Close your eyes / mouth .Twist your wrist / waist.Cross your arms / fingers.Nod your head. Bow your head. Make a face to each other.Bend / cry / shout / scream / smile / laugh .T: All right. Now lets do them a little bit difficult. Lets play a game together. Those who fail to follow

12、the rule of the game will be dropped out. The game is: “Simon says”. For example, if I say “Simon says, touch your head”, then you touch your head. If not, you shouldnt touch your head but remain still. Clear? Ready? Now lets start.3 or 5 minutes for the game.T: Ok. Its time to take up the lesson. P

13、lease look at the screen. Lets take a look at the following gestures:GestureActionMeaningA handshake You are welcome.A clap of handCome on; be cheerful.A V-shape of the fore-finger and middle fingerMay you succeed!Or congratulations on your success!A half-closed hand with thumb downI am not in favor

14、 of your idea or Ill have to refuse you.A wrinkling of the brow in thought or displeasure or a scowlShe is worried.Tears coming out of his eyes.He is very sad.All smiles on her faceShe is very happy.Waving their handsThey are waving goodbye to people around.A hand stretched out forward with strength

15、He is stopping a tank.People jump with their both hands stretched open in the air.They are cheering for the victory.T: What are the actions of the above gestures? What do they mean?S4: The first gesture is a handshake, which means “Youre welcome”.S5: The second is a handclap, which means “Come on” o

16、r “Be cheerful” or something like that.S6: The third one is a V-shaped posture of the first finger and the middle finger, which suggests a wish for the other or others to succeed.S7: The fourth is a half-closed hand with the thumb down. It means the one who gives this gesture is against the others i

17、dea or simply refuses the request.S8: The fifth is a worried look of a woman. She wrinkles her brows or frowns. It also seems that she scowls. It shows that she is worried or sad. In other words, she is unhappy.S9: The sixth is a man shedding tears. Tears were running down his cheeks. He is very sad

18、 for losing his relatives or sad for his failure.S10: The seventh is a smiling face. It is easy to see that she is very happy.S11: The eighth is a gesture of waving hands. They are waving goodbye to people who are around to see them off.S12: The ninth is a hand stretched out forward with great stren

19、gth. The boy is trying to stop a tank from entering into his homeland. S13: The tenth is hands stretched out upward. They are all very cheerful. They are wild with joy; maybe they have just won a game. So we can see that they are cheering for their victory.T: You have all done a good job. So you see

20、 that there are many cases or situations in which body language can convey meanings as well as spoken or written languages. If you want to know more about it, lets come to Unit 4 Body Language.Step PracticeT: Look at Page 25. What are these people communicating?Step Time for FunT: Now lets play a ga

21、me in groups of four. One thinks of a situation and asks the others to show some actions using body language. When the one chooses the action that is most likely, it is his or her turn to think of some other situation for the others to show the actions so that the game may go on for a few rounds. Cl

22、ear? Ss: Yes. Thats funny!T: Try to make the situations as interesting and enjoyable as you can. And show the situation as lively as possible. Besides, make sure that everyone has a turn.Ss: All right.S1: What are you likely to do if it rains?(Actions) S2: reads a book; S3: puts on a raincoat; S4: c

23、leans the house.S1: Ok. I think S3 seems the most likely, so it is his turn.S3: What are you likely to do if the river floods?(Actions) S1: runs away as fast as he can; S2: helps the younger or elder to escape as soon as possible; S4: climbs on to a tree.S3: Ok. I think S2 seems the most likely, so

24、it is her turn.S2: What are you likely to do if the house catches fire?(Actions) S1: fetches some water; S3: tries to put it out with blooms; S4: runs away as quickly as he can.S2: Ok. I think S4 seems the most likely, so it is his turn.S4: What are you likely to do if you meet with a fierce dog?(Ac

25、tions) S1: remains where he is and bends down, looking at the dog; S3: tries to scare it away with small stones; S4: runs away as quickly as possible.S2: Ok. I think S1 seems the most likely, so we all have done a good job.T: Yes. I couldnt agree with you. Now, one more group.Step V Role Play (Speak

26、ing task on P67)T: Now, theres still a little time left. Lets come to Speaking Task on Page 67. Homework1. Team work: Discuss the importance of body language.2. Go over the Reading: 1) Communication: No Problem? 2) Showing our feeling.T: I think you must have known something about these pictures. Ye

27、s, they are from a program of CCTV, the Evening Party Celebrating the Spring Festival of 2005, the coming Lunar New Year of the Rooster. I think that was the best program. Do you remember the name of this program?Period twoTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 词汇和短语major, local, represent, cur

28、ious, Columbia, introduce, approach, touch, cheek, stranger, spoken, express, action, Jordan, nod, general, avoid, comedyb. 重点句子Yesterday, another student and I , representing our universitys student association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year international students.I sa

29、w several young people enter the waiting area looking around curiously.She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in defence.2. Ability goals能力目标a. Enable the students to realize the importance of body language.What is the purpose of language?What is the purpose of body languag

30、e?How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak?How can you communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language?b. Enable the students to understand the text.Where are the visitors from?How do Mr. Garcia from Columbia and Julia Smith from Britain response when they are i

31、ntroduced to each other?What do Mr. Cook and the Japanese visitor do as they are introduced?How can people express themselves besides their spoken language?Do all cultures greet each other the same way?Do English people and other Europeans act the same when they first meet?Is a handshake very common

32、 in Japan?Is a kiss often used in France when people meet?Why are there different kinds of body language?c. Enable the students to retell the text in their own words.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to explain the common idea“different cultures, different body languages” wit

33、h the target language in this unit.Teaching important points 教学重点 How does body language differ among people from different cultures?Teaching difficult points 教学难点The understanding of the poorly-written reading text, especially the relationship awkwardly built up between “you” and the other people i

34、n the text, who are met by the awkward arrangement of the compilers of the textbook.Teaching methods 教学方法Skimming method, task-based method, role-play method.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step RevisionFree talk about the topic: the Importan

35、ce of Body Language. While the student on duty gives the presentation, the teacher can simultaneously approve his or her performance by using the body language learned or familiar to the students such as nodding the head, stretching out the hand with thumb up, shrugging the shoulders, etc.Step Pre-r

36、eadingT: Our text is about a special means of communicationBody Language. Now please look at the screen. And discuss these questions with your partner first. And then some of you will be asked to report your work. Are you clear?Ss: Yes, sir/madam.1. What is the purpose of language?2. How can you tel

37、l if someone is sad even if they do not speak?3. What would you do if you need the others help urgently while you two speak different languages?4. Give an example of how you can communicate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language.After a few minutes.T: Now whod like to answer the first

38、 question? Volunteer! S1: Let me try. The purpose of language, of course, is to be used as a tool of communication. That is, to exchange with others ideas, feelings, information, and so on.T: Perfect! Body language is used anytime and anywhere to convey peoples ideas, feelings, information, and so o

39、n and so forth. Next question?S2: Even if they dont speak, I can tell if they are sad bylooking at their facial expressions. Im a good mind-reader. (Smiling)S3: Yes, that is quite easy. Just by watching their frowned brows, their long faces, we know that they are unhappy.T: Very good. We have got tw

40、o “mind readers” in our class; Im sure there are more than two! Now whod like to give the answer to the third question?S4: Let me try, Sir / Madam. Ill try to use body language to tell the other what I need urgently. Ill do it by miming, by any proper posture, or gestures, even by drawing pictures.T

41、: You are smart! Now whod like to do the last one. It is more challenging, right?S5: Id like to have a try, sir. Last summer I went on a study tour in the States. When I was on the way toLos Angeles on the flight of the United Airlines, we stopped at Tokyo / Narita Airport in Japan for 3 hours. So I

42、 went into the shop at the airport, for I wanted to buy a digital camera. Of course I knew no Japanese, so I spoke to her in Chinese first and then in English. It seemed that she was at a loss when I spoke to her. Then I decided to try it in body language. I just pointed to the camera that I like mo

43、st-Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P100. The salesgirl spoke to me in Japanese this time but I couldnt understand a word of it. So I shook my head and kept pointing at the camera. Finally I reached her understanding and she took out the camera I wanted to buy. I examined it for a little while and asked her the

44、price of it by drawing a big “?” in the air with my forefinger. She took out her calculator and put in the price. The price was reasonable and I decided to take it. I paid for it and the salesgirl bowed to me again and again.T: Wonderful! Thank you for telling us so interesting a true story and givi

45、ng us so good an example of body language.Step While-reading1. Scanning While reading, please try to divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.Part 1 Para 1 You are sent to Capital International Airport to meet this years international students.Part 2 (para. 2 and 3 )Exa

46、mples of learned or cultural “body language”.Part 3. (para. 4 ) Different peoples have different body languages.Part 4. (para. 5) Summary of body language.Read the text carefully, then decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Englishmen often stand close to others or touch stran

47、gers as soon as they meet. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing . Japanese will bow to others as greeting. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries body language are b

48、ad.Step IV Post reading1. Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know ? The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.2.What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British wom

49、an, 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 mans nose touched the other mans hand. 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer

50、 physical distance ? 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 . 4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If

51、so, which ones? Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had 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 s

52、aying means? 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.6. Do you agree with the authors statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not? Students will give their own answers.Step Homew

53、ork1. Get ready to retell the text in your own words.Period threeTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 词汇和短语unspoken, facial, function, at ease, lose face, turn ones back to, fist, subjectiveb. 重点句子Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication, often even more powerful than

54、spoken language.2. Ability goals能力目标a. Enable the students to know more about body language.What is the function of body language?What is the similarity of body language?How can you understand the universal facial expression “smile”? Does “a smile” always mean the same thing?What is the difference o

55、f body language between various cultures?b. Enable the students to understand better body language.What is the proper attitude towards body language?What would happen if we knew nothing about body language?3. Learning ability goals 学能目标How we can “show our feelings” with the body language learned in

56、 this unit or gained in our social life.Teaching important points 教学重点 How body language shows the same or different feelings among people from different cultures.Teaching difficult points 教学难点How to tell that the same body language shows different feelings in different cultures.Teaching methods 教学方

57、法Fast reading: dealing with the “true” or “false” questions.Discussion: the importance of body language.Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder, a projector and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式1 Pre-reading1. What is the function of body language?2. How do you find body language in our daily life?3. How can the same body language express different feelings or ideas in different cultures?4. How can different body language express the same feeling or idea in different cultures?2 Fast readingTURE OF FALSE1. Body langua