(推荐)Reading高一英语必修4第4单元

1、(推荐)reading高一英语必修4第4单元speakingringingwritingtypingspoken languagewritten languagebody languageways of communicatinggesturefacial expressionactionwhat is body language?body language is one form of nonverbal communication (非言辞交际非言辞交际) without using words. eye contact or gaze, facial expression, gestur

2、e, and posture (姿势姿势), or the way you stand, are different kinds of body language.some psychologists believe that we communicate 65% of our ideas and feelings without words! the shape of our bodies and faces, the movements and gestures we make, the clothes we wear, how near we stand to each other an

3、d whether we touch each other all these communicate. look at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is.gesturesdo you know what these gestures mean? look at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say.good!bad!come here!me?i dont know!oksto

4、psilentwell donewhat else gestures do you know?victoryapplauselook at the following pictures. what are these people communicating? discuss your ideas with your group members. do you have the same idea about each picture?what are they communicating?the mother is trying to quiet her crying child. some

5、one is thinking deeply. someone is feeling ill/having a stomachache. the policeman is directing traffic/ telling cars to go. read the following statements. choose a phrase and act it out without speaking. can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?“hello” “goodbye” “come here” “go awa

6、y!” “expensive!” “im surprised!” “im tired.” “im confused.” “ok!”“good luck!” “im delighted!” “im upset!” “im sad!” “i forgot!” “youre great!”pre-reading1. what is the purpose of language? the purpose of language is to communicate with other people. 2. how can you communicate with someone if you can

7、not speak? give an example. i can use body language to communicate with someone if i cant speak.for example, if im angry, i might turn away and not talk to others. if im happy to see someone, i might smile and hold out my hand or open my arms.3. there are many different ways to greet someone using w

8、ords. how many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak? ways to greet someone without words:smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.handshake kissbowhugpredictinglook at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26.what do you think the topic will be?i. read the passage an

9、d divide the whole passage into several parts and find out the main idea.part 1. (para. 1)meet the visitors at the airport.part 2 (para. 2 and 3)people from different countries express greetings in different ways.part 3. (para. 4) different peoples have different body languages.part 4. (para. 5) sum

10、mary of body language.try to write down the main idea of the text.the text is mainly about different _ in different countries. in order to avoid difficulties in todays world of cultural crossroads, we should _. body languagestudy international customsread the passage again and choose the best answer

11、s.1. in which of the following countries do people greet each other in the same way? a. jordan and italy. b. china and japan. c. canada and colombia.2. from the text, we can know that _. a. people are likely to keep the same distance in different countries b. men from britain often stand close to ot

12、hers to shake hands c. people are facing multicultural communication problemshow do different international students behave when they greet people? complete the chart with information from the passage. name description body languageto whomtony garcia everyoneno touching man from japan man from colom

13、biakiss on the cheekjulia smithwoman from britaineveryoneakira nagatabowing everyone name description body languageto whomgeorge cookto men to womenshake hands and kiss twice on each cheek man from canada shaking hands everyoneahmed aziz man from jordanshaking handsnoddingdarlene coulonwoman from fr

14、ancepeople she knows country/areaways to greet each otherbritaincanadajapanshake hands, do not stand very close to others or touch strangers when they meetshake handsbowspain, italy, south american countriesfranceapproach others closely and are more likely to touch themshake hands and kiss each othe

15、r twice on each cheek(men from) middle east and other muslim culturesshake hands and stand quite close to other men, nod to women and do not shake hands with them1. 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 s

16、hakes hands with the author.i. answer the following questions.2. what were the two mistakes that the author noticed? he noticed that the colombian man kissed the british woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not acceptable. he also noticed that the japanese man bowed just as the canad

17、ian 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 physical distance?the british woman, julia, and probably the canadian man, george, seemed to prefer to keep more physical dist

18、ance 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 so, which ones? yes. tony from colombia and darlene from france had a similar greeting customa kiss. george from canada and ahmed

19、from jordan also had a similar greeting customa handshake, but ahmed shakes hands only with men.5. “when in rome, do as the romans do.” what do you think this famous saying 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

20、, not our own customs.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.ii. decide if the following statements are true (t) or false (f). ff3. japanese will bow to others as greeting.4. people from jordan

21、 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 language are bad.tt f6. people from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other.7. the physical distance from each other that

22、 people are comfortable with generally depends on the culture.8. all members of a culture behave in the same way.tt f1. if you meet a foreigner who comes up close to you to talk, what countries might he be from? how can you show him that you are uncomfortable with that?2. what are some situations where body langua