Unit4BodyLanguage导学案
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Unit 4 Body Language导学案
高一英语
【学习目标】 Enable the students to realize the importance of body language.
【重点难点】 Help the students learn how to explain the mon idea―“different cultures, different body languages”.
【学法指导】 a. Skimming and scanning b. Individual, pair or group work
【知识链接】 Think about the following questions.
1. What is the purpose of language?
2. How can you tell if someone is sad even if they do not speak?
3. What would you do if you need the other’s help urgently while you two speak different languages?
4. Give an example of how you can municate a feeling to someone who does not speak your language.
【学习过程】 Read the passage carefully and analyze its structure. 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 year’s international students.
Part 2 (Para. 2 and 3) Examples of learned or cultural “body language”.
Part 3 (Para. 4) Different peoples have different body languages.
Part 4. (Para. 5) Summary of body language.
How do different international students behave when they greet people?
plete the chart with information from the passage.
Name Description Body LanguageTo Whom
Tony Garcia man from Colombia kiss on the cheekeveryone
Julia Smithwoman from Britainno touchingeveryone
Akira Nagataman from Japan bowing everyone
Gee Cookman from Canada shaking hands everyone
Ahmed Azizman from Jordan Shaking hands
noddingto men
to women
Darlene Coulonwoman from Franceshake hands and kiss twice on each cheek people she knows
【归纳小结】 Body language is different/ varies from culture to culture. Not all members of all cultures behave in the same way. We should try to understand and respect each other’s culture in order to make good munication.
【当堂训练】 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.F
2. Most people around the world now greet each other by kissing. F
3. Japanese will bow to others as greeting. T
4. People from Jordan will move very close to you as you introduce yourself to them.T
5. Some body languages in some countries are good while some countries’ body language are bad. F
6. People from different countries may have a major misunderstanding while greeting each other. T
7. The physical distance from each other that people are fortable with generally depends on the culture. T
8. All members of a culture behave in the same way. F
【学习反思】 Answer the following questions.
1. 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 woman, but in her culture, a kiss from a stranger is not aeptable. He also noticed that the Japanese man bowed just as the Canadian man started to shake hands, so one man’s nose touched the other man’s 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, Gee, 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 so, which ones?
Yes. Tony from Colombia and Darlene from France had a similar greeting custom-a kiss. Gee 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 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, not our own customs.
6. Do you agree with the author’s statement that body language is not good or bad? Why or why not?
【课后练习】 Choose the correct one.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
A. There are different customs in different countries.
B. Foreigners should follow the customs of the country where they are visiting.
C. People use body movements to send messages and different body movements have different meanings.
D. The importance of knowing customs.
2. If two men stand close to each other while talking, they cannot be from _____.
A. an Arab country B. USA
C.Britain D. Russia
3. What should a Chinese young man do when he meets his Russian friend in Moscow?
A. Kiss him. B. Nod his head to his friend.
C. Shake hands with him. D. Smile at him.
4. If you go to some Asian countries, which of the following can you do?
A. Touch the head of a boy. B. Nod your head to others.
C. Sit with your feet pointing at another person. D. Kiss each other.
5. “Foreigners should follow these customs when they are visiting these countries.”
The underlined word here means ___.
A. habits B. fault
C. words D. performance