英语必修四人教版 Unit4 Body language Warming up and Reading 教案

1、.Warming up and ReadingTeaching goals 教学目的1. Target Language目的语言a. 词汇和短语major, local, represent, curious, 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

2、association, went to the Capital International Airport to meet this year international students.I saw 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才能目的a. Enable the students to realize

3、 the importance of body language.What is the purpose of language?What is the purpose of body language?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

4、 visitors from?How do Mr. Garcia from Columbia and Julia Smith from Britain response when they are introduced 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 wa

5、y?Do English people and other Europeans act the same when they first meet?Is a handshake very common 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 学能目的Help

6、 the students learn how to explain the common idea“different cultures, different body languages with 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-writte

7、n reading text, especially the relationship awkwardly built up between “you and the other people in 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 ,s

8、ome pictures and a computer.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-in1. The teacher shows ways of communicating:Spoken language speaking ringingWritten language writing typingBody language facial expression gesture action2. What is body language?Body language is one form of nonverbal communica

9、tion 非言辞交际 without using words. Eye contact or gaze, facial expression, gesture, and posture 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

10、 gestures we make, the clothes we wear, how near we stand to each other and whether we touch each other all these communicate. 3. Facial expressionsLook at the following facial expressions, and try to tell us what his feeling is.Step II IntroductionGesturesDo you know what these gestures mean? Look

11、at the pictures and discuss with your partner what the man is trying to say. Good! Bad!Come here! Me? I dont know!ok stop silent well doneWhat else gestures do you know?victory applauseStep Warming upT: Look at Page 25. What are these people communicating? Read the following statements. Choose a phr

12、ase and act it out without speaking. Can your partner guess what you are trying to communicate?“Hello “Goodbye “Come here “Go away! “Expensive! “Im surprised! “Im tired. “Im confused. “OK!“Good luck! “Im delighted! “Im upset! “Im sad! “I forgot! “Youre great!Step Pre-reading1. What is the purpose of

13、 language?2. How can you communicate with someone if you cannot speak? Give an example.3. There are many different ways to greet someone using words. How many ways can you think of to greet someone if you cannot speak? Keys: The purpose of language is to communicate with other people. I can use body

14、 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.Ways to greet someone without words: smile, wave, shake hands, hug, kiss, etc.Step V PredictingT:

15、Look at the picture and the title of the passage on page 26. What do you think the topic will be?Step VI Reading1. First-readingI. Read the passage and 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 3People

16、from different countries express greetings in different ways.Part 3. Para. 4 Different peoples have different body languages.Part 4. Para. 5 Summary 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 difficultie

17、s in todays world of cultural crossroads, we should _. Keys: body language study international customs2. Second-readingRead the passage again and choose the best answers.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. Can

18、ada 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 others to shake hands C. people are facing multicultural communication problems Keys: A C3. Careful readingHow do different internatio

19、nal 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 George Cookto men to womenshake hands and kiss twice on each cheek 4. Post-readingI. Answer the following questions.1.

20、 Is the author of this passage male or female? How do you know?2. What were the two mistakes that the author noticed? 3. Who seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others? Who seemed to prefer closer physical distance?4. Did any students have similar greeting customs? If so, which ones

21、? 5. “When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What do you think this famous saying means?Keys: The author is male. Ahmed Aziz will not shake hands with women, but he shakes hands with the author.He noticed that the Colombian man kissed the British woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not

22、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. The British woman, Julia, and probably the Canadian man, George, seemed to prefer to keep more physical distance from others. The Colombian man, Tony

23、, and the Jordanian man, Ahmed, seemed to prefer closer physical distance. Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting customa kiss. George from Canada and Ahmed from Jordan also had a similar greeting customa handshake, but Ahmed shakes hands only with men.This saying mea

24、ns 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.II. Decide if the following statements are true T or false F. 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